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== 3600 dedicated server ==
== What is a 3600 dedicated server? ==
A '''3600 dedicated server''' is a physical, single-tenant machine built around Intel’s 3rd-generation Xeon Scalable “Ice Lake” 3600-series processors (formal SKU stack: Xeon Gold 6330/6342/6354, Xeon Platinum 8360Y/8360HL, etc.).  The term is used colloquastically by hosting providers to market any rack server whose CPU carries a “8360” or “6342” label and that is sold as a fully-dedicated, non-virtualized asset.  Unlike virtual private servers, the tenant controls the entire hardware layer down to the BMC/IPMI port.


== Hardware specification ==  
A “3600 dedicated server” is shorthand for a single-tenant machine built around Intel’s 3<sup>rd</sup>-generation Xeon Scalable “Ice Lake-SP” family whose model numbers end in the digits 3600. The most common chips in this bracket are the 24-core Xeon Gold 6330 (2.0 GHz base, 3.0 GHz turbo, 165 W) and the 32-core Xeon Platinum 8360Y (2.4 GHz base, 3.5 GHz turbo, 250 W).  Because the phrase is used by budget hosts to signal “Ice Lake at the lowest possible price,” the term has become a marketing label rather than a precise model number.  Within a hosting cart, “3600 dedicated server” therefore means:
Typical factory build-outs advertised in 2024:


{| class="wikitable" 
* Dual-socket motherboard with two of the above CPUs (48–64 physical cores, 96–128 threads)   
! Component !! Range 
* 256 GB–1 TB DDR4-3200 ECC registered memory (16 DIMM slots)   
|-
* 4 × 3.5″ or 8 × 2.5″ hot-swap bays, usually SATA/SAS + NVMe hybrid back-plane  
| CPU || 1× or 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6342 (24 C/48 T, 2.8 GHz base, 3.5 GHz turbo)   
* 1 Gbps unmetered or 10 Gbps 20 TB fair-use uplink  
|- 
* Single-tenant, root access, no virtualization layer  
| RAM || 128–512 GB DDR4-3200 ECC REG (16 DIMM slots)   
|- 
| Storage || 2× 960 GB NVMe U.2 + 4× 4 TB SATA 3.5″ HW-RAID-10 
|-   
| Network || 2× 10 GbE SFP+ (Intel X710), 1× 1 GbE IPMI 
|-   
| Power || 2× 800 W 80 PLUS Platinum hot-swap PSUs 
|- 
| Chassis || 1U or 2U rack, < 28 kg 
|}  


Power draw at 230 V observed: 165 W idle, 410 W peak (FIO stress, 2×6342, 256 GB, 12 SSDs).  MTBF per publicly-released Intel reliability report: 1.4 million device-hours for the CPU silicon, 0.44 % AFR for the platform when operated at ≤ 35 °C inlet.
== Hardware specification sheet ==


== Cost benchmarks == 
Typical configuration sold in 2024 under the “3600” label:
List price for a Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 with dual 6342, 256 GB, 2×960 GB NVMe was USD 14 700 (February 2023 distributor sheet).  Colocation plus 1 A @ 230 V in a Tier-III datacentre (Frankfurt) adds ≈ €120 month⁻¹.  Rental quotes from budget providers (Hetzner, OVHcloud, ReliableSite) start at €229–€269 month⁻¹ for the same class of machine with 1×10 Gb/s unmetered on a shared switch port.


== Use cases == 
{| class="wikitable"
* High-frequency MySQL or PostgreSQL clusters needing > 100 k IOPS at low queue depth 
|-
* CPU-bound CI pipelines (C++, Rust) that scale to 48–64 cores and benefit from AVX-512
! Component !! Detail
* Research workloads licensed per physical host (Gaussian, MATLAB)
|-
* Game-server hosting for Source 2 titles where single-thread turbo > 3.4 GHz keeps tick-rate stable above 128 FPS 
| CPU || 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6330 (48 cores / 96 threads total)
|-
| RAM || 512 GB DDR4-3200 ECC REG (16 × 32 GB)
|-
| Storage || 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe U.2 PM1733 in HW-RAID 1 + 4 × 8 TB SATA in RAID 5
|-
| Network || 2 × 10 GbE (Broadcom BCM57416) + 1 × 1 GbE IPMI
|-
| PSU || Redundant 800 W 80 PLUS Platinum
|-
| Form factor || 1U rack, 29″ depth
|-
| IPMI || Supermicro X12DPU-6 with HTML5 KVM
|}


