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| Core count | Up to 64C/128T; Up to 320MB Cache per CPU |
|---|---|
| Memory | Slot Count: 32 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 4TB 5600MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (2DPC): Up to 8TB 4400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM |
| Memory voltage | 1.1V |
| Form factor | 5U Rackmount |
| Height | 8.75" (222.5 mm) |
| Width | 17.2" (438 mm) |
| Depth | 31" (786.1 mm) |
| Weight | Gross Weight: 100 lbs (45.3 kg) Net Weight: 65.5 lbs (29.7 kg) |
| Product series | GPU SuperServers |
| Brand | Supermicro |
| Model | SYS-521GE-TNRT |
| Catalog line | Supermicro SuperServer |
| Manufacturer | Supermicro |
| Manufacturer P/N | SYS-521GE-TNRT |
| Model / P/N | Supermicro SYS-521GE-TNRT |
| Category | AI Server |
| Product family | Supermicro SuperServer |
| System model | SYS-521GE-TNRT |
| CPU | Dual Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® / 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors |
| Note | Supports up to 350W TDP CPUs (Air Cooled) Supports up to 385W TDP CPUs (Liquid Cooled) |
| Max GPU Count | Up to 2 quad-width or 2 triple-width or 8 double-width or 10 single-width GPUs |
| Supported GPU | NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, H200 NVL (141GB), L4, L40S, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 4500 Blackwell Server Edition, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, RTX 6000 Ada Generation |
| CPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe 5.0 x16 Switch Dual-Root |
| GPU-GPU Interconnect | NVIDIA® NVLink™ Bridge (optional) |
| Chipset | Intel® C741 |
| Network Connectivity | 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® X710-AT2 |
| Video | 1 VGA port |
| BIOS Type | AMI 32MB SPI Flash EEPROM |
| Software | SuperCloud Composer® (SCC) Supermicro Server Manager (SSM) Supermicro Update Manager (SUM) Supermicro SuperDoctor® 5 (SD5) Super Diagnostics Offline (SDO) Supermicro Thin-Agent Service (TAS) SuperServer Automation Assistant (SAA) New! |
| Power configurations | Power-on mode for AC power recovery ACPI Power Management |
| Hardware | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Silicon Root of Trust (RoT) – NIST 800-193 Compliant |
| Features | Cryptographically Signed Firmware Secure Boot Secure Firmware Updates Automatic Firmware Recovery Supply Chain Security: Remote Attestation Runtime BMC Protections System Lockdown |
| Fan | Fans with tachometer monitoring Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors Status monitor for speed control |
| Temperature | Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment Thermal Control for fan connectors |
| Operating Systems | ESXi 7.0 U3, ESXi 8.0, Hypervisor 8.2.1, Oracle Linux 9.0, RHEL 8.6, RHEL 9.0, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025 |
| Enterprise Solutions | VMWare vSAN |
| Package | 17.32" (H) x 28.34" (W) x 42.51" (D) |
| Available Color | Black Front & Silver Body |
| Buttons | Power On/Off button System Reset button |
| LED | Hard drive activity LED Network activity LEDs Power status LED System Overheat & Power Fail LED |
| PCI-Express (PCIe) Configuration | Default 13 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots |
| Drive Bays Configuration | Default: Total 16 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 24 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays (*NVMe support may require additional storage controller and/or cables, please see the optional parts list for details) |
| M.2 | 2 M.2 NVMe slots (M-key) |
| Fans | Up to 10 heavy duty fans with optimal fan speed control |
| Air Shroud | 1 Air Shroud |
| Liquid Cooling | Direct to Chip (D2C) Cold Plate (optional) |
| Environmental Spec. | Operating Temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Non-operating Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) |
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| Manufacturer | Supermicro |
|---|---|
| System model | SYS-521GE-TNRT |
| CPU | Dual Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® / 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors |
| Core Count | Up to 64C/128T; Up to 320MB Cache per CPU |
| Note | Supports up to 350W TDP CPUs (Air Cooled) Supports up to 385W TDP CPUs (Liquid Cooled) |
| Max GPU Count | Up to 2 quad-width or 2 triple-width or 8 double-width or 10 single-width GPUs |
| Supported GPU | NVIDIA PCIe: H100 NVL, H200 NVL (141GB), L4, L40S, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 4500 Blackwell Server Edition, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, RTX 6000 Ada Generation |
| CPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe 5.0 x16 Switch Dual-Root |
| GPU-GPU Interconnect | NVIDIA® NVLink™ Bridge (optional) |
| Memory | Slot Count: 32 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 4TB 5600MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (2DPC): Up to 8TB 4400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM |
| Memory Voltage | 1.1V |
| Chipset | Intel® C741 |
| Network Connectivity | 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® X710-AT2 |
