100% Original Wholesale Asus KRPA-U16 KNPA-U16 AMD EPYC 7003 & 7002 Socket SP3 (LGA 4094) EEB Server Motherboard

100% Original Wholesale Asus KRPA-U16 KNPA-U16 AMD EPYC 7003 & 7002 Socket SP3 (LGA 4094) EEB Server Motherboard

Here’s a detailed comparison table for the ASUS KRPA-U16 and ASUS KNPA-U16 server motherboards:

ASUS KRPA-U16 vs KNPA-U16 Comparison Table

Feature	KRPA-U16	KNPA-U16
Form Factor	SSI EEB (12″ x 13″)	SSI EEB (12″ x 13″)
CPU Support	Dual AMD EPYC 7002 (Rome)	Dual AMD EPYC 7003 (Milan)
Socket	SP3 (Socket LGA 4094)	SP3 (Socket LGA 4094)
Memory Slots	16x DDR4 (Up to 4TB)	16x DDR4 (Up to 4TB)
Memory Speed	3200MHz	3200MHz
PCIe Version	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe Slots	6x PCIe 4.0 x16	6x PCIe 4.0 x16
Storage (SATA)	8x SATA 6Gbps	8x SATA 6Gbps
M.2 Slots	2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4)	2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4)
Networking	2x 1Gbps (Intel I350-AM2)	2x 1Gbps (Intel I350-AM2)
IPMI/Remote Mgmt.	ASMB9-iKVM (IPMI 2.0)	ASMB9-iKVM (IPMI 2.0)
USB Ports	4x USB 3.2 Gen1 2x USB 2.0	4x USB 3.2 Gen1 2x USB 2.0
Power Connectors	Dual 8-pin EPS + 24-pin ATX	Dual 8-pin EPS + 24-pin ATX
OCP Support	OCP 3.0 mezzanine slot	OCP 3.0 mezzanine slot
Target Use Case	HPC/Cloud (Rome platform)	Enterprise/Virtualization (Milan)

ASUS KRPA-U16 & KNPA-U16 Server Motherboards Overview

Dual-Socket EPYC Powerhouses

The ASUS KRPA-U16 and KNPA-U16 represent ASUS’s flagship dual-socket server platforms for AMD EPYC processors, designed for enterprise data centers, cloud computing, and high-performance workloads. While sharing the same robust SSI EEB form factor (12″ x 13″), these motherboards cater to different generations of AMD’s EPYC platform with distinct performance characteristics.

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Key Specifications Comparison

ASUS KRPA-U16 (Rome Platform)

• CPU Support: Dual AMD EPYC 7002 Series (Rome)
• Architecture: Zen 2 (7nm)
• Core Density: Up to 64 cores/128 threads per socket
• PCIe Version: 4.0 (128 lanes per CPU)
• Memory: 16x DDR4-3200 DIMMs per CPU (4TB max)
• Best For:
  • Cloud-scale deployments
  • High-core-count virtualization
  • Cost-effective HPC clusters

ASUS KNPA-U16 (Milan Platform)

• CPU Support: Dual AMD EPYC 7003 Series (Milan)
• Architecture: Zen 3 (7nm+)
• Core Density: Up to 64 cores/128 threads per socket
• PCIe Version: 4.0 (128 lanes per CPU)
• Memory: 16x DDR4-3200 DIMMs per CPU (4TB max)
• Best For:
  • Enterprise virtualization
  • Mission-critical databases
  • High-performance computing

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Technical Differentiation

Feature	KRPA-U16	KNPA-U16
IPC Improvement	Baseline	+19% over Rome
L3 Cache	Up to 128MB	Up to 256MB
Memory Latency	Standard	Optimized controllers
Security	SME/SEV	SME/SEV-ES
Power Efficiency	180W TDP support	200W TDP support

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Shared Enterprise Features

• Expansion Capability:
  • 6x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots
  • OCP 3.0 mezzanine slot
  • 2x M.2 NVMe slots
• Storage:
  • 8x SATA 6Gbps ports
  • SlimSAS connectors
• Management:
  • ASMB9-iKVM with IPMI 2.0
  • Redundant BIOS
• Networking:
  • Dual 1Gbps Intel LAN
  • Optional 10/25/100G via OCP