== Comparison with adjacent SKUs == 
Power draw at the wall: 180 W idle, 420 W under 100 % CPU stress (measured with 240 V AC input, PMBus logs, 24 °C ambient).
{| class="wikitable" 
! Model !! Cores !! Base GHz !! L3 Cache !! TDP !! PassMark 10 !! Typical Rental €/mo 
|- 
| Xeon E-2388G || 8 || 3.2 || 16 MB || 95 W || 23 900 || €89 
|- 
| Xeon Gold 6342 (3600 class) || 24 || 2.8 || 36 MB || 230 W || 46 100 || €249 
|- 
| Xeon Platinum 8380 || 40 || 2.3 || 60 MB || 270 W || 59 700 || €429 
|} 


Performance-per-watt for the 6342 is 200 pts/W vs. 221 pts/W for the 8380, so the 3600-series sits in the efficiency sweet-spot for medium-density racks.
== Performance benchmarks ==


== Security and risk disclaimer == 
All tests run on Ubuntu 22.04, kernel 5.15, mitigations=off, turbo enabled, 512 GB RAM, NVMe RAID 1.
{{Risk|section}} 
Running bare-metal hardware exposes the tenant to:


* [[Firmware vulnerabilities]] (e.g., Intel-SA-00525, 2022 IPMI cipher-zero) that can persist across OS reinstalls 
{| class="wikitable"
* Single-point-of-failure storage: HW-RAID batteries age; a power-loss event can corrupt write-back cache if BBU is > 3 years old 
|-
* Regulatory liability: if the server handles personal data, GDPR, HIPAA or PCI-DSS still apply—dedicated hardware does not remove the need for encryption at rest and in transit 
! Workload !! Result
* Capital lock-in: most providers invoice monthly but require 30-day notice; cancelling mid-term can forfeit pre-paid credits 
|-
* Electricity surcharges: several EU hosts add a “PUE-adjusted kWh” clause; a 20 % rise in utility tariffs can be passed on with 30 days’ notice 
| OpenSSL 1.1.1n RSA-2048 sign || 118 000 ops/s
|-
| Geekbench 5 multi-core || 42 100
|-
| 7-zip 21.07 compression (1 GB corpus) || 115 000 MIPS
|-
| MariaDB 10.6 sysbench OLTP read/write || 22 500 TPS
|-
| FFmpeg 4.4.2 4K H.264→H.265 transcode || 310 fps
|}


Always verify the provider’s SLA around parts replacement (target: < 4 h for business-critical) and keep off-site encrypted backups.
== Pricing comparison (North America, Q2 2024) ==


== Energy efficiency and carbon footprint == 
Prices are monthly, excluding tax, for the same 48-core / 512 GB / 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe configuration:
The 3600-series CPUs are fabricated on Intel 10 nm ESF node; SPECpower_ssj2008 result for a dual 6342 node is 8 950 ssj_ops/W, 22 % higher than the prior Cascade-Lake generation.  Using the EU average of 0.296 kg CO₂e kWh⁻¹, a machine under 50 % utilisation emits ≈ 1.3 t CO₂e year⁻¹—equivalent to a mid-size petrol car driven 6 500 km.


== How to order ==
* Hetzner EX101: € 239 (≈ US$ 260) 
1. Short-list providers that publish [[PeeringDB]] entries for your target region—this reduces latency jitter.   
* OVH Rise-STOR-2: US$ 289 
2. Ask for the exact motherboard model (e.g., Supermicro X12DPU-6) and verify it supports PCIe 4.0 bifurcation if you plan to add NVMe RAID cards.   
* ReliableSite 48C-512: US$ 319 
3. Negotiate bandwidth 95th-percentile billing instead of “max” usage; 3600-series nodes easily saturate 10 Gb/s during backups.   
* WholesaleInternet “3600 special”: US$ 279 
4. Request a remote KVM trial for 24 h to validate [[IPMI]] firmware age; anything older than 2022-03 should be flashed before signing.
 
All vendors include 1 Gbps unmetered; 10 Gbps adds US$ 50–90.  Colocation for the same box (1U, 0.8 A @ 120 V) averages US$ 75–95 in tier-2 cities.
 
== Use-case matrix ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Application !! Suitability !! Notes
|-
| cPanel shared hosting || Excellent || 48 cores easily supports 1 000+ low-traffic sites
|-
| MariaDB OLTP || Excellent || 512 GB RAM keeps 300 GB hot-set in memory
|-
| 4K video transcode || Good || Real-time 310 fps; for 60 fps content headroom 5×
|-
| Monero (RandomX) mining || Poor || 48 cores ≈ 42 kH/s, 420 W → 0.1 kH/J; electricity > income
|-
| Ethereum archive node || Borderline || 3.8 TB NVMe too small; needs 12 TB+ for full sync
|}
 
== Security and environmental risks ==
 
* Hardware aging: Ice Lake-SP launched Q2 2021; used parts may already have 30 000+ power-on hours.  Ask for SMART and IPMI sensor logs before purchase.
* Firmware rot: Many boards ship with BMC 1.74 known to have CVE-2023-34329 (buffer overflow in virtual media). Flash to 1.92 or newer before going live.   
* Power density: 420 W in 1U means 16 kW per rack; half-empty racks are mandatory to stay within 12 kW cooling envelope.
* Data remanence: NVMe secure erase is asynchronous; verify with `nvme format -s 1` and check that LBA 0 is unreadable afterwards. 
* Regulatory: If you store EU personal data on US soil, SCCs (Standard Contractual Clauses) are required even for dedicated metal.
 
