ESC8000-E11
- Powerful performance: Powered by 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors unleash up to 21%-greater general-purpose performance per watt, significantly improving AI inference and training
- AI and HPC workloads ready: Up to eight dual-slot active or passive GPUs, NVIDIA NVLink® bridge, and NVIDIA Bluefield DPU support to enable performance scaling
- Power-efficient system design: Independent CPU and GPU airflow tunnels for thermal optimization and support for up to four 3000W Titanium redundant power supplies for uninterrupted operation
- Cooling solutions: Enhanced air cooling based on CPU TDP for versatile workloads
- Scale-up storage and expansion design: A total of eight bays in combination of Tri-Mode NVMe/SATA/SAS drives on the front panel and 11 PCIe 5.0 slots for higher bandwidth and system upgrade
- Flexible networking module design: Optional OCP 3.0 module with PCIe 5.0 slot in rear panel for faster connectivity
- Enhanced IT-infrastructure management: ASUS ASMB11-iKVM remote control with ASPEED AST2600, ASUS Control Center IT management software and hardware-level Root-of-Trust solution
Accelerate performance for HPC and AI workloads
Eight dual-slot GPU compute in 4U
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![ESC8000-E11 server](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/kv_pd.png)
PCIe 5.0 Ready
Faster storage, graphics and networking capabilities
![PCIe generation speed comparison](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_aggregate_bandwidth.jpg)
![System layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/system_pd.png)
![System layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/system_pd_m.png)
8 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen5, FHFL) for dual-slot GPU card
1 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x16 link) for NIC card
1 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x8 link) for NIC card or Gen5 x16 OCP socket option
GPU Fan
2 x 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
8 x 3.5”/2.5” Hot-swap storage bays
(backplane supports up to 8 x NVMe/SATA/SAS*)
Optional
2+1, 2+2 Redundant 2600W~3000W 80 PLUS Titanium CRPS
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 x8 link, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card)
* SAS support required a HBA/RAID card.
![Front panel layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/front_panel.png)
![Front panel layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/front_panel_m.png)
Front I/O
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 x8 link, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card
8 x 3.5”/2.5” hot-swap drive bays
![Rear panel layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/rear_panel.png)
![Rear panel layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/rear_panel_m.png)
8 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen5, FHFL) for dual-slot GPU card
1 x PCIe slot (Gen5, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card
1 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x16 link) for NIC card
1 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x8 link) for NIC card or Gen5 x16 OCP socket option
Management LAN
VGA & COM ports
2 x 10GbE LAN ports (X710-AT2) Or
2 x Gigabit LAN ports (I350-AM2)
2+1, 2+2 Redundant 2600W~3000W 80 PLUS Titanium CRPS
MLPerf Benchmarks
Top results on AI workloads
Sustainability
Keep your data center green
Optimized Thermal Design
Independent CPU and GPU airflow tunnels
2+2 Power Supplies
Up to 96% efficient for reduced operating costs
![The rear panel with four power supplies](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_power.png)
Storage
Scalable design for growing workloads
![The front/rear panel of 3 PCIe layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle.png)
![The front/rear panel of 3 PCIe layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle_m.png)
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 x8 link, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 FH,FL) for NIC card
1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 ,FH,FL) for NIC card
![The front/rear panel of 1 PCIe + 2 NVMe + 1 OCP 3.0 layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle_nvme.png)
![The front/rear panel of 1 PCIe + 2 NVMe + 1 OCP 3.0 layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle_nvme_m.png)
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 x8 link, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card
2 x NVMe (Gen5, x8 link)
1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 , FH, FL) for NIC card
![The front/rear panel of 2 PCIe + 2 NVMe layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle_nvme_ocp.png)
![The front/rear panel of 2 PCIe + 2 NVMe layout](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_3pcle_nvme_ocp_m.png)
1 x PCIe x8 slot (Gen5 x8 link, LP, HL) for HBA/RAID card
2 x NVMe (Gen5, x8 link)
1 x OCP3.0 socket board (Gen5 x16 link)
Management
Comprehensive IT infrastructure solutions
BMC
Remote server management
![ASUS BMC boot time comparison](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_bmc.jpg)
IT infrastructure-management software
Streamline IT operations via a single dashboard
![ASUS Control Center software on desktop, tablet and mobile device](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pic_control.jpg)
Hardware Root-of-Trust Solution
Detect, recover, boot and protect
* Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR) module must be specified at time of purchase and is factory-fitted. It is not for sale separately.
Trusted Platform Module 2.0
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Omniverse
NVIDIA® solutions for 3D collaboration
![NVIDIA Omniverse logo](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/nvidia.png)
![ASUS Omniverse product overview](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/pc.png)
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Serviceability
Improved IT operational efficiency
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Front Bezel Protection
ASUS server include a protective bezel to guard against damage. This optional bezel has been extensively tested and easy to install.
* Optional bezel sold separately.
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Tool-less Cover
ASUS servers feature three easy-access covers that can be opened without tools, enabling IT staff to perform maintenance on specific components without removing the server fully from the rack.
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Front-bezel Q-Code
ASUS servers have a visible Q-Code/port-80 LED display LED for simple monitoring of the entire boot process, from power on through loading of the operating system.
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Performance
5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
![Built-in Accelerators](https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/3fd77650-c98d-490f-85cc-bf63be5b8e4b/img/Built-in-Accelerators.png)
* Availability of accelerators varies depending on SKU. Visit the Intel Product Specifications page for additional product details.