;ASUS ESC8000A-E13P | 4U Dual-Socket GPU Server for AI & HPC - RackmountNTS

ASUS 4U ESC8000A-E13P

AMD EPYC 9005 dual-processor 4U NVIDIA MGX server that supports eight dual-slot NVIDIA H200 GPUs or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, up to 24 DIMM, five PCIe 5.0 slots and eight 2.5" NVMe
  • 24 x DDR5 DIMM, up to 6000MHz
  • 2 x AMD EPYC 9005 Series Processors
  • 8 x 2.5” Hot-swap HDD Bays
  • 2 x M.2 Slots (Gen 5 x4 link, up to 22110)
  • 8 x PCIe Slots for Dual-Slot GPUs (Gen5 x16 link, supports up to 600W)
  • 1 x PCIe Slot for NIC (Gen5 x16 link, FHHL)
  • 4 x PCIe Slots for NIC / NVIDIA BlueField®-3 DPUs (Gen5 x16 link, FHHL)
  • 1 x PCIe Slot for PCIe Card (Gen5 x8 link, FHHL)
  • 3+1 Redundant 3200W 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply
  • 5 x GPU Fans
  • 5 x System Fans

 Virtual Machines | Data Center | HPC Application | AI Training | LLM Inference

Configure & Buy Features Specifications

ASUS 4U ESC8000A-E13P Eight dual-slot GPUs in a high-density 4U compute server

 

 

Powered by AMD EPYC™ 9005 processors, ESC8000A-E13P delivers exceptional performance, featuring top-tier GPUs, faster GPU interconnects, and higher-bandwidth fabric. This powerhouse server supports up to eight dual-slot GPUs, either active or passive, and offers flexible scalability with options for NVIDIA® NVLink® Bridge or AMD Infinity Fabric™ Link. This configuration allows seamless scaling and performance enhancement, making ESC8000A-E13P an ideal choice for tackling the most Enterprise AI and HPC tasks.

 

 

 

 Key Platform Highlights

 

  • Powered by AMD EPYC 9005 processors with 192 Zen 5c cores, 12-channel, up to 6400 MHz DDR5 and support for a maximum TDP of up to 500 watts per socket
  • Fully compatible with NVIDIA MGX architecture, enabling fast and large-scale deployment.
  • High-density 4U server for eight dual-slot high-end NVIDIA H200 GPUs or NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, supporting up to 600 watts each
  • Optimized server configuration, five PCI 5.0 slots for high-bandwidth PCIe NICs and DPU to enable performance scaling
  • ASUS-exclusive toolless design empowers easy maintenance for maximum efficiency
  • ASUS Control Center IT management software and hardware-level Root-of-Trust solution

 

 

Scale with ease and flexibility using MGX architecture

 

ESC8000A-E13P takes AI infrastructure to the next level by leveraging NVIDIA® MGX™, an open and flexible reference design that ensures future-proof compatibility. With its innovative modular architecture offering up to 160 customizable configurations, clients can easily tailor their solutions to meet specific AI and high-performance computing needs. MGX sets a new industry benchmark for modular server design, enhancing ROI and slashing time to market — empowering businesses to stay ahead in the fast-evolving AI landscape.

 

 

Unlock next-gen performance with AMD EPYC™ 9005 series

 

The AMD EPYC™ 9005 series takes AMD's legacy of x86 architecture innovation to new heights, leveraging cutting-edge 3nm technology for record-breaking performance. With the introduction of high-performance DDR5 DIMMs and blazing-fast PCIe 5.0 I/O, EPYC™ 9005 CPUs are engineered to handle the most demanding workloads. Designed to power memory-hungry AI-driven data centers, machine learning (ML), high-performance computing (HPC), and large in-memory

Supercharge your system with PCIe 5.0 connectivity switch solutions

 

This server features the latest Broadcom PEX89000 series of switches, supporting up to 1,024Gbps (128GBps) of raw bandwidth per port (x16) to create high-availability hyper-scale systems. It uses the PCI Express 5.0 bus to empower communication between in-rack hosts and endpoints, simplifying connectivity while providing the highest PCIe-switching performance available for data center servers, storage and networks. Take advantage of these industry-first features today for the most demanding hyper-converged AI/ML/DL applications.

 

G4L3‑ZD1‑LAX5 GPU Server

 

 

                               Server-management Solution

BMC Management 

 

Remote server management


ASUS ASMB11-iKVM is the latest server-management solution from ASUS, built upon the ASPEED 2600 chipset running on the latest AMI MegaRAC SP-X. The module provides various interfaces to enable out-of-band server management through WebGUI, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Redfish® API.

Streamline IT operations via a single dashboard

 

ASUS Control Center (ACC) is remote IT-management software application designed for monitoring hardware and software IT assets and inventory status, and enabling seamless remote BIOS configurations and updates, efficient IT diagnostics and troubleshooting and enhanced security with hotfix updates — allowing easier server management for any IT infrastructure.

Trusted Platform Module 2.0

 

ASUS servers also include support Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys and offer regular firmware update for vulnerabilities.

 

 

Effortless maintenance with a toolless design for speed and simplicity

Designed for easy maintenance with a refined mechanical structure, ESC8000A-E13P allows the entire machine to be disassembled completely without tools.

 

Processor / System Bus2 x Socket SP5 (LGA 6096)
AMD EPYC™ 9005 series processors*
* Up to 500W cTDP, TDP support varies by configuration
Memory
Total Slots:
24 (12 channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU)
Capacity:
Maximum up to 3TB
Memory Type:
DDR5 6400/5600 RDIMM
Memory Size:
128GB, 96GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB RDIMM
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Expansion Slots Up to 14 slots
 Rear:
 8 x PCIe x16 for dual-slot GPU cards (Gen5 x16 link, FH/FL)
 5 x PCIe x16 for NIC/BlueField-3 cards (Gen5 x16 link, FH/HL)
 Front:
 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x8 link, FH/HL)
Storage

8 x 2.5" Front Hot-swap Storage Bays
Default SKU*: Backplane supports up to 8 x NVMe
RAID SKU: Backplane supports up to 4 or 6 NVMe drives based on HBA/Raid card model installed
*MGX compliance

2 x M.2 Socket, supports up to 22110 type (PCIe Gen5 x4 link)
(M.2 board supports up to 2 x NVMe)

Networking2 x 10GbE LAN ports (RJ45, X710-AT2) 1 x Management Port
  Front I/O Ports1 x Mini DisplayPort
2 x USB 5Gbps ports
1 x Debug port
 Rear I/O Ports
1 x USB 5Gbps port
2 x RJ-45 LAN ports
1 x RJ-45 management LAN port
 Switch/LED
Front :
1 x Power switch/LED
1 x Location switch/LED
1 x Message LED
1 x Clear CMOS switch
1 x Reset Switch
2 x M.2 LEDs
2 x LAN LEDs
1 x Q-code/Port 80 LED
Rear :
1 x Power switch/LED
1 x Location switch/LED
1 x Message LED
  Management Solution
ASUS Control Center Enterprise (in-band)
ASMB12-iKVM for (out-of-band/BMC AST2600)
Regulatory Compliance
BSMI, CB, CE, FCC(Class A), RCM
Dimensions
800mm x 439.5mm x 175mm
31.5” x 17.3” x 6.9”
Form Factor
4U
Weight
Net Weight: 42 Kg
Gross Weight: 44.23 Kg
Power Supply
3+1 redundant 3200W 80 PLUS Titanium power supply
Environment
Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20% ~ 95% (Non-condensing)
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