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1,403 machines · 24 brands · $449 – $1,603,539

Brand	Name	CPU	RAM	Storage	Graphics	OS	Price
Firefly	GS1-N1 AI 1U Server	Rockchip RK3576	4 GB	32 GB			$449
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded Edge System	Intel Core i3 1115GRE	64 GB DDR4				$596.55
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Aton C3558	256 GB DDR4				$607.31
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Celeron 7305E					$649.97
Supermicro	SYS-E300-12C	Intel Core i9 1200	64 GB DDR4				$747.17
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core Series 2 & i9/i7/i5/i3	64 GB DDR4				$892.51
Supermicro	1U Embedded System	Intel Atom C3758	32 GB DDR4				$893.86
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single 7th/6th Gen Intel Core	32 GB DDR4				$934.41
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Core i5 1350PE	64 GB DDR5				$941.92
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded Gold Series System	Intel Core i3 1215UE	16 GB DDR5-4800 ECC	256 GB SATA			$967.60
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3	64 GB DDR4				$1,012.31
Supermicro	Gold Series Edge Server	Intel Core i5 13500E	32 GB DDR4-3200	960 GB NVMe			$1,012.31
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3	64 GB DDR4				$1,012.31
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Core i5 1245UE	64 GB DDR5				$1,048.70
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single 7th/6th Gen Intel Core	32 GB DDR4				$1,071.68
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded Edge System	Intel Core i5 1145GRE	64 GB DDR4				$1,074.38
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	AMD EPYC 4005	192 GB				$1,087.52
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Celeron 7305E	64 GB DDR5				$1,089.59
Supermicro	SYS-E100-9W-H	Single 9th/8th Gen Intel Core	64 GB DDR4				$1,090.60
Firefly	GS1-N2 AI Gateway Server	Rockchip RK3576 / RK3588 / BM1688 / Jetson Orin Nano / Jetson Orin NX					$1,129
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	AMD EPYC 3251					$1,146.61
Supermicro	SYS-110C-FHN4T	Intel Xeon W 1200	128 GB DDR4				$1,182.56
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	AMD EPYC 3251					$1,195.27
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	AMD EPYC 4005	192 GB				$1,246.51
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded Edge System	Intel Core i7 1185GRE	64 GB DDR4				$1,264.96
Lenovo	ThinkSystem SR250 V2 Rack Server	Intel Xeon E 2300			Supports optional NVIDIA T1000/T400 GPU		$1,292.30
Supermicro	IoT SuperServer	Single Intel Core Ultra 9/7/5/					$1,413.12
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1718T					$1,423.70
Supermicro	1U Gold Series Edge Server	Intel Xeon D 1718T	16 GB DDR4-3200 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$1,423.70
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1718T	256 GB DDR4				$1,448.03
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Xeon 6700E series with E-cores			NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL		$1,550.75
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST45 V3	AMD EPYC 4005					$1,569.26
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST45 V3 Tower Server	AMD EPYC 4005					$1,569.26
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Intel Xeon E 1585V5	16 GB DDR4	480 GB SATA SSD			$1,589.36
Advantech	IPC-631MB-2	Intel 8th/9th Gen Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron	128 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,600
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Intel Xeon E 2400	128 GB DDR5				$1,606.85
Advantech	ACP-4000MB-1	Intel 10th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3 & Pentium/Celeron	8 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,630
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3	64 GB DDR4				$1,677.31
ABMX	Tower Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,699
Advantech	SYS-4U4320-9A50	Intel 8th/9th Gen Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron	8 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,705
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded Gold Series System	Intel Atom C5325	32 GB DDR4-3200 ECC	960 GB NVMe	Up to 4 GPU		$1,725
Advantech	ACP-2320MB-1	Intel 10th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3 & Pentium/Celeron	128 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,740
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Core i7 1370PE	64 GB DDR5				$1,746.37
ABMX	Tower Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,749
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1736NT	256 GB DDR4				$1,777.18
Supermicro	Compact Mini-Tower UP Workstation Server	Intel Xeon E 2400	64 GB DDR5				$1,798.48
Advantech	SYS-2U7242-9A52	Intel 8th/9th Gen Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron	8 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,840
AVADirect	E204L-24R-40R2U, 12th Gen. Intel Core Family Processors, SATA, 2U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Core i5 12400	8 GB DDR4-3200				$1,879
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon	2 TB DDR5				$1,888.25
Supermicro	Box PC Gold Series Storage Server	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	128 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	480 GB NVMe			$1,888.25
ABMX	1U AMD Ryzen Server	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,919
AVADirect	E-306L, 12th Gen. Intel Core Processors, SATA, 3U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Core i5 12400	8 GB DDR4-3200				$1,939
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$1,939
Supermicro	2U Mainstream A+ SuperServer	AMD EPYC 4005	192 GB DDR5				$1,944.61
