GIGABYTE G293-Z42(rev. AAP1) barebone server 2U 8 GPU EPYC 9004

2U AI server barebone for EPYC 9004

This 2U rackmount barebone is built for AI, machine learning and high-performance computing workloads. It accepts up to two AMD EPYC 9004 series processors in Socket SP5, each offering up to 32-core and 64 threads with a TDP up to 210W. No CPU or memory comes installed, so integrators choose the exact configuration. The platform targets training, inference and HPC clusters.

Dual 3000W Titanium PSU and twelve-channel DDR5

Redundant dual 3000W 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies (240V) feed the system. Twenty-four 288-pin DIMM slots run across twelve DDR5 channels, supporting RDIMM up to 96GB and 3DS RDIMM up to 256GB per module. Eight dual-slot PCIe Gen5 GPU cards mount internally. Networking uses two 10 Gigabit BASE-T ports via Broadcom BCM57416 plus a dedicated management port, with VGA and two USB 3.2 Gen1 ports at the rear.

Eight hot-swap bays split by CPU

Storage uses four 2.5-inch Gen5 NVMe/SATA/SAS hot-swap bays wired to CPU 1 and four 2.5-inch SATA/SAS hot-swap bays also from CPU 1. No drives are installed. The board requires two EPYC 9004 CPUs and DDR5 RDIMM or 3DS RDIMM modules to populate the 24 slots. Buyers needing single-socket operation, PCIe Gen4 GPUs, or pre-installed drives should look elsewhere.