Why Cloudflare Chose AMD EPYC for Gen X Servers
March 01, 2020 1:00PM
Looking back at this week's posts on the design, specifications, and performance of Cloudflare’s Gen X servers using AMD CPUs. Every server can run every service. This architectural decision has helped us achieve higher efficiency across the Cloudflare network....
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Gen X Performance Tuning
February 27, 2020 2:00PM
EPYC
AMD
Hardware
Gen X
We have partnered with AMD to get the best performance out of this processor and today, we are highlighting our tuning efforts that led to an additional 6% performance. Thermal design power (TDP) and dynamic power, amongst others, play a critical role when tuning a system....
Cloudflare’s Gen X:
Servers for an Accelerated Future
February 24, 2020 1:00PM
Hardware
Cloudflare Network
Data Center
Partners
Speed & Reliability
We designed and built Cloudflare’s network to be able to grow capacity quickly and inexpensively; to allow every server, in every city, to run every service; and to allow us to shift customers and traffic across our network efficiently....