ARCTIC Freezer 4U-SP5

AMD entwickelte den Sockel SP5 LGA 6096 für seine stärksten Server Prozessoren. Die Topmodelle der EPYC 9000 Serie haben bis zu 128 Kerne bzw. 256 Threads und sind mit einer TDP von bis zu 400W spezifiziert. Dass es zur Kühlung eines solchen Mega-Prozessors auch einer extrem leistungsfähigen Kühllösung bedarf ist klar und genau hier tritt Arctic auf den Plan, denn der neue Freezer 4U-SP5 soll noch leistungsfähiger als der Freezer 4U-M sein. Wie Arctic das zustande bringen möchte, verraten wir im folgenden Bericht.

In the $50-60 range, getting a cooler that fits into a 4U chassis and that is relatively quiet is great. At some point, folks will want the extra PCIe lanes from the server chips, and getting a bigger cooler is always nice, especially when the alternatives are usually similarly priced server units that are loud or other enthusiast brands that can cost twice as much. A bit longer on the fan cables and pre-applied thermal compound would be nice to have, but to save a few dollars, it is worth it. Another small point is that the official spec page does not have a TDP range for this cooler.

AMD developed the SP5 LGA 6096 socket for its most powerful server processors. The top models of the EPYC 9000 series have up to 128 cores or 256 threads and are specified with a TDP of up to 400W. It is clear that an extremely powerful cooling solution is required to cool such a mega-processor and this is exactly where Arctic comes in, as the new Freezer 4U-SP5 is designed to be even more powerful than the Freezer 4U-M. In the following report, we reveal how Arctic intends to achieve this.