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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server Chassis (16x E3.S EDSFF)

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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server Chassis (16x E3.S EDSFF)

Quick Specs

Form Factor:

6U Rack Server

Processor | Max: 56 Cores (PP)

2x 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

Memory | Max: 4TB

32x DDR5 RDIMM 4800Mhz

Storage | Max: 122.88TB

Up to 16x E3.S EDSFF NVMe

Boot Options

BOSS-N1

RAID Controller:

S160 (SW RAID)
H965i

NIC/OCP

2 x 1GbE (optional)
1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)

Remote Management:

iDRAC9

PCIe Slots:

10 PCIe slots (x16 Gen5)

GPU:

8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs
8 NVIDIA HGX A100 80GB 500W SXM4 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology

Ideal for:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Data Analytics
  • Deep Learning (DL)
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Language Model
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Virtualization
No-compromise accelerated AI

Dell's PowerEdge XE9680 delivers the industry’s best AI performance. 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.


Dell PowerEdge XE9680 CTO
Scale seamlessly and securely

Deploy and enable AI business-wide and for all your AI initiatives with powerful features and capabilities, using the latest technology.

  • Scale up your needs by supporting up to 32 DDR5 memory DIMM slots, up to 8 U.2 drives, and up to 10 front-facing PCIe Gen 5 expansion slots
  • Deploy AI operations confidently with built-in platform security features, even before the server is built, including Secured Component Verification and Silicon Root of Trust
  • Manage your AI operations efficiently and consistently with full iDRAC compliance and Open Management Enterprise (OME) support for all PowerEdge servers

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 NVIDIA H100 GPUs interconnected with NVLink
  • Flexibility to choose 8x H100 700W 80GB SXM5 GPUs for extreme performance or 8x A100 500W 80GB SXM4 GPUs for a balance of performance and power
  • Operate air-cooled (up to 35°C) with improved energy efficiency from Dell Smart Cooling technology
Dell PowerEdge XE9680 CTO

Accelerated I/O throughput

Rapidly develop, train and deploy large machine learning models. Accelerate complex HPC applications and drive a wide range of complex processing needs. XE9640 delivers outstanding performance using Intel® CPUs and new Intel® Data Center Max Series GPUs.

  • Deploy latest generation technologies including DDR5, NVLink, PCIe Gen 5.0, and NVMe SSDs to push the boundaries of data flow and computing possibilities.
  • Up to 10 front-facing PCIe Gen 5 slots and up to 16 drives* enable optimal expansion for high-performance real-time AI operations.
  • Supports NVIDIA GDS (GPUDirect® Storage), a direct data path for direct memory access (DMA) transfers between GPU memory and storage, increasing system bandwidth and decreasing latency and utilization load onthe CPU
  • NVIDIA-Certified System capable to maximize operations with NVIDIA GPUs. 
No compromise AI infrastructure

Turbocharge your application performance with Dell’s first 8-way GPU platform in the XE9680 6U server, designed to drive the latest cutting-edge AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Neural Network applications. 

  • Combined with high core count of up to 56 cores in the new generation of Intel Xeon processors and the most GPU memory and bandwidth available today to break through the bounds of today’s and tomorrow’s AI computing.
  • Choose between 8 NVIDIA H100 700W SXM5 for extreme performance or 8 NVIDIA A100 500W SXM4 GPUs for a balance of performance and power, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology.
  • Improve training performance with up to 900GB/s bandwidth for GPU-GPU communication, 1.5x more than the previous generation.
  • Host multi-tenant environments using virtualization options like NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) capability

This Product Is Compatible With The Following Systems:

