NF5280M6

2U dual-socket with high-density storage, PCIe I/O expansion and flexible configurations.

2U capacity, unlimited possibilities.

Powered with 2 latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, this highly versatile 2U server comes in workload-optimized configurations that deliver robust compute, storage and I/O capabilities: up to 360 TB storage capacity, NVMe accelerated performance, 11 flexible expansion slots, and support for 4 dual-width or 8 single-width GPUs.

Key Features

Robust Memory

• support for U.2 / M.2 / E1.S NVMe
• Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series

High Storage Capacity

• up to 360 TB (20x LFF)

Accelerated Performance

• up to 24x SFF NVMe SSD
• up to 4x dual width or 8x single width GPUs

Flexible Configurations for Multiple Workloads

Front Configurations

12x LFF SATA/SAS/NVMe

24x SFF SATA/SAS/NVMe

25x SFF SATA/SAS EXP

GPU: 8x LFF SATA/SAS/NVMe

GPU: 16x SFF SATA/SAS (including 4 NVMe)

Serve The Home explores the NF5280M6 2U Intel Xeon server platform and shares some of the great features found in the server’s design.

The Experts Weigh In on NF5280M6

Hardware industry specialists Serve The Home gives the NF5280M6 a 9.2 out of 10 in this comprehensive review, where they break down the server’s features like hardware design and performance.

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Model NF5280M6
SKUs LFF SKU SFF SKU SFF Expander SKU GPU SKU
Processor 2 x Intel® Scalable 3rd Generation Processors (Whitley-ICX)
up to 38 / 40 Cores per socket (TDP up to 270W)
(TDP up to 165W)
Memory 32 x DDR4 DIMM (8ch)
Support RDIMM/LRDMM/BPS
Storage Front:
Up to 12x LFF SATA/SAS/NVMe Up to 24x SFF SATA/SAS/NVMe Up to 25x SFF SATA/SAS EXP Up to 16x SFF SATA/SAS/NVMe
Internal:
(Opt.)
Up to 4 x LFF SATA
NA
Rear:
(Opt.)
2 / 4x LFF
2 / 4x SFF
2x SATA M.2
2x PCIe E1.S (9.5mm)
(Opt.)
2 / 4x LFF
2 / 4x SFF
2x SATA M.2
(Opt.)
2 / 4x LFF
10x SFF
2x SATA M.2
NA
PICe I/O Up to 13x standard PCIe G4, incl. 1x OCP 3.0 SFF G4 NIC, 1x Internal Mezzanine Card4 (Opt.) Up to 4x Dual Width GPU and 1x OCP 3.0 SFF G4 NIC and 1x Internal Mezzanine Card4 (Opt.)
Network Controller 2 x Integrated LOM 10G X710 Dual port (Opt.)
Other 1x TPM SPI 2.0
PSU (1+1) 500W/800W/1200W/1600W/2000W7 Platinum
(1+1) 800W/1300W Titanium
Fan (4) 8056 Dual Rotor Fans (7+1 Redundant) (Default) or
(4) 8038 Single Rotor Fans1
Dimensions 435mm (W) x 87mm (H) x 780mm (D)

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