PowerEdge XE9680
Eight-GPU flagship: NVIDIA H100/H200 SXM or AMD MI300X OAM for large-model training and inference.
The PowerEdge XE9680 is a current model, shipping and fully supported by the vendor. Eight-GPU flagship: NVIDIA H100/H200 SXM or AMD MI300X OAM for large-model training and inference.
Platform facts
| Vendor | Dell |
|---|---|
| Generation | 16G |
| Form factor | 6U rack |
| Sockets | 2 |
| CPU | 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids / Emerald Rapids) |
| DIMM slots | 32 |
| Memory | DDR5 RDIMM, up to 4 TB |
| Storage | up to 8x or 16x 2.5-inch NVMe; BOSS-N1 boot |
| RAID | HBA355i; BOSS-N1 |
| Management | iDRAC9 |
| Released | 2023 |
| Status | current |
Field notes
Roughly 10 kW at full load with six PSUs; most enterprise racks cannot power or cool more than one or two. The HGX or OAM board is one FRU, so a GPU fault is a board swap. Firmware, NIC (ConnectX-7) and GPU driver versions are matched by Dell; stay on the validated stack. Linux only in practice. Successor is the XE9780 family with Blackwell.
Successor: PowerEdge XE9780.
What we do with the PowerEdge XE9680
- Specification and procurement of new PowerEdge servers, configured to order
- Rack, rail and cable installation, iDRAC setup and firmware baseline
- Memory, NVMe, PERC and NIC upgrades with qualified parts
- Out-of-warranty repair: PSU, fan, backplane, PERC battery and motherboard replacement
- OS and hypervisor installs: Windows Server, VMware, Proxmox, RHEL, Ubuntu
- ProSupport case handling and lifecycle refresh planning
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Frequently asked questions
Do you work on PowerEdge servers you did not sell?
Yes. Most of our Dell work is on servers a business already owns, in or out of warranty.
Can you update firmware without downtime?
iDRAC and some component firmware update live. BIOS, PERC and NIC firmware need a reboot, which we schedule in a maintenance window.
Can the PowerEdge XE9680 run a current operating system?
Check the field notes above. As a rule, current models are certified for Windows Server 2022/2025, ESXi 8 and RHEL 9; legacy models usually stop at Windows Server 2019 or ESXi 7 and may need Proxmox or an older Linux to stay useful.
Need a hand with this?
Tell us what you are running and what is slowing you down. You get a straight assessment and a plan, with no obligation. Support desk is staffed 24/7.