3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

The latest 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors feature core counts from 8 to 40 cores and an array of frequency and power supports, and deliver up to 40% better performance compared to the previous generations. With built-in security features, this new platform delivers outstanding performance in security including encryption, authentication and data integrity across the breadth of standards that are prevalent in networking, enterprise and the cloud.

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PCIe 4.0 Ready

PCI Express® (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. ASUS ESC4000-E10S servers are PCIe 4.0 ready to support a diverse array of graphics, storage and networking – enabling flexible scalability for demanding or increasing workloads.

PCIe 4.0 layout overview
PCIe 4.0 layout overview
PCIe 4.0 layout overview
PCIe 4.0 layout overview
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Butterfly Riser Cards

2 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link)

Multiple GPUs

4 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link), double-slot GPUs, or
8 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link) with PLX SKU board for single-slot GPUs.

Front Riser Card

1 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 slot (x8 link)

Butterfly Riser Cards

2 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link)

Multiple GPUs

4 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link), double-slot GPUs, or
8 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 slots (x16 link) with PLX SKU board for single-slot GPUs.

Front Riser Card

1 x PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 slot (x8 link)

GPU and FPGA support

ESC4000-E10S features a powerful GPU architecture that supports up to four double- slot or eight single-slot GPUs in a 2U chassis, including NVIDIA® A100 and AMD Instinct™ MI100 accelerator to meet the demands of AI and HPC, and to securely run workloads in virtualization environment. It is also a Xilinx Alveo-qualified server to provide optimized acceleration for hybrid cloud environments in financial computing, machine learning, computational storage, and data search and analytics.

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* Verification is available on request.

GPU and FPGA support
GPU and FPGA support
GPU and FPGA support

Flexible front panel design

ESC4000-E10S features a flexible front panel design that allows for easy storage and network expansions and upgrades. The design offers easier accessibility of up to eight NVMe SSD drives and an optional choice of OCP 3.0, a M.2 adapter or HBA/RAID card via PCIe 4.0 slot for better performance and lower latency.

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PCIe Gen 4.0 Expansions
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2 NVMe SSDs or 4 x NVMe SSDs (optional)
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Optional expansions for OCP 3.0 NIC card or M.2 adapter card

Scalable storage design

To effectively manage the storage demands of growing amounts of data, ESC4000-E10S has a dense chassis design that accommodates up to eight 2.5-inch drives, including up to four NVMe SSDs support and one onboard 2280-length M.2 SSD to allow faster data transfer speeds for OS installation.

NVIDIA-qualified server

ESC4000-E10S is a NVIDIA-qualified server system that deliver unprecedented performance at a fraction of the cost, space, and power requirements of traditional CPU-based solutions, from production rendering to scalable visualization systems or HPC, AI, ML, big data analytics, and at the edge deployment options.

OCP 3.0

ASUS ESC4000-E10S servers feature the latest OCP NIC 3.0 card with PCIe 4.0 bandwidth for a faster time-to-market network solution, delivering the speeds of up to 200 Gbps for high bandwidth and low latency. It also features a tool-less, hot-swappable design to simplify installation and serviceability.

Enhanced security

ASUS ESC4000-E10S server 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, ESC4000-E10S server 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.

Server-management solution

ASUS ASMB10-iKVM
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ASUS ASMB10-iKVM

ASUS ASMB10-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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ASUS Control Center

ASUS Control Center (ACC) is a centralized and integrated IT-management platform for monitoring and controlling ASUS servers, workstations and mini PCs. ACC enables remote BIOS updates, monitoring of multiple systems via mobile devices, and one-click software updates and dispatching, allowing easier server management for any IT infrastructure.

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