Advantech	ACP-2320MB-2	Intel 12th/13th/14th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3/ & Pentium/Celeron	128 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$1,945
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,949
ABMX	Mini Tower Server	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,949
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 3U Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	16 GB DDR5-5600	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$1,949
Firefly	CSA1-N8S1684X AI Computing Power 1U Server	SOPHON BM1684X	16 GB LPDDR4	64 GB eMMC			$1,949
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 2146NT	512 GB DDR4				$1,956.24
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - 4 x PCI 5V	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,969
ABMX	4U Rackmount Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$1,979
AVADirect	E-306L, 12th Gen. Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3 Processors, SATA, 3U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Core i5 12400	8 GB DDR4-3200 ECC				$1,979
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Liquid Cooled Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,009
ABMX	4U Rackmount Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,029
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,029
Advantech	ACP-4000MB-2	Intel 12th/13th/14th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3/ & Pentium/Celeron	128 GB DDR4			Windows 10	$2,035
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Liquid Cooled Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,059
ABMX	1U Server - AMD Ryzen - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,079
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,079
Supermicro	IOT SuperServer	Single 5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	2 TB DDR5				$2,107.62
ABMX	1U Server - AMD Ryzen - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,109
ABMX	3U Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,119
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,119
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,129
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 3U Rackmount Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,129
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core 12th & 13th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron	128 GB DDR5				$2,146.67
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,159
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,169
HPE	HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11 G7400 2c 16GB-U 4LFF-NHP 1TB HDD 180W Ext PS NA Cmp Module Server	Intel Pentium G7400	16 GB	1 TB SATA HDD			$2,182
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 5U Rackmount Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,189
Supermicro	As -1114CS-TNR	Single AMD EPYC 7002/7003 Series	4 TB DDR4				$2,220.93
Supermicro	2U CloudDC SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	4 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell		$2,233.11
ABMX	Tower Server - Intel 13th Gen	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,239
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Xeon 6700E Series with E-cores	1 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: L4		$2,251.84
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Liquid Cooled Workstation PC (TAA Compliant)	Intel Core Ultra 5 225	16 GB DDR5-5600	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0		Windows 11 Home	$2,259
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Single Intel Core Ultra 9/7/5 Series 2					$2,275.81
ABMX	3U Server - AMD Ryzen - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,279
Thinkmate	Rax RE45-1104-01	AMD EPYC 4124P	16 GB DDR5-5600	480 GB NVMe PCIe 4.0		No OS	$2,294
Supermicro	1U CloudDC SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	4 TB DDR5				$2,310.31
Supermicro	IoT SuperServer	Single 14th/13th/12th Gen Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3	128 GB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: A2		$2,321.03
ABMX	2U Mini Server	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,329
ABMX	3U Server - AMD Ryzen - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,329
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon E-2400/ 6300 Series	128 GB DDR5				$2,330.49
Supermicro	2U Mainstream A+ SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 7002/7003 Series	2 TB DDR4				$2,332.71
Supermicro	1U Gold Series WIO Server	Intel Xeon 4510	64 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$2,340.10
Supermicro	1U A+ Compact Server	Single AMD EPYC 8004 Series	576 GB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell		$2,357.19
Supermicro	1U WIO SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon 6 6700 Series with E-cores	2 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, RTX 6000 Ada Gen, RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell		$2,357.68
Supermicro	1U Gold Series WIO Server	Intel Xeon 6505P	32 GB DDR5-6400 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$2,357.68
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,369
Lenovo	ThinkSystem SR630 V2 Rack Server	Up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable					$2,369.37
Premio	LLM-1U-RPL 1U Edge AI Rackmount Server with 14th/13th/12th Gen Intel Core Processor and Q670E Chipset	13th Gen Intel Core			AMD Radeon Graphics		$2,370
ABMX	2U Mini Server - Front I/O	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,399
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,409
ABMX	4U Mini-Server - 12-Inches Deep	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,419
