Supermicro SYS-8048B-TRFT 4U rack server 4x Xeon E7-4850 v4 2.1GHz 16-core 1TB DDR4 24x 3.5" bays

High-density 4U server with 24 hot-swap bays

The Supermicro SYS-8048B-TRFT is a quad-socket 4U rack server built for compute-intensive and storage-heavy enterprise workloads. Four Intel Xeon E7-4850 v4 processors deliver 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 2.8 GHz turbo. A total of 1 TB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory is installed across 32 DIMM modules. The MegaRAID 9361-8i controller provides 8 ports of 12 Gb/s SAS with 1 GB cache and battery backup.

Suits dense storage and multi-threaded apps

This platform suits organisations that need maximum 3.5-inch drive density in a single 4U chassis with four-socket scaling. Twenty-four front-accessible hot-swap trays accept SATA or SAS drives for large-capacity arrays. Dual 10GBase-T ports and IPMI 2.0 with KVM-over-LAN handle networking and remote management. Four 1620 W platinum power supplies provide full redundancy. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-thread frequency optimisation or memory capacity beyond 1 TB should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 3.5-inch hot-swap capacity decides fit

The single specification that determines suitability is the 24-bay 3.5-inch hot-swap backplane paired with the 8-port MegaRAID 9361-8i controller. If the workload requires more than 24 drives, additional enclosures or a different chassis are required. If 24 bays satisfy the storage plan, the quad-socket Xeon configuration and 1 TB DDR4 provide the compute foundation.