

Using a cabled PCIe solution allows Dell EMC to upgrade the server making only minor changes if a customer wants.

8x and 10x GPU systems are very popular in the market. Here is a video overview of the platform: There are four 2.4kW power supplies as well as a massive array of PCIe slots for fabric and other devices. Dell EMC DSS 84 Show Floor CPU To Rear ViewĪt the rear of the chassis, Dell has an array of ten drives which can be NVMe or SAS/ SATA. This includes 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Optane DCPMM support. In terms of processors, the system is a dual LGA3647 solution for Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Dell EMC says that this design ensures cool airflow comes from the inlet hitting the high-value GPUs first. We have reviewed eight and ten GPU systems from a number of vendors including our recent Inspur Systems NF5468M5 Review 4U 8x GPU and every other competitive system we reviewed puts GPU I/O at the rear (or front) of the chassis. Perhaps the most differentiating feature here is that the Dell EMC DSS 8440 faces the PCIe I/O plates in the middle of the chassis while making the entire front of the chassis a fan wall instead of using it for hot swap storage. These GPUs are fitted on a PCB that handles PCIe slots which is separate from the motherboard. The company offers varying numbers of GPUs along with different memory sizes. Dell EMC DSS 8440 OverviewĪt Dell Technologies World 2019, the company showed off the DSS 8440 with NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs. The Dell EMC DSS 8440 headlines support for up to ten PCIe based GPUs in the company’s push for deep learning and inferencing throughout its portfolio. The Dell EMC DSS8440 is a 4U server that is optimized for expansion and is a long-awaited entry by the company into the training space. At Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, Dell EMC launched a new training and inferencing platform.
