The HPE ProLiant DL680 Gen11 is a flagship 4U four-socket enterprise rack server built for the most demanding mission-critical and accelerated hybrid workloads, including core financial OLTP databases, large-scale in-memory computing, enterprise SAP/Oracle ERP systems, high-density multi-tenant virtualization, financial risk simulation, and large-scale multi-GPU LLM inference. Equipped with four 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Emerald Rapids processors, this platform delivers extreme CPU core density, industry-leading expandable DDR5 memory, massive PCIe 5.0 I/O bandwidth for GPU accelerators, high-density U.3/EDSFF NVMe flash storage, and full end-to-end RAS fault tolerance architecture. Featuring segmented precision cooling, N+2 Titanium redundant power supplies, HPE Silicon Root of Trust hardware security, and HPE iLO 6 cloud-native out-of-band management, the DL680 Gen11 achieves carrier-grade 99.999% annual uptime. It consolidates core transaction computing, big data analytics, and AI acceleration within a single 4U chassis to reduce data center rack footprint and cut overall enterprise total cost of ownership for banking, capital markets, telecom operators, government, and large manufacturing groups.
Full Technical Specification Table
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Detailed Specifications |
| Chassis Form Factor |
4U standard 19-inch rackmount server; lockable front security bezel, chassis intrusion detection sensor, independent segmented cooling zones dedicated to CPUs, memory banks and high-power GPUs, fully hot-swappable redundant fan modules, sliding rail support for standard server cabinets |
| Processor Platform |
Four LGA4677 processor sockets, fully compatible with all 4th & 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Emerald Rapids CPUs
Max 64 cores per single processor, peak boost clock up to 3.8GHz, maximum CPU TDP up to 350W
Multi-link high-speed UPI inter-processor interconnects to minimize cross-socket data transmission latency for low-latency database workloads
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| Memory Subsystem |
64 * DDR5 RDIMM / 3DS RDIMM memory slots, 8 independent memory channels per processor
Memory operating speed up to 5600 MT/s; maximum total memory capacity reaches 16TB
Comprehensive enterprise memory fault protection: hardware ECC, memory mirroring, memory sparing, rank sparing, memory patrol scrubbing to isolate faulty memory modules without service interruption
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| Hot-Swap AnyBay Storage Layout |
Multiple configurable front drive bay options:
1. Up to 24 * 2.5-inch SFF U.3 / EDSFF NVMe / SAS / SATA universal hot-swap AnyBay trays
2. Up to 12 * 3.5-inch LFF SATA/SAS HDD bays for bulk archival cold storage
Optional rear redundant 2.5-inch boot drive cages; dual internal M.2 NVMe/SATA RAID boot kit available to separate OS storage from core business production data
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| RAID Storage Controllers |
HPE Tri-Mode Smart Array embedded or add-on enterprise hardware RAID adapters
Supports RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50/6/60; optional supercap cache backup module to protect write cache data against unexpected power outages
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| PCIe & Multi-GPU Acceleration Expansion |
Up to 16 full-height PCIe Gen5 expansion slots with configurable x8/x16 bandwidth
Dual independent OCP 3.0 mezzanine network slots for high-speed inter-cluster connectivity
GPU compatibility: Up to 8 double-width high-power data center GPUs for LLM inference, 3D engineering visualization, multi-channel video analytics and financial Monte Carlo simulation
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| Power Supply Configuration |
Modular hot-swappable CRPS flexible slot power units:
2600W / 3000W 80 PLUS Titanium ultra-high efficiency power supplies
N+1 and N+2 fully redundant power modes available to eliminate single points of power failure for zero-downtime core production environments
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| System Security Suite |
Complete HPE Silicon Root of Trust firmware protection stack, integrated TPM 2.0 chip, AMD Infinity Guard secure processing, secure boot, authenticated signed firmware updates, chassis intrusion alarm, role-based granular iLO access control, self-encrypting drive support, secure data erase, IDevID hardware identity authentication |
| Remote System Management |
HPE Integrated Lights-Out 6 (iLO 6) independent out-of-band management ASIC
24/7 real-time telemetry monitoring for CPU, GPU, memory, power and thermal metrics, remote KVM console, virtual media mounting, one-click batch automated firmware flashing, instant hardware fault alert via email/SMS
Native compatibility with HPE OneView, HPE Compute Ops Management and HPE GreenLake unified cloud orchestration platform
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| Supported Operating Systems & Hypervisors |
Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Server, Oracle Linux, VMware vSphere ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V |
| Standard Factory Warranty |
3-Year 24*7 Four-Hour On-Site Critical Support + Full Hot-Swap CRU Component Replacement Warranty |
Core Product Highlights
1. Four-Socket 5th Gen Intel Xeon Flagship Mission-Critical Compute
Four 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver up to 256 total CPU cores to eliminate performance bottlenecks for ultra-large OLTP databases and massive multi-tenant virtualization clusters. Multi-link UPI interconnects maintain ultra-low cross-processor latency, perfectly matching microsecond-level response requirements of financial core transaction systems. High TDP CPU support ensures sustained 24/7 full-load operation without thermal throttling.
