Key Information
Brand
Dell
Model
PowerEdge XE9680L
Form Factor
Rack server
Rack Units
4U
Release Year
2025
Dimensions
Height
174.3 mm (6.86 in)
Width
447 mm (upper 2U) / 434 mm (lower 2U)
Depth
1037.6 mm (with bezel) / 1025.6 mm (without bezel)
Weight
Weight
95.6 kg (≈ 210.8 lb)
Processors
Socket Count
2
Series
5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable
Max Cores Per CPU
64
Architecture
x86-64
Memory
Type
DDR5 RDIMM (ECC)
Max Capacity
4 TB
Dimm Slots
32
Max Speed
5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Supported DIMMs
RDIMM DDR5 ECC
Gpu Accelerators
Supported Count
8
Supported Types
NVIDIA HGX B200 180 GB SXM6
NVIDIA HGX H200 141 GB SXM5
NVIDIA HGX H200 141 GB SXM5
Interconnect
NVLink + NVSwitch
Storage
Drive Bays
Front: Up to 8 × 2.5" NVMe SSD drives
Internal: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): 2 × M.2 SSDs (RAID 1)
Internal: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): 2 × M.2 SSDs (RAID 1)
Supported Drive Types
NVMe SSD 2.5"
M.2 NVMe SSD
M.2 NVMe SSD
Raid Support
HWRAID 1 (for BOSS-N1)
Boot Options
M.2 NVMe (via BOSS-N1)
Pcie Expansion
Slots
12
Generation
PCIe Gen5
Lane Configuration
x16, full-height / half-length
Networking
Onboard NIC
2 × 1 GbE
Supported Speeds
1 GbE
Oem Modules
1 × OCP 3.0 slot (PCIe x8)
Management
Bmc
iDRAC9
Remote Management
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API (Redfish)
iDRAC Service Module
iDRAC RESTful API (Redfish)
iDRAC Service Module
Monitoring
OpenManage Enterprise
CloudIQ for PowerEdge
CloudIQ for PowerEdge
Firmware Update
OpenManage Update Manager
Security
Tpm
TPM 2.0 (FIPS, CC-TCG certified)
Secure Boot
true
Silicon Root Of Trust
true
Lock Options
System lockdown (iDRAC Enterprise/Datacenter)
Firmware Signing
true
Data At Rest Encryption
Supported (SEDs)
Cooling
Type
Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)
Fan Count
12
Liquid Cooling Support
CPUs, GPUs, NVLink switches
Power
Psu Count
2
Psu Wattage Options
2800W Titanium
3000W Titanium
3000W Titanium
Efficiency Rating
Titanium
Redundancy
Hot-swap redundant
Operating Systems
Operating Systems
Ubuntu Server LTS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi
Other OS as supported by Dell (see OS support matrix)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi
Other OS as supported by Dell (see OS support matrix)
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