[shortdesc]4U liquid-cooled rack server delivering unmatched performance for AI and HPC, featuring dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors and up to 8 NVIDIA HGX B200 or H200 GPUs.[/shortdesc]

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Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge XE9680L
SKU	XE9680L
Product Type	Rack Server
Series	PowerEdge
Form Factor	4U rack server
Processor	Two 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Memory	32 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 4 TB max
Storage	Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives max 122.88 TB
GPU	8 x NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB 1000W SXM6 GPUs or 8 x NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB 700W SXM5 GPUs
Power Supplies	3000W Titanium (B200) or 2800W Titanium (H200) hot-swap redundant
Dimensions	174.3 mm x 447 mm upper 2U / 434 mm lower 2U x 1037.57 mm with bezel
Weight	95.60 kg

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[specifications]

Processor Cores	Up to 64 cores per processor
Memory Speed	Up to 5600 MT/s
Memory Type	Registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only
Storage Controller	Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
GPU Interconnect	NVIDIA NVLink technology
Chipset	Intel® C741 chipset
PCIe	Up to 12 x16 Gen5 full-height, half-length slots
Embedded NIC	2 x 1 GbE
Network Options	1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)
Cooling Options	Liquid cooled CPUs, GPUs, and NVLink Switches
Fans	Six high performance (HPR) gold grade fans on the top layer and six on the bottom layer
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 iDRAC Direct ethernet port
Embedded Management	iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
OpenManage Software	OpenManage Enterprise, CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug-in, OpenManage Service plugin, OpenManage Power Manager plugin, OpenManage Update Manager plugin
OpenManage Integrations	BMC Truesight, OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow, Red Hat Ansible Modules, Terraform Providers
Operating System	Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS (For details see Dell.com/OSsupport)
Security Features	Cryptographically signed firmware, Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs), 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

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[accesories]

Required Accessories	IR5000 infrastructure deployment asset (required for HGX setups)
Optional Accessories	Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

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Dell PowerEdge XE9680L for AI and HPC Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680L is a high-performance 4U liquid-cooled rack server meticulously optimized for demanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Engineered with dual 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and support for up to eight fully interconnected NVIDIA HGX B200 or H200 GPUs via NVLink technology, this system offers deep-learning architectures a massive compute density footprint for accelerated workflows and generative AI model execution.

Key Benefits and Features

• Accelerated Compute Power: Supports up to eight NVIDIA HGX B200 (180GB, 1000W) or H200 (141GB, 700W) SXM GPUs with high-speed NVIDIA NVLink interconnects.
• Advanced Thermal Architecture: Direct liquid cooling system effectively cools CPUs, GPUs, and NVLink switches to reduce enterprise energy overhead.
• Substantial Throughput and Storage: Houses 32 DDR5 DIMM slots for up to 4TB of high-speed RDIMM memory alongside 8 front NVMe bays supporting up to 122.88TB.
• Enterprise-Grade Scalability: Provides up to 12 PCIe Gen5 x16 full-height, half-length expansion slots alongside OCP 3.0 support.
• Unified Management Framework: Features Dell OpenManage enterprise tools and an embedded iDRAC9 architecture for simplified autonomous administration.

Ideal Use Cases

• Large Language Model (LLM) training, multi-node fine-tuning, and ultra-low latency inference.
• High-performance computing (HPC) simulations.
• Enterprise-grade recommendation engine infrastructure.
• Molecular dynamics, genome sequencing, and clinical bioinformatics.
• Dense, multi-tenant GPU-accelerated environments.

Technical Specifications

• Product Type: 4U liquid-cooled rack server
• Processor: Dual 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, up to 64 cores per processor
• Memory: 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, RDIMM up to 4TB max, speeds up to 5600 MT/s (ECC registered only)
• GPU Profiles: 8 x NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB SXM6 or 8 x NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB SXM5
• Front Bays: Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives, max 122.88TB capacity
• Expansion Options: Up to 12 x16 Gen5 full-height, half-length slots; 1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 lanes)
• Embedded NIC: 2 x 1GbE base network configurations
• Chipset: Intel C741 chipset
• Power Architecture: Redundant hot-swap Titanium power units (3000W for B200 configs / 2800W for H200 configs)

Deploy Dense AI Compute with Dell PowerEdge XE9680L

Incorporate the Dell PowerEdge XE9680L into your datacenter matrix to confidently manage complex data-intensive training models. With factory rack-scale integration options, advanced cyber-resilient silicon architecture, and elite liquid-cooled thermodynamics.