2. Industry-Leading 16TB Fault-Tolerant DDR5 Memory
64 memory slots expand to a maximum of 16TB high-capacity DDR5 memory with multi-layer hardware fault protection including mirroring and sparing. Users can load complete enterprise core datasets and large AI model weights entirely into memory, drastically reducing persistent storage I/O delays. Hardware ECC and patrol scrubbing automatically correct memory bit errors to avoid unplanned production service downtime.
3. High-Density Low-Latency U.3 & EDSFF Gen5 NVMe Flash Storage
Up to 24 front SFF U.3/EDSFF hot-swap NVMe bays provide microsecond-level flash latency for database transaction logs, real-time business read-write requests and AI model weight caching. Universal AnyBay trays support flexible mixed deployment of high-performance NVMe flash and high-capacity HDDs to balance performance and storage cost. Hot-swap drive design enables online storage capacity expansion without shutting down core production services.
4. Massive PCIe 5.0 Bandwidth for Up To 8 Double-Width GPUs
Abundant PCIe Gen5 expansion bandwidth supports high-speed storage adapters, 10GbE/25GbE/100GbE cluster network cards and up to eight double-width data center GPUs. The DL680 Gen11 integrates database processing, big data analytics and AI acceleration within a single 4U chassis, removing the need for separate independent GPU nodes and cutting data center rack occupation and hardware investment costs.
5. N+2 Titanium Redundant Power & Segmented Targeted Cooling
High-wattage Titanium power supplies support N+2 full redundant configuration to eliminate power failure risks for zero-downtime core business systems. Independent segmented cooling zones with hot-swappable redundant fans deliver targeted heat dissipation for CPUs, memory banks and high-power GPUs, avoiding performance reduction under long-duration heavy loads while optimizing data center cooling energy consumption.
6. Comprehensive Carrier-Grade RAS Fault Tolerance Architecture
A full set of Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) features covers all key hardware subsystems: hot-swappable drives, fans and power supplies, memory fault isolation, predictive hardware failure analysis, automatic component fault segmentation and live component replacement. These features achieve carrier-grade 99.999% annual uptime to satisfy strict non-stop operation standards of financial, government and telecom core infrastructure.
7. Unified HPE iLO 6 Full-Lifecycle Cloud-Oriented Management
The independent iLO 6 out-of-band management chip monitors all hardware metrics 24/7 and pushes real-time fault notifications before service impact occurs. It supports HPE GreenLake cloud platform for centralized multi-server fleet orchestration, automated mass deployment, firmware maintenance and resource scheduling for hundreds of accelerated mission-critical nodes, greatly reducing manual operation workload for enterprise IT teams managing mixed database-AI workload environments.
Terminology Glossary
- 4-Socket Mission-Critical Accelerated Rack Server: Flagship four-processor 4U chassis built for core database, in-memory computing and multi-GPU AI workloads requiring ultra-high reliability
- iLO 6 (Integrated Lights-Out): HPE exclusive out-of-band remote hardware monitoring and control system independent of the server operating system
- Silicon Root of Trust: HPE firmware-level hardware security architecture preventing unauthorized firmware tampering and rootkit attacks
- 3DS RDIMM DDR5: Stacked high-capacity registered enterprise memory with multi-tier hardware error correction
- CRPS Titanium PSU: High-efficiency modular redundant power supply supporting N+1 / N+2 fault-tolerant configurations
- RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability): End-to-end hardware fault prevention, isolation and recovery architecture for carrier-class uptime
- HPE GreenLake: Cloud-native unified lifecycle management platform for orchestrating large HPE server fleets
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Concise Global Price Summary for Listing Page
Price Overview
The HPE ProLiant DL680 Gen11 four-socket 4U flagship mission-critical accelerated rack server supports fully customizable premium enterprise configurations with a broad price spectrum. Entry barebone chassis equipped with four low-core Xeon Silver CPUs, 1TB DDR5 memory and single Titanium PSU start at USD $24,600 / CNY ¥168,000. Standard core business hybrid configurations with four mid-tier Xeon Gold processors, 3TB–6TB DDR5 memory, NVMe flash storage array and N+1 redundant Titanium power supplies range from USD $54,200–$121,500. Fully maxed flagship database & AI hybrid nodes with four top-tier Xeon Platinum CPUs, maximum 16TB memory, full 24-bay U.3/EDSFF NVMe flash storage, eight double-width GPU accelerators, N+2 redundant power, 100GbE high-speed networking and 24*7 four-hour rapid response critical support can exceed USD $310,000. Final quotation varies by CPU tier, total memory capacity, storage media and bay layout, GPU deployment quantity and model, power redundancy configuration, high-speed network add-ons, advanced licensed security & management features, warranty service level and enterprise bulk cluster order discounts.