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - Intel 13th Gen	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,429
Supermicro	1U CloudDC SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$2,438.72
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server - AMD Ryzen - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	8 GB DDR4	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,439
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Rackmount PC	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,459
Supermicro	1U CloudDC SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$2,484.67
Advantech	ACP-4320BP-2	Intel 12th/13th/14th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3/ & Pentium/Celeron	64 GB DDR5			Windows 10	$2,495
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon	2 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: RTX 3060		$2,513.66
ABMX	1U Rackmount Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,519
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,519
Supermicro	1U IOT SuperServer	Single 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	2 TB DDR4				$2,521.55
Supermicro	1U WIO SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	3 TB DDR4				$2,536.36
Supermicro	1U WIO SuperServer	Single 5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	2 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL		$2,545.55
Supermicro	1U CloudDC SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$2,556.31
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Liquid Cooled Workstation PC (TAA Compliant)	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	16 GB DDR5-5600	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0		Windows 11 Home	$2,559
Supermicro	2U Mainstream SuperServer	4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5				$2,560.20
Advantech	HPC-7484-5A51	Intel Core i7 1200					$2,570
ABMX	3U Mini Server - Front I/O	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,579
Supermicro	2U Mainstream A+ SuperServer	AMD EPYC 7002/7003 Series	4 TB DDR4				$2,597.82
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Telco Server - 48V DC	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,599
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Rack PC - 48V DC	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,609
AVADirect	E204L-24R-40R2U, 12th Gen. Intel Core Processors, SATA, 2U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Core i3 12100TE					$2,609
Supermicro	1U Hyper SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	2 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, L4		$2,618.66
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 5U Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,619
Supermicro	1U CloudDC SuperServer	Single 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5				$2,632.06
Supermicro	1U Gold Series CloudDC Server	Intel Xeon 4510	128 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe	Up to 4 GPU		$2,632.06
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1718T					$2,637.05
ABMX	1U Rack PC - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,689
Supermicro	IoT Fanless Gold Series	Arm Cortex A78AE	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB NVMe			$2,709.40
Supermicro	2U Hyper-E SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series with P-Cores or 6700 Series with E-Cores	8 TB DDR5				$2,750.78
ABMX	1U Mini Server - 12-inch deep	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,759
Supermicro	IoT SuperServer	Single 15th Gen Core Ultra 5/7/9					$2,763.04
ABMX	1U Mini Server - 10-inch deep - Front I/O	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,779
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,789
Supermicro	1U WIO A+ Server	Single AMD EPYC 8005/8004 Series	576 GB DDR5				$2,803.22
ABMX	Mini Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,809
Supermicro	1U A+ CloudDC SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series	3 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$2,812
Supermicro	2U WIO SuperServer	Single 5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	2 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$2,814.12
ABMX	1U Mini Server - 12-inch deep - Dual M.2 NVMe	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,819
Supermicro	2U Hyper SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	2 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: A16, H100 NVL, L4		$2,831.81
Supermicro	2U Gold Series Hyper Server	Intel Xeon 6521P	32 GB DDR5-6400 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$2,831.81
ABMX	1U Mini Server - 10-inch deep	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,839
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,849
HPE	HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11 6315P 2.8GHz 4c 1P 1x16GB-U 4LFF-NHP 1x180W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6315P	16 GB				$2,850
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1736NT					$2,855.08
ABMX	1U Mini Server - 10-inch deep - Front I/O	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,859
Supermicro	2U CloudDC SuperServer	Single 5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	4 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: A10, H100 NVL, L4, RTX 3060, RTX 4000 Ada, RTX 5000 Ada, RTX 6000 Ada Gen, RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell		$2,892.52
Supermicro	2U Gold Series CloudDC Server	Intel Xeon 4510	128 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$2,892.52
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Dual M.2 NVMe	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,909
