



Great little server CPU. Not costs only a tiny bit more than a 9600x but includes some nice enterprise-level features like transparent memory encryption. Makes for a great home lab CPU.

Super fast


Build quality. Reliability. Fit and feel. Balance. Features.


7 Gen4 x 16 PCI-E slots Extra 10G capable USB-C case panel header and port connected to standalone USB controller chip. Embedded VGA and IPMI, so you have no need worry about headless setup in case of GPU pass-through. No fans. Fans especially small break fast. It produce noise. Having custom fans on main-board that are hard to replace is no good for building a system that expected to work 24/7 for years. 10G Ethernet. No use now, but extensibility. Likely would be able to host EPYC Milan CPUs.


installation is simple; occupies lot of real estate; i installed memory and storage first and assembled outside the case. the channel fan connector disappears if you need to use connect first. includes thermal compound




- High-end IPMI + dual 25gb LAN = great value at $450. - Multitude of BIOS configuration options. - 1-week burn-in went well.