target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Apr 2020 - Document type: IDC Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US46178220

A Case for Single-Socket Servers in 2020

By: 

  • Paul Maguranis
  • Kuba Stolarski
  • Sebastian Lagana
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  • Executive Snapshot

    • Figure: Executive Snapshot: A Case for Single-Socket Servers in 2020

  • Situation Overview

    • Dual Socket Expected Benefits

    • Redundancy and Resiliency

    • Upgradeability

    • Parallel Processing

    • Resource Balancing

    • Resource Density

    • Factors Contributing to Low Single-Socket Server Adoption

    • Figure: Single-Socket and Single-Processor x86 Server Share, 2002–2019

    • Limited Configurations

    • Figure: Distribution of Core per CPU

    • Figure: Distribution of Maximum Memory Size

    • Figure: Distribution of Memory Bandwidth

    • Figure: Distribution of Cache

    • Enterprise Workloads and Resource Utilization

    • Recent Updates to CPU Capabilities

    • Software Licensing

  • Advice for the Technology Buyer

  • Learn More

    • Related Research

    • Synopsis