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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.



Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server with 8x NVIDIA A100 80GB GPUs for AI and HPC workloads. server-parts.eu. refurbished.


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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