ABMX	Tower Server - Xeon E	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,939
Supermicro	2U CloudDC SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon	4 TB DDR5		Up to 6 GPU		$2,949.47
Titan Computers	Titan S870 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Series for AI Content Creation Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	32 GB DDR5-6000	4 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX 5050	Windows 11 Pro	$2,960
ABMX	2U Mini PC - 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	1 TB NVMe			$2,968.99
AVADirect	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors, X870 Chipset, 2U Liquid-Cooled Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD Ryzen 5 9600	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,979
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, 2U Liquid-Cooled Rackmount Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	16 GB DDR5-6000	1 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$2,979
Titan Computers	Titan S461 - Intel Core Ultra Series Processors AI Content Creation Rackmount Workstation PC	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	32 GB DDR5-6000	4 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX 5050	Windows 11 Pro	$2,995
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,999
ABMX	Tower Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$2,999
Apex Gaming	Syntac Server Build	AMD Ryzen 9600X	64 GB DDR5-6000	4 TB PCIe 4.0			$2,999
Supermicro	2U Hyper SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	8 TB DDR5				$3,011.76
Supermicro	1U A+ CloudDC SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series	3 TB DDR5		Up to 2 GPU		$3,020.15
Supermicro	1U Gold Series CloudDC A+ Server	AMD EPYC 9454P	384 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$3,020.15
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 2123IT	512 GB DDR4				$3,022.83
Supermicro	2U IOT SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series					$3,027.85
Supermicro	1U A+ CloudDC SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9005/9004 Series	3 TB DDR5				$3,033.66
ABMX	2U Rack Computer - 48V DC Power	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,039
Purism	Librem Server v2	Intel Core i7 9700					$3,060
ABMX	2U Server - Redundant Power - 3 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Core i3 12100	8 GB DDR5	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,069
ABMX	2U Mini Server	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,099
ABMX	4U Rackmount Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,129
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,159
ABMX	2U Mini Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,159
ABMX	2U Mini Server - Front I/O	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,159
Supermicro	1U Hyper SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series	8 TB DDR5				$3,163.61
Thinkmate	Rax RE45-1108-01	AMD EPYC 4124P	16 GB DDR5-5600	3.84 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0		No OS	$3,172
ABMX	4U Mini Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,179
ABMX	4U Mini Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,189
ABMX	4U GPU AMD Server	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,219
ABMX	2U Custom Server - Xeon E	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,219
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Telco Server - 48V DC	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,239
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,269
ABMX	2U Rackmount Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,279
ABMX	1U Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,279
Titan Computers	Titan S361 - 14th Gen Intel Core 4U Rackmount Workstation PC for CAD/CAM	Intel Core i5 14600K	32 GB DDR5-6000	4 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX 5050	Windows 11 Pro	$3,295
HPE	HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 6315P 2.8GHz 4c 1P 1x16GB-U 2LFF-NHP 2x1TB HDD 1x290W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6315P	16 GB	1 TB SATA HDD			$3,314
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 2733NT	256 GB DDR4		NVIDIA PCIe: L4		$3,318.69
Supermicro	2U Hyper SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR5		AMD: Instinct MI350X Accelerators; NVIDIA PCIe: A10, H100 NVL, H200 NVL (141 GB), L4, RTX 3060		$3,327.93
ABMX	3U Mini Server - Front I/O - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,339
ABMX	2U Rackmount Server 48V DC	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,368.99
ABMX	2U Server - Dual M.2 - 2 x Full Height PCIe Slots	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,379
Supermicro	2U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$3,379.62
ABMX	1U Rack Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,389
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Telco Server - 48V DC	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,399
ABMX	1U Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,399
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - Dual M.2 - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,409
AVADirect	E204L-24R-40R2U, 12th Gen. Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors, SATA, 2U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Core i3 12100TE	16 GB DDR5-5600 ECC				$3,429
Supermicro	1U IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1747NTE					$3,430.87
ABMX	1U Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,449
ABMX	2U Custom Server - 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,449
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Front I/O	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,469