Product Specs

Base Standard Capabilities

FeatureTechnical Specifications** (NOTE: ** indicates Additional features Coming Soon.)
ProcessorTwo 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor
Memory• 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 4 TB max, speeds up to 4800 MT/s
• Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only
GPU• 8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs or
• 8 NVIDIA HGX A100 80GB 500W SXM4 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology
Storage controllers• Internal boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
• Software RAID: S160
Drive baysFront Bays
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives max 122.88 TB
Power Supplies2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
Cooling OptionsAir cooling
ChipsetIntel® C741 chipset
PCIeUp to 10 x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length
Embedded NIC2 x 1 GbE
Network Options1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)
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
Dimensions and weight• Height — 263.2 mm (10.36 inches)
• Width — 482.0 mm (18.97 inches)
• Depth — 1008.77 mm (39.71 inches) with bezel — 995 mm (39.17 inches) without bezel
• Weight —107 kg (235.89 pounds)
Form Factor6U rack server
Embedded Management• iDRAC9
• iDRAC Direct
• iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
• iDRAC Service Module
BezelOptional LCD bezel or security bezel
OpenManage Software• CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in
• OpenManage Enterprise
• OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter
• OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center
• OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
• OpenManage Power Manager plugin
• OpenManage Service plugin
• OpenManage Update Manager plugin
OpenManage Integrations• BMC Truesight
• Microsoft System Center
• OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow
• Red Hat Ansible Modules
• Terraform Providers
• VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager
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
PortsFront 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
Operating Systems and Hypervisors• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Shipping Information

Express Computer Systems can ship to virtually any address in the world and provides you with the best shipping rates possible. Cost of shipping varies depending on what service you require, your destination and size of the shipment. Shipping costs will be calculated separately from your order and billed to you post purchase. In the notes section of your order please provide us with your preferred shipping method and we will get back to you.

Custom configured orders ship within 2 business days after all required products are in stock.

Please allow 3 business days for products that are not in stock to arrive to our facility in Irvine, California.

Domestic Shipments
  • Standard Ground
    • Shipping time: 2-7 business days
    • Order processing time: 0-3 business days
    • Delivery time after order is placed: 2-10 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
  • 3 Business Days
    • Shipping time: 3 business days
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    • Delivery time after order is placed: 3-6 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
  • 2 Business Days
    • Shipping time: 2 business days
    • Order processing time: 0-3 business days
    • Delivery time after order is placed: 2-5 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
  • Overnight / Next Business Day
    • Shipping time: 1 business days
    • Order processing time: 0-3 business days
    • Delivery time after order is placed: 1-4 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
International Shipments
  • International Economy
    • Shipping time: 4-6 business days
    • Order processing time: 0-3 business days
    • Delivery time after order is placed: 5-9 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
  • International Priority
    • Shipping time: 1-3 business days
    • Order processing time: 0-3 business days
    • Delivery time after order is placed: 2-6 business days
    • Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.

For more information on shipping view our Shipping Information page or send us a message

ECS Warranty Information

Express Computer Systems (ECS) provides a 1 year parts warranty against defects in material or workmanship that will affect the products functionality. All refurbished items are tested prior to shipping to guarantee up-time upon arrival. If you are having issues with an item we provided please Contact Us and we will do our best to assist you.

What does our ECS warranty cover?
We offer 1 year warranty as standard and additional years can be added to fit your needs. Please reach out to a sales associate via the Contact Us page or live chat for more information on extended coverage options. During the coverage period if your product fails we will offer a Next Business Day replacement. If we are unable to replace the product we will refund its original selling price. Shipping costs and tax are not refundable. Express Computer Systems retains the right to decide whether the goods will be replaced or refunded.

What is not covered by our warranty?
Our warranty does not cover any problem caused by the following conditions:

  1. accidents; misuse; carelessness; electrostatic discharge; shock; temperature or humidity beyond the specifications of the product; improper installation; operation; modification;
  2. any improper use that contravenes the instructions in the user manual;
  3. problems caused by other equipment. Our warranty is void if the product is returned with damaged, removed, counterfeit labels, or any modifications (including any component or external cover removal). Our warranties do not cover data loss or damages to any other equipment. In addition, our warranties do not cover incidental damages, consequential damages, or costs related to data recovery, removal, and installation.

Important notes:

  • Please ask for additional warranty/coverage that you may require in addition to the standard 1 ECS warranty prior to final purchase. Requesting additional warranty after your purchase can be denied.
  • FREE technical support is provided on purchased items via phone, email, or live chat.

About Express Computer Systems

Express Computer Systems is committed to transforming our customers’ IT infrastructure with high quality products at affordable costs. Our sales reps and customer support engineers understand our customers rely heavily on advanced technology to run their business but need to do so without breaking the bank.

We specialize in building custom server configurations, custom storage solutions, networking solutions, and components from top manufacturers including HPE, Dell, Cisco, NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE Nimble and many others.

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