Dedicated servers · four sockets
Quad CPU dedicated server Four processors, one machine, all yours
A quad CPU dedicated server has four physical processors on one board: 24 to 80 cores and up to 2 TB of memory in a single machine nobody else uses. Choose the processors and memory your work needs, and we build it in 4 to 24 hours.
Month to month, no contract. The port is unmetered, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one.
01Quad core or quad CPU
Quad core or quad CPU: which one do you need?
The names sound alike, but they describe very different machines. A quad core server has one processor with four cores. A quad CPU server, the kind on this page, has four separate processors, each with its own cores and its own memory.
AQuad core
One processor with four cores
- Enough for a website, a small game server, a VPN or a mail server.
- A lower monthly price and usually a higher clock speed per core.
- Single-processor servers, four-core ones included, are on our dedicated server list.
BQuad CPU
Four processors, 24 to 80 cores
- Built for virtual machines, large databases and work that splits into many parallel parts.
- Up to 2 TB of memory in one machine.
- Four identical processors in every build, configured the way you choose.
02Platforms
Quad socket dedicated server platforms and prices
Each row is a platform you can configure. The price is the least you can pay for a complete machine on it, and the line under the price tells you exactly which machine that is. More memory, more disks or a faster port are priced as you pick them in the configurator.
| Platform | Cores | Memory | Port, included → fastest | Locations | From, per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon E5-4600 v1/v2E5-4650L, E5-4657L v2 | 32–48 | 64 GB – 512 GB DDR3 | 500 Mbps → 20 Gbps | New York, Bucharest, Miami | $109.694 × Intel Xeon E5-4650L Octo Core 2.60 GHz · 64 GB DDR3 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 500 Mbps |
| Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3/v4E5-4650 v3, E5-4655 v3, E5-4667 v3, E5-4650 v4 | 24–64 | 128 GB – 1 TB DDR4 | 1 Gbps → 20 Gbps | New York, Bucharest, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam | $186.374 × Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 12 Core 2.10 GHz · 128 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 1 Gbps |
| Intel Xeon GoldGold 6130, Gold 6150, Gold 6230 | 64–80 | 128 GB – 2 TB DDR4 | 1 Gbps → 20 Gbps | New York, Bucharest, San Francisco | $409.384 × Intel Xeon Gold 6130 16 Core 2.10 GHz · 128 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 1 Gbps |
- SetupA ready server ordered as it stands has no setup fee. A machine built to your choices pays $29 once.
- Longer termsPay for 3, 6 or 12 months at a time and the server costs less, up to 15% off when you pay for a year.
- Operating system33 to choose from, installed for you. A Windows Server licence is priced from the processors you pick, before you pay.
03Racked now
Quad CPU servers that are already racked
These are built, cabled and switched on. Order one as it stands and it is online about 30 minutes after your payment is approved.
The list changes through the day. If it is empty, nothing is racked at this moment, and a build from the table above takes 4 to 24 hours.
Checking the shelf
Included with your server
Network
Your port is not shared with any other customer at the access switch.
1 IPv4 address included; a free IPv6, and extra IPv4 from $6 a month, on most lines
Unmetered port, up to 100 Gbps on some lines
New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam or Bucharest Data Center
Hardware
Enterprise dedicated servers are delivered with:
Enterprise HPE hardware, with Dell and Supermicro on some lines
Hardware RAID on the blade and rack lines, software RAID on the m510/m710x/m750 cartridges
Software
Choose from up to 33 operating systems when configuring the server:
Ubuntu 14.04 through 26.04, with AlmaLinux and Debian on most lines
Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2025 on most lines, as a paid license
Proxmox VE 9
VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7 and 8 on the blade, rack, m710x and m750 lines
Administration
You have complete control over your server specifications, upgrade or downgrade anytime.
Control Panel
Root Access to Server
Out-of-band iLO, iDRAC or BMC console on the blade, rack and m510/m710x lines
Support And SLA
A team of server experts is available around the clock, ready to assist you.
24/7 Live Support Via Phone or Live Chat
Service Level Agreement
04What it is for
What a 4 CPU server is good at
Four sockets pay off when your work does many things at once. If your job splits into parallel pieces, or needs a lot of memory in one place, this is the machine for it.
Hosting many virtual machines
Run dozens of virtual machines on one host with Proxmox VE, KVM, Hyper-V or VMware. We can install the hypervisor before you log in, so you start creating machines on day one. There is more on Proxmox dedicated servers.
Keeping a large database in memory
With up to 2 TB of memory, a database that would spill to disk on a smaller server can stay in memory. Each processor brings its own memory channels, so memory bandwidth grows with every socket.
