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| Production || Y || Y || Y || postponed | | Production || Y || Y || Y || postponed | ||
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| − | | Reasons to buy || most CPU cores,<br/>max RAM speed,<br/>need >2 PCIe slots | + | | Reasons to buy || most CPU cores,<br/>max RAM speed,<br/>need >2 PCIe slots || Cheaper but still 22 cores || Cheapest,<br/>integrated peripherals,<br/>smaller size || - |
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| − | | Price (USD)<ref group="note">please see online shop for latest prices</ref> || | + | | Price (USD)<ref group="note">please see online shop for latest prices, and be aware that bundles may discount prices if also purchasing CPUs and HSFs. Last updated 2020-07-31.</ref> || 3194.66 || 1502.57 || '''1310.99''' || - |
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| RYF Certified<ref group="note">Certified by the Free Software Foundation's [https://ryf.fsf.org/vendors/raptor Respects Your Freedom] program</ref> || Y || Y || ? || ? | | RYF Certified<ref group="note">Certified by the Free Software Foundation's [https://ryf.fsf.org/vendors/raptor Respects Your Freedom] program</ref> || Y || Y || ? || ? | ||
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| Memory channels || '''8'''<br/>(4 per CPU) || '''4''' || 2 || '''8''' | | Memory channels || '''8'''<br/>(4 per CPU) || '''4''' || 2 || '''8''' | ||
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| − | | Memory channels×speed<ref group="note">channels multiplied by maximum speed in MHz</ref> || ''' | + | | Memory channels×speed<ref group="note">channels multiplied by maximum speed in MHz</ref> || '''21 336'''<br/>(10 668 ''per CPU'') || 10 668 || 5334 || ? |
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| − | | PCIe 4.0 16x slots || '''3'''<ref group="note" name="t2-1cpu-limit">on Talos II, only 2 PCIe slots are available with a single CPU | + | | PCIe 4.0 16x slots<ref group="note">All x16 slots on Talos II (and Lite) and Blackbird are CAPI 2 capable</ref> || '''3'''<ref group="note" name="t2-1cpu-limit">on Talos II, only 2 PCIe slots are available with a single CPU; two CPUs must be installed for all slots to be available</ref> || 1 || 1 || 4? |
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| PCIe 4.0 8x slots || '''2'''<ref group="note" name="t2-1cpu-limit"/> || 1 || 1 || ? | | PCIe 4.0 8x slots || '''2'''<ref group="note" name="t2-1cpu-limit"/> || 1 || 1 || ? | ||
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| − | | μPCIe | + | | μPCIe ports || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || ? |
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| Video || VGA || VGA || '''HDMI''' || ? | | Video || VGA || VGA || '''HDMI''' || ? | ||
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| USB 3.0 ports || 4 || 4 || 4 || ? | | USB 3.0 ports || 4 || 4 || 4 || ? | ||
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| − | | Storage || Optional 4x SAS/SATA || Optional 4x SAS/SATA || 4x SATA || ? | + | | Storage || ''Optional 4x SAS/SATA'' || ''Optional 4x SAS/SATA'' || 4x SATA || ? |
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 31 July 2020
Here is a quick comparison to help people get started with the platform.
Some details have been omitted, this page is intended to give a high-level overview without too much clutter.
Purchasing overview:
- consider the single CPU board, Talos II Lite as your default option, it offers best performance for a single CPU with all four memory channels loaded
- if you really need more than 22 CPU cores or more than 2 PCIe slots, consider the full Talos II but be conscious of extra PSU requirements
- if you really need something compact and potentially portable, consider the Blackbird due to its MicroATX form factor but be aware that you are constrained to only 8 CPU cores (4 threads/core), only 2 memory channels and you need to be careful to choose a case the meets noise and cooling expectations for this board
| Feature | Talos II | Talos II Lite | Blackbird | Condor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Y | Y | Y | postponed |
| Reasons to buy | most CPU cores, max RAM speed, need >2 PCIe slots |
Cheaper but still 22 cores | Cheapest, integrated peripherals, smaller size |
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| Price (USD)[note 1] | 3194.66 | 1502.57 | 1310.99 | - |
| RYF Certified[note 2] | Y | Y | ? | ? |
| Size | EATX | EATX | Micro ATX | ATX |
| CPU count | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CPU max cores | 22 | 22 | 8 | ? |
| Memory channels | 8 (4 per CPU) |
4 | 2 | 8 |
| Memory channels×speed[note 3] | 21 336 (10 668 per CPU) |
10 668 | 5334 | ? |
| PCIe 4.0 16x slots[note 4] | 3[note 5] | 1 | 1 | 4? |
| PCIe 4.0 8x slots | 2[note 5] | 1 | 1 | ? |
| μPCIe ports | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| Video | VGA | VGA | HDMI | ? |
| USB 3.0 ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | ? |
| Storage | Optional 4x SAS/SATA | Optional 4x SAS/SATA | 4x SATA | ? |
- ↑ please see online shop for latest prices, and be aware that bundles may discount prices if also purchasing CPUs and HSFs. Last updated 2020-07-31.
- ↑ Certified by the Free Software Foundation's Respects Your Freedom program
- ↑ channels multiplied by maximum speed in MHz
- ↑ All x16 slots on Talos II (and Lite) and Blackbird are CAPI 2 capable
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 on Talos II, only 2 PCIe slots are available with a single CPU; two CPUs must be installed for all slots to be available
