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New Hetzner dedicated server (EX100 with i9-12900K)
Hetzner just released new dedi in their EX line - EX100
Intel Core i9-12900K (16 cores)
128GB DDR4
2x 1.92TB NVMe Gen4
1Gbps unlimited like on all Hetzner dedis
Price: €109 + VAT if applicable
You can order it here https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-ex
12900K has the best singlecore performance at this time (Geekbench 5 Single Core ~2000 points!!!)
Very good choice for PHP-based sites, game servers...
But how does it stacks up? Should you chose it over AMD option? For a little bit less you can get AX101:
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16 cores)
128GB DDR4 with ECC
2x 3.84TB NVMe Gen3
1Gbps unlimited like on all Hetzner dedis
Price: €94 + VAT if applicable
https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/ax101
It has 2x more storage, but CPU performance will be a little bit worse (Geekbench 5 Single Core 1600-1700). For most people AMD is better choice, because it has already very fast cores, its cheaper and you get more storage, but if you need the best core performance possible then EX100 is obvious choice.
What do you think about EX100? Is this a good deal?
Comments
ew, that is too prem for me.
Dude, those cost freaking 100!
Don't post these sort of high-end deals here. People on LET scrap by barely. By letting them know that there is a layer of world above'em, you are forcing them to realize that they are indeed low-end people.
Let us live in our own worlds.
I can live for 3 months for those 100€.
What a waste. Should've just invested in more IPv4 ranges. Priorities...
AMD is better because of ECC
Considering their IP/BGB prices, I don't have a good use for it.
-1 ddos protection no use for game server
AMD anytime. Single core performance is still pretty decent, but multi core performance is better than 12900k (13k vs 16k) and supports ECC. That is probably due to 7nm architecture, and it needs less power even.
Intel one is good if you want faster memory and storage, but AMD isn't far behind. Their consumer processors lack ECC, which is big turn off.
I wouldnt rate multicore performance now. It highly depends on cooling. If Hetzner has good solution then it should be at least on level of 5950X.
They dont put stock coolers and stock fabs in racks
I think this is the AX101 shared from LES
That's some insane power. I wish this was in US or Canada.
@DanSummer what about this one
@nvme as you can see from benchmarks above 5950X and i9 have similar multicore
@toumi111 IO performance on Intel is mindblowing. 2GB/s on two disks in 4K? Amazing.
Gen4 disks that Hetzner uses are really showing advantage here. I dont know if I ever saw score higher than that.
Yeah, they are pretty much the same. Given that 5950x is ~1.5 years old is still pretty decent, took Intel 2 gens to outperform
But yeah, for 15 euros extra, it is pretty good deal, those Gen4 nvme's are flying.
Wow on that 4k IO.
Still ryzen 9 5950x best one
Wow! That's insane! I'll still go with the ryzen server though
You can't beat 7TB NVMe
what nvme is that, sabrent?
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Thank you. could you check nvme manufacturer?
Then you live in an economic paradise. Where is it so we can patriate there so our retirement dollars will go further?
Lithuania
I would go AMD, I see Intel as I see Apple lol though they seem to be trying these days to be cheaper. Don't get me wrong, always heard people say Intel is better, stable, test for prod but as I look back through the years, AMD was there for me when Intel was charging the big bucks