ServerSP specializes in bare-metal dedicated servers built around Intel Xeon E5 and AMD EPYC processors, with data center presence in Miami (Digital Realty) and Brazil. Their entry Xeon E5 configurations start at $169/mo and include hardware RAID with battery backup, dual 10Gbps SFP+ ports, and 1Gbps unmetered bandwidth — specs that most providers charge significantly more for.
We tested an E5 dual-processor configuration over three months, benchmarking raw compute, storage throughput, and network consistency between the Miami and Brazil nodes.
Quick Specs
Hardware RAID with battery backup — real data protection
ServerSP deploys hardware RAID controllers with a physical battery backup unit (BBU) on all dedicated configurations. Unlike software RAID or controllers without battery protection, an HW RAID + BBU combination ensures write-back cache survives unexpected power events without data corruption — critical for database servers and production storage workloads.
In our testing, RAID-10 storage throughput on the Xeon E5 platform reached 1.8 GB/s sequential read and 900 MB/s sequential write, consistent with enterprise SAS/SATA configurations running under a hardware controller.
2×10Gbps SFP+ network — built for high-throughput workloads
Each server includes dual 10Gbps SFP+ network ports, with 1Gbps unmetered bandwidth included in the base price. The 10Gbps physical layer means headroom for burst traffic and internal transfers between servers, while the unmetered 1Gbps allocation keeps costs predictable for production workloads.
Free BGP IP announcements are supported — useful for teams running their own IP space or needing portability across providers. A /29 IPv4 block and /64 IPv6 are included at no additional cost.
Miami (Digital Realty) + Brazil — dual-region coverage
ServerSP operates out of Digital Realty's Miami facility — one of the best-connected carrier hotels in the southeastern US, with direct peering to Latin American networks. The Brazil location extends coverage for South American audiences without requiring a separate provider.
From Miami, average latency to São Paulo tests at 110–130ms. For US-to-Brazil distributed architectures, having both nodes under a single provider simplifies billing and network management considerably.
AMD EPYC configs — when you need more core density
For workloads that benefit from higher core counts and larger memory channels — virtualization hosts, compile farms, memory-intensive databases — ServerSP's AMD EPYC configurations start at $629/mo. EPYC's memory bandwidth and PCIe lane count make it the right choice when Xeon E5's per-core performance profile isn't the primary constraint.
Both product lines support custom configurations. Reach out before ordering if your workload needs specific storage, memory, or NIC configurations beyond the standard builds.
Pros & Cons
Is it right for you?
Teams needing bare-metal performance with predictable pricing. US and Latin American-primary workloads. Database servers, VMs hosts, or high-throughput applications where shared infrastructure won't cut it.
Workloads that need EU or Asia-Pacific data centers. Teams who need managed Kubernetes or cloud-native abstractions on top of bare metal.
Start with a $3/mo VPS to test your stack before committing to bare metal