We’re excited to announce the general availability of the next generation Compute Cloud@Customer X11 and Private Cloud Appliance X11 platforms with significant advancement in both performance and security. The X11 platform features the latest 5th Generation AMD EPYC™ processor with the ability to scale up to 1,656 processor cores in a single rack, unlocking greater scalability and flexibility for demanding enterprise workloads.

Security is non-negotiable for today’s enterprises. That’s why Compute Cloud@Customer X11 now offers an innovative Isolated mode, giving you the option to run your most sensitive workload in a completely air-gapped environment. This means you can achieve absolute peace of mind when it comes to data privacy and regulatory compliance. Engineered for enterprise, X11 platforms deliver rack-scale infrastructure optimized for high performance, availability, and cloud economics—while helping you address strict data residency and security requirements. These solutions address the best of both worlds: all the benefits of cloud with the control and security of on-premises deployment.

Engineered for enterprise, X11 platforms deliver rack-scale infrastructure optimized for high performance, availability, and cloud economics—while helping you meet strict data residency and security requirements. These solutions address the best of both worlds: all the benefits of cloud with the control and security of on-premises deployment.

 

The Evolution of Edge Cloud, Redefined

Businesses today demand the best of both worlds: the innovation of the public cloud and the security, compliance and low latency performance of on-premises infrastructure. That’s why we built Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance—so you don’t have to compromise. Now, with the next generation X11 platforms, featuring faster state-of-the-art hardware components, we’re taking this vision even further.

Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer X11: Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer X11 is a fully managed edge cloud solution that delivers Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services including compute, storage, networking, and OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) in your data centers. It can be run connected to public cloud or disconnected (air-gapped) with on-site managed options and offers a flexible OpEx pricing model.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance X11: Oracle Private Cloud Appliance X11 is a customer-managed, rack-scale engineered system that brings OCI- compute, storage, networking, and OKE on-premises. Designed for environments disconnected from the public cloud, it enables rapid deployment of cloud-compatible applications, middleware, and workloads using built-in automation in an OCI-like environment. The system follows a CapEx pricing model, giving organizations full control over their infrastructure while maintaining OCI compatibility.

 

What’s new in Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer & Oracle Private Cloud Appliance X11?

This latest release is our most advanced yet, featuring:

  • Next-Gen Processors: The Compute E6 shapes in the X11 platform are powered by the latest 5th Generation AMD EPYC™ Processors, these systems deliver significantly faster compute performance and lower latency for your most demanding workloads. Each processor features 96 processor cores and supports DDR5-6400 memory, enabling exceptional speed and efficiency.
  • Compute performance Improvements: OCI Compute E6 shapes deliver over 50% better cost-to-performance compared to the previous E5 instance generation, based on OCI’s internal benchmarking. According to Compute Cloud@Customer internal benchmarking, the new VM.PCAStandard.E6.Flex shapes offer up to 64% higher SPEC IntRate (for integer workloads) and up to 67% higher SPEC FPRate (for floating-point workloads) compared to the previous E5 Flex shapes. This makes them a more efficient and cost-effective choice for a wide range of applications.

 

X11 (E6 Flex) vs X10 (E5 Flex) VM Performance (2 OCPU)

Figure 1: VM.PCAStandard.E6.Flex vs VM.PCAStandard.E5.Flex 2 OCPU

 

X11 (E6 Flex) vs X10 (E5 Flex) VM Performance (8 OCPU)

Figure 2: VM.PCAStandard.E6.Flex vs VM.PCAStandard.E5.Flex 8 OCPU

 

This means you get significantly more workload performance for each dollar spent per core.

  • Max Boost frequency: Achieves up to 4.5 GHz, a 21% increase over the previous generation, delivering faster processing speeds.
  • “Zen 5” architecture: Provides higher instructions per cycle (IPC), especially benefiting integer-heavy workloads.
  • Faster memory: E6 Compute nodes utilize DDR5-6400 memory, offering up to 33% higher bandwidth than previous DDR5-4800 modules. They also support more PCIe® Gen5 lanes for increased I/O throughput and feature up to 5x the L3 cache per core, enabling faster data access and improved overall performance for data-intensive applications. 

Storage Performance Improvement: There’s an 18% improvement in raw IOPS and an over 200% improvement in available I/O Bandwidth in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS11-2 compared to the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS9-2 mid-range appliance used in the X10 platform.

