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COREDedicated hardware at an entry-level price

CORE replaces shared instances wherever constant response times are more important than the last cent. You get a physical machine with its own CPU, its own memory controller and its own NVMe drives. There is no hypervisor drawing cycles, and no neighbour instance clearing the L3 cache. 4 configurations cover the range from €65.54$76.03 to €259.00$300.44 a month — from the 8-core entry on Ryzen up to 16 cores with 128 MB 3D V-Cache.

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Scope

Not intended for storage density or dual-socket workloads. That is what VAULT and TITAN are for.

Configurations
4
AMD
From
€65.54$76.03
net / month · up to €259.00$300.44
Cores
8 – 16
up to 32 threads
Memory
64 GB – 128 GB
expandable up to 128 GB
Uplink
1 Gbit/s
Unlimited traffic
Locations
5
Prices per location below

Four terms before the models

They appear on every model card of the CORE series — explained here in a brief sentence each, so the cards below can be read without questions. ENTRONYX CLOUD uses these four terms with the same meaning across all Bare Metal series.

Rack unit (U)
The height measurement of a server rack, 44.45 mm per unit. It determines how much cooling surface and how many drives fit into a chassis.
ECC memory
Memory that detects bit errors itself and corrects single ones, instead of passing the error on to the application.
Uplink
The server's connection to the network. In this series 1 Gbit/s — this is the upper limit, not an average.
Traffic
The monthly volume of transferred data. Here unlimited per model — outbound traffic is neither counted nor billed extra.

ECC in the CORE series: CORE-R7, CORE-R9, CORE-32 and CORE-X3D On-Die.On-die ECC corrects single-bit errors in the memory chip itself. It does not report them to the operating system and does not secure the path between module and processor; unbuffered and registered ECC report corrected errors to the system.

A short, open 1U server on a seamlessly dark background, from diagonally above from the front left corner: a single socket under a flat heatsink on a copper base, next to it a short memory bank, in front of it a row of small fans, at the front four drive bays in the bezel, at the back two power supply modules side by side, each with its own power socket. A third of the bottom tray remains empty sheet metal.

4 configurations of the CORE series

The stated prices apply to the reference location Frankfurt. The location list on each card shows the monthly price for the respective data centre. It already includes the regional factor — the fixed surcharge or discount of a location compared to Frankfurt. The factor is fixed: ENTRONYX CLOUD has neither daily prices nor utilisation surcharges.

Always included

Traffic
unlimited
Addresses
1 × IPv4 + /64 IPv6
Remote access
IPMI and KVM access
Basic features in detail
Model overview of the CORE series: processor, cores, memory, drives, uplink and base price per configuration, net and plus 19% VAT. The model name leads to the detailed card with metrics, stock and location prices.
ModelProcessorCores/ threadsMemoryDrivesUplinkFrom/ month net
CORE · 4 modelsOrder as the cards below
CORE-R7Price-performanceAMD Ryzen 7 9700X8 / 1664 GBDDR5-3600ECC (On-Die)2 × 512 GB NVMe1 Gbit/s€65.54$76.03
CORE-R9AMD Ryzen 9 9900X12 / 2464 GBDDR5-3600ECC (On-Die)2 × 512 GB NVMe1 Gbit/s€99.99$115.99
CORE-32AMD Ryzen 9 9950X16 / 32128 GBDDR5-3600ECC (On-Die)2 × 960 GB NVMe1 Gbit/s€150.41$174.48
CORE-X3DAMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D16 / 32128 GBDDR5ECC (On-Die)2 × 1.92 TB NVMe (Datacenter Edition)1 Gbit/s€259.00$300.44

CORE-R7

Eight Zen 5 cores at 5.5 GHz — the entry point to your own bare metal.

