AI Inference: Every Option, Side by Side
Six ways to serve a bank's AI models, each mark sourced. We supply and integrate what passed.
One memory domain, 20 TB
Within 142 kW, water
800 Gb/s per GPU
One supplier
Shape
Rack fit
1 · Answers the need¹
2 · Meets every line
Power draw
3 · Price
Recommendation
Dell XE9712
Met: 20 TB
HPE
Met: 20 TB
NVIDIA DGX
Met: 20 TB
Cisco C880A M8
Not met: 2.1 TB
Dell XE9785L
Not met: 2.3 TB
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Met: 20.7 TB
Dell XE9712
Met: up to 142 kW, liquid
HPE
Met: up to 142 kW, liquid
NVIDIA DGX
Met: up to 142 kW, liquid
Cisco C880A M8
Open: air-cooled
Dell XE9785L
Open: rack total not published
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Not met: NVIDIA rates it 156 to 227 kW
Dell XE9712
Condition: confirm the module
HPE
Met
NVIDIA DGX
Met
Cisco C880A M8
Condition: port speed inferred
Dell XE9785L
Open: cards chosen separately
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Met
Dell XE9712
Condition: confirm hours
HPE
Condition: software support on the order
NVIDIA DGX
Condition: confirm hours
Cisco C880A M8
Condition: software support on the order
Dell XE9785L
Met with a condition
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Open: no carried maker’s offer read
Dell XE9712
72-GPU rack
HPE
72-GPU rack
NVIDIA DGX
72-GPU rack
Cisco C880A M8
8-GPU server, air-cooled
Dell XE9785L
8-GPU server, liquid-cooled
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
72-GPU rack
Dell XE9712
48RU rack, 1RU sleds
HPE
48U rack
NVIDIA DGX
MGX rack
Cisco C880A M8
10RU per server
Dell XE9785L
3 OU node, IR7000 rack
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Open
Dell XE9712
Assessed
HPE
Assessed
NVIDIA DGX
Assessed
Cisco C880A M8
Assessed
Dell XE9785L
Assessed
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Assessed
Dell XE9712
Meets it, with conditions
HPE
Meets it, with a condition
NVIDIA DGX
Meets it, with a condition
Cisco C880A M8
Set aside on memory
Dell XE9785L
Set aside on memory
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Not passed: over 142 kW
Dell XE9712
Up to 142 kW per rack
HPE
Up to 142 kW per rack
NVIDIA DGX
Up to 142 kW per rack
Cisco C880A M8
12 × 3.2 kW supplies, N+N
Dell XE9785L
1,400 W per GPU
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
156 to 227 kW per rack
Dell XE9712
Not ranked: your quote decides
HPE
Not ranked: your quote decides
NVIDIA DGX
Not ranked: your quote decides
Cisco C880A M8
Not evaluated
Dell XE9785L
Not evaluated
NVIDIA Vera Rubin
Not evaluated
Dell XE9712
Recommended; settle the conditions at the quote
HPE
Recommended; settle the condition at the quote
NVIDIA DGX
Recommended; settle the condition at the quote
Cisco C880A M8
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Dell XE9785L
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NVIDIA Vera Rubin
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