Asus RS720-E9-RS24-U

Key Features Asus RS720-E9-RS24-U

Powered by the latest 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
9TB with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory
Scalable design for growing workloads with 24 NVMe/SATA/SAS, dual PCIe or SATA M.2, and 8+1 PCIe Gen3 slots
High power-efficiency with 1600W 80 Plus Platinum power supply
Ultrafast connectivity with an OCP 2.0 Mezzanine card for HPC applications
Exclusive Thermal Radar 2.0 technology with multi-fan zone design that automatically directs airflow for energy efficiency
Complete IT infrastructure management with ASMB9 out-of-band remote management and in-band ASUS Control Center
Easy maintenance and debugging – Internal USB 3.0 port and microSD card support for easier access

Specification Asus RS720-E9-RS24-U

Processor / System Bus	2 x Socket P (LGA 3647) 1st and 2nd Gen Xeon® Scalable Processor Family *Refer to support page for more information UPI (10.4 GT/s)
Generation	E9
Core Logic	Intel® C621 Chipset
Memory	Total Slots : 24 (6-channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU) Capacity : Up to 3TB (128Gx24) of memory for RDIMM/LRDIMM Up to 7.68TB (512G12 DCPMM + 128G12 RDIMM/LRDIMM) Memory Type : DDR4 2933/2666 RDIMM DDR4 2933/2666 LRDIMM DDR4 2933/2666 LR-DIMM 3DS Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Memory Size : 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB RDIMM 64GB, 32GB LRDIMM 128GB, 64GB LR-DIMM 3DS 512GB, 256GB, 128GBIntel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory * Refer to support page for more information * Actual memory frequency differs from Intel CPU types and memory module. Please check Intel official site for more detail about the memory types supported by each CPU. * Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory for 2nd Generation Intel
Expansion Slots	2 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link) or 1 PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 link), FH, HL (defaul for 4 OCulink Riser, CPU1) 4 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link) or 2 PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 link), FH, HL (CPU2) 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 link), LP, HL (defaul for 4 OCulink Riser, CPU2) 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link), FH, HL (defaul for RAID Card, CPU1) 1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3 x16 link) (CPU1)
Storage	SATA Controller : Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise(RSTe) (For Linux/Windows) (Support Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 ) Intel®VROC (For Linux/Windows) (Support Software RAID 0/1/5/10 ) SAS Controller : ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card 12G SAS Suppor
Drive Bays	Front bays 24 x 2.5″ hot-sway drive bays (24 x SATA/SAS/NVMe) Internal 2 x M.2 (22110, 2280, 2260, 2242) (Support SATA/PCIe M.2,SATA RAID)
Networking	1 x Dual Port Intel I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller + 1 x Mgmt LAN
Graphic	Aspeed AST2500 with 64MB VRAM
Front I/O Ports	2 x USB 2.0 ports
Rear I/O Ports	2 x USB 3.0 ports 1 x VGA port 2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports 1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port
Switch/LED	Rear Switch/LED: 1 x Power switch 1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED 1xMessage LED 1xHDD LED 1x Location LED Front Switch/LED: 1 x Power switch/LED 1 x Location switch/LED 1 x Reset switch 1 x HDD Access LED 1 x Message LED LAN 1-4 LED * LAN3-4 for Mezzazine card use
Management Solution	ASUS Control Center Enterprise (Optional) On-Board ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-IP
Dimensions	750mm x 444mm x 88mm 29.52″ x 17.48″ x 3.46″
Form Factor	2U
Weight	Net Weight: 11 Kg. Gross Weight: 17 Kg.
Power Supply	1+1 Redundant 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Rating: 100-127V/200-240Vac, 13A/9.5A, 50-60Hz, Class I (240Vdc Only for China)
Environment	Operating temperature: 10°C – 35°C Non operating temperature: -40°C – 70°C Non operating humidity: 20% – 90% (Non condensing)

Groundbreaking innovation

RS720-E9-RS24-U offers a scalable and hybrid storage solution that fits up to 24 NVMe hot-swap 2.5-inch SSDs for increased input/output operations per second (IOPS) or a combination of NVMe, SAS and SATA drives for budget-friendly flexibility. RS720-E9-RS24-U is optimized for low latency with a direct connection between the CPU and PCIe Gen 3 storage devices, providing faster data transfers for the best performance in advanced computing applications.

Powered by the latest 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors

RS720-E9-RS24-U is built on the latest 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors to deliver incredible 2U server performance, packing incredible power into minimal space. RS720-E9-RS24-U offers breakthrough performance with the latest Intel Optane™ DC persistent memory with an over 88% gain in input/output operations per second (IOPS) compared with the same configuration in SSD. Featuring the latest Intel Deep Learning Boost technology to enhance deep learning capabilities, RS720-E9-RS24-U achieves a 3.1X performance improvement in the ResNet-50 and SSD VGG-16 models, fully demonstrating the inference capability of the new platform.

Scalable Design for Growing Workloads

RS720-E9-RS24-U is designed for easy scalability to fit growing businesses and multiple workloads. Its 8+1 PCIe Gen 3 slots allow optional HBA/RAID, NIC and InfiniBand (IB) cards for a diverse array of storage and networking applications.

3 x PCIe x16 (Full height, Half length)
1 x PCIe x8 (Full height, Half length)
1 x PCIe x16 (Low Profile)

Ultrafast Connectivity for HPC Applications

RS720-E9-RS24-U features two embedded 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports up to 100 Gigabit interconnect speeds with the addition of PCIe adapter cards for ultrafast connectivity. Additionally, it supports one OCP 2.0 Mezzanine card (Gen3 x16 link) for HPC applications that require high-bandwidth, low-latency network support to connect multiple nodes and clusters.

Exclusive Thermal Radar 2.0 for energy efficiency

Featuring two innovative intelligent detection technologies and multi-fan zone design, ASUS Thermal Radar 2.0 places different sensors on the CPU, GPU, DIMM, HDD and in other areas to collect localized heating information to designate dedicated fan flow automatically to reduce consumption of overall fan capacity. Additionally, the multi-fan zone design enables multiple fan curves for different zones to reduce operating time and cost required for manual adjustments and effectively enhances system reliability and thermal efficiency.

Comprehensive IT infrastructure management

RS720-E9-RS24-U features an embedded iKVM module and is bundled with ASUS Control Center to provide comprehensive out-of-band and in-band management features for small and mid-size businesses.

The embedded ASMB9-iKVM module supports remote BIOS updates, fan control, standalone KVMs, video recording, and BSOD capture, providing around-the-clock remote monitoring and diagnostics — even if the operating system is down or offline — through a user-friendly, web-based graphical interface that works with all major browsers.

ASUS Control Center (ACC) is a centralized and integrated IT management platform for monitoring and controlling ASUS commercial products, including servers, workstations and digital signage. 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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* Optional means “built for order”.