Gigabyte Barebone R183-Z94-AAV1 rev. 3.x rack-server 1U dual-socket SP5 - barebone - AMD EPYC

Dual AMD EPYC 9004 processors in a 1U chassis with 24 DDR5 DIMM slots and 6TB memory ceiling – the R183-Z94-AAV1 packs serious compute density into minimal rack space.

Overview

The GIGABYTE R183-Z94-AAV1 is a 1U barebone rack server engineered for dual AMD EPYC 9004 Series processors (SP5 socket, LGA 6096). It supports up to 6TB of DDR5 ECC RDIMM across 24 slots, with 8 hot-swap 2.5" drive bays for SATA or NVMe U.2 storage and two internal M.2 slots for fast boot drives. Networking is handled by dual 10GbE LAN ports, and remote management is via a dedicated 1GbE IPMI 2.0 port with KVM over IP. Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies and six hot-swap fans ensure high availability and efficient cooling.

What stands out

• Dual-socket SP5 support for AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa/Bergamo) with up to 128 cores total
• 24 DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 6TB memory capacity for memory-intensive workloads
• Flexible storage: 8x 2.5" hot-swap bays (SATA/NVMe U.2) plus 2x M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4
• Dual 10GbE networking and dedicated management port with ASPEED AST2600 BMC
• Redundant 800W Platinum PSUs and hot-swap fans for reliability

Technical details

• Form factor: 1U rackmount
• Processor sockets: 2x SP5 (LGA 6096)
• Compatible processors: AMD EPYC 9004 Series (Genoa/Bergamo)
• Chipset: Integrated with AMD EPYC SoC
• Memory slots: 24x DDR5 DIMM (12 per CPU)
• Memory type: DDR5 ECC RDIMM
• Max memory: 6TB (with 256GB DIMMs)
• Storage bays: 8x 2.5" hot-swap (SATA/NVMe U.2)
• Internal storage: 2x M.2 slots (PCIe Gen4 x4)
• PCIe slots: 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 low-profile, half-length
• Network: 2x 10GbE LAN (Broadcom BCM57416)
• Management: 1x dedicated 1GbE port, IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP, ASPEED AST2600
• Power: 2x 800W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant
• Front I/O: 2x USB 3.0, power button, ID button/LED
• Rear I/O: 2x USB 3.0, 1x VGA, 2x RJ45 10GbE, 1x RJ45 management
• Cooling: 6x hot-swap system fans
• OS support: Windows Server, RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi
• RAID: Onboard SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 (via SoC)

Our verdict

The R183-Z94-AAV1 is a high-density, feature-rich barebone for demanding data center workloads. With dual EPYC 9004 support, massive memory capacity, and flexible storage, it's an excellent foundation for virtualization, HPC, or database servers. The redundant power and cooling ensure uptime, while the 10GbE networking keeps data flowing. Just add CPUs, memory, and drives to deploy.