Barebone Servers: CX-8 Integrated GPU Server Comparison (NVIDIA MGX)
Barebone Servers: CX-8 Integrated GPU Server Comparison (NVIDIA MGX)
With the exploding demand for AI GPU servers comes a whole plethora of new server barebones. Many manufacturers now offer integrated ConnectX-8 with their NVIDIA MGX solutions, bringing cutting edge bandwidth up to 400GB/s per card to your NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs. The chart below aims to gather and compare some of the many offerings on the market in one spot.
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| CX-8 Integrated GPU Servers: | |||||
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| Specification | *Information is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the manufacturer website for up-to-date details. | ||||
| Model: | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| CPU: | -Intel® Xeon® 6700 -Intel® Xeon® 6500 (2 × LGA 4710) TDP: Up to 350W |
-AMD EPYC™ 9005 (2 x LGA 6096) cTDP: Up to 500W at ambient 30°C |
-AMD EPYC™ 9005 -AMD EPYC™ 9004 (2 x LGA 6096) TDP: Support varies by configuration |
-AMD EPYC™ 9005 -AMD EPYC™ 9004 (2 x LGA 6096) TDP: Up to 500W |
-AMD EPYC™ 9005 (2 × LGA6096) TDP: Up to 500W |
| Memory: | 32 × DDR5 DIMMs 8-Channel RDIMM Max Freq.RDIMM: Up to 6400 MT/s (1DPC), 5200 MT/s (2DPC) MRDIMM: Up to 8000 MT/s * MRDIMMs supported only on select Intel® Xeon® 6 P-core processors in 1DPC config. |
24 × DDR5 DIMMs 12-Channel RDIMM |
24 x DDR5 DIMMs 12-Channel RDIMM DDR5 6400/5600 RDIMM Max up to 3TB * Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update |
24 x DDR5 DIMMs 12-Channel RDIMM Max Freq.: 6400 MHz Max per DIMM: RDIMM 128GB (2Rx4), RDIMM-3DS 256GB (2Rx4) Voltage: 1.1V |
24 × DDR5 DIMMs 12-Channel RDIMM Max Freq.: 6400 MT/s Max per DIMM: 256GB |
| GPU: | 8 × NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs via ConnectX®-8 1 × NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPU, from CPU_0 |
8 x NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Server with ConnectX®-8 SuperNIC™ Switch 8 × Dual-slot PCIe GPUs* * Preconfigured with 8 × NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs & 1 × NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPU |
8 x dual-slot GPU cards * Supports 12VHPWR power connectors by default |
8 × NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs | 8 × RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs at 30°C ambient * Via PCIe switch |
| Expansion Slots: | Up to 8 x NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs via ConnectX®-8 1 × NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPU, from CPU_0 |
Up to 8 × PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL for GPUs 1 × PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL for DPU * Preconfigured with 8 × NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs & 1 × NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPU |
Up to 10 x slots total 8 × PCIe x16 for dual-slot GPU cards (Gen6 x16 link, FHFL) 1 × PCIe x16 for NIC/BlueField-3 cards (Gen5 x16 link, FHHL) 1 × PCIe x16 (Gen5 x8 link, FHHL) |
Up to 8 × FHFL dual-slot PCIe 5.0 x16 (rear) 1 × FHHL PCIe 5.0 x16 (rear) |
Up to 8 × PCIe 6.0 x16 FHFL double-wide slots (through PCIe switch) 1 × PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL single-wide slot (from CPU0) |
| M.2: | 2 × M.2 PCIe 4.0 (22110) [CPU_1] | 1 × M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 1 × M.2 PCIe 3.0 x1 |
2 × M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 (22110) | 1 × M-key PCIe 3.0 x4, (2280) [CPU_0] 1 × M-key PCIe 3.0 x4 (2280) [CPU1] |
2 × M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 |
| Model: | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| Storage: | Front hot-swap: 8 × 2.5" NVMe Gen5 (2× from CPU_0, 6× from CPU_1) |
Front hot-swap: 8 × 2.5" NVMe Gen5 | Front hot-swap: 8 × 2.5" NVMe Backplane: 4 × MCIO connectors (x8 link) for NVMe Backplane: 2 × SLIMSAS connectors (x4 link) for HBA cards only PCIe switch: 4 × MCIO connectors (x8 link) for NVMe Default cables: 4 × Backplane MCIO cables |
