Dell PowerEdge XE9680: Best of 2023
"My favorite server ever tested." — StorageReview
PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server
Take on demanding artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning
Rapidly develop, train and deploy large machine learning models with this high-performance application server made for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning.
Take on demanding artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning
Rapidly develop, train and deploy large machine learning models with this high-performance application server made for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning.
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 or,
8 NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology or,
8 AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB 750W OAM accelerator with AMD Infinity Fabric connectivity,
8 Intel Gaudi3 128GB 900W OAM accelerator with embedded RoCE ports for ethernet 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
Note: Only 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives are supported with Intel Gaudi3.
Storage Controllers
Internal Controllers
PERC H965i (Not supported with Intel Gaudi3)
Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
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 ten high performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the rear of the system (up to 12 fans with Intel Gaudi3)
All are hot swap fans
Embedded OSFP
6 x 800 Gb (available only with Intel Gaudi3)
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 (8 PCIe slots with Intel Gaudi3)
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 114.05 kg (251.44 lbs.)
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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