Price-performance
8 cores / 16 threads64 GB1 TB1 Gbit/s
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 9700XZen 5 · 4 nm · base 3.8 GHz · boost 5.5 GHz
Cores
8 cores / 16 threads
Memory
64 GB DDR5-3600 · ECC (On-Die)
Drives
2 × 512 GB NVMe1 TB raw
Uplink
1 Gbit/sRedundant switches, LACP possible
Traffic
unlimitedOutgoing traffic is not counted and not charged
IP addresses
1 × IPv4 + /64 IPv6Additional subnets in the configurator
  • Web servers & shops
  • Application servers
  • Development

Base price Frankfurt

€65.54$76.03/ month net

€77.99$90.48 incl. 19% VAT. · setup €65.54$76.03 one-off, waived from a 12-month term · cancel monthly

Single-core index147of 152

Baseline: index 100 = EPYC 9354

Multi-core index906of 27,498

16 threads under full load

StockLimited stock58%

Provisioning up to 24 hours when built to order, depending on location.

Expansion in the same chassis

Memory
up to 64 GB
ex works 64 GB
Drive bays
2 bays
2 occupied · 0 free
Configure

Available locations 5

  • fra1Frankfurt am Main€65.54$76.03
  • fra2Frankfurt am Main€65.54$76.03
  • ber1Berlin€65.54$76.03
  • muc1Munich€65.54$76.03
  • hel1Helsinki€61.61$71.47

CORE-R9

Zen 5 on twelve cores at 5.6 GHz — clock speed and core count combined.

12 cores / 24 threads64 GB1 TB1 Gbit/s
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9900XZen 5 · 4 nm · base 4.4 GHz · boost 5.6 GHz
Cores
12 cores / 24 threads
Memory
64 GB DDR5-3600 · ECC (On-Die)
Drives
2 × 512 GB NVMe1 TB raw
Uplink
1 Gbit/sRedundant switches, LACP possible
Traffic
unlimitedOutgoing traffic is not counted and not charged
IP addresses
1 × IPv4 + /64 IPv6Additional subnets in the configurator
  • Compiler farms
  • Real-time APIs
  • Trading

Base price Frankfurt

€99.99$115.99/ month net

€118.99$138.03 incl. 19% VAT. · setup €99.99$115.99 one-off, waived from a 12-month term · cancel monthly

Single-core index150of 152

Baseline: index 100 = EPYC 9354

Multi-core index1,386of 27,498

24 threads under full load

StockLimited stock49%

Provisioning up to 24 hours when built to order, depending on location.

Expansion in the same chassis

Memory
up to 64 GB
ex works 64 GB
Drive bays
2 bays
2 occupied · 0 free
Configure

Available locations 5

  • fra1Frankfurt am Main€99.99$115.99
  • fra2Frankfurt am Main€99.99$115.99
  • ber1Berlin€99.99$115.99
  • muc1Munich€99.99$115.99
  • hel1Helsinki€93.99$109.03

CORE-32

16 Zen 5 cores at 5.7 GHz and 128 GB — databases with pure computing power.

16 cores / 32 threads128 GB1.9 TB1 Gbit/s
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XZen 5 · 4 nm · base 4.3 GHz · boost 5.7 GHz
Cores
16 cores / 32 threads
Memory
128 GB DDR5-3600 · ECC (On-Die)
Drives
2 × 960 GB NVMe1.9 TB raw
Uplink
1 Gbit/sRedundant switches, LACP possible
Traffic
unlimitedOutgoing traffic is not counted and not charged
IP addresses
1 × IPv4 + /64 IPv6Additional subnets in the configurator
  • Databases
  • Compiler farms
  • Single-thread workloads

Base price Frankfurt

€150.41$174.48/ month net

€178.99$207.63 incl. 19% VAT. · setup €150.41$174.48 one-off, waived from a 12-month term · cancel monthly

Single-core index152of 152

Baseline: index 100 = EPYC 9354

Multi-core index1,880of 27,498

32 threads under full load

StockLimited stock38%

Provisioning up to 24 hours when built to order, depending on location.

Expansion in the same chassis

Memory
up to 128 GB
ex works 128 GB
Drive bays
2 bays
2 occupied · 0 free
Configure

Available locations 5

  • fra1Frankfurt am Main€150.41$174.48
  • fra2Frankfurt am Main€150.41$174.48
  • ber1Berlin€150.41$174.48
  • muc1Munich€150.41$174.48
  • hel1Helsinki€141.39$164.01

CORE-X3D

16 cores with 128 MB 3D V-Cache and 128 GB — built for tick rates, not benchmarks.

