Description

Powerful and flexible

Drive fastest-time-to-value and no-compromise AI acceleration with Intel CPUs NVIDIA GPUs and next generation technology for memory, storage and expansion to achieve the highest performance.

• Break through boundaries with two 4th generation Intel^® Xeon® processors and eight GPUs
• Flexibility to choose 8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology or, 8 AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators fully interconnected with AMD Infinity fabric
• Operate air-cooled (up to 35°C) with improved energy efficiency from Dell Smart Cooling technology

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 is a 6U rack server designed for high-performance AI and machine learning workloads. It features 8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology. The server also includes two 5th or 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 4TB of DDR5 memory, and various storage options.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

Key Features:
Accelerators: 8x NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs.
Processors: Two 5th or 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
Memory: 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, supporting up to 4TB of RAM.
Storage: Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe/SAS/SATA SSD drives (122.88 TB max).
Form Factor: 6U rack server.
Networking: 2x 1 GbE LOM and options for OCP NIC 3.0 (25GbE or 10GbE).
Power: Redundant 2800W Titanium power supplies.
Additional Information:
The XE9680 is Dell’s first 8-GPU platform, optimized for AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
It supports various operating systems, including Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware ESXi.
The server features advanced security measures like cryptographically signed firmware, data at rest encryption, and secure boot.
It is designed for demanding workloads like generative AI training, model customization, and large-scale AI inferencing.