DataSheet ESC N8A-E12
Key Features
- Fueled by dual AMD EPYCTM 9004 processors, supporting 400W TDP
- Direct GPU-to-GPU interconnect via NVLink delivers 900GB/s bandwidth for efficient scaling
- A dedicated one-GPU-to-one-NIC topology: Supports up to 8 NICs for the highest throughput during compute-intensive workloads
- Modular design with reduced cable usage: Shorten assembly time and improve thermal optimization
- Advanced NVIDIA technologies: The full power of NVIDIA GPUs, BlueField-3, NVLink, NVSwitch, and networking
- High level of power efficiency: 4+2 or 3+3 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies
- Optimized thermal design: Supports direct-to-chip (D2C) cooling solution and features dedicated CPU and GPU airflow tunnels for efficient heat dissipation
- Designed for generative AI with optimized server systems, data-center infrastructure, and AI software-development capabilities integrated by ASUS
End-to-End AI Supercomputing Platform
NVIDIA HGX H100 8-GPU server
This 7U dual-socket server is powered by dual AMD EPYC™ 9004 processors, supporting 400W TDP and eight NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs. Designed to accelerate the development of AI and data science, ESC N8A-E12 offers a dedicated one-GPU-to-one-NIC topology and supports up to eight NICs for the highest throughput during compute-intensive workloads. To reduce operating costs, the ASUS ESC N8A-E12 is engineered to provide effective cooling and innovative components that deliver thermal efficiency, scalability, and unprecedented performance.
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Processor / System Bus
2 x Socket (LGA 6096)
AMD EPYC™ 9004 series(up to 400W)
4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache technology -
Memory
Total Slots:
24 (12 channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU)
Capacity:
Maximum up to 3TB per CPU socket
Memory Type:
DDR5 4800/4400 RDIMM/ 3DS RDIMM
Memory Size:
96GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB RDIMM
256GB, 128GB RDIMM 3DS* Refer to support page for more information -
Expansion Slots
12 x PCIe Gen5 slots
[PCIe Switch directly]
– 8 x PCIe Gen5 x16 link (LP, HL)
[CPU directly]
– 1 x PCIe Gen5 x16 link (FH, HL) +1 x PCIe Gen5 x16 link (FH, HL)
– 1 x PCIe Gen5 x8 link (FH, HL) +1 x PCIe Gen5 x8 link (FH, HL) -
Storage
Optional Kits:
-Broadcom MegaRAID 9670W-16i
-Broadcom MegaRAID 9560-16i -
Drive Bays
10 x 2.5″ Hot-swap Drive Bays (8 NVMe, 2 NVMe/SATA*/SAS*)
[PCIe Switch directly]
– 8 xNVMe
[CPU directly]
– 2 xNVMe/SATA*/SAS**SATA/SAS support requires an optional HBA/RAID card
2 x M.2 Gen5 x4 link
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Networking
2 x 10GbE LAN ports (Intel X710-AT2 Controller)
1 x Management Port -
Multi-GPU Support
Please find the latest GPU support from https://servers.asus.com/support/gpu -
Front I/O Ports
4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
1 x VGA port
2 x 10Gb RJ45 LAN module (Intel-x710 Based)
1 x Mgmt LAN
1 x Locate button
1 x Power button -
Rear I/O Ports
1 x Locate button
1 x Power button -
Switch/LED
Front :
1 x Power Button/LED
1 x Location Button/LED
1 x Message LED
1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED
Rear :
1 x Power Button /LED
1 x Location Button /LED -
OS Support
Please find the latest OS support from https://servers.asus.com/support/os -
Management Solution
ASUS Control Center
ASUS ASMB11-iKVM (on-board) -
Regulatory Compliance
BSMI, CB, CE, FCC, KCC -
Dimensions
885mm x 447mm x 306.65mm -
Form Factor
7U -
Weight
Net Weight: 99 Kg
Gross Weight: 154 Kg -
Power Supply
4+2 or 3+3 Redundant 3000W 54V 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply -
Environment
Operation temperature: 10℃ ~ 35℃
*with BlueField-3, the operation temperature will be 10℃ ~ 30℃
Non operation temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing)

MacBook
iPad
Apple Watch
Airpods
iMac
Studio Display
iphone
Gaming Laptop

Gaming Desktop
DDR5 Desktop
DDR5 Laptop
DDR5 Server
DDR4 Desktop
DDR4 Laptop
DDR4 Server
DDR3 Desktop
DDR3 Laptop
DDR3 Server
Intel Socket
Intel Z890
Intel B860
Intel B760
Intel H770
Intel B660
Intel H670
Intel H610
Intel Z690
Intel H510
Intel Z590
Intel B560
Intel H470
Intel Z490
Intel H410
Intel B460
Intel H310
Intel B360
Intel B365
Intel X299
Intel Z390
Intel Z370
Intel H370
Intel Z270 H270
Intel B250
Intel Z170 H170
Intel H110
Intel H81
Intel B85
Intel H61
Intel B150
AMD Socket
AMD B850
AMD B840
AMD TRX50
AMD A620
AMD X870
AMD B650
AMD A520
AMD TRX40
AMD B550
AMD X570
AMD X470
AMD B450
AMD X370
AMD A320
AMD B350
AMD X399
AMD A88
AMD A68 A78
Cpu Air Coolers
CPU Liquid Coolers
Fans
AMD CPUs Desktop
AMD Server CPU
Intel Server CPU
Samsung CPUs
Other special CPUs

Solid State Drives
NVMe PCIe M.2
SATA 2.5inch
Hard Disk Drive
Server Hard Drives
NAS hard drive
Monitoring hard drive
Portable Solid State Drives
Memory Cards
USB Flash Drives
Nvidia GPU
RTX 50 series
RTX 30 series
GTX 16 series
GTX 10 series
RX 9000 series
RX 7000 series
RX 6000 series
RX 5000 series
RX 500 series
RTX 20 series
Rack server
Blade server
Tower server
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Network switch
Workstation
Mobile Workstation
Server motherboard
Workstation Motherboard
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Microsoft Gaming Console
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MSI Gaming Console
Motherboard
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