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3600 Dedicated Server for Crypto Trading
3600 dedicated server
A 3600 dedicated server is a physical, single-tenant machine built around Intel’s 3rd-generation Xeon “Ice Lake-SP” family—formally the Xeon Gold 63xx or Platinum 83xx SKUs whose model numbers begin with the digits “36”. The most common reference is the 36-core Xeon Gold 6314U (2.3 GHz base, 3.0 GHz turbo, 205 W TDP). Colloquially, hosting providers shorten the part number to “3600 series”, hence the industry term 3600 dedicated server. Unlike virtual private servers (VPS), the entire box is rented to one customer; no other tenant shares the CPU caches, RAM channels, or NVMe buses.
Hardware specification (reference configuration)
Typical bill-of-materials advertised by tier-III data-centres in 2024:
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | 1 × Intel Xeon Gold 6314U (36C/72T, 2.3 GHz base, 3.0 GHz turbo) |
| RAM | 16 × 32 GB DDR4-3200 ECC RDIMM (512 GB total, 8-channel) |
| Storage | 2 × 7.68 TB NVMe U.2 DC class (Micron 7450 PRO) in RAID-1 |
| Network | 2 × 25 GbE SFP28 (Broadcom BCM57416), 1 × 1 GbE IPMI |
| PSU | Dual 800 W 80 PLUS Titanium, hot-swap |
| Chassis | 1U 19" rack, Supermicro SYS-111U-NSR |
Mean time between failures (MTBF) for the CPU is 1.4 × 106 hours per Intel ARK; the NVMe drives carry a 2 million-hour MTBF and 5-year warranty with 0.35 drive-writes-per-day (DWPD) endurance.
Performance envelope
In benchmark terms, the 6314U scores 403 SPECint2017_rate_base and 177 SPECfp2017_rate_base when configured with 512 GB RAM and turbo enabled. Memory bandwidth tops out at 205 GB/s (STREAM triad). For comparison, a dedicated server based on the older Xeon E5-2680v4 (14-core) delivers ≈ 140 SPECint2017_rate_base, so the 3600 series represents a 2.9× generational leap. Power draw at the wall under 100 % CPU load is 310 W including fans and NVMe; idle is 95 W.
Use-cases
- High-frequency MySQL or PostgreSQL OLTP workloads (2 million queries/s read-only Sysbench)
- In-memory analytics with Redis or Apache Spark (512 GB RAM accommodates ≈ 400 GB data sets with replication)
- Kubernetes control-plane node where API-server latency must remain < 100 µs P99
- Counter-Strike 2 or Minecraft game-hosting for 500 concurrent players (tick-rate 128)
- CDN edge cache using NGINX plus Varnish—the dual 25 GbE ports push 46 Gb/s at 3 KB objects
Cost structure (Amsterdam, February 2024)
Unmanaged bare-metal, month-to-month, no setup fee:
| Provider | Monthly fee | Traffic | Excess |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProviderA | € 239 | 30 TB @ 1 Gbps | € 1.00/TB |
| ProviderB | € 259 | 50 TB @ 1 Gbps | € 0.80/TB |
| ProviderC | € 219 | 20 TB @ 1 Gbps | € 1.20/TB |
Electricity is metered at 0.18 €/kWh; 310 W × 24 h × 30 d = 223 kWh, i.e. € 40 of power is embedded in the rental price. Over 36 months the depreciation schedule yields a 22 % residual value on the hardware, so providers recover capex after ≈ 14 months.
Risks and limitations
Template:Risk-disclaimer 1. Single point of failure: The machine sits in one rack in one building. If the CPU or motherboard fails, expect 2–6 h replacement SLA (business-hours) unless you pay for 24 × 7 premium. RAID-1 protects against single-drive loss, not controller or filesystem corruption. 2. Obsolescence: Intel’s 4th-gen “Sapphire Rapids” delivers 1.5× IPC and PCIe 5.0; resale value of Ice Lake drops ≈ 35 % per year. A three-year contract may lock you into yesterday’s silicon. 3. Power density: 310 W in 1U means 620 W per rack-square metre; some legacy data-centres cannot cool > 15 kW per rack, so providers may throttle turbo or impose surcharges. 4. Licensing cost: Microsoft SQL Server Standard (per-core) lists at $ 3 586 per 16-core pack; a 36-core system needs three packs ($ 10 758) plus Software Assurance. Factor this into TCO before signing. 5. Jurisdiction: If your workload stores EU personal data on a 3600 dedicated server in Singapore, you must still comply with GDPR Chapter V transfer rules—encryption in transit and at rest is mandatory, not optional.
Comparison with other server tiers
| Metric | 3600 dedicated | 32-core VPS (KVM) | 64-core dual-socket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores (physical) | 36 | 16 vCPU | 2 × 32 |
| RAM | 512 GB dedicated | 128 GB shared | 1 TB dedicated |
| Storage | 7.68 TB NVMe | 1 TB SSD (shared RAID-6) | 2 × 15.36 TB NVMe |
| Network | 25 Gbps unmetered | 1 Gbps fair-use | 2 × 25 Gbps |
| Price (month) | € 239 | € 80 | € 499 |
The VPS looks cheaper but adds 120 µs network jitter and 8 % steal time under neighbour load; the dual-socket 64-core box costs 2× more yet only yields 1.4× throughput for single-threaded apps.
Ordering checklist
Before clicking “Deploy”, verify:
- Is the 36-core SKU actually a Xeon Gold 6314U, or a rebranded 24-core 5314Y?
- Does the contract allow you to bring your own NVMe drives (BYOD) to avoid rental mark-ups?
- What is the guaranteed replacement window for failed RAM DIMMs—same day, next day, or 4 h with premium?
- Is the 25 Gbps port truly dedicated or shared 10:1 oversubscribed to a 100 Gbps uplink?
- Are IPv4 addresses included (/29) or billed separately at 2 €/IP/month?
See also
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