16 cores / 32 threads128 GB3.8 TB1 Gbit/s
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DZen 4 · 3D V-Cache · 5 nm · base 4.2 GHz · boost 5.7 GHz
Cores
16 cores / 32 threads
Memory
128 GB DDR5 · ECC (On-Die)
Drives
2 × 1.92 TB NVMe (Datacenter Edition)3.8 TB raw
Uplink
1 Gbit/sRedundant switches, LACP possible
Traffic
unlimitedOutgoing traffic is not counted and not charged
IP addresses
1 × IPv4 + /64 IPv6Additional subnets in the configurator
  • Game servers
  • Mod servers with many instances
  • Real-time simulation

Base price Frankfurt

€259.00$300.44/ month net

€308.21$357.52 incl. 19% VAT. · setup €129.00$149.64 one-off, waived from a 12-month term · cancel monthly

Single-core index145of 152

Baseline: index 100 = EPYC 9354

Multi-core index1,786of 27,498

32 threads under full load

StockLimited stock55%

Provisioning up to 24 hours when built to order, depending on location.

Expansion in the same chassis

Memory
up to 128 GB
ex works 128 GB
Drive bays
2 bays
2 occupied · 0 free
Configure

Available locations 5

  • fra1Frankfurt am Main€259.00$300.44
  • fra2Frankfurt am Main€259.00$300.44
  • ber1Berlin€259.00$300.44
  • muc1Munich€259.00$300.44
  • hel1Helsinki€243.46$282.41
Opened 2U server chassis from diagonally above on the workbench: heatsink with copper base over the socket, populated and locked memory banks, fan wall, power supplies with IEC connector at the back, drive bays at the front.
What's inside a node of the CORE series: 8 to 16 physical cores, up to 32 threads and 64 GB to 128 GB memory. A thread is not a core — two of them share one.

Single-core and multi-core indices are a calculated classification across all 17 Bare Metal models, not a measurement: the single-core index is based on the boost clock according to the manufacturer's specifications and a factor per processor architecture, the multi-core index additionally on the number of threads. The scale of the bars is therefore comparable across series. The index 100 corresponds to one core of the EPYC 9354.

Next to each bar is the index value as a number — the bar only shows the ratio. A bar twice as long means twice as much computing power according to this classification, not twice as fast response times in your application.

Server motherboard from above, memory banks in two banks left and right of the socket, several slots still free.

What CORE is built for

11 load profiles for which this series is the right platform — each with the reason why.

Not intended for storage density or dual-socket workloads. That is what VAULT and TITAN are for.

Web servers & shops
Nginx, PHP-FPM and database on one machine. Eight high-clock Zen 5 cores keep response times low even when the shop sees traffic spikes.
Application servers
PHP-FPM, Node or Java behind a reverse proxy. The 99th percentile response time remains constant because no external VM is computing on the same core.
Development
Build, test and staging environments on identical hardware to production. Load tests thus deliver figures that can actually be transferred.
Compiler farms
distcc, sccache or Bazel Remote Execution. Complete rebuilds benefit directly from the high clock speed because linker runs hardly parallelise.
Real-time APIs
Telemetry, matchmaking or payment endpoints where the 99.9th percentile determines quality, not the average.
Trading
Market data processing with fixed CPU pinning, disabled deep C-states and network cards that support kernel bypass.
Databases
PostgreSQL or MySQL with write-ahead log on local NVMe. Commit latencies are in the three-digit microsecond range instead of the millisecond range.
Single-thread workloads
Older applications that cannot be parallelised and benefit exclusively from clock speed — an additional core count does not help here.
Game servers
Tick rates of 64 to 128 Hz need stable single-core performance. The boost clock is maintained even under continuous load because the cooling is designed for server operations.
Mod servers with many instances
Multiple game worlds or heavily modified servers side by side. 128 GB of memory and 16 cores support instances that individually consume a lot of memory.
Real-time simulation
Physics and agent simulations with a fixed time step. The 3D V-Cache keeps working data close to the core instead of fetching it from memory every tick.

Latency originates in the single core

An HTTP request, a database transaction, a game tick: all of this ultimately runs through exactly one thread. Additional cores increase throughput, but do not shorten a single request. That is why clock speed is the decisive factor for CORE — and not the core count.

