Debugging Hardware Performance on Gen X Servers
2022-05-17
In Cloudflare’s global network, every server runs the whole software stack. Therefore, it's critical that every server performs to its maximum potential capacity...
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Getting to the Core: Benchmarking Cloudflare’s Latest Server Hardware
2020-11-20
A refresh of the hardware that Cloudflare uses to run analytics provided big efficiency improvements....
Why Cloudflare Chose AMD EPYC for Gen X Servers
2020-03-01
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. ...
Gen X Performance Tuning
2020-02-27
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. ...