Front hot-swap: 16 × E1.S (PCIe 5.0 x4) Supports 9.5mm/15mm width |
Front hot-swap: 8 × 2.5" NVMe Gen5 (4 from CPU_0, 4x from CPU_1) |
| Networking: | Front: 2 × 10Gb/s LAN (1 × Intel® X710-AT2, supports NCSI), 1 × 10/100/1000 Mb/s Management LAN Rear: 8 × QSFP ports (400Gb/s InfiniBand/Ethernet) |
8 × 400Gb/s QSFP** 2 × 10Gb/s LAN 1 × MLAN |
1 × Dual Port Intel® X710-AT2 10GbE LAN controller 1 × Management port |
Intel® i350: 2 × RJ45 (1GbE) 8 × QSFP112 (400Gb/s) via NVIDIA® ConnectX®-8 1 × Realtek RTL8211F dedicated management GLAN |
8 × 400G QSFP ports with NVIDIA ConnectX-8 chipsets |
| Onboard Graphics: | ASPEED® AST2600 1 × Mini-DP |
More Info Coming Soon | Aspeed AST2600 64MB (Mini DisplayPort) | ASPEED AST2600 VRAM: DDR4 512MB |
ASPEED AST2600 |
| Front I/O Ports: | 2 × USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A 1 × Mini-DP 2 × RJ45 1 × MLAN |
2 × USB 3.2 Gen1 1 × Mini-DP 2 × RJ45 1 × MLAN |
1 × Mini DisplayPort 2 × USB 5Gbps ports |
2 × Type-A USB 3.0 Gen1 | 8 × hot-swap 2.5" U.2 drive bays |
| Front Panel Buttons / LEDs: | 1 × Power button with LED 1 × ID button with LED 1 × NMI button 1 × Reset button 1 × Storage activity LED 1 × System status LED |
More Info Coming Soon | 1 × Power switch/LED, 1 × Location switch/LED, 1 × Message LED, 1 × Clear CMOS switch, 1 × Reset switch, 2 × M.2 LEDs, 2 × LAN LEDs, 1 × Q-Code/Port 80 LED | Buttons: Power w/ LED, Reset, NMI, UID w/ LED LEDs: System fault, HDD activity, LAN1/LAN2 activity |
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| Model: | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| Rear I/O Ports: | 8 × QSFP ports | 8 × QSFP | 1 × USB 5Gbps port 2 × RJ-45 LAN ports 1 × RJ-45 Management LAN port 8 × QSFP ports |
1 × Mini-DisplayPort 1 × Type-A USB 3.0 Gen1 1 × RJ45 dedicated IPMI 8 × QSFP112 (400Gb/s) via NVIDIA® ConnectX®-8 1 × UID button/LED, 1 × Reset button, 1 × Power button |
1 × 1000Base-T dedicated management port 8 × 400G QSFP ports 1 × USB 3.0/2.0 Type-A 1 × Mini DisplayPort 1 × Power LED button 1 × UID LED button |
| Rear Panel LEDs: | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | 1 × Power switch/LED, 1 × Location switch/LED, 1 × Message LED, 8 × QSFP LEDs | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon |
| Security: | 1 × TPM header with SPI interface (Optional TPM 2.0 kit: CTM012) 1 × PRoT connector (only enabled on RoT SKU) |
Optional TPM 2.0 module: CTM012 | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | Chassis intrusion detection Onboard TPM 2.0 Hardware Root of Trust — Microchip CEC1736 (optional) |
| Power Supply: | 3+1 redundant 3200W 80 PLUS Titanium AC 100–127Vac → Max 1300W; AC 200–220Vac → Max 3000W; AC 220–240Vac → Max 3200W; DC 240Vdc → Max 3200W * C19 power cord required. |
4+0 redundant PSUs 3200W 80+ Titanium |
3+1 redundant 3200W 80 PLUS Titanium 220–240 Vac, 16A (×4) 50/60Hz |
3+1 CRPS 1200W @ 100–127Vac / 3200W @ 200–240Vac 80 PLUS Titanium Low-line: 100–127Vrms, 50/60Hz; High-line: 200–240Vrms, 50/60Hz |
3+1 redundant 3200W CRPS 80 PLUS Titanium AC 100–127Vac, 16A → Max 1200W; AC 200–219Vac, 16A → Max 3000W; AC 220–240Vac, 16A → Max 3200W; DC 240V, 16A → Max 3200W * C19 power cord required. |
| Fans: | 10 × 80×80 system fans | More Info Coming Soon | 5 × 8080 tool-less hot-swappable system fan modules 5 × 8080 tool-less hot-swappable GPU fan modules |
10 × hot-swap 80×80 mm fans | 2 × EVAC air cooling modules (max. 500W CPU) 10 × 8080 hot-swap system fans |
| Model(End): | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| CX-8 Integrated GPU Servers: Misc. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specification | *Information is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the manufacturer website for up-to-date details. | ||||
| Model: | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| System Management: | ASPEED® AST2600 BMC GIGABYTE Management Console |
ASPEED® AST2600 BMC GIGABYTE Management Console |
Hardware (out-of-band): Onboard ASMB12-iKVM Software: ASUS Control Center |
