• NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Server with ConnectX®-8 SuperNICs

    Designed for scalability and versatility, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Servers accelerate a spectrum of enterprise applications, from agentic AI and LLM inference to industrial AI, digital twins, scientific simulations, data analytics, and immersive graphics rendering.

    Powered by AMD EPYC™ 9005 processors, ESC8000A-E13X delivers exceptional performance, featuring top-tier GPUs, faster GPU interconnects, and higher-bandwidth fabric. This powerhouse server supports up to eight dual-slot NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Blackwell GPUs, and offers peak GPU to GPU communication performance with ConnectX®-8 SuperNICs and built-in PCIe Gen 6 switches. This configuration allows seamless scaling and performance enhancement, making ESC8000A-E13X an ideal choice for tackling most Enterprise AI and HPC tasks.

    ESC8000A-E13X

    Scale with ease and flexibility using MGX architecture

    ESC8000A-E13X takes AI infrastructure to the next level by leveraging NVIDIA® MGX™, an open and flexible reference design that ensures future-proof compatibility. With its innovative modular architecture, clients can easily tailor their solutions to meet specific AI and high-performance computing needs. MGX sets a new industry benchmark for modular server design, enhancing ROI and slashing time to market — empowering businesses to stay ahead in the fast-evolving AI landscape.

    ESC8000A-E13X
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      18 x 2.5” Hot-swap HDD Bays (Backplane supports up to 8 x NVMe)

      21 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x8 link ,FHHL)

      32 x AMD EPYC 9005 Processor

      4GPU fan module 8080 *5

      58 x PCIe slot (Gen6, x16 link, FHFL) for Dual-slot GPU card (up to 600W)

      61 x PCIe slot (Gen5, x16 link, FHHL) for NIC/DPU

      78 x QSFP ports

      83200W (3+1) Redundant 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply

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        11 x PCIe x8 (Gen5 x8 link, FHHL)

        28 x 2.5” Hot-swap HDD Bays

        3Front I/O

        4System fan module 8080 *5

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        18 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen6 x16 link, FHFL) for dual-slot GPU cards - NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition

        21 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16 link, FHHL) for NIC/DPU - NVIDIA® BlueField®-3

        38 x 400 Gb/s QSFP ports

        42 x 10Gb/s LAN ports

        5Rear I/O

        63+1 Redundant 3200W 80 PLUS Titanium power

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  • Unlock next-gen performance with AMD EPYC™ 9005 series

    The AMD EPYC™ 9005 series takes AMD's legacy of x86 architecture innovation to new heights, leveraging cutting-edge 3nm technology for record-breaking performance. With the introduction of high-performance DDR5 DIMMs and blazing-fast PCIe 5.0 I/O, EPYC™ 9005 CPUs are engineered to handle the most demanding workloads. Designed to power memory-hungry AI-driven data centers, machine learning (ML), high-performance computing (HPC), and large in-memory computations.

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    Up to
    128 cores
    on Zen 5c
    128
    PCIe 5.0 lanes in a dual-socket server
  • ESC8000A-E13X

    Supercharge your system with extreme GPU to GPU connectivity

    ESC8000A-E13X features the NVIDIA ConnectX®-8 SuperNICs, the groundbreaking fusion of PCIe 6.0 switching speed and up to 800Gb/s GPU-to-GPU networking bandwidth by a single chip. This innovative switch eliminates the complexity of discrete PCIe components, slashing system design overhead while doubling GPU-to-GPU bandwidth for seamless, low-latency collective communications — delivering higher performance compared to legacy architectures.

  • Effortless maintenance with a toolless design for speed and simplicity

    Designed for easy maintenance with a refined mechanical structure, ESC8000A-E13X allows the entire machine to be disassembled completely without tools.

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      Quick installation

    Server-management Solution

    BMC Management ASUS Control Center TPM 2.0

    • BMC

      Remote server management

      ASUS ASMB11-iKVM is the latest server-management solution from ASUS, built upon the ASPEED 2600 chipset running on the latest AMI MegaRAC SP-X. The module provides various interfaces to enable out-of-band server management through WebGUI, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Redfish® API.

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    • IT infrastructure-management software

      Streamline IT operations via a single dashboard

      ASUS Control Center (ACC) is remote IT-management software application designed for monitoring hardware and software IT assets and inventory status, and enabling seamless remote BIOS configurations and updates, efficient IT diagnostics and troubleshooting and enhanced security with hotfix updates — allowing easier server management for any IT infrastructure.

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      ASUS server management interface displayed on desktop, tablet, and smartphone.

    • Trusted Platform Module 2.0

      ASUS 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.

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    FAQs

    • 1. What is the maximum GPU and CPU configuration supported by the ESC8000A-E13X server?

      The ESC8000A-E13X accommodates up to eight dual-slot NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs (each supporting up to 600 watts), powered by dual AMD EPYC™ 9005 processors featuring a total of 192 Zen 5c cores and 12-channel DDR5 memory per CPU.

    • 2. How does the ESC8000A-E13X optimize GPU communication for AI workloads?

      This server utilizes NVIDIA ConnectX®-8 SuperNICs and built-in PCIe Gen6 switching connectivity, providing up to 800 Gb/s networking bandwidth per ConnectX®-8 SuperNIC chip and total eight 400Gb/s QSFP ports, enabling ultra-fast, low-latency collective communications for demanding AI and HPC applications.

    • 3. Is the ESC8000A-E13X compatible with NVIDIA MGX architecture and what are the benefits?

      Yes, the ESC8000A-E13X is fully compatible with NVIDIA MGX architecture, offering a modular and future-proof design that accelerates deployment, enhances ROI, and allows tailored solutions for evolving enterprise AI and HPC requirements.

    • 4. What types of workloads and applications is the ESC8000A-E13X designed to support?

      The server is engineered to accelerate a wide range of workloads, including agentic AI, LLM inference, industrial simulation, digital twin applications, scientific simulations, data analytics, and immersive graphics rendering.

    • 5. What are the key features that facilitate maintenance and scalability in the ESC8000A-E13X?

      ESC8000A-E13X features an ASUS-exclusive toolless design for efficient maintenance, 24 DIMM slots for memory scalability, eight PCIe 6.0 slots and two PCIe 5.0 slots for expansion, and eight 2.5" NVMe drive bays for high-speed storage, ensuring robust support for large-scale AI deployments.