  • Four Corner Workloads: X11 (ZS 11-2) vs. X10 (ZS 9-2) Performance
    • Maximum Throughput: The X11 (ZS11-2) system reaches approximately 3 GB/s, while the X10 (ZS9-2) hovers around 2.2 GB/s, representing a 36% throughput boost with X11.
    • Random Reads: X11 (ZS11-2) achieves between 80,000 and 85,000 IOPS, compared to X10’s (ZS9-2’s) 70,000 to 73,000 IOPS-an improvement of about 16%.
    • Random Writes: X11 (ZS11-2) delivers 70,000 to 76,000 IOPS versus X10’s (ZS9-2’s) 55,000 to 60,000 IOPS, which amounts to a 27% growth in write performance.

 

Block Volume IOPs - 4 Corner Workloads: BV Size = 1TB; BV Count: = 8

 Figure 3: Block Volume IOPs – 4 Corner Workloads

 

  • Random Mixed Read/Write Workloads:
    • The most impressive gains were recorded in write-intensive workloads, with increases up to 90% for larger block sizes (such as 1M).
    • For mixed read/write operations using 4K block sizes, X11 exhibits an extraordinary performance leap of approximately 236%.
    • Read performance also improves, especially for larger block sizes, where the gain is around 40%-though this is slightly less pronounced than the gains seen with writes.

 

“Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer X11 further enhances Oracle’s core-to-edge strategy. Powered by the latest 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, organizations can run demanding workloads securely in their own data centers while maintaining full data control and benefiting from cloud automation and scalability. Oracle’s edge cloud sets the industry standard for compatibility and performance.”

— Matt Leonard, Vice President, OCI Edge Cloud Product Management

 

“Our longstanding collaboration with Oracle continues to deliver transformative value to our enterprise customers around the world,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Server Business, AMD. “By leveraging 5th Gen AMD EPYC processor-based Oracle platforms, organizations gain access to leadership performance and energy-efficient compute that scales to meet the demands of modern workloads— all while offering the control and security of on-premise infrastructure.”

— Dan McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Server Business, AMD

 

Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer now available in Isolated mode

Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer X11 can operate in Isolated mode, offering secure and sovereign, air-gapped solutions designed to help meet the demands of global customers’ classified workloads such as defense and mission-critical in the public sector, and finance, telecom and healthcare in the private sector. This new offering, Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated, is built to help address the most stringent security and compliance requirements, including classified, restricted, and top-secret data. It includes operational tooling necessary to deploy, operate, scale, and secure a complete private managed cloud. These systems operating in isolated mode offer the same services as Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer X11 systems.

For more information on Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated:

Read the Compute Cloud@Customer isolated press release

Read the Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated announcement blog

 

Key Features in Compute Cloud@Customer X11 & Private Cloud Appliance X11

  • Flexible Scalability: Seamlessly expand compute storage, and GPU resources with modular add-ons. Subscribe in increments of 552 processor cores and 6.7 TB of memory. GPU resources are available in increments of 4 GPUs. Storage options range from 150 TB to 3.65 PBs for high-capacity and from 60 TB up to 1.2 PB for high-performance needs, allowing your infrastructure to scale as your business grows.
  • Fully Cloud Managed Operations (Compute Cloud@Customer): Leverage enhanced automation for provisioning, scaling, patching, and security—freeing your IT teams to focus on innovation.
  • Expanded AI & Data Services: Take advantage of Database 23ai, AI/ML tools and advanced analytics, unlocking actionable insights at the edge or on-site.
  • Enterprise Security: Benefit from zero-trust, built-in enterprise-grade security, along with robust data privacy controls that help you address the highest regulatory standards.

 

Figure 4: Key Features

 

Benefit/Value – Built for your business

Whether you’re running mission-critical applications, modernizing legacy systems, or developing innovative new solutions, Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer can adapt to your needs—regardless of your location or industry. 

  • Perfect for regulated industries and data-sensitive workloads: Your organization gets the agility and elasticity of public cloud, the predictability of fixed costs, and the control of a dedicated environment—all right in your own facility.
  • Edge-Ready Deployments & Management: Deploy scalable cloud infrastructure at the edge for real-time processing and decision-making. Move workloads between private and public cloud with ease.
  • On-Demand Elasticity: Scale resources instantly as your workloads grow, without compromise.
  • Consistent Experience: Enjoy the same cloud innovation and operational simplicity whether on-premises or in the cloud.

 

Experience It Today

The next generation of Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer is now available. Request a demo, connect with your Oracle Sales Representative, or discover how you can modernize your IT enterprise—without moving your data or sacrificing control.

Thank you for trusting Oracle as your cloud innovation partner. We look forward to seeing what you’ll accomplish with the new Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance platforms.

 

To learn more, visit:

Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance