ARM Servers will replace my Dell AMD/Intel Servers

Starting 2025 I’ll be replacing Dell decommisioned servers with ARM64. I got a quote in September '24 for around $6,400 with the following System76 config:

  • Starling Pro (stap-a2)
  • 1U Starling Pro 1U (Single Socket, 10x 2.5" Hot Swap Bays)
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Server
  • 1x Ampere Altra Q64-22 (64 Cores -2.2 GHz)
  • 8x 16 GB DDR4 RDIMM @ 3200 MHz
  • 1x 500 GB M.2 PCIe4
  • 1+1 PSU
  • Rail Kit
  • 2x 1 GbE RJ45
  • Dual 10 Gbps SFP+
  • Limited 1 Year Labor and 3 Parts Warranty

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  1. Scale quickly with new Starling Arm-Based Ampere Servers - System76 Blog