| Video | 1 VGA port |
| BIOS Type | AMI 32MB SPI Flash EEPROM |
| Software | SuperCloud Composer® (SCC) Supermicro Server Manager (SSM) Supermicro Update Manager (SUM) Supermicro SuperDoctor® 5 (SD5) Super Diagnostics Offline (SDO) Supermicro Thin-Agent Service (TAS) SuperServer Automation Assistant (SAA) New! |
| Power configurations | Power-on mode for AC power recovery ACPI Power Management |
| Hardware | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Silicon Root of Trust (RoT) – NIST 800-193 Compliant |
| Features | Cryptographically Signed Firmware Secure Boot Secure Firmware Updates Automatic Firmware Recovery Supply Chain Security: Remote Attestation Runtime BMC Protections System Lockdown |
| CPU | 8+4 Phase-switching voltage regulator Monitors for CPU Cores, Chipset Voltages, Memory |
| Fan | Fans with tachometer monitoring Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors Status monitor for speed control |
| Temperature | Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment Thermal Control for fan connectors |
| Operating Systems | ESXi 7.0 U3, ESXi 8.0, Hypervisor 8.2.1, Oracle Linux 9.0, RHEL 8.6, RHEL 9.0, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025 |
| Enterprise Solutions | VMWare vSAN |
| Form Factor | 5U Rackmount |
| Model | CSE-528GTS-R5K40P |
| Height | 8.75" (222.5 mm) |
| Width | 17.2" (438 mm) |
| Depth | 31" (786.1 mm) |
| Package | 17.32" (H) x 28.34" (W) x 42.51" (D) |
| Weight | Gross Weight: 100 lbs (45.3 kg) Net Weight: 65.5 lbs (29.7 kg) |
| Available Color | Black Front & Silver Body |
| Buttons | Power On/Off button System Reset button |
| LED | Hard drive activity LED Network activity LEDs Power status LED System Overheat & Power Fail LED |
| PCI-Express (PCIe) Configuration | Default 13 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots |
| Drive Bays Configuration | Default: Total 16 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 24 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays (*NVMe support may require additional storage controller and/or cables, please see the optional parts list for details) |
| M.2 | 2 M.2 NVMe slots (M-key) |
| Fans | Up to 10 heavy duty fans with optimal fan speed control |
| Air Shroud | 1 Air Shroud |
| Liquid Cooling | Direct to Chip (D2C) Cold Plate (optional) |
| Environmental Spec. | Operating Temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Non-operating Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) |
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Supermicro SYS-521GE-TNRT: 5U Rackmount ai server. Compare processor, memory and expansion requirements; request a configured-system quote.
These specifications describe platform support and expansion options. They do not mean that maximum memory, processors, drives or expansion cards are installed. Review the configured bill of materials for each system.
| Selection criteria | This modelSYS-521GE-TNRTSupermicro SYS-521GE-TNRTRequest configuration for SYS-521GE-TNRT | Compare modelSYS-522GA-NRTSupermicro SYS-522GA-NRTRequest configuration for SYS-522GA-NRT | Compare modelAS-5126GS-TNRT2Supermicro AS-5126GS-TNRT2Request configuration for AS-5126GS-TNRT2 |
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| Processor support | Dual Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® / 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors | Dual Socket BR (LGA-7529) Intel® Xeon® 6900 series processors with P-cores | Dual processor(s) AMD EPYC™ 9005/9004 Series Processors |
| Memory support | Slot Count: 32 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 4TB 5600MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (2DPC): Up to 8TB 4400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM | Slot Count: 24 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 8800MT/s ECC DDR5 MRDIMM | Slot Count: 24 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM (AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processor) Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 4800MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM (AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processor) |
| Network connectivity | 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® X710-AT2 | 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® X710-AT2 | 2 RJ45 10GbE |
| Form factor | 5U Rackmount | 5U Rackmount | 5U Rackmount |
| Expansion slots | Default 13 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots | Default 13 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots | Default 13 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots |
| Drive bays | Default: Total 16 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 24 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays (*NVMe support may require additional storage controller and/or cables, please see the optional parts list for details) | Default: Total 24 bays 24 front hot-swap 2.5" PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive bays | Default: Total 10 bays 2 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays |
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