The Dell PowerEdge XE9685L is a 4U, direct-liquid-cooled server that carries eight NVIDIA HGX H100 or H200 SXM GPUs on two AMD EPYC processors. It is Dell's densest 8-GPU platform: the same GPU count as a DGX in less rack space, with liquid cooling on the CPUs and GPUs.
Buying: IO South stocks and sources the PowerEdge XE9685L new and refurbished, configured to your spec, with a warranty on refurbished units. Selling: we also buy PowerEdge XE9685L systems and the GPUs inside them from businesses upgrading or decommissioning. Request a quote below, or get an offer on the one you have.
| Form factor | 4U rack, direct liquid cooling (DLC) on CPUs and GPUs |
|---|---|
| Processors | Two AMD EPYC 9004 series (Genoa), with 9005 support on newer builds |
| GPUs | Eight NVIDIA HGX H100 or H200 SXM5 GPUs with NVLink and NVSwitch |
| Memory | Up to 24 DDR5 DIMM slots |
| Storage | Up to eight E3.S NVMe drives |
| Expansion | Up to ten PCIe Gen5 x16 slots for high-speed fabric and storage |
| Cooling | Requires a facility liquid loop or an in-rack CDU |
| Management | iDRAC9 |
Configurations vary by CPU SKU, memory, drives and GPU count. Where a price is shown on this page it is a base configuration. Send us the exact build you need and we quote it the same business day.
Eight-GPU systems are quoted per configuration because the GPUs are most of the price. Tell us H100 or H200, memory and storage, and we quote it the same business day. Used and refurbished units are available well under list.
No. The XE9685L is a liquid-cooled platform. If you do not have a liquid loop, look at the XE7745 or XE7740, which are air-cooled PCIe GPU servers.
Yes. We buy complete systems and bare chassis from businesses retiring or consolidating GPU capacity, and we pay for the GPUs separately if you want to split them out.
NVIDIA HGX H100 and HGX H200 SXM5 modules, eight per system, connected with NVLink and NVSwitch.
* Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
Two 5th Generation AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series processors with up to 192 cores per processor
24 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 3 TB max, speeds up to 6400 MT/s
Note: Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only
Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
8 x NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB 1000W SXM6 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology
Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives max 122.88 TB
3000W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
3000W when used at 209.1-240 VAC or 240 VDC
2800W when used at 200-209 VAC
Liquid cooled CPUs, GPUs, and NVLink Switches
Up to 12 x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length slots
2 x 1 GbE
1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)
Up to six high performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the top layer
Up to six high performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the bottom layer of the system
Height — 174.3 mm (6.86 inches)
Width — Upper 2U: 447 mm (17.59 inches)
— Lower 2U: 434 mm (17.08 inches)
Depth — 1037.57 mm (40.82 inches) with bezel
— 1025.62 mm (40.37 inches) without bezel
Weight — 91.63 kg ( 202.00 pounds)
4U rack server
iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Manual
Optional LCD bezel or security bezel
OME APEX AIOps Observability
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Service plugin
OpenManage Power Manager plugin
OpenManage Update Manager plugin
OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow
Red Hat Ansible Modules
Terraform Providers
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
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
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
For specifications and interoperability details, see Dell.com/OSsupport
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