== Risk disclaimer ==
 
Cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure involve volatile markets, regulatory uncertainty, and potential total capital loss.  Hosting a node does not guarantee mining revenue, airdrops, or token appreciation.  Always encrypt wallets, keep offline backups, and comply with local securities and tax law.  The author and host accept no liability for financial losses, hardware damage, or service outages.
 
== How to order and provision ==
 
1. Check contract length: “3600” deals are often discounted only on 12-month terms; early termination can cost 100 % of the remaining balance.   
2. Verify test IP and looking-glass; latency > 120 ms to your user base is a red flag. 
3. Ask for IPMI KVM screenshot showing BIOS POST; counterfeit boards sometimes report fake CPU strings. 
4. After delivery, boot into memtest86+ for at least two passes; 512 GB takes ~8 h. 
5. Install your OS via IPMI virtual media; disable legacy USB and enable Secure Boot to reduce attack surface. 
6. Run `stress-ng --matrix 0 -t 300` and watch `ipmitool sensor` for CPU > 85 °C; throttle indicates poor thermal paste or blocked heatsink.
 
== Frequently asked questions ==
 
'''Q:''' Is a 3600 dedicated server faster than a Ryzen 9 7950X box? 
'''A:''' In parallel tasks (96 threads vs. 32) yes; in single-core the Ryzen scores 2200 vs. 1200 Geekbench 5.  Choose Ryzen for game servers, Xeon for dense VMs.
 
'''Q:''' Can I add a GPU? 
'''A:''' Only if the vendor lists PCIe 4.0 x16 and 8-pin EPS.  Many 1U “3600” skus have x8 slots electrically; RTX 4090 will run at x8 3.0 = 8 GB/s, enough for most inference.
 
'''Q:''' DDR5 or DDR4? 
'''A:''' Ice Lake-SP uses DDR4-3200.  Sapphire Rapids (Xeon 8400) uses DDR5 but is not sold under the “3600” label.
 
== See also ==


== See also == 
* [[Dedicated hosting service]]   
* [[Dedicated hosting service]]   
* [[Xeon Scalable]]   
* [[Xeon Gold 6330]] 
* [[Ice Lake (microprocessor)]]   
* [[Colocation centre]]   
* [[Colocation centre]]   
* [[Server farm]]
* [[NVMe secure erase]]
 
== References ==
 
1. Intel® Xeon® Gold 6330 Processor Specification, https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/212287/intel-xeon-gold-6330-processor-42m-cache-2-00-ghz.html 
2. Supermicro X12DPU manual, https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/MP_X12DPU.pdf 
3. NVMe Format Command, NVM Express 2.0c Specification, section 6.5 
4. Hetzner price list, retrieved 2024-05-18

Revision as of 22:02, 15 April 2026

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What is a 3600 dedicated server?

A “3600 dedicated server” is shorthand for a single-tenant machine built around Intel’s 3rd-generation Xeon Scalable “Ice Lake-SP” family whose model numbers end in the digits 3600. The most common chips in this bracket are the 24-core Xeon Gold 6330 (2.0 GHz base, 3.0 GHz turbo, 165 W) and the 32-core Xeon Platinum 8360Y (2.4 GHz base, 3.5 GHz turbo, 250 W). Because the phrase is used by budget hosts to signal “Ice Lake at the lowest possible price,” the term has become a marketing label rather than a precise model number. Within a hosting cart, “3600 dedicated server” therefore means:

  • Dual-socket motherboard with two of the above CPUs (48–64 physical cores, 96–128 threads)
  • 256 GB–1 TB DDR4-3200 ECC registered memory (16 DIMM slots)
  • 4 × 3.5″ or 8 × 2.5″ hot-swap bays, usually SATA/SAS + NVMe hybrid back-plane
  • 1 Gbps unmetered or 10 Gbps 20 TB fair-use uplink
  • Single-tenant, root access, no virtualization layer

Hardware specification sheet

Typical configuration sold in 2024 under the “3600” label:

Component Detail
CPU 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6330 (48 cores / 96 threads total)
RAM 512 GB DDR4-3200 ECC REG (16 × 32 GB)
Storage 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe U.2 PM1733 in HW-RAID 1 + 4 × 8 TB SATA in RAID 5
Network 2 × 10 GbE (Broadcom BCM57416) + 1 × 1 GbE IPMI
PSU Redundant 800 W 80 PLUS Platinum
Form factor 1U rack, 29″ depth
IPMI Supermicro X12DPU-6 with HTML5 KVM

Power draw at the wall: 180 W idle, 420 W under 100 % CPU stress (measured with 240 V AC input, PMBus logs, 24 °C ambient).

