Photos: Dell PowerEdge R815
Summary: The Dell PowerEdge R815's core density is impressive, setting it up neatly for virtualisation duties. Using AMD's 6000 series processors, it hits 48 cores across only four sockets, all in a 2U chassis.
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Bye-bye Broadcom: AMD's new northbridge holds the keys to the 12-core magic. There's two of these chips on the board.
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