ASUS RS520A-E12-RS24U

AMD EPYC™ 9004 single-processor 2U server that supports up to 24 DIMM, 24 NVMe, five PCIe® 5.0 slots, two M.2, OCP 3.0, two dual-slot GPUs, and ASUS ASMB11-iKVM

Scalable Storage Solution

This server features scalable storage solutions to support maximum performance for data center flexibility, and enable industry-standard SAS/SATA/NVMe interfacing through Broadcom Tri-Mode RAID adapters for increased connectivity and security.

KEY FEATURES

Powerful performance:Powered by AMD EPYC 9004 processors with 128 Zen 4c cores, 12-channel, up to 4800 MHz DDR5 and support for a maximum TDP of up to 400 watts
Scale-up storage and expansion design:Up to 24 all-flash NVMe drives on the front panel, two drives in the real panel, and 5 PCIe 5.0 slots for higher bandwidth and system upgrade
Flexible networking module design:On-board LAN module, and OCP 3.0 module with PCIe 5.0 slot in rear panel for faster connectivity
Air cooling solution: With heatsink achieves lower power-usage effectiveness (PUE) and optimized TCO for data centers for versatile workloads
Enhanced IT-infrastructure management:ASUS ASMB11-iKVM remote control with ASPEED AST2600, ASUS Control Center IT management software and hardware-level Root-of-Trust solution
Read for AI and HPC workloads:Up to two dual-slot GPUs, including NVIDIA A100 and A40, AMD Instinct and Xilinx

Specifications

Processor / System Bus

1 x Socket SP5 (LGA 6096)

AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series (up to 400W)

Core Logic

4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache technology

Memory

24 x DIMM slots
DDR5 4800/4400/4000/3600 RDIMM/ 3DS RDIMM
1DPC up to 4800
2DPC up to 4000(1R+1R)
2DPC up to 3600(1R+2R)/ (2R+2R)
Maximum 6144GB

Expansion Slots

16 NVMe configuration SKU:
12 NVMe configuration SKU:
Up to 5 PCIe Gen5 slots + 1 OCP3.0
2 x PCIe Gen5 x16, FHFL or 4 x PCIe Gen5 x8, FHFL
1 x PCIe Gen5 x8, LP
1 x OCP 3.0 Slot ( (PCIe Gen5 x16)

24 NVMe configuration SKU:
Up to 1 PCIe Gen5 slots + 1 OCP3.0
1 x PCIe Gen5 x8, LP
1 x OCP 3.0 Slot ( (PCIe Gen5 x16)

Storage

Storage Controller :
CPU Integrated
Optional kits Controller :
Broadcom Mega RAID 9560-16i
ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i 8-port SAS 12G HBA card

Front bays:
16 NVMe configuration SKU:
24 x 2.5” hot-swap drive bays
Support 16x NVMe + 8 SAS/SATA
*RAID/PIKE cable is needed for 8 SAS/SATA
12 NVMe configuration SKU:
24 x 2.5” hot-swap drive bays
Support 12x NVMe + 12 SAS/SATA
**SAS support only from optional SAS HBA/RAID card
24 NVMe configuration SKU:
24 x 2.5” hot-swap drive bays
Support 24x NVMe

Rear bays:2 x 2.5” SATA hot-swap drive bays
2 x M.2 connectors

Front I/O Ports

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
1 x VGA port

Rear I/O Ports

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
1 x VGA port
1 x Management port
2 x 1GbE LAN ports

Power Supply

1+1 Redundant 1600W 80 PLUS Titanium
Power Supply
1+1 Redundant 1600W/1200W 80 PLUS Platinum
Power Supply