DELL Poweredge XE9680 Server Overview

DELL Poweredge XE9680 Server Overview

OLEKSANDR SYZOV

DELL Poweredge XE9680 Server Overview

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 is a high-performance, GPU-dense rack server designed for the most demanding accelerated computing workloads.

DELL Poweredge XE9680 Server Overview

Here's a breakdown of its technical specifications and intended tasks:

Technical Specifications:

  • Form Factor: 6U Rack Server
  • Processors:
    • Supports two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 64 cores per processor)
    • Also supports two 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 56 cores per processor)
  • Memory:
    • 32 DDR5 DIMM slots
    • Supports up to 4 TB of RDIMM memory
    • Speeds up to 5600 MT/s with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and up to 4800 MT/s with 4th Gen.
    • Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only.
  • GPUs/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 NVIDIA HGX A100 80GB 500W SXM4 GPUs (fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology)
    • 8 AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB 750W OAM accelerators (with AMD Infinity Fabric connectivity)
    • 8 Intel Gaudi3 128GB 900W OAM accelerators (with embedded RoCE ports for Ethernet connectivity)
  • 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 EDSFF NVMe direct drives (max 122.88 TB)
      • Note: Only 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives are supported with Intel Gaudi3.
    • Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1) with HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs.
    • RAID Controller: PERC H965i (not supported with Intel Gaudi3), S160 (Software RAID).
  • PCIe Slots: Up to 10 x16 Gen5 full-height, half-length PCIe slots (8 Gen5 slots with Intel Gaudi3 configuration).
  • Networking:
    • 2 x 1GbE LOM (optional)
    • 1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)
  • Power Supplies: Redundant, hot-swap power supplies, including:
    • 2800W Titanium (200-240 VAC or 240 VDC)
    • 3000W Titanium (Multi-rated, available with Intel Gaudi3)
    • 3200W Titanium (277 VAC or 260-400 VDC, available in US & Canada)
  • Cooling: Air cooling, with multiple high-performance fans (up to 6 in mid-tray, up to 10-12 in rear depending on configuration).
  • Dimensions & 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: Up to 114.05 kg (251.44 lbs)
  • Management: iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, iDRAC Service Module, Dell OpenManage software.

Intended Tasks and Use Cases:

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 is specifically designed for highly intensive, parallel processing workloads, making it ideal for:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML):
    • Training and Fine-tuning Large ML/DL Models: Its primary purpose is to handle the most demanding training tasks for complex AI models, including:
      • Generative AI (GenAI)
      • Large Language Models (LLMs)
      • Recommendation engines
      • Speech recognition models
      • Conversational AI and chatbots
      • Digital humans
    • AI Inferencing: Accelerating real-time AI operations and deployment of trained models.
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC):
    • Complex simulations and modeling
    • Molecular dynamics
    • Genome sequencing
    • Other data-intensive scientific and engineering computations.
  • Deep Learning (DL): Especially for tasks involving large datasets.
  • CRISP (presumably related to High-Resolution Imaging or advanced data processing systems).
  • Healthcare: Applications requiring significant computational power for research, analysis, and medical imaging.

In essence, the XE9680 is a powerhouse server built to accelerate the most computationally demanding AI and HPC workloads, leveraging its dense GPU/accelerator configurations and high-bandwidth interconnects to deliver unparalleled performance.

 

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