SPECIAL OFFER: Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with 8x NVIDIA A100 GPUs - In Stock
- Aug 6, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
This Dell PowerEdge XE9680 configuration is designed for AI training, inference workloads, and HPC environments requiring maximum compute density and memory bandwidth.
Dell XE9680 8×NVIDIA A100 Server
Limited stock at special pricing.
Technical Specifications - Dell PowerEdge XE9680
Chassis - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
6U, 8 x SFF NVMe bays
GPU Platform - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
NVIDIA HGX A100 baseboard
8 x NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM GPUs
500W TDP per GPU
NVLink interconnect for high GPU-to-GPU bandwidth
Peak FP16: 312 TFLOPS per GPU (Tensor Cores)
Total GPU Memory: 640GB HBM2e
CPU Configuration - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 (Sapphire Rapids)
104 cores / 208 threads total
105MB L3 cache
DDR5-4800 support
Base TDP: 350W per CPU
Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading enabled
Memory - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
64GB RDIMM DDR5-4800
Dual Rank ×16
Expandable depending on workload requirements
Networking - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
1 x Broadcom 57508 Dual Port 100GbE QSFP, PCIe x16
1 x Mellanox ConnectX-6 Single Port HDR VPI (Infiniband), PCIe x16
Full height brackets on both cards
Suitable for RDMA, GPUDirect, and low-latency interconnects
Storage Bay - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
8 x 2.5” NVMe U.2 hot-swap slots
PCIe Gen4 interface
Drives not included, configurable per application (e.g., AI dataset staging, OS boot, scratch)
Power and Cooling - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
Redundant power supply units (rated for high-GPU draw)
Optimized airflow and cooling system for SXM GPU thermals
Additional Details - Dell PowerEdge XE9680:
3-year warranty included
Stock availability: Immediate
Location: EU warehouse
Shipping within EU: 4–8 days
Technical Analysis - Dell PowerEdge XE9680
The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 is a 6U GPU server built for AI, machine learning, and HPC, designed to handle very large workloads without bottlenecks:
GPU power: 8× NVIDIA A100 80GB (HGX SXM4) with NVLink 3.0 (up to 600 GB/s) → fast GPU-to-GPU communication
Memory: 640GB total GPU memory and 16TB/s bandwidth → large models run without slowdown
CPU: 2× Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 (104 cores / 208 threads, DDR5, large cache) → no CPU bottleneck
Networking: 100GbE Ethernet + 200Gb/s Infiniband → fits both data center and HPC setups
Overall, a dense and powerful system for serious on-prem AI workloads.
Suitable Use Cases - Dell PowerEdge XE9680
AI training with PyTorch or TensorFlow
LLM fine-tuning and deployment (e.g., LLaMA, Mistral, GPT-J)
GPU-accelerated simulation and modeling
Data center-scale HPC clusters
VPI and RDMA-capable interconnect for distributed workloads
If you’re running out of GPU capacity or need a fast upgrade for large model training, this XE9680 setup delivers maximum compute density without lead times.
Dell XE9680 8×NVIDIA A100 Server
Limited stock at special pricing.






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