By: Gabriele Svelto (gabriele.svelto.delete@this.gmail.com), January 1, 2021 8:10 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
me (me.delete@this.me.com) on December 31, 2020 4:56 pm wrote:
> > AMD has their actual server CPU line too, and you do pay more for that privilege, but at least
> > AMD doesn't try to screw you over and limit their non-server parts. So you do get ECC for Threadripper
> > (and plain Ryzen) too, even if it's not necessarily "officially verified".
> >
>
> You would think that for people who want/need ECC, they are going to want CPUs that are officially verified.
What does "officially" mean in this context? All non-APU Ryzen CPUs support ECC if the motherboards have the necessary traces and UEFI support. Motherboard vendors advertise this support quite clearly in the specs.
> > AMD has their actual server CPU line too, and you do pay more for that privilege, but at least
> > AMD doesn't try to screw you over and limit their non-server parts. So you do get ECC for Threadripper
> > (and plain Ryzen) too, even if it's not necessarily "officially verified".
> >
>
> You would think that for people who want/need ECC, they are going to want CPUs that are officially verified.
What does "officially" mean in this context? All non-APU Ryzen CPUs support ECC if the motherboards have the necessary traces and UEFI support. Motherboard vendors advertise this support quite clearly in the specs.
