PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server

PowerEdge XE9680 GPU-dense server resources

Innovate where you never thought possible

Deploy massive compute anywhere with the latest family of powerful, secure servers engineered to accelerate automation and innovation.

No-compromise accelerated AI

Rapidly develop, train and deploy large machine learning models with this high-performance application server designed for HPC super computing clusters and the largest data sets for AI, used for large scale natural language processing, recommendation engines and neural network applications.

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

Tech Specs & Customization

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Processor

Two 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor
Two 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor

Operating System

Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi

Chipset

Intel® C741 chipset

Accelerators

8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology
8 NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology
8 AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB 750W OAM accelerator with AMD Infinity Fabric connectivity

Memory

DIMM Speed

Up to 5600 MT/s on the 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
Up to 4800 MT/s on the 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors

Memory Type

RDIMM

Memory Module Slots

32 DDR5 DIMM slots

Maximum RAM

RDIMM 4 TB max

Storage

Front Bays

Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe/SAS/SATA SSD drives max 122.88 TB
Up to 16 x E3.S NVMe direct drives max 122.88 TB

Storage Controllers

Internal Boot

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
Software RAID: S160

Security

Cryptographically signed firmware
Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt)
Secure Boot
Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)
TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server

iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Module

Consoles

CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Manager plugin
OpenManage Service plugin
OpenManage Update Manager plugin

Tools

Dell System Update
Dell Repository Manager
Enterprise Catalogs
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
IPMI
RACADM CLI

OpenManage Integrations

BMC Truesight
OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow

Power Supplies

2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC redundant, hot swap

Fans

Up to 6 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed in mid tray
Up to 10 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the rear of the system
All are hot swap fans

Ports

Network Options

1 x OCP 3.0 (optional)
2 x 1GbE LOM (optional)

Front Ports

1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port
1 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA

Rear Ports

1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x RJ45 iDRAC9 ethernet port

Slots

PCIe

Up to 10 x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

6U rack server

Dimensions & Weight

Height

10.36 in. (263.20 mm)

Width

18.97 in. (482.00 mm)

Depth

39.71 in. (1008.77 mm) with bezel
39.17 in. (995.00 mm) without bezel

Weight

up to 249.8 lb (113.30 kg)

Recommended Support

Choose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region.

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DragonSlayer

Reviewed on July 26, 2024
The PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server-1 offers outstanding performance for our needs.

Raj Desai

Reviewed on July 26, 2024
The PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server-1 has been a game-changer for our data-intensive tasks. It handles everything with ease and efficiency. What stands out the most is Uvation's excellent support. Whenever we had questions, they were quick to respond and incredibly helpful. This server has proven to be a valuable asset to our operations.

DataDynamos

Reviewed on July 26, 2024
The PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server-1 is great for our intensive applications. The performance is exceptional.

Joseph Taylor

Reviewed on July 26, 2024
Our experience with the PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server-1 has been nothing short of excellent. The server's speed and reliability are impressive, handling our high-demand tasks without any issues. Uvation's support team has been incredibly responsive and helpful. We highly recommend this server to anyone in need of robust performance and support.

DataDynamos

Reviewed on July 26, 2024
The PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server-1 is perfect for our heavy computational needs. It delivers outstanding performance, and we haven't faced any downtime since we started using it. The after-sales support from Uvation has been top-notch, always ready to assist with any queries. This server is a great investment for any business.

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