ASUS RS720A-E12-RS24U 2U GPU / AI Server

  • Dual AMD EPYC Zen4 Genoa Processor support with up to 92 cores / processor
  • Support AMD EPYC processors up to 400W, user programmable processor TDP
  • 24 DDR5 DIMMs, 12-channel DDR5 Registered ECC Memory per processor
  • Dual 10Gb Ethernet ports, ASUS ASMB11-iKVM remote management with dedicated LAN
  • 9x PCIe Gen 5.0 PCIe expansion slots
  • Support 3 active or Passive Dual-Slot GPUs up to 350Watts
  • AI GPU support including NVIDIA H100, A100, A30, AMD Instinct and Xilinx
  • 2x M.2 slot
  • 24x U.2 PCI express Gen4 SSD Drive bays
  • 3yr standard warranty, 5yr warranty option available

Overview

ASUS RS720A-E12-RS24U is the an ideal 2U server solution for CPU & GPU compute tasks including AI workloads

Powered by the AMDs latest Zen4 EPYC processors with up to 96 cores each and support 12 channels of DDR5 memory these servers offer world class performance in both CPU computer and GPU compute tasks, making this platform ideal server for a variety of AI workloads.

Up to 3x High end compute GPUs are supported, including the world classs NVIDIA H100 80GB

Technology Partners

  • Asus-main
Base System
ASUS RS720A-E12-RS24U/10G/2.6kW/24NVMe/GPU AMD Gen4 2U Server barebones with 3 years manufacturer warranty
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  • SKU P/N: 90SF02E1-M00480
Processors
  • AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series (up to 400W)
  • Processors maybe limited to 320W when using the highest end GPUs
  • 2 x Socket SP5 (LGA 6096)
  • 4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors
  • Some SKUs supporting AMD 3D V-Cache technology
Memory
  • Total Slots : 24 (12-channel per CPU, 1 DIMM per CPU)
  • Capacity : Maximum up to 3072GB per socket, 6144GB per server
  • Memory Type : DDR5 4800/4400 RDIMM/ 3DS RDIMM
  • Memory Size : 128GB, 64GB, 32GB RDIMM, 128GB, 64GB, 32GB 3DS RDIMM
Processors
  • Up to 9 available Expansion Slots + 1 x internal RAID slot on this SKU
  • 6 x PCIe Gen5 x8 or 3 x PCIe Gen5 x16 (FHFL) including Dual-Slot GPUs (e.g. NVIDIA H100/A100)
  • Note: installing 3x Dual-Slot GPUs will use all of the above slots
  • 2 x PCIe Gen5 x8 or 1 x PCIe Gen5 x16 (FHFL)
  • 1 x PCIe Gen5 x16 (LPHL)
  • 1 x PCIe Gen4 x8 (LP, internal)
Storage
  • SATA Controller : 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  • 2 x M.2 connectors (SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Gen4 x4 link from CPU1), up to 2280
  • SAS Controller (Optional) :Braodcom HBA CARD 9500-16i, 9540-8i, 9560-16i
Drive Bays
  • 24 x 2.5" hot-swap drive bays
  • 16 x NVMe(Gen4) + 8 x NVMe(Gen4) /SATA/SAS*
  • *RAID card is required to support SAS hard drives.
  • all 24 NVMe U.2 drives go via 2x PLX PCIe switches. Each PLX board has 3:1 x16 Gen lanes in and 48 lanes out
Networking
  • 1 x Dual Port Intel X710-AT2 10G LAN Controller + 1 x Mgmt LAN
on-board Video
  • IPMI built in VGA video: Aspeed AST2600 64MB
  • Note: this SKU is NOT a GPU optimised SKU, although it can support some single slot PCIe slot powered GPUs
  • See the  RS720A-E12-RS24U/10G/2.6kW/24NVMe/GPU if you need to support Professional or AI GPUs like H100/A100
Front I/O Ports
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
Rear I/O Ports
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
  • 1 x VGA port
  • 1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port
  • 2 x 10G or 4 x 1G RJ-45 GbE LAN port (Optional)
  • 1 x OCP3.0 port (Optional)
  • *GPU SKU do not support OCP3.0.
Switch/LED
  • Front Switch/LED:
  • 1 x Power Switch (w/ LED)
  • 1 x Reset Switch
  • 1 x Location Switch (w/ LED)
  • 1 x HDD Access LED
  • 1 x Message LED LAN 1-4 LED (on NIC module)
  • Rear Switch/LED:
  • 1 x Port 80 LED (Q-Code)
  • 1 x Power Switch w/ LED
  • 1 x Location Switch w/LED
  • 1 x Message LED
OS Support
  • Please find the latest OS support from https://servers.asus.com/support/os
Management Solution
  • On-Board ASMB11-iKVM for KVM-over-IP
  • ASUS Control Center Enterprise (Optional)
Dimensions
  • 2U, 840mm x 449mm x 88.1mm (33.07" x 17.68" x 3.47")
Weight
  • Net Weight : 20.3KG
  • Gross Weight : 26.77KG
Power Supply
  • 1+1 Redundant 2000W/1600W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply
  • 1+1 Redundant 2600W/1600W 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply
  • Rating:
  • 100-127/220-240Vac,12A/9.5A(x2),50/60Hz
  • 100-127/240Vac,13.8A/16A(x2), 50/60Hz
  • 220-240Vac, 10A(x2), 50/60Hz
Environment
  • Operation temperature: 10℃ ~ 35℃
  • Non operation temperature: -40℃ ~ 60℃
  • Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)
CPU Heatsink/ Cooler
  • 2 heatsinks included
  • Note: *SAS support only from SAS HBA/RAID Card
Core Components
All core components are configurable, if you wish to adapt this system to your own specification click here

