https://wccftech.com/netflix-evaluating-replacing-intel-with-amd-epyc-processors-single-epyc-compared-to-dual-socket-xeon/

Netflix, a household name in the online streaming industry appears to be evaluating AMD EPYC based solutions for its data centers as a possible replacement for Intel Xeon based solutions. In a presentation by Drew Gallatin at EuroBSDCon (thanks for the link @DavidSchor) the company went over achieving an ambitious 200 Gbps goal for its streaming hardware and considering Intel and AMD based solutions that could be used to achieve this. It is worth adding here that this is not a confirmation of Netflix shifting to AMD - just an early evaluation by the company but one that could possibly lead to a shift.

The story begins like this. Netflix has server setups right now that can achieve a goal of 100 Gbps quite easily, but with expansion plans in mind, the company is considering what it has to do to achieve a goal of 200 Gbps per commodity server. The current setup Netflix is using consists of a single Intel Xeon based solution and considering it has to double the performance, the company can either throw another Xeon socket into the equation or go with a single EPYC part. Since both the EPYC part and Intel Xeon parts have similar TCOs (Total Cost of Ownership), this is essentially an exercise in meticulous technical evaluation.