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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 | 8U Rackmount |
| Height | 14" (355.6 mm) |
| Width | 17.2" (437 mm) |
| Depth | 33.2" (843.28 mm) |
| Weight | Gross Weight: 225 lbs (102.1 kg) Net Weight: 166 lbs (75.3 kg) |
| Product series | GPU SuperServers |
| Brand | Supermicro |
| Model | SYS-821GE-TNHR |
| Catalog line | X13 Universal GPU System |
| Manufacturer | Supermicro |
| Manufacturer P/N | SYS-821GE-TNHR |
| Model / P/N | Supermicro SYS-821GE-TNHR |
| Category | AI Server |
| Product family | Supermicro SuperServer |
| System model | SYS-821GE-TNHR |
| 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) |
| Max GPU Count | 8 onboard GPUs |
| Supported GPU | NVIDIA SXM: HGX H100 8-GPU (80GB), HGX H200 8-GPU (141GB) |
| CPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe 5.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU Interconnect |
| GPU-GPU Interconnect | NVIDIA® NVLink™ with NVSwitch™ |
| Chipset | Intel® C741 |
| Network Connectivity | 2 SFP+ 10GbE with Intel® X710-BM2 (optional) 2 SFP28 25GbE with Broadcom® BCM57414 (optional) |
| Video | 1 VGA port |
| TPM | 1 TPM header |
| 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 | 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 8.0, Hypervisor 8.2.1, RHEL 8.7, RHEL 9.2, SLES 15 SP4 |
| Package | 29.5" (H) x 27.5" (W) x 51.2" (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 8 PCIe 5.0 x16 LP slots 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots Option A 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots |
| Drive Bays Configuration | Default: Total 15 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 3 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 19 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 4 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 3 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 |
| 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-821GE-TNHR |
| 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) |
| Max GPU Count | 8 onboard GPUs |
| Supported GPU | NVIDIA SXM: HGX H100 8-GPU (80GB), HGX H200 8-GPU (141GB) |
| CPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe 5.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU Interconnect |
| GPU-GPU Interconnect | NVIDIA® NVLink™ with NVSwitch™ |
| 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 SFP+ 10GbE with Intel® X710-BM2 (optional) 2 SFP28 25GbE with Broadcom® BCM57414 (optional) |
| Video | 1 VGA port |
| TPM | 1 TPM header |
| 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 | 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 8.0, Hypervisor 8.2.1, RHEL 8.7, RHEL 9.2, SLES 15 SP4 |
| Form Factor | 8U Rackmount |
| Model | CSE-GP801TS |
| Height | 14" (355.6 mm) |
| Width | 17.2" (437 mm) |
| Depth | 33.2" (843.28 mm) |
| Package | 29.5" (H) x 27.5" (W) x 51.2" (D) |
| Weight | Gross Weight: 225 lbs (102.1 kg) Net Weight: 166 lbs (75.3 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 8 PCIe 5.0 x16 LP slots 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots Option A 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots |
| Drive Bays Configuration | Default: Total 15 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 3 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 19 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 4 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 3 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 |
| 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-821GE-TNHR: 8U 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.
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| Processor support | Dual Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® / 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors | Dual Socket E2 (LGA-4710) Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500 series processors with P-cores | Dual Socket BR (LGA-7529) Intel® Xeon® 6900 series processors with P-cores |
| 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: 32 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 4TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (2DPC): Up to 8TB 5200MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM | Slot Count: 24 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM/LRDIMM Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 6TB 8800MT/s ECC DDR5 MRDIMM |
| Network connectivity | 2 SFP+ 10GbE with Intel® X710-BM2 (optional) 2 SFP28 25GbE with Broadcom® BCM57414 (optional) | 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® X710 | 6 OSFP 800GbE |
| Form factor | 8U Rackmount | 8U Rackmount | 8U Rackmount |
| Expansion slots | Default 8 PCIe 5.0 x16 LP slots 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots Option A 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots | Default 8 PCIe 5.0 x16 LP slots 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots | Default 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots 2 PCIe 5.0 x8 FHFL slots 1 PCIe 5.0 x4 AIOM slot (OCP 3.0 compatible) |
| Drive bays | Default: Total 15 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 3 front hot-swap 2.5" SATA drive bays Option A: Total 19 bays 12 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe drive bays 4 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe* drive bays 3 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 8 bays 8 front hot-swap E1.S NVMe drive bays | Default: Total 8 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive bays |
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