HPE ProLiant DL145 Server Launched Edge AMD EPYC 8004 Server

We have been doing a lot of AMD EPYC Siena coverage on STH. This is an exciting development. HPE has a new AMD EPYC 8004 server. Dubbed the HPE ProLiant DL145, the 2U edge server is designed to be deployed in the field.

HPE ProLiant DL145 Server Launched Edge AMD EPYC 8004 Server

The HPE ProLiant DL145 is a 2U server that is only 17 inches deep and supports AMD EPYC Siena processors from 8 to 64 cores. The server has a variety of EDSFF storage options and PCIe expansion slots onboard for customizing the server.

Here is a quick look at the front of the server. Something that is notable is that the power supplies as well as the I/O and drive bays are all on the front of the server.

That leaves not much for the rear. Instead, the rear is mostly just fans and vents.

At 50% load, the acoustics of the HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 is only 40dba, making this potentially as quiet as many of the mini PCs we review, instead of the typical loud rackmount server.

The idea is that instead of using a more custom box like the HPE Edgeline EL8000, the HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 will be used for the same use cases when all of the fast field swappability is not needed.

Operating temperatures range up to 55C and HPE says this server is ruggedized as well. Management options of course include iLO.

Final Words

This is the use case for the AMD EPYC Siena platform that we thought we would see more of at the launch about a year ago. See AMD EPYC 8004 Siena Launched for Lower Power EPYC Edge. Still, it is great to see these EPYC processors make their way into this class of system. When we do our big server CPU reviews, we often note that 400-500W processors and sockets are becoming a lot less practical for edge deployments. The AMD EPYC 8004 Siena has been a solid low-power platform and so it makes sense for it to take share in these edge segments.

Hopefully we will get to review one of these systems in the not-too-distant future.