PROCESSOR
2 x AMD EPYC 9124 3.0GHz/3.6GHz/16c/2P Processor
MEMORY
24 x 16GB DDR5-5600 ECC R-DIMM
Extra Peripherals
All core components are configurable, if you wish to adapt this system to your own specification click here







Warranty
3+2 year ASUS Server warranty (3 years parts, 5 years total labour)
In order to get 5 years full warranty cover on the entire system, simply select components in the drop down that have the 5yr warranty option Many enterprise components such as SSD and hard drives will already come with a 5 year warranty

ASUS RS720A-E12-RS24U 2U GPU / AI Server

£8,965.00 excl vat

Configurator

Base System
System
Core Components
AI / compute GPUs (extended lead times may apply)
NVIDIA H100 80GB Pass.PCIe5 Card (w/ASUS SRV) 3 Year Warranty [+ £26600.00]
NVIDIA H100 80GB Pass.PCIe5 Card (w/ASUS SRV) 5 Year Warranty [+ £27360.00]
Processor
Memory
Essential Peripherals
PCIe U.2 / U.3 SSDs
Micron 7450 Pro 1.92TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £255.00]
Micron 7450 Pro 3.84TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £445.00]
Micron 7450 Pro 7.68TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £650.00]
Micron 7450 Pro 15.36TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £1580.00]
Micron 7450 Max 1.6TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £290.00]
Micron 7450 Max 3.2TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 2.5in SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £510.00]
Micron 7450 Max 6.4TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £870.00]
Micron 7450 Max 12.8TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £1810.00]
Micron 9400 Pro 7.68TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £1125.00]
Micron 9400 Pro 15.36TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £1965.00]
Micron 9400 Pro 30.72TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (1 Drive write per day) [+ £3750.00]
Micron 9400 Max 6.4TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £1500.00]
Micron 9400 Max 12.8TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £2250.00]
Micron 9400 Max 25.6TB PCIe4.0 NVMe U.3 SSD (3 Drive writes per day) [+ £4300.00]
M.2 Enterprise SSD
Samsung PM9A1 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe4 x4 SSD (OEM) [+ £140.00]
Samsung PM9A1 256GB M.2 NVMe PCIe4 x4 SSD (OEM) [+ £50.00]
Samsung PM9A1 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe4 x4 SSD (OEM) [+ £75.00]
Micron 7450 Max 400GB PCIe4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD [+ £130.00]
Samsung PM9A1 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe4 x4 SSD (OEM) [+ £245.00]
Micron 7450 Pro 960GB PCIe4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD [+ £145.00]
Micron 7450 Max 800GB PCIe4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD [+ £170.00]
Extra Peripherals
Intel Server network adapters
Intel 10 Gigabit X550-T1 RJ45 Single Port PCIe x8 [+ £270.00]
Intel 10 Gigabit X550-T2 RJ45 Dual Port PCIe X8 [+ £240.00]
Intel X710-T2L Dual 10GbE RJ45 LP PCIe3 x8 Network Adapter [+ £295.00]
Intel X710-T4 Quad 10GbE RJ45 LP PCIe3 x8 Network Adapter [+ £450.00]
Intel X710-DA2 Dual 10Gbe SFP+ LP PCIe3 x8 Network adapter [+ £250.00]
Intel X710-DA4 Quad 10Gbe SFP+ LP PCIe3 x8 Network Adapter [+ £380.00]
Intel E810-XXVDA2 25GbE SFP28 2-port (PCIe4 x8 LP) [+ £670.00]
Intel E810-XXVDA4 25GbE SFP28 4-port (PCIe4x16 LP) [+ £670.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX Network adapters
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623102AS-ADAT 2p 25GbE x16 [+ £540.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623102AS-ADAT 2p 25GbE x16 [+ £520.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623105AN-CDAT 1p 100GbE x16 [+ £935.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623106AC-CDAT 2p 100GbE x16 [+ £1500.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623106AN-CDAT 2p 100GbE x16 [+ £1170.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX653106A-ECAT-SP 2p IB/100GbE x16 [+ £940.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 MCX623105AN-VDAT 1p 200GbE x16 [+ £1250.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX75310AAS-HEAT 1p IB/200GE x16 [+ £1150.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX75510AAS-HEAT 1p IB SDR x16 [+ £1180.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX75310AAS-NEAT single-port IB [+ £1600.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX755106AS-HEAT dual-port IB [+ £1600.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX75510AAS-NEAT 1p IB SDR x16 [+ £1640.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX755106AC-HEAT 2p IB/200Gb x16 [+ £1840.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX755106AC-HEAT 2p IB/200Gb x16 [+ £1895.00]
NVIDIA ConnectX-7 MCX75310AAC-NEAT 1p IB/400Gb x16 [+ £1840.00]
Server Operating Systems (Primary)

Server Operating Systems (additional)

Server licenses (CALs)
Windows Server 2022 – 1 USER CAL License (OEM) R18-06448 [+ £50.00]
Windows Server 2022 – 1 DEVICE CAL License (OEM) R18-06412 [+ £40.00]
Windows Server 2022 – 5 DEVICE CAL License (OEM) R18-06430 [+ £165.00]
Windows Server 2022 – 5 USER CAL License (OEM) R18-06466 [+ £200.00]
Warranty

Carriage

Additional Notes
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