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Dell PowerEdge XE9780 Rack Server | Configurable

 

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Requires 2 Processors. You can not mix CPUs

Intel Xeon 6 Processors

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Memory

Supports up to 32 DIMMs on a 2 Socket Configuration
16 DIMMs Per CPU. Min 1TB (B200) / 2TB (B300)

E3.S NVMe (G5) Drives

Supports up to 16 E3.S Drives

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1)

GPU

Choose one GPU sled: 8x B300 288GB or 8x B200 180GB (SXM6)

Open Compute Program (OCP) 3.0 (Optional)

One OCP 3.0 x8 slot

Networking (PCIe NIC / DPU) (Optional)

B200: up to 12 PCIe NICs / DPUs
B300: up to 4 (slots 3, 6, 9, 12)

Rail Kit

iDRAC10 (Optional)

Power Supply Units (PSU)

12 PSUs (6+6 redundant)
Do not mix PSU vendors

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Quick Specs
Form Factor:

10U rack server, air cooled

Processor | Max: 86 Cores per CPU

2x Intel Xeon 6 P-core (6th Gen Xeon Scalable)

Memory | Max: 4TB (8TB with 256GB DIMMs)

32 DDR5 RDIMM slots, up to 6400 MT/s

GPU:

8x NVIDIA HGX B300 288GB (1100W) or
8x NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB (1000W), NVLink

Storage:

16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (direct attached)

Boot Options:

BOSS-N1 DC-MHS (2 x M.2 NVMe, RAID 1)

Networking Options (NOC):

1x OCP 3.0 (x8)
8x OSFP (ConnectX-8) with B300
2x dedicated iDRAC RJ45 ports

Remote Management:

iDRAC10

PCIe Slots:

B200: 12x Gen5 x16 FHHL
B300: 4x Gen5 x16 FHHL


Ideal for:
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Large Language Model Training
  • Deep Learning (DL)
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)

The Dell PowerEdge XE9780 is a 10U, dual-socket, air-cooled AI training server. It pairs two Intel Xeon 6 P-core processors (up to 86 cores each) with an 8-GPU NVIDIA HGX B300 or B200 baseboard linked by NVLink, 32 DDR5 DIMMs, 16 E3.S Gen5 NVMe drives and up to 12 PCIe Gen5 slots for the cluster fabric.

Chassis Configurations
16 x E3.S Gen5 NVMe Chassis (10U)
  • 16 front EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe bays (x4, direct attached)
  • GPU sled on top, HPM sled (CPUs, memory) slides out the front
  • Front: OCP 3.0, BOSS-N1, 2 x iDRAC RJ45, USB-C iDRAC Direct, USB 2.0, Mini-DP
Requirements & Limitations
  • NVMe only with software RAID (S160): no PERC, SAS or SATA
  • One chassis option for this server; air cooled only
  • 1044.7 mm (41.12") deep: check rack depth and rear PDUs
Intel Xeon 6 Processors

Two Intel Xeon 6 P-core processors (Granite Rapids, LGA4710), up to 86 cores each.

Intel Xeon 6 P-core Processor
What Xeon 6 Brings
  • Up to 86 cores / 172 threads per CPU
  • Up to 4 UPI 2.0 links at 24 GT/s
  • PCIe Gen5 and CXL 2.0
Requirements & Limitations
  • 2 processors required; do not mix
  • Supported: 6787P, 6767P, 6776P, 6747P
  • 330 W to 350 W TDP
GPU Options | NVIDIA HGX
Dell PowerEdge XE9780 NVIDIA HGX B300 GPU sled
GPU Sled
  • 8 SXM GPUs on one HGX baseboard, fully linked by NVLink
  • B300: 8 integrated OSFP ports (ConnectX-8) for the GPU fabric
  • 15 hot-swap fans at the rear cool the GPU sled
Requirements & Limitations
  • One 8-GPU baseboard per system; no partial GPU counts
  • Memory: at least 1TB with B200, 2TB with B300
  • OS: Ubuntu (B300, B200); RHEL (B300 only)
GPU Memory per GPU Power per GPU PCIe NIC slots
8x NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB HBM3e 1100 W 4 (slots 3, 6, 9, 12)
8x NVIDIA HGX B200 180 GB HBM3e 1000 W 12 (slots 2-13)
Memory Options | 32x DDR5
DIMM type Rank Capacity Rated speed Maximum system capacity
RDIMM 2Rx4 64 GB 6400 MT/s (1DPC)
5200 MT/s (2DPC)
2 TB
2Rx4 96 GB 3 TB
2Rx4 128 GB 4 TB
8Rx4 256 GB 8 TB

ⓘ Memory 16 DIMM slots per processor, 1.1 V RDIMM only; do not mix capacities. NVIDIA requires more than 1TB total with B200 and more than 2TB with B300.

Boot Options | BOSS-N1 DC-MHS
Dell PowerEdge XE9780 BOSS-N1 DC-MHS
BOSS-N1 DC-MHS Boot Controller
  • Hardware RAID 1 across 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs
  • M.2 SSDs: 480 GB or 960 GB
  • Front-accessible carriers
Networking Options | OCP 3.0 & PCIe
Dell PowerEdge XE9780 OCP 3.0 NIC
OCP 3.0
  • 1 x OCP 3.0 SFF slot (x8), front of the system
  • 1GbE to 200GbE: Broadcom, Intel, NVIDIA Mellanox
PCIe NICs & DPUs
  • B200: up to 12 cards, Gen5 x16 FHHL (8 x 75 W, 4 x 150 W)
  • B300: up to 4 cards in slots 3, 6, 9, 12
  • BlueField-3 B3220 / B3240 DPUs with B300 only
  • 1 NIC per GPU recommended for AI clusters
Air Cooling
Dell PowerEdge XE9780 HPM sled
Standard Fans
  • 15 hot-swap GPU fans in the rear fan sled
  • 5 cold-swap CPU fans in the HPM sled
  • Dual-rotor fans: runs on with one rotor failed
Requirements & Limitations
  • Air cooled only; no liquid-cooling option
  • 10°C to 35°C ambient; ASHRAE A3/A4 not supported
Remote Management | iDRAC10
Embedded Management
  • iDRAC10 with 2 dedicated RJ45 iDRAC ports
  • iDRAC Direct (front USB Type-C)
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
Security
  • Soldered-down TPM, Secure Boot, Silicon Root of Trust
  • System Lockdown, Secure Erase
  • Secured Component Verification
Power Supply Units (PSU)
Form factor Output Power cord
Redundant 73.5 mm (12 PSUs) 3200 W Titanium mixed mode C19

ⓘ PSU 12 x 3200 W PSUs with 6+6 full redundancy or A/B grid redundancy. Output drops to 2900 W at 200-216 V AC. Do not mix PSU vendors.

Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions
  • Height: 439.5mm (17.30")
  • Width: 448.0mm (17.63"), 482.3mm (18.98") with rack ears
  • Depth: 1044.7mm (41.12") with bezel, 1023mm (40.27") without
Weight
  • Max 163.2 kg (359.04 lbs) with B200, 159.65 kg (351.23 lbs) with B300
  • Use a server lift over 54.4 kg (120 lbs)