ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server

ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server

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SKU: ASRO-6U8XEGS2 | Part #: 6U8X-EGS2 | MPN: 6U8X-EGS2

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About the ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server

The ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 is a 6U rackmount AI server engineered around the NVIDIA HGX H100 8-GPU baseboard, delivering the full NVLink-interconnected H100 SXM5 GPU configuration for demanding large-scale generative AI, large language model training, and high-performance computing workloads. The system pairs eight NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB GPUs — connected via fourth-generation NVLink at up to 900 GB/s bidirectional GPU-to-GPU bandwidth — with dual Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) processors and high-capacity DDR5 ECC registered memory, forming a balanced compute platform capable of sustaining the extreme memory bandwidth and floating-point throughput required by transformer-based model training at scale.

The 6U8X-EGS2 incorporates high-bandwidth network infrastructure to match the GPU compute density, supporting NVIDIA ConnectX-7 or equivalent 400GbE/NDR InfiniBand host channel adapters across multiple PCIe Gen 5 slots, enabling low-latency, high-throughput GPU-direct RDMA communications essential for multi-node distributed training clusters. Storage connectivity includes NVMe U.2 drive bays for fast local dataset staging, complemented by redundant hot-swap power supply units rated for the substantial power envelope of a fully loaded HGX H100 configuration. The thermal design employs a high-airflow chassis with optimized fan zones to sustain continuous full-load GPU operation in standard data-center rack environments.

Targeted at hyperscale operators, national laboratories, financial services firms, and enterprise AI infrastructure teams deploying LLM training or large-scale inference clusters, the 6U8X-EGS2 is designed for dense rack integration — typically deployed in conjunction with high-radix InfiniBand or 400GbE fabrics. Its 6U form factor accommodates the HGX H100 baseboard's mechanical and thermal requirements while maintaining reasonable rack-unit efficiency in environments where per-rack GPU density and inter-node bandwidth are primary design constraints.

Ideal for

  • Large language model (LLM) pre-training and fine-tuning at scale, leveraging NVLink-connected H100 SXM5 GPUs for sustained FP8/BF16 tensor core throughput across multi-node clusters
  • Generative AI inference serving for production deployments requiring high aggregate GPU memory capacity (640 GB HBM3 per node) to host very large model parameter sets without sharding overhead
  • High-performance scientific computing and simulation workloads, including molecular dynamics, climate modeling, and computational fluid dynamics, benefiting from H100 FP64 double-precision performance
  • Multi-node distributed deep learning research infrastructure within academic institutions or enterprise AI centers of excellence requiring dense, NVLink-optimized compute nodes
  • Computer vision and multimodal foundation model training pipelines that demand high memory bandwidth and fast all-reduce collectives across eight tightly coupled GPUs
  • Financial services risk analytics and quantitative modeling workloads requiring both high FP64 throughput and the ability to run mixed-precision inference pipelines on a single consolidated platform

Technical specifications

ManufacturerASRock
Manufacturer Part Number6U8X-EGS2
Form Factor6U Rackmount
GPU SubsystemNVIDIA HGX H100 8-GPU SXM5 Baseboard
GPUs8× NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB HBM3
GPU InterconnectNVLink 4th Generation, up to 900 GB/s bidirectional per GPU
GPU Memory Total640 GB HBM3 (8× 80 GB)
CPU SupportDual Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Generation (Sapphire Rapids), LGA4677
Memory TypeDDR5 ECC Registered (RDIMM)
Memory Slots32× DIMM slots (16 per CPU)
PCIe GenerationPCIe Gen 5
Network ExpansionMultiple PCIe Gen 5 slots supporting 400GbE / NDR InfiniBand HCAs
Storage BaysNVMe U.2 hot-swap drive bays
Power SupplyRedundant hot-swap PSUs (high-capacity configuration for full HGX H100 TDP)
Operating System SupportUbuntu Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware (hypervisor-dependent GPU passthrough)
ManagementIPMI 2.0 / ASRock Rack BIOS with out-of-band BMC management
Rack Units6U
Chassis CoolingHigh-airflow forced-fan cooling optimized for continuous full-load HGX H100 thermal envelope

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Technical Specifications

BrandASRock
CategoryServers
SKUASRO-6U8XEGS2
Part Number6U8X-EGS2
ConditionNew
Manufacturer Part Number6U8X-EGS2
Form Factor6U Rackmount
GPU SubsystemNVIDIA HGX H100 8-GPU SXM5 Baseboard
GPUs8× NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB HBM3
GPU InterconnectNVLink 4th Generation, up to 900 GB/s bidirectional per GPU
GPU Memory Total640 GB HBM3 (8× 80 GB)
CPU SupportDual Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Generation (Sapphire Rapids), LGA4677
Memory TypeDDR5 ECC Registered (RDIMM)
Memory Slots32× DIMM slots (16 per CPU)
PCIe GenerationPCIe Gen 5
Network ExpansionMultiple PCIe Gen 5 slots supporting 400GbE / NDR InfiniBand HCAs
Storage BaysNVMe U.2 hot-swap drive bays
Power SupplyRedundant hot-swap PSUs (high-capacity configuration for full HGX H100 TDP)
Operating System SupportUbuntu Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware (hypervisor-dependent GPU passthrough)
ManagementIPMI 2.0 / ASRock Rack BIOS with out-of-band BMC management
Rack Units6U
Chassis CoolingHigh-airflow forced-fan cooling optimized for continuous full-load HGX H100 thermal envelope

Frequently Asked Questions about ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server

What does the ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server do?

The ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server is built for enterprise data-center workloads — virtualization (VMware, Proxmox, Nutanix), private cloud, database hosting, and AI/ML training. It fits standard EIA-310 server racks and supports redundant PSUs and hot-swap drives common in production environments.

What are the headline specs of the ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server?

Key specifications for the ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 NVIDIA HGX H100 AI Server: new condition; manufacturer ASRock; manufacturer part number 6U8X-EGS2; form factor 6U Rackmount; gpu subsystem NVIDIA HGX H100 8-GPU SXM5 Baseboard; gpus 8× NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB HBM3; gpu interconnect NVLink 4th Generation, up to 900 GB/s bidirectional per GPU. Manufacturer part number 6U8X-EGS2. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.