ABMX	2U Server - Dual M.2 - 48V DC	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,469
Titan Computers	Titan S650 - AMD EPYC 4005 CPUs Content Creation Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD EPYC 4245P	32 GB DDR5-6000	3 TB NVMe PCIe 5.0	NVIDIA RTX 5050	Windows 11 Pro	$3,470
Supermicro	IOT/Embedded System	Intel Xeon D 1747NTE	256 GB DDR4				$3,471.42
Supermicro	1U Hyper SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR5				$3,478.12
Supermicro	1U Gold Series Hyper Server	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y	512 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	8.5 TB NVMe			$3,478.12
ABMX	2U Rackmount Server - 8 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,489
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,489
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$3,521.98
HPE	HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 6325P 3.5GHz 4c 1P 1x16GB-U 2LFF 2x1TB HDD 1x290W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6325P	16 GB	1 TB SATA HDD			$3,537
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Redundant Power	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,539
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,549
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Intel Xeon E 2400	128 GB DDR5				$3,555.83
AAEON	MAXER-2100	Intel Core i9 13900			NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada		$3,584
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Front I/O	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,589
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 1 GPU		$3,597.39
HPE	HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 6315P 2.8GHz 4c 1P 1x16GB-U 4LFF-NHP 2x1TB HDD 1x350W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6315P	16 GB	1 TB SATA HDD			$3,598
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR4		AMD: Instinct MI350X Accelerators, Instinct MI355X Accelerators; NVIDIA PCIe: A10		$3,610.91
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$3,612.26
Supermicro	2U Hyper SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9005/9004 Series	9 TB DDR5		AMD PCIe: Instinct MI210; NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, L4, L40S, RTX 6000 Ada Gen		$3,622.76
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon E-2300 Series	128 GB DDR4		Up to 1 GPU		$3,657.01
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Redundant Power	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,659
AAEON	MAXER-5100	12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Core LGA1700 Socket			NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada	Windows 10	$3,664
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST50 V3	Intel Xeon 6315P					$3,668.70
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST50 V3 Tower Server	Intel Xeon E-2400/6300-series or 1x Intel Pentium					$3,668.70
Supermicro	2U Gold Series A+ CloudDC Server	AMD EPYC 9454P	768 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe	Up to 4 GPU		$3,672.58
ABMX	2U Mini Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,689
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	1 TB NVMe			$3,708.99
HPE	HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11 6325P 3.5GHz 4c 1P 1x32GB-U 4LFF-NHP 1x4TB HDD 1x180W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6325P	32 GB	4 TB SATA HDD			$3,798
Supermicro	1U Mainstream SuperServer	Intel Xeon E 2400	128 GB DDR5				$3,798.83
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays - 48V DC	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,799
ABMX	1U Rack Server - 8 x Hot-Swap Bays - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,799
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST250 V3	Intel Xeon 6315P			NVIDIA		$3,809.41
Lenovo	ThinkSystem ST250 V3 Tower Server	Intel Xeon E-2400/6300-series with up to 8 cores at 95W					$3,809.41
AVADirect	Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), Z890 Chipset, Digital Audio Rack-Mountable PC Workstation	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF	64 GB DDR5-5600	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX 3050	Windows 11 Home	$3,829
Supermicro	1U Gold Series Hyper A+ Server	AMD EPYC 9454P	384 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$3,835.18
ABMX	1U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,839
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR4				$3,844.74
Supermicro	Xeon E-2400 Mini-Tower Server / Workstation	Intel Xeon E 2400					$3,848.40
ABMX	2U Server - 3 x Hot-Swap Bays - Redundant Power	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,849
Supermicro	2U Hyper SuperServer	5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon	8 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: L4, L40S		$3,849.66
Supermicro	2U Gold Series Hyper Server	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y	256 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	16.1 TB NVMe			$3,849.66
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,859
Supermicro	2U Ultra SuperServer	3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR4		AMD: Instinct MI350X Accelerators, Instinct MI355X Accelerators; NVIDIA PCIe: A10		$3,868.91
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$3,893.09
ABMX	2U Server - 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	1 TB NVMe			$3,898.99
ABMX	2U Mini Server - 8 x 2.5 Hot-swap	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	1 TB NVMe			$3,918.99
ABMX	4U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,919
Supermicro	1U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$3,996.13
ABMX	2U Custom Server - 4 x Hot-Swap Bays - 2 x Full-Height PCIe Slots	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	1 TB NVMe			$3,998.99
