Dual EPYC 9254 Dedicated Server
48 Zen 4 cores across two sockets, 24 channels of DDR5-4800, 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
- €739
- Provisioning
- <1hr
- Locations
- 12
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 DDR5-4800 ECC |
| Memory channels | 24 channels DDR5 (12 per socket) |
| Storage | 10× NVMe bays |
| Network | 1 Gbps guaranteed, unmetered |
| TDP | 2× 200 W |
| Management | IPMI / KVM-over-IP, full root |
| DDoS protection | 2.5 Tbps inline, always on |
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 memory subsystem is the other half of the story. Twenty-four DDR5-4800 channels across the two sockets deliver bandwidth that DDR4 platforms cannot approach regardless of how many sockets they have. For in-memory analytics, large caches and heavily concurrent databases, that bandwidth is usually the real ceiling.
At €739 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
24 DDR5 channels and 256 GB suit Redis, ClickHouse and Spark executors where memory bandwidth is the binding constraint.
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.
Compare the full dedicated range
Every configuration ships with IPMI, 1 Gbps unmetered bandwidth and 2.5 Tbps DDoS protection.
| Configuration | Cores | Base clock | Memory | Storage | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 | 16c / 32t | 2.4 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4-2133 | 6× SSD bays | €225 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 | 28c / 56t | 2.6 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4-2133 | 6× SSD bays | €249 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4 | 44c / 88t | 2.2 GHz base | 256 GB DDR4-2133 | 6× SSD bays | €325 |
| Single EPYC 9254 | 24c / 48t | 2.9 GHz base | 128 GB DDR5-4800 | 10× NVMe bays | €485 |
| Dual EPYC 9254 | 48c / 96t | 2.9 GHz base | 256 GB DDR5-4800 | 10× NVMe bays | €739 |
| Dual EPYC 9554 | 128c / 256t | 3.1 GHz base | 512 GB DDR5-4800 | 24× NVMe bays | €1049 |
| Dual EPYC 9754 | 256c / 512t | 2.3 GHz base | 1024 GB DDR5-4800 | 24× NVMe bays | €1659 |
Available locations
The Dual EPYC 9254 can be provisioned in any of our twelve datacenters, subject to stock at the chosen site.
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.
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.
Is the NVMe count the same as the single-socket model?
Yes, ten bays. The extra PCIe 5.0 lanes from the second socket give more bandwidth headroom, but the chassis layout is unchanged.
What is included at €739?
Both processors, 256 GB of DDR5 ECC, the NVMe configuration you specify, IPMI access, 1 Gbps unmetered bandwidth and DDoS protection. There is no separate setup fee.
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- Unmetered traffic
- 1–10 Gbps
- DDoS mitigation
- 2.5 Tbps
- Root / IPMI access
- Included
- Setup fee
- €0.00
- Minimum term
- None