Single-core index of the CORE series, calculated from boost clock and processor architecture. Index 100 corresponds to one core of the EPYC 9354.
ModelBoostSingle-core indexFor referenceMemory channelsBandwidth
CORECalculated classification, not a measurement
CORE-R75.5 GHz147+47%257.6 GB/s
CORE-R95.6 GHz150+50%257.6 GB/s
CORE-325.7 GHz152+52%257.6 GB/s
CORE-X3D5.7 GHz145+45%2—
Internal index, calculated from the boost clock according to the manufacturer's specifications and a factor per processor architecture. It classifies the models, but is not a measurement — only your own test will show how your application behaves.

What we configure on the platform

All CORE systems run with the performance governor and sleep states limited to C1. Deep package C-states save power when idle, but cost double-digit microseconds when waking up — exactly where you do not want to pay for them.

Transparent Huge Pages are set to madvise, the IRQ mapping of the network card is distributed across the cores, and the boost clock is not artificially capped. The difference between the fastest and the slowest CORE configuration in the single-core index is 5%.

There is no steal time here

On shared instances, vmstat shows in the st column how many cycles the hypervisor has allocated to other guests. On a dedicated machine, this value is 0.00 by design: there is no hypervisor that could deduct anything, and no neighbour to flush the L3 cache.

In practice, this means: your measurements from pre-production also apply in production. The median often improves only slightly when switching from shared to dedicated — the outliers in the upper percentile, however, disappear almost completely.

Where the series reaches its limit

All CORE platforms are Ryzen boards with two memory channels. This results in 57.6 to 57.6 GB/s — sufficient for application and database servers, too little for column-oriented analytics or in-memory aggregation. The X3D model mitigates this with 128 MB L3 cache, but does not remove the limit.

As soon as your load is memory bandwidth bound, more clock speed no longer helps. Then TITAN with eight to twelve memory channels per socket is the right choice, even if the single-core index is lower there.

What CORE costs at each location

The region factor reflects the electricity price, capacity and connectivity of the respective location. It applies to the base price, not to add-ons. Term discounts are optional, but not required — without a commitment, you can cancel monthly.

Monthly prices for the CORE series per location, net and plus 19% VAT. The cheapest model of the series delivered at this location is shown. The reference is Frankfurt with a factor of 1.00.
LocationLatencymsRegion factorFrom/ month12 months24 months
CORE · 5 locationsascending by region factor
Helsinkihel1Location Uusimaa · CORE-R7
210.94−6%€61.61$71.47€56.68$65.75€52.98$61.46
Frankfurt am Mainfra1Location Rhein-Main I · CORE-R7
31Reference€65.54$76.03€60.30$69.95€56.36$65.38
Frankfurt am Mainfra2Location Rhein-Main II · CORE-R7
31Reference€65.54$76.03€60.30$69.95€56.36$65.38
Munichmuc1Location Isar · CORE-R7
51Reference€65.54$76.03€60.30$69.95€56.36$65.38
Berlinber1Location Spree · CORE-R7
61Reference€65.54$76.03€60.30$69.95€56.36$65.38
Term prices result from a 8% discount for a twelve-month and 14% for a twenty-four-month commitment; billing remains monthly. The highlighted row is the reference location against which all other factors are calculated.
Two people at an installed server in the rack, one holds the handover protocol, the other checks the connections at the back.
CORE is available at 5 locations. Each node goes into operations with 1 Gbit/s uplink and unlimited traffic — both are fixed in the configurator before you confirm.

Other bare metal series

Order CORE

All 4 configurations of this series are available in the configurator — with choice of location, operating system, RAID level (how the drives are combined) and network connection. The full price is fixed before you confirm.

Configure COREView model matrix

All prices net plus 19% VAT. No minimum term. With a monthly term, the one-off setup fee for the model applies; with 12 or 24 months, it is waived. You can select term discounts of 8% for 12 months and 14% for 24 months in the configurator.

  1. 01

    Configure

    Location, operating system, RAID level, network connection and add-ons in six steps.

  2. 02

    Review

    Price breakdown with net, VAT and first invoice before you confirm anything.

  3. 03

    Delivery

    Credentials and IPMI access via ticket: typically 90 minutes for in-stock items, up to 24 hours when built to order.