Dual AMD EPYC 9254 Dedicated Server
48 Zen 4 cores across two sockets, 256 GB of DDR5 and 256 MB of L3 — high core count without giving up the 2.9 GHz base clock that makes single-threaded work fast.
- Physical cores
- 48c
- Per month
- €679
- Delivery
- Built to order
- Countries
- 11
The Dual AMD EPYC 9254 dedicated server from voxa.host has 48 physical cores and 96 threads at a 2.9 GHz base, 256 GB DDR5 ECC and 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe), on a 1 Gbps guaranteed, unmetered port. As of 5 November 2026 it costs €679 a month excluding VAT, with no setup fee. It is built to order, with the delivery estimate shown at checkout, and it can be ordered in 11 countries across Europe and the US.
Full specification
| CPU cores | 48c / 96t |
|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz base · 4.15 GHz boost |
| L3 cache | 2× 128 MB L3 |
| Memory | 256 GB DDR5 ECC |
| Memory channels | 2× 12-channel DDR5 platform |
| Storage | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) |
| Network | 1 Gbps guaranteed, unmetered |
| TDP | 2× 200 W |
| Access | Full root |
| DDoS protection | 100 Gbps included, always-on, Layer 3/4 · tiers to 10 Tbps |
| Delivery | Built to order (estimate shown at checkout) |
Two EPYC 9254 processors give you 48 physical cores and 96 threads while keeping the full 2.9 GHz base and 4.15 GHz boost of the single-socket part. That combination is unusual: most high-core-count server CPUs pay for their cores with clock speed, and this configuration does not.
The second socket brings more than cores. Each EPYC 9254 has its own memory controllers and its own 128 MB of L3, so next to the thread count the machine doubles memory to 256 GB of DDR5 and L3 to 256 MB. For in-memory analytics, large caches and heavily concurrent databases, memory and cache are usually the real ceiling rather than core count.
At €679 this sits between the single 9254 and the 128-core 9554, and it is the right pick when you need serious parallelism but your workload still contains latency-sensitive paths that would suffer on a lower-clocked part.
What this configuration is good at
Where the Dual EPYC 9254 earns its price against the rest of the range.
Multi-tenant virtualisation
96 threads at a genuine 2.9 GHz base means guests get fast cores, not just many of them. A strong node for a hosting platform.
In-memory analytics
256 GB of DDR5 behind two independent sets of memory controllers suits Redis, ClickHouse and Spark executors, run one or more per socket so each reads local memory.
Concurrent database workloads
256 MB of combined L3 keeps many working sets resident at once, which matters when a single primary serves hundreds of connections.
Mixed production estates
Enough capacity to consolidate a rack of smaller machines without inheriting the low clock speeds of a many-core part.
When to pick something else
Two sockets reintroduce NUMA. If your application is a single latency-critical process rather than many parallel ones, the single-socket EPYC 9254 avoids cross-socket memory access entirely and is €254 a month cheaper.
Two sockets and NUMA: when the second CPU helps
A dual-socket server is two processors on one board, each with its own memory controllers and its own share of the 256 GB. The operating system sees this as NUMA, non-uniform memory access, with at least one NUMA node per socket. A core reads memory attached to its own socket directly, and memory attached to the other socket across the Infinity Fabric link between them, which adds latency. After handover, numactl --hardware lists the nodes and the distance between them.
The second socket pays off when the work splits into independent pieces: virtual machines, containers, database connections, build jobs, batch workers. Each piece can run on one socket with its memory close by, and the machine holds twice the cores, L3 and memory of the single EPYC 9254 at the same 2.9 GHz base. It pays off least for one large process whose threads all touch the same data, because part of its memory traffic then crosses between sockets. That case belongs on the single-socket server.
Pinning is how you keep work local. For a database, start the server under numactl --cpunodebind=0 --membind=0 when its working set fits in one socket's memory, or run one instance or replica per socket. For virtual machines, give each guest vCPUs and memory from a single node: Proxmox VE has a NUMA option in each VM's CPU settings, and libvirt pins guests with vcpupin and numatune. Everything else can be left to the Linux scheduler and its automatic NUMA balancing.
For a longer walkthrough, see our guide to single vs dual socket servers and NUMA.
Compare the full dedicated range
Every configuration ships with a guaranteed 1 Gbps unmetered port, 100 Gbps always-on DDoS protection (L3/L4), one usable IPv4 address and no setup fee.
| Configuration | Cores | Base clock | Memory | Storage | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 | 16c / 32t | 2.4 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €209 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 | 28c / 56t | 2.6 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €229 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4 | 44c / 88t | 2.2 GHz base | 256 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €299 |
| Single EPYC 9254 | 24c / 48t | 2.9 GHz base | 128 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €449 |
| Dual EPYC 9254 | 48c / 96t | 2.9 GHz base | 256 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €679 |
| Dual EPYC 9554 | 128c / 256t | 3.1 GHz base | 512 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €959 |
| Dual EPYC 9754 | 256c / 512t | 2.25 GHz base | 1024 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €1519 |
Dual EPYC 9254 — common questions
Does the base clock drop in a dual-socket configuration?
No. Each socket has its own 200 W budget, so both processors hold the same 2.9 GHz base and 4.15 GHz boost as the single-socket configuration.
Do I need to think about NUMA?
For most workloads the operating system handles it. Latency-sensitive single processes benefit from pinning to one socket so all memory access stays local — standard tools like numactl and taskset are available.
When are two 24-core sockets better than one?
When the single EPYC 9254 runs out of room for parallel work: more virtual machines, containers, connections or build jobs than its 48 threads, 128 MB of L3 and 128 GB of memory can hold. The dual configuration doubles all three at the same 2.9 GHz base. If one process has to use the whole machine at once, measure first: memory access across sockets is slower than local access, so a single large process gains less from the second socket than a fleet of smaller ones does.
How does this compare to the Dual EPYC 9554?
The 9554 has 128 cores against 48 here, at a similar 3.1 GHz base — more of everything, for €310 a month more. Choose this configuration when 96 threads is enough and the budget matters.
Are the storage options the same as the single-socket model?
Yes. Two 1 TB NVMe drives are included, with the same 24-drive NVMe upgrades at checkout.
What is included at €679?
Both processors, 256 GB of DDR5 ECC, two 1 TB NVMe drives, a guaranteed 1 Gbps unmetered port, 100 Gbps always-on DDoS protection (L3/L4) and one usable IPv4 address. There is no setup fee. Faster ports, more IPv4 addresses, larger NVMe arrays and larger DDoS protection tiers are optional extras at checkout.
Read before you buy
Guides that help you decide whether the Dual EPYC 9254 is the right machine.
Other configurations to consider
Dual EPYC 9554
128c / 256t · 512 GB DDR5
€959/mo
Single EPYC 9254
24c / 48t · 128 GB DDR5
€449/mo
Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4
44c / 88t · 256 GB DDR4
€299/mo
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No minimum term. Intel Xeon builds carry a delivery estimate of under an hour; AMD EPYC builds are made to order. Every configuration has full root, ECC memory and a guaranteed 1 Gbps unmetered port.
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- IPv4 address
- One included
- Unmetered port
- 1 Gbps guaranteed
- DDoS protection
- 100 Gbps · L3/L4
- Root access
- Included
- Setup fee
- €0.00
- Minimum term
- None