ABMX	2U Mini Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,999
ABMX	2U Server - Front I/O - 7 x PCIe Slots	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,999
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,999
ABMX	2U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable - 7 x PCIe Slots	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$3,999
Supermicro	1U Gold Series CloudDC Server	Intel Xeon 6505P	32 GB DDR5-6400 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$3,999.43
ABMX	4U Server - Dual M.2	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,009
Supermicro	1U Hyper SuperServer	AMD EPYC 9005/9004 Series	6 TB DDR5				$4,013.54
Lenovo	ThinkSystem SR250 V3	Intel Xeon 6315P			NVIDIA		$4,043.56
Lenovo	ThinkSystem SR250 V3 Rack Server	Intel Xeon E-2400/6300-series					$4,043.56
ABMX	2U Rackmount Server - Xeon Scalable - 7 x PCIe slots	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,049
ABMX	2U Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,049
Supermicro	1U Mainstream A+ SuperServer	Single AMD Ryzen 7000 Series					$4,058.93
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable - Front I/O	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,069
ABMX	1U Server - Xeon Scalable - 48V DC	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,079
ABMX	3U Rack Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,079
Supermicro	2U Rack A+ SuperWorkstation	Single AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000WX/7000WX Series	2 TB DDR5		AMD PCIe: Instinct MI210; NVIDIA PCIe: A2, H100 NVL, L4, RTX 3060, RTX 6000 Ada Gen		$4,108.54
Supermicro	1U Hyper A+ Server	AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series	6 TB DDR5				$4,118.97
Supermicro	1U Gold Series Hyper A+ Server	AMD EPYC 9654	2.25 TB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$4,118.97
Dell	Dell Pro Precision 7 R1 Rack	Intel Core Ultra 5 235	8 GB DDR5-5600		Integrated	Windows 11 Pro	$4,121
Supermicro	1U Hyper SuperServer	Single Intel Xeon 6 6900 Series	3 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: A16, L4		$4,123.78
ABMX	1U Server - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,139
ABMX	4U Rackmount Server - Xeon Scalable - 5 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,139
ABMX	1U Virtualization Rack Server	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,139
Supermicro	2U Ultra SuperServer	2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	6 TB DDR4		Up to 2 GPU		$4,147.62
ABMX	4U Server - Xeon Scalable - 5 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,149
Supermicro	2U Hyper A+ SuperServer	Single AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series	6 TB DDR5		AMD PCIe: Instinct MI210; NVIDIA PCIe: A10, A16, H100 NVL, RTX 5000 Ada		$4,163.22
ABMX	3U Short-Depth Server - Xeon Scalable - 2 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,179
Supermicro	2U Ultra SuperServer	3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR4		AMD: Instinct MI350X Accelerators; NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, RTX 3060		$4,187.89
Dell	PowerEdge T160	Intel Xeon E 2434	32 GB	1 TB HDD SATA III		No OS	$4,259.01
Supermicro	2U Hyper A+ Server	AMD EPYC 9004/9005 Series	6 TB DDR5		NVIDIA PCIe: A10, A16, H100 NVL, H200 NVL (141 GB), L4, RTX 4000 SFF Ada Gen, RTX 5000 Ada		$4,266.13
Supermicro	2U Ultra SuperServer	3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable	8 TB DDR4		AMD: Instinct MI350X Accelerators, Instinct MI355X Accelerators; NVIDIA PCIe: A10		$4,300.08
ABMX	1U Rackmount Server - 8 Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon E 2414	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,339
Supermicro	2U IOT/Embedded System	Single AMD EPYC 9005 Series	3 TB DDR5				$4,354.68
Supermicro	2U Mainstream SuperServer	Intel Xeon 6700/6500 series					$4,381.73
Supermicro	2U IOT/Embedded System	Single AMD EPYC 9005 Series	3 TB DDR5				$4,403.34
Supermicro	2U WIO SuperServer	Single 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable					$4,408.77
Supermicro	Gold Series Fan Based Embedded	Intel Core Ultra 5 245	32 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	960 GB NVMe			$4,429.80
Supermicro	Node Kit of 8 Nodes AS -3015MR-H8TNR						$4,476.33
AVADirect	Intel Xeon W Processors, W790 Chipset, 4U Rackmount Liquid Cooled Workstation PC	Intel Xeon W 2425	16 GB DDR5-6400 ECC	1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0	NVIDIA RTX A400	Windows 11 Home	$4,519
AVADirect	AMD EPYC 9004 / 9005 3U Rackmount Workstation PC	AMD EPYC 9124	16 GB DDR5-5600 ECC	1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0	NVIDIA RTX A400		$4,529
ABMX	2U Server - Xeon Scalable - 3 x Hot-Swap Bays - 7 x PCIe	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,549
ABMX	1U Server - 8 x Hot-Swap Bays - Xeon Scalable	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,569
ABMX	2U Server - Xeon Scalable - 3 x Hot-Swap Bays	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,569
ABMX	1U Virtualization Rackmount Server	Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U	16 GB DDR5 ECC	256 GB SATA SSD			$4,569
HPE	HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11 6325P 3.5GHz 4c 1P 2x16GB-U 4LFF-NHP 1x180W PS NA Server	Intel Xeon 6325P	32 GB				$4,588.22
AVADirect	E-4000-50R8PD2, 3rd Gen. Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, SATA/SAS, 4U Rackmount Custom Rugged Server	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	32 GB DDR4-3200 ECC				$4,589
Digital Storm	Essential Rack Pro (studio)	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	64 GB DDR5	2 TB NVMe	Intel Arc Pro B50	Windows 11 Pro	$4,593

