By: David Hess (davidwhess.delete@this.gmail.com), January 1, 2021 7:37 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Gabriele Svelto (gabriele.svelto.delete@this.gmail.com) on January 1, 2021 7:10 am wrote:
> 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.
Could it be that AMD does not verify that ECC works during testing of non-server parts?
Ryzen is one of the few CPUs I even considered for my new system because it supports ECC. The alternative would have been a slower and more expensive Intel server part.
> 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.
Could it be that AMD does not verify that ECC works during testing of non-server parts?
Ryzen is one of the few CPUs I even considered for my new system because it supports ECC. The alternative would have been a slower and more expensive Intel server part.