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HP ProLiant Compute XD680

HPE's 5U, 2-socket GPU server for enterprise AI, built around a single Intel Gaudi 3 OAM accelerator and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) processors. Offers 8 SFF NVMe U.3 storage, 8x HHHL + 4x FHHL PCIe 5.0 expansion and 6x QSFP/OSFP 200 Gbps Ethernet ports for large-model AI training and deep learning.

Memory

Slots
24 DIMM (12 per processor, 8 channels per processor)
Type
HPE DDR5 Smart Memory RDIMM
Max (5th Gen SPR CPUs)
3.0 TB: 24 x 128 GB @ 4400 MT/s (2DPC); or 2.0 TB: 16 x 128 GB @ 4800 MT/s (1DPC)
Max (5th Gen EMR CPUs)
3.0 TB: 24 x 128 GB @ 4400 MT/s (2DPC); or 2.0 TB: 16 x 128 GB @ 5600 MT/s (1DPC)

Storage

Chassis
Drive Box 1: 8x SFF NVMe U.3 hot-plug
Max capacity
122.88 TB (8 x 15.36 TB Hot Plug SFF NVMe PCIe SSD)
Boot
HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (2 x 960 GB M.2 NVMe, RAID 1); rear or internal accessible; does not occupy PCIe slots
Tri-Mode controllers
HPE MR416i-p Gen11 12G Controller; HPE MR416i-o Gen11 12G Controller
Software RAID
Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC); up to 8 direct-attach NVMe bays; RAID 0/1/5/10 depending on licensing; off by default

Graphics

Integrated
Standard integrated video, up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz, 16 MB video memory
Accelerator
Intel Gaudi 3 OAM GPU only (850 W)

Expansion

Primary riser slot 2
PCIe 5.0 x16, full height/half length, Processor 1; empty by default, requires Stacking Riser (P54305-B21)
Primary riser slot 3
PCIe 5.0 x16, full height/half length, Processor 1
Secondary riser slot 5
PCIe 5.0 x16, full height/half length, Processor 2; empty by default, requires Stacking Riser (P54305-B21)
Secondary riser slot 6
PCIe 5.0 x16, full height/half length, Processor 2
Total
8x HHHL PCIe 5.0 slots, 4x FHHL PCIe 5.0 slots, 2x OCP3 slots

Networking

Embedded
2-port 10G BASE-T (RJ45), 1-port MLAN (1 GbE)
Rear fabric
6x QSFP/OSFP ports, 4x200 Gbps Ethernet

Power

Bays
Up to 6 hot-plug power supplies (6 recommended for 3-phase N+1 redundancy)
Options
HPE 3000 W CRPS Titanium (200-277 VAC), 96% efficient, single-output

Ports

Front
1 x Serial; 1 x VGA; 1 x dedicated 1 Gb iLO management port; 1 x iLO service port; 3 x USB 3.0
Rear
6 x QSFP/OSFP network ports

Physical

Form factor
5U rack
Dimensions
94.5 (L) x 44.7 (W) x 22.225 (H) cm
Weight
35.96 kg (79.11 lb) server; 48.33 kg (106.33 lb) with package

Management

BMC
HPE iLO 6 ASIC, 32 MB flash, 8 Gbit DDR3 with ECC
Tools
UEFI (Class 3), Intelligent Provisioning, iLO RESTful API (Redfish)
Security
UEFI Secure Boot and Secure Start, Immutable Silicon Root of Trust, TPM 2.0 option, FIPS 140-2 validation

Operating systems

Support
See HPE Servers Support & Certification Matrices for current Windows Server, VMware ESXi, RHEL, SUSE and Ubuntu support

Processors

  • Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8570
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8580
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+