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About Servers

Purpose-built to run around the clock and serve many users or workloads at once.

File and application hosting, virtualization, databases, web services, storage and AI.
Core count and memory capacity well beyond a desktop's.
Redundancy through dual power supplies, hot-swap drives and RAID.
Remote out-of-band management, so they run with no keyboard or monitor attached.
Rackmount units for data centers, tower servers for offices.

What's the difference between a server and a desktop?

Servers use ECC memory, support far more RAM and drives, offer redundancy (dual power supplies, RAID) and remote out-of-band management, and are validated for 24/7 operation. A desktop can run server software, but lacks the reliability features for production use.

Rackmount or tower server?

Rackmount servers (measured in 'U') fit standard racks and suit data centers and growing deployments. Tower servers work like a desktop and fit a small office without a rack. Choose based on your space and how many machines you'll run.

What is remote management (IPMI / BMC / iDRAC / iLO)?

A baseboard management controller (BMC) lets you power-cycle, monitor, and even reinstall a server remotely, independent of its operating system. The interface is standardized as IPMI and branded iDRAC by Dell, iLO by HPE, and others. It's essential for machines kept in a rack or a colo you can't easily reach.

Do I need a server, or would a NAS or mini PC do?

For simple file storage and backups at home, a NAS is usually enough. For running many virtual machines, databases, or business services with redundancy, a true server is worth it. For a light home lab, a mini PC or tower can bridge the gap. Compare specs across those categories above.

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