ASUS ESC N4A-E11 is a AMD EPYC 7003 server for AI supercomputing performance and leverages the NVIDIA HGX A100 baseboard designed to efficiently accelerate large complex AI workloads and HPC performance, with four Multi-Instance GPU (MIG)-capable Tensor Core GPUs to fully interconnect with up to 320 GB of total GPU memory. The system’s optimized thermal design enables support for an up to 400 W GPU* to deliver unprecedent performance for data analytics, AI and simulation.

* Asetek liquid-cooling solution for 500 W TDP support is available by request.

Built for AI supercomputing, ESC N4A-E11 features a single-socket AMD EPYC 7003-series processor offering the highest performance for AI and HPC workloads and supports a TDP of 280 W and extensive memory capacity of 16 DIMM slots populated with 8-channel DDR4-3200 memory per processor.

PCIe 4.0 delivers 16 GT/s bandwidth, which is double the speed of PCIe 3.0, offering lower power consumption, better lane scalability and backwards compatibility. ESC N4A-E11 features three PCIe 4.0 expansion slots and supports up to 200 GB Mellanox HDR InfiniBand smart network interface controllers to deliver extreme-speed network connections.

Featuring four 3.5-inch hot swap drive bays supporting up to two NVMe SSDs on front panel and one M.2 onboard that enables extensive storage and high-throughput performance. ESC N4A-E11 supports GPUDirect Storage to provide a direct path between storage and GPU memory, avoiding extra copies through a bounce buffer in the CPU’s memory.

ESC N4A-E11 supports 3000 W 80 Plus Titanium redundant power supplies which are 96%+ efficient, directly reducing operating costs and offering easier servicing. The 1+1 power-supply design allows the server to keep working even if one power supply requires maintenance, enabling uninterrupted operation.

ASUS ESC N4A-E11 servers integrate PFR FPGA as the platform Root-of-Trust solution for firmware resiliency to prevent from hackers from gaining access to infrastructure. ASUS security solutions are fully compliant with the 2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800 193 specification.

In addition, all ESC N4A-E11 servers also include support Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys and offer regular firmware update for vulnerabilities.

The TPM-M and TPM SPI difference and supported product list

* Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR) module must be specified at time of purchase and is factory-fitted. It is not for sale separately.