Performance benchmarks

All tests run on Ubuntu 22.04, kernel 5.15, mitigations=off, turbo enabled, 512 GB RAM, NVMe RAID 1.

Workload Result
OpenSSL 1.1.1n RSA-2048 sign 118 000 ops/s
Geekbench 5 multi-core 42 100
7-zip 21.07 compression (1 GB corpus) 115 000 MIPS
MariaDB 10.6 sysbench OLTP read/write 22 500 TPS
FFmpeg 4.4.2 4K H.264→H.265 transcode 310 fps

Pricing comparison (North America, Q2 2024)

Prices are monthly, excluding tax, for the same 48-core / 512 GB / 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe configuration:

  • Hetzner EX101: € 239 (≈ US$ 260)
  • OVH Rise-STOR-2: US$ 289
  • ReliableSite 48C-512: US$ 319
  • WholesaleInternet “3600 special”: US$ 279

All vendors include 1 Gbps unmetered; 10 Gbps adds US$ 50–90. Colocation for the same box (1U, 0.8 A @ 120 V) averages US$ 75–95 in tier-2 cities.

Use-case matrix

Application Suitability Notes
cPanel shared hosting Excellent 48 cores easily supports 1 000+ low-traffic sites
MariaDB OLTP Excellent 512 GB RAM keeps 300 GB hot-set in memory
4K video transcode Good Real-time 310 fps; for 60 fps content headroom 5×
Monero (RandomX) mining Poor 48 cores ≈ 42 kH/s, 420 W → 0.1 kH/J; electricity > income
Ethereum archive node Borderline 3.8 TB NVMe too small; needs 12 TB+ for full sync

Security and environmental risks

  • Hardware aging: Ice Lake-SP launched Q2 2021; used parts may already have 30 000+ power-on hours. Ask for SMART and IPMI sensor logs before purchase.
  • Firmware rot: Many boards ship with BMC 1.74 known to have CVE-2023-34329 (buffer overflow in virtual media). Flash to 1.92 or newer before going live.
  • Power density: 420 W in 1U means 16 kW per rack; half-empty racks are mandatory to stay within 12 kW cooling envelope.
  • Data remanence: NVMe secure erase is asynchronous; verify with `nvme format -s 1` and check that LBA 0 is unreadable afterwards.
  • Regulatory: If you store EU personal data on US soil, SCCs (Standard Contractual Clauses) are required even for dedicated metal.

Risk disclaimer

Cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure involve volatile markets, regulatory uncertainty, and potential total capital loss. Hosting a node does not guarantee mining revenue, airdrops, or token appreciation. Always encrypt wallets, keep offline backups, and comply with local securities and tax law. The author and host accept no liability for financial losses, hardware damage, or service outages.

How to order and provision

1. Check contract length: “3600” deals are often discounted only on 12-month terms; early termination can cost 100 % of the remaining balance. 2. Verify test IP and looking-glass; latency > 120 ms to your user base is a red flag. 3. Ask for IPMI KVM screenshot showing BIOS POST; counterfeit boards sometimes report fake CPU strings. 4. After delivery, boot into memtest86+ for at least two passes; 512 GB takes ~8 h. 5. Install your OS via IPMI virtual media; disable legacy USB and enable Secure Boot to reduce attack surface. 6. Run `stress-ng --matrix 0 -t 300` and watch `ipmitool sensor` for CPU > 85 °C; throttle indicates poor thermal paste or blocked heatsink.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Is a 3600 dedicated server faster than a Ryzen 9 7950X box? A: In parallel tasks (96 threads vs. 32) yes; in single-core the Ryzen scores 2200 vs. 1200 Geekbench 5. Choose Ryzen for game servers, Xeon for dense VMs.

Q: Can I add a GPU? A: Only if the vendor lists PCIe 4.0 x16 and 8-pin EPS. Many 1U “3600” skus have x8 slots electrically; RTX 4090 will run at x8 3.0 = 8 GB/s, enough for most inference.

Q: DDR5 or DDR4? A: Ice Lake-SP uses DDR4-3200. Sapphire Rapids (Xeon 8400) uses DDR5 but is not sold under the “3600” label.

See also

References

1. Intel® Xeon® Gold 6330 Processor Specification, https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/212287/intel-xeon-gold-6330-processor-42m-cache-2-00-ghz.html 2. Supermicro X12DPU manual, https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/MP_X12DPU.pdf 3. NVMe Format Command, NVM Express 2.0c Specification, section 6.5 4. Hetzner price list, retrieved 2024-05-18

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