ServeTheHome | Intel QuickAssist is a "Cheat Code" for Server Performance @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Intel QuickAssist Technology is a game-changer for many compression and crypto workloads in servers. We go into the technology, its performance, and some of the gotchas to see how much Intel QAT accelerates a dual-socket Intel Xeon Gold 6338N ("Ice Lake") server compared to an AMD EPYC 7513 ("Milan") server. We also show a bit on what you can do to achieve this level of acceleration in your systems with compression, IPsec VPN, and nginx HTTPS servers as we look at Intel QuickAssist performance.
Note: This was sponsored by Intel because I needed to fly up to Oregon and we needed to put together a 100GbE demo environment using some fairly specialized tools. As always, we retained full editorial control and Intel did not get to review anything prior to publication including scripts, the main site article, or the video before we published it.
STH Main Site Article: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-in-ice-lake-servers-what-you-need-to-know
STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: eepurl.com/dryM09
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:43 What is Intel QuickAssist
05:10 Building a 100GbE Intel QAT Test Setup for Intel Ice Lake Xeon and AMD EPYC
08:45 Compression Acceleration with Intel QAT
12:02 IPsec Acceleration with QuickAssist
14:06 nginx HTTPS Acceleration with the QAT Engine
18:44 Intel QAT "Gotchas" We Have Found
22:26 The Future of Intel QAT
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Intel QAT adapters by generation: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-parts-and-cards-by-qat-generation
- Intel Ice Lake D: youtube.com/watch?v=H0fr7EBsa50
- AMD, Arm, and Intel CPU Plans 2022-2023: youtube.com/watch?v=avxg-XRmk8A
- Intel QAT OpenSSL 2016: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-technology-and-openssl-setup-insights-and-initial-benchmarks
- Intel QAT IPsec 2017: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-at-40gbe-speeds-ipsec-vpn-testing
- Intel QAT and Sapphire Rapids 1: servethehome.com/intel-sierra-forest-the-e-core-xeon-intel-needs
- Intel QAT and Sapphire Rapids 2: servethehome.com/intel-accelerates-messaging-on-acceleration-ahead-of-sapphire-rapids-xeon
Intel QuickAssist Technology is a game-changer for many compression and crypto workloads in servers. We go into the technology, its performance, and some of the gotchas to see how much Intel QAT accelerates a dual-socket Intel Xeon Gold 6338N ("Ice Lake") server compared to an AMD EPYC 7513 ("Milan") server. We also show a bit on what you can do to achieve this level of acceleration in your systems with compression, IPsec VPN, and nginx HTTPS servers as we look at Intel QuickAssist performance.
Note: This was sponsored by Intel because I needed to fly up to Oregon and we needed to put together a 100GbE demo environment using some fairly specialized tools. As always, we retained full editorial control and Intel did not get to review anything prior to publication including scripts, the main site article, or the video before we published it.
STH Main Site Article: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-in-ice-lake-servers-what-you-need-to-know
STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: eepurl.com/dryM09
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Become a STH YT Member and Support Us
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Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join
STH Merch on Spring: the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co
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Where to Find STH
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STH Forums: forums.servethehome.com
Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/ServeTheHome
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:43 What is Intel QuickAssist
05:10 Building a 100GbE Intel QAT Test Setup for Intel Ice Lake Xeon and AMD EPYC
08:45 Compression Acceleration with Intel QAT
12:02 IPsec Acceleration with QuickAssist
14:06 nginx HTTPS Acceleration with the QAT Engine
18:44 Intel QAT "Gotchas" We Have Found
22:26 The Future of Intel QAT
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Intel QAT adapters by generation: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-parts-and-cards-by-qat-generation
- Intel Ice Lake D: youtube.com/watch?v=H0fr7EBsa50
- AMD, Arm, and Intel CPU Plans 2022-2023: youtube.com/watch?v=avxg-XRmk8A
- Intel QAT OpenSSL 2016: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-technology-and-openssl-setup-insights-and-initial-benchmarks
- Intel QAT IPsec 2017: servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-at-40gbe-speeds-ipsec-vpn-testing
- Intel QAT and Sapphire Rapids 1: servethehome.com/intel-sierra-forest-the-e-core-xeon-intel-needs
- Intel QAT and Sapphire Rapids 2: servethehome.com/intel-accelerates-messaging-on-acceleration-ahead-of-sapphire-rapids-xeon
