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Dell PowerEdge XE9785 Rack Server | Configurable

 

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Requires 2 Processors. You can not mix CPUs

AMD EPYC 9005 Series

Memory

Supports up to 24 DIMMs on a 2 Socket Configuration
12 DIMMs Per CPU. 256GB DIMMs with B300 only

E3.S NVMe (G5) Drives

Supports up to 16 E3.S Drives

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1)

Open Compute Program (OCP) 3.0 (Optional)

One OCP 3.0 x8 slot

Networking (PCIe NIC / DPU) (Optional)

MI355X: up to 12 PCIe NICs / DPUs
B300: up to 4 (slots 3, 6, 9, 12)

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: 192 Cores per CPU

2x 5th Generation AMD EPYC 9005 Series

Memory | Max: 6TB (256GB DIMMs, B300 only)

24 DDR5 RDIMM slots, up to 6400 MT/s

GPU:

8x AMD Instinct MI355X 288GB (1400W) OAM or
8x NVIDIA HGX B300 288GB (1100W) SXM6, 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:

MI355X: 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 XE9785 is a 10U, dual-socket, air-cooled AI training server. It pairs two 5th Gen AMD EPYC 9005 processors (up to 192 cores each) with an 8-GPU baseboard: AMD Instinct MI355X on Infinity Fabric or NVIDIA HGX B300 on NVLink. It adds 24 DDR5 DIMMs (up to 6TB), 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 (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-A, 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 with bezel: check rack depth and rear PDUs
AMD EPYC 9005 Series Processors

Two 5th Gen AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors (SP5, Zen 5), up to 192 cores each.

AMD EPYC 9005 Series
What EPYC 9005 Brings
  • Up to 192 cores / 384 threads per CPU
  • Up to 5.0 GHz boost (9575F)
  • PCIe Gen5 I/O, xGMI3 up to 32 Gbps
  • AMD SME and SEV security
Requirements & Limitations
  • 2 processors required; do not mix
  • Supported: 9965, 9755, 9655, 9575F, 9845, 9825, 9475F, 9455
  • Standard heatsink and fans cover every supported CPU, up to 500 W
GPU Options | 8-GPU Baseboard
Dell PowerEdge XE9785 AMD Instinct MI355X GPU sled
GPU Sled
  • 8 GPUs on one baseboard: MI355X OAM (Infinity Fabric) or B300 SXM6 (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
  • 256GB DIMMs supported with B300 only
  • MI355X can be factory power capped at 1 kW per GPU on request
GPU Memory per GPU Power per GPU PCIe NIC slots
8x AMD Instinct MI355X OAM 288 GB HBM3e 1400 W 12 x 75 W (slots 2-13)
8x NVIDIA HGX B300 SXM6 288 GB HBM3e 1100 W 4 x 150 W (slots 3, 6, 9, 12)
Memory Options | 24x DDR5
DIMM type Rank Capacity Rated speed Maximum system capacity
RDIMM 2Rx4 96 GB 6400 MT/s (1DPC) 2.3 TB
2Rx4 128 GB 3 TB
8Rx4 256 GB 6 TB

ⓘ Memory 12 DIMM slots per processor (1 DIMM per channel), 1.1 V RDIMM only; do not mix capacities. 256 GB DIMMs are supported with the B300 GPU configuration only.

Boot Options | BOSS-N1 DC-MHS
Dell PowerEdge XE9785 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 XE9785 OCP 3.0 NIC
OCP 3.0
  • 1 x OCP 3.0 SFF slot (x8), front of the system
  • 10GbE to 200GbE: Broadcom, Intel, NVIDIA
PCIe NICs & DPUs
  • MI355X: up to 12 cards, Gen5 x16 FHHL, 75 W each
  • B300: up to 4 cards (150 W) in slots 3, 6, 9, 12
  • NICs: 1 x 400GbE, 2 x 200GbE, 2 x 100GbE
  • DPUs: BlueField-3 B3220 (2 x 200GbE) and B3240 (2 x 400GbE)
Air Cooling
Dell PowerEdge XE9785 HPM sled
Standard Fans
  • 15 hot-swap GPU fans in the rear fan sled
  • 5 cold-swap CPU fans in the HPM sled
  • N+1 fan redundancy
Requirements & Limitations
  • Air cooled only; no liquid-cooling option
  • 10°C to 35°C ambient; ASHRAE A3/A4 not supported
  • GPU fans must be reinstalled within 30 seconds
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 2.0, Secure Boot, Silicon Root of Trust
  • AMD SME / SEV, System Lockdown, Secure Erase
  • Secured Component Verification, Chassis Intrusion Detection
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. User power cap is not supported. 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 172.3 kg (379.86 lbs) with MI355X, 163.65 kg (360.79 lbs) with B300
  • Static rails only; cable management arm not supported