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Deliver smooth, scalable gameplay powered by AMD EPYC™ and Supermicro

Deliver smooth, scalable gameplay powered by AMD EPYC™ and Supermicro

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Paul Louvet
Senior Product Manager - Bare Metal
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16 January 2026

This post is based on a case study created by AMD about how i3D.net deployed Supermicro servers powered by AMD EPYC™ 4000. You can download the full version at the bottom of this post. 

Modern online games are demanding. Matchmaking, tick rates, and real-time updates happen hundreds of times per second, and if your servers can’t keep up, players notice. Lag and jitter? That’s game over for the experience. 

Consistent single-core performance is critical. To ensure you can deliver this to your gamers, i3D.net upgraded to Supermicro MicroCloud servers powered by AMD EPYC™ 4464P processors. Each chassis packs eight independent nodes, giving us the flexibility to scale horizontally with smaller, high-frequency machines instead of bulky multi-core servers. This results in 52% higher single-core performance compared to our previous setup, perfect for bare-metal gaming workloads. 

Originally rolled out to support Funcom’s launch of Dune: Awakening, this infrastructure can be used by any gaming customers who want to provide the smoothest possible experience.

Benefits for gaming companies

  • Ultra-low latency: Players enjoy smooth, responsive gameplay with no jitter.
  • Scalable performance: Add capacity quickly for new launches and peak demand.
  • Global reach: Deploy close to connectivity hubs for minimal latency worldwide.
  • Reliability out of the box: No complex tuning, just stable performance from day one.
  • Future-proof infrastructure: AMD’s roadmap means easy CPU refreshes without replacing entire platforms, keeping costs down and performance up.
  • API-first provisioning: Integrate server deployment directly into your matchmaking and orchestration systems with FlexMetal's REST API or Terraform provider.
  • Flexible billing: Hourly billing for burst capacity, monthly for baseline. Optimize costs based on your player patterns.

Access this infrastructure instantly with FlexMetal

The AMD EPYC™ 4464 powered servers are now available through FlexMetal, our bare metal provisioning platform that combines cloud like flexibility with dedicated hardware performance. This means you can spin up game servers in minutes, not days.

Looking ahead

We’re already running 1,800 nodes on AMD EPYC™ 4000 Series CPUs, and adding more. Next up is the AMD EPYC™ 4545P for even better TCO per core. This means more power with the same efficiency, so you can always deliver the performance your players expect.

 

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