BMC: ASPEED AST2600 Dedicated IPMI LAN: 1 × Realtek RTL8211F |
ASPEED AST2600 with AMI MegaRAC firmware IPMI 2.0 and DMTF Redfish API Dual BIOS and dual BMC eMMC for local BMC storage |
| BIOS: | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | AMI UEFI BIOS; 256 Mb (32MB) SPI Flash ROM ASRock Rack Instant Flash, ACPI 6.4, SMBIOS 3.5.0 and above, Plug and Play (PnP) |
More Info Coming Soon |
| Hardware Monitor: | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | Temperature: CPU, MB, Card side sensing Fan: Tachometer, CPU Quiet Fan, Multi-Speed Control Voltage: P0/P1 VDDCR_CPU0/1, VDDCR_SOC, VDD_18_DUAL, VDD_11_S3, VDDIO, +BAT, +12V, +3VSB, +5VSB |
More Info Coming Soon |
| OS Support: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 or later Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
More Info Coming Soon | Windows® Server, RedHat® Enterprise Linux, SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server, CentOS, Ubuntu, VMware * Refer to https://servers.asus.com/support/os for the latest supported OS list |
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| Regulatory Compliance: | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | BSMI, CB, CE, FCC (Class A), RCM, VCCI | More Info Coming Soon | CE, FCC (Class A) |
| Weight: | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | Net: 42 kg (92.6 lbs) Gross: 44.23 kg (97.5 lbs) |
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| Model: | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
| Environment: | Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 30°C (50°F ~ 86°F) Operating humidity: 8% ~ 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C (-40°F ~ 140°F) Non-operating humidity: 20% ~ 95% (non-condensing) |
More Info Coming Soon | Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C (50°F ~ 95°F) Non-operating temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C (-40°F ~ 140°F) Non-operating humidity: 20% ~ 95% (Non-condensing) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. |
Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 30°C (50°F ~ 86°F) Non-operating temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C (-40°F ~ 158°F) Non-operating humidity: 20% ~ 90% (non-condensing) |
Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C (50°F ~ 95°F) Operating humidity: 8% ~ 85% (non-condensing) Non-operating temperature: -30°C ~ 60°C (-22°F ~ 140°F) Non-operating humidity: 8% ~ 90% (non-condensing) |
| Form Factor: | 4U 438 × 176.6 × 802.5 mm 17.2" × 6.95" × 31.6" |
4U 438 × 176.6 × 802.5 mm 17.2" × 6.95" × 31.6" |
4U 800 × 439.5 × 175 mm 31.5" × 17.3" × 6.9" |
4U NVIDIA® MGX™ 800 × 438 × 176.5 mm 31.5" × 17.2" × 6.9" |
4U 438.5 × 175 × 800 mm 17.2" × 6.88" × 31.4" |
| Packaging Dimensions: | 1200 × 800 × 444 mm 47.2" × 31.5" × 17.5" |
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| Package Contents: | 1 × XL44-SX2-AAS1 2 × CPU heatsinks 4 × Carriers 1 × L-shape Rail kit |
More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | 1 × Barebone, 1 × Quick guide, 1 × Slide rail kit, 2 × CPU coolers, 4 × CRPS PSUs, 4 × Chassis handles, 8 × PCIe CEM5 (12VHPWR) 16-pin power cables, 1 × Power cable for BlueField-3 DPU |
| Motherboard: | MSX4-MG1 | MZX3-MG1 | K15PG-D24 | TURIN2D24XGM/500W | More Info Coming Soon |
| Part Numbers: | Barebone: 6NXL44SX2DR000AAS1* Motherboard: 9MSX4MG1UR-000* L-shape Rail kit: 25HB2-A96101-K0R Backplane (CBPX060): 9CBPX060NR-00* I/O board with M.2 (CFPX041): 9CFPX041NR-00* |
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| Optional Accessories: | Power Cables are not included in with server packages. Customers are responsible for selecting appropriate power cords. | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | More Info Coming Soon | NVL Bridge Removal Tool C19 power cords (various configurations available) |
| Model(End): | GIGABYTE XL44-SX2-AAS1 | GIGABYTE XL43-ZX2-AAS1 | ASUS ESC8000A-E13X | ASRock 4UXGM-TURIN2 CX8 | MSI CG481-S6053 (S6053G481RAU8) |
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