Avantek H270-T70 384-core ARM Server Powered by Cavium ThunderX SoCs Can Be Bought Online

ARM servers have been around for a while, but usually it’s pretty hard to buy for individuals, and developer’s boards such as LeMaker Cello are never in stock, probably because the project has been canceled or suffered from further delays. However, if you have some uses for ARM servers and the cash that goes with it, Avantek Computer (UK) is selling some ARM based servers starting from an 1U Rack with a quad core Annapurna Alpine AL5140 processor up to Avantek H270-T70 with a 2U rack equipped with multiple Cavium ThunderX SoCs providing 384 ARMv8 cores to play with.

cavium-thunderx-arm-server-rackAvantek H270-T70 server key features and specifications:

  • SoCs – 8x Cavium ThunderX CN8890 processors with 48 custom ARMv8 cores each
  • System Memory – 64x DDR4 ECC slots for up to 8TB memory
  • Storage – 16x 2.5” hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
  • Connectivity – 8x 40GbE QSFP+ fiber ports (Cortina CS4343 controllers)
  • Power Supply – 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant PSU
  • 2U Rack System with 4 nodes with front access to the node trays

The server is compliant with ARM’s Server Base System Architecture (SBSA) and Server Base Boot Requirements (SBBR), which means you can load any compliant OS on the server such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, FreeBSD 11 and others.

64-bit-arm-server-for-saleSo I went through the check out process for Avantek 384 core server and I could go until the process payment step without issues, except I had to use a UK address. However, I did not press the “Place Order” button since 1. I don’t actually have a UK address (a forwarder could provide that), and 2. I don’t feel like spending around 15,000 GBP (~$19,000 US) for the system, plus whatever is needed for the hard drives and memory :). If your budget is also restrained, but would like a ThunderX server, you can opt to get Avantek 32-core 1U rack system for about 1,500 GBP (~$1900 US) and up.

Thanks to Sander for the tip.

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theguyuk
theguyuk
7 years ago

Arm serve talk fired up a old memory of a diy article, not in this league some might find it interesting

https://www.thanassis.space/arm.html

theguyuk
theguyuk
7 years ago
varghese
varghese
7 years ago

too much for ARM Processor .. hope some chinese company will step in & bring down the price

DX
DX
7 years ago

Is this a re-branded GIGABYTE server or the OEM for GIGABYTE?
http://b2b.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5460

Nobody of Import
Nobody of Import
7 years ago

@varghese
Your problem? You’re used to the cheapie boards like the RPi3, etc.

This is SERVER hardware. And, in all honesty, it’s *cheap* for the class we’re talking about here.

theguyuk
theguyuk
7 years ago

With the tens of millions sales of TV boxs soc and people using Pi tarts etc surprising no one moifies one of these soc for light cheap servers, By that I mean gigbyte ports, sata, pci on board while dropping TV box features not needed.

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