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Silver 4U rackmount server chassis, front eight hot-swap drive bays, dual redundant power supplies at rear

ASUS

ASUS ESC8000-E11-3W10G 4U barebone server dual Xeon 32 DDR5 8 NVMe 11 PCIe 5.0 3000W

SKU CH-2W8Z-9RT35 MPN ESC8000-E11-3W10G

4U dual-socket barebone supporting eight dual-slot GPUs, 32 DDR5 ECC slots, 11 PCIe 5.0 slots and eight hot-swap Tri-Mode NVMe bays with redundant 3000W Titanium power

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Up to 350 W)
  • Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
  • Form factor4U Rackmount
  • Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • RAM slots32 × 288Pin
  • Dual 5th Gen Xeon sockets deliver 21% more performance per watt for AI workloads
  • 32 DDR5 ECC RDIMM slots support up to 4 TB for large model training
  • 8 hot-swap Tri-Mode NVMe/SATA/SAS bays provide scale-up all-flash storage
  • 11 PCIe 5.0 slots plus OCP 3.0 enable future-proof I/O expansion
  • 2+2 redundant 3000 W Titanium PSUs ensure mission-critical uptime

Dual-socket AI server barebone

The ASUS ESC8000-E11-3W10G is a 4U rackmount barebone built for dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors and up to eight dual-slot GPUs. It targets organisations deploying large-scale AI training, HPC simulations or inference workloads that demand dense accelerator support and high memory bandwidth.

From single-socket or PCIe 4.0 platforms

Moving to this chassis is worthwhile when workloads outgrow a single CPU socket or require the bandwidth of 11 PCIe 5.0 slots plus an OCP 3.0 module. The jump makes sense for teams scaling multi-GPU clusters, adding NVLink bridges or adopting DPU offload where previous generation I/O becomes the bottleneck.

Verify CPU cooler clearance and GPU power budget

Confirm that chosen Xeon coolers fit the 4U airflow tunnels and that the combined GPU power draw stays within the 2+2 redundant 3000W Titanium supply limits. Ensure DDR5 4800/4400 RDIMM or 3DS RDIMM modules are sourced in multiples of two per channel and that front Tri-Mode bays match the NVMe, SATA or SAS drives you plan to install.

How it compares

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Price $5,464.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameASUS
Model nameESC8000-E11-3W10G
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Up to 350 W)
Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
RAM slots32 × 288Pin
Maximum supported memoryMaximum up to 3 TB per CPU socket
Supported memoryDDR5 4800/4400 RDIMM/ 3DS RDIMM (2DIMM per Channel)
Storage
Preinstalled storageNo Storage Installed
SATA ports8 x NVMe/SATA/SAS
M.2 slots1 x M.2 Socket, supports up to 22110 type (PCIe Gen3 x4 link)
3.5" bays8
Connectivity
Primary LAN controllerIntel I710-AT2
Top LAN speed10 Gigabit
Ports & slots
Front USB ports2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
Serial ports1
VGA ports1 x VGA (Rear)
Rear USB ports2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
Ethernet port2 × 10GbE LAN ports (RJ45)
Extra ports1 x Management port (RJ45)
Power
Power supply3000 W Redundant 2+2 Platinum
Size & build
Form factor4U Rackmount
Product dimensions31.5 in × 17.32 in × 6.87 in
Product weight59.52 lb (27 kg)
Shipping weight52.16 kg
Package size1113 × 595 × 395 mm
Environment & compliance
Temperature rangeOperation temperature: 10 °C to 35 °C
Non operation temperature: -40 °C to 70 °C
Humidity rangeNon operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing)

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