https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/4th-generation-9004-and-8004-series/amd-epyc-9754.html

Launched June of 2023

128c/256t

$11,900

400w TDP

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/240777/intel-xeon-6980p-processor-504m-cache-2-00-ghz/specifications.html

Launched Q3 of 2024

128c/256t

$17,800

500w TDP

I don’t think Granite Rapids are going to flip it back in Intels favor

It’s the vim part I haven’t heard

no-vem-ber and no-vem-bur I’ve heard

I have never in my life heard someone say “no-vim-bur”

What areas have this accent?

It’s not harmful, but it really depends on what roles you’re trying to land.

I usually recommend going for A+ then Network+, then Linux+ for new technicians at data centers.

If you’re worried about interviewing, I can say from the other side of the table that actual projects and working through issues shows experience more clearly than simply studying for and passing a cert. Even something simple like setting your desktop/server to be the DHCP server (instead of the router being the DHCP server)