Builds, rendering and batch jobs
Compile farms, CI runners, video transcoding and rendering all split into threads. A multi-core dedicated server with up to 80 cores clears the queue sooner, and because the machine is yours alone, no neighbour slows it down.
Replacing several small servers
If you pay for a handful of small machines today, one quad CPU server can take their place: one bill, one system to update and one place to back up.
Choose a different server if
- You need the fastest single thread. These processors trade clock speed for core count, so a game server or a busy web front end runs better on a high-clock single processor from our dedicated server list.
- Your software needs the newest instruction sets. The processors here come from Intel generations released between 2012 and 2019. For newer ones, the third and fourth generation Xeon Gold servers on our Intel page are built to order. AMD EPYC 7003 servers (2021) give you more cores but have no AVX-512, so check the instruction set your software needs against the exact processor before you order.
You are in the right place if
- Your work counts cores and gigabytes more than gigahertz.
- You want a lot of capacity on hardware nobody else touches, for a monthly price and with no contract.
05Licences
Count your licences before you choose four sockets
Some software is priced by the core or by the processor, and a four-socket server has plenty of both. Check this before you order, because a licence can cost more than the server it runs on.
No per-core fee
- Proxmox VE and KVM are free to run. The optional Proxmox support subscription is priced per socket, so on this server you would need four.
- Ubuntu, Debian and AlmaLinux cost nothing to install, whatever the core count.
Priced by the core
- VMware vSphere is sold per core, and every processor counts as at least 16 cores, so four sockets count as 64 cores or more. Read more on our VMware page.
- Windows Server is licensed per core as well. The checkout prices it from the processors you choose, so you see the figure before you pay.
- Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 is limited to servers with at most two sockets, so it cannot be licensed on this machine.
06Ordering
How you get your server
- 01
Choose the parts
In the configurator, pick processors, memory, disks, RAID, port, location and operating system. The total updates as you go.
- 02
We build it
A racked server is online about 30 minutes after your payment is approved. A build to your choices takes 4 to 24 hours.
- 03
You take over
You get root or Administrator access plus an out-of-band console, so you can reach the server even when its operating system will not start.
- 04
Help when you want it
Our AI chat answers in seconds and can check your account and your server. Ask for a person whenever you like. Failed hardware is replaced within 24 hours on the included plan.
Billing is monthly, in US dollars, with no contract. A server that was already racked can be refunded within three days of activation. A build to your choices cannot, so if you are unsure, ask us before you order.
07Questions
Quad CPU server questions, answered
01Is a quad core dedicated server the same as a quad CPU server?
No. A quad core server has one processor with four cores. A quad CPU server has four processors on one board, so a single machine here holds 24 to 80 cores. If four cores are all you need, a single-processor server from our dedicated server list costs much less.
02How many cores does a 4 CPU server have?
Between 24 and 80 on our platforms. Take the cores of one processor and multiply by four: four 16-core processors give you 64 cores. With Hyper-Threading, each core runs two threads.
03How much memory can a quad processor server take?
Up to 2 TB on our largest platform. The older platforms stop lower, and the table above shows the range for each one. All of it is registered ECC memory, which finds and corrects single-bit errors before they reach your data.
04Is there a cheap quad core dedicated server?
Yes, if four cores are enough: single-processor servers on our dedicated server list cost far less than any four-socket machine. If you need four processors, the least expensive build here is $109.69 a month for 4 × Intel Xeon E5-4650L Octo Core 2.60 GHz · 64 GB DDR3 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 500 Mbps.
05Do all four processors have to be the same?
Yes. Four-socket Intel boards need four processors of the same model, so every build here uses four identical chips. If you want a different processor later, all four change together.
06Which operating systems can I install?
Any of 33, installed before you get access. Current ones include Ubuntu 26.04, Debian 13, AlmaLinux 10, Windows Server 2025, Proxmox VE 9 and VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8. You can also take the server bare and install your own.
07How fast is the network port?
Every build includes an unmetered port, listed per platform in the table, and you can raise it to as much as 20 Gbps in the configurator. Unmetered means we do not count your traffic and there is no overage bill.
08How quickly can I have one?
About 30 minutes after your payment is approved if the server is already racked. A build to your choices takes 4 to 24 hours.
09How old is the hardware?
The processors come from Intel Xeon generations released between 2012 and 2019. That is the reason a machine with this many cores costs what it does. They are proven, well documented parts. If your work needs the newest chips, tell us in chat and we will point you to the right server.
10Can I cancel whenever I want?
Yes. There is no contract. Cancel before your billing month ends and nothing more is charged. The server stays yours until the end of the month you have paid for.
Ready to put four processors to work?
Choose the processors and memory, pick a city that platform is sold in (the table above lists them), and your server is built in 4 to 24 hours. Questions first? Our chat answers in seconds, and a person is there when you ask.