{"id":2661,"date":"2017-04-25T16:56:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T23:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:39:08","slug":"arm-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/arm-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"ARM Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With ARM processors becoming so prevalent in our cell phones, it\u2019s easy to forget they can excel in HPC too. The Acorn RISC Machine (later known as &#8220;Advanced RISC Machine&#8221; or ARM) architecture\u2019s simplified design results in high density, exceptional power efficiency, and minimized heat. While these characteristics are ideal for low-power mobile devices, they can also be used to great advantage in the data center.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/arm-servers\/#An_Affordable_Alternative_to_x86\" >An Affordable Alternative to x86<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/arm-servers\/#Workloads\" >Workloads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/arm-servers\/#Cavium_ThunderX_CP%E2%84%A2_Processors\" >Cavium ThunderX_CP&#x2122; Processors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/arm-servers\/#Affordable_Processing_Power_to_Spare\" >Affordable Processing Power to Spare<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Affordable_Alternative_to_x86\"><\/span>An Affordable Alternative to x86<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Case in point: The Pogo Linux ARM R150-T62, pre-configured with dual 48-core 64-bit ARM processors, up to 1TB of DDR4 memory, and multiple 40GbE and 10GbE network interfaces. The high core counts and extended memory bandwidth make this system-on-chip (SoC) server the best in class for performance\/$ and performance\/watt. The ARM R150 is truly an affordable alternative to x86-based systems.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workloads\"><\/span>Workloads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"141\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2668\" style=\"width: 86px; height: 107px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ThunderX_Processors.jpg\" alt=\"ThunderX_Processors\" \/><br \/>\n\u2022 Public &amp; Private Cloud<br \/>\n\u2022 Content Delivery<br \/>\n\u2022 Web Caching<br \/>\n\u2022 Web Search<br \/>\n\u2022 Social Media Data Analytics<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 10px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cavium_ThunderX_CP%E2%84%A2_Processors\"><\/span>Cavium ThunderX_CP&#x2122; Processors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ThunderX_CP&#x2122; product family is the best in class 64-bit ARMv8 Data Center &amp; Cloud Processors, offering an unprecedented\u00a0level of integration and industry leading SoC performance. These processors are based on highly efficient full custom processor cores designed by Cavium in 28nm process technology under architectural license from ARM. They are fully compliant with ARMv8\u00a0architecture as well as ARM\u2019s Server Base System Architecture (SBSA) standard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affordable_Processing_Power_to_Spare\"><\/span>Affordable Processing Power to Spare<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What could you accomplish with 96 cores of inexpensive processing power running in a cool and efficient rack mount server? Contact the Pogo Linux Sales Engineering Team to learn more about this exciting new platform. They can assess the needs of your organization and put together the perfect\u00a0ARM-based solution for you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2702 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arm-servers-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Find your ideal ARM server\" \/><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 0; height: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\" \/>\n<p><i>To learn\u00a0about how Pogo can help you tackle\u00a0the technological challenges\u00a0your organization is facing, please call us at 888-828-POGO, or email <a title=\"Sales at PogoLinux.com\" href=\"mailto:sales@www.pogolinux.com\">sales@www.pogolinux.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With ARM processors becoming so prevalent in our cell phones, it\u2019s easy to forget they can excel in HPC too. 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