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Technical data sheet · PowerEdge XE AI · 4U direct liquid-cooled, dual-socket AMD

Dell PowerEdge XE9685LSpecifications, configurations & comparisons

The XE9685L is Dell’s AMD-hosted eight-GPU server: two EPYC 9005 processors of up to 192 cores drive one NVIDIA HGX B200 board, with cold plates on processors, GPUs and NVLink switches in a 4U chassis. There is a single GPU option and a single storage layout, so the choices that matter are processor, memory size and fabric cards — this page sets out each from Dell’s guide.

4U Rack (direct liquid-cooled, 8-GPU HGX)2 socketsAMD EPYC 9005iDRAC9
192cores per processorEPYC 9965 · 500 W
8NVIDIA B200 GPUs180 GB · 1000 W each
3TBDDR5-6400 maximum24 × 128 GB · 1 DPC
12PCIe Gen5 x16 slotsup to 128 lanes per CPU
3,000Wper supply, six fittedTitanium · 5+1 or 3+3
70%heat captured by liquidDell spec sheet figure
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Every figure checked against the Dell PowerEdge XE9685L Technical Guide (Rev. A03, June 2026)

Dell PowerEdge XE9685L front with LCD bezel over the drive bays and twelve PCIe Gen5 slot covers in the lower 2U

Image: Dell Technologies

Form factor
4U Rack (direct liquid-cooled, 8-GPU HGX) · 2 sockets
Processors
AMD EPYC 9005
Memory
24 × DDR5 RDIMM · up to 3 TB
Drive bays
Up to 8 · 1 drive-bay layout
Expansion
12 × PCIe · 1 × OCP 3.0
GPUs
Up to 8 · 1 listed
Boot
BOSS-N1 (2 x M.2 NVMe, HWRAID 1)
Management
iDRAC9
01 — Overview

The XE9685L at a glance

Our read of Dell’s documentation: where the XE9685L is strong, and the limits worth knowing before you spec one.

Strengths

  • The highest host core count in Dell’s 4U liquid-cooled pair: up to 192 cores per EPYC 9965, 384 cores across both sockets.
  • Twelve memory channels per processor run one DIMM each at up to 6400 MT/s, against 5600 MT/s on the Xeon-based XE9680 and XE9680L.
  • Cold plates on both processors, all eight B200 GPUs and the NVLink switches; Dell’s spec sheet credits the liquid loop with 70% of the heat.
  • Every processor from 300 W to 500 W and the 1000 W-per-GPU board are cleared for 35°C inlet in Dell’s thermal tables.
  • Twelve Gen5 x16 slots accept up to twelve 400G InfiniBand/Ethernet cards, 400G DPUs or 200G Broadcom NICs.

Watch-outs

  • One GPU choice only — the HGX B200 board — and no H200 fallback as on the Xeon-based XE9680L.
  • Memory must fill all 24 slots with the B200 board, so the smallest build is 1.5 TB and the only sizes are 1.5, 2.3 and 3 TB.
  • Dell advises installing it below 24U and lifting it only by the designated handles; the guide gives 94.6 kg fully populated, the spec sheet 91.63 kg.
  • The six 3000 W supplies were listed as post-launch, need a high-line feed, and derate to 2800 W between 200 V and 209 V.
  • Storage is eight direct-attached NVMe drives with no PERC; only the BOSS-N1 boot mirror has hardware RAID.
Processors5 SKUs
Cores / CPU48–192
DIMM slots24
Drive layouts1
Max bays8
GPUsup to 8
PSU options1 · to 3,000 W
02 — Processors

5 supported processors, mapped

Five EPYC 9005 models, from the 48-core 9455 at 300 W to the 192-core 9965 at 500 W. Between them sits the 64-core 9575F, whose 5.0 GHz maximum boost is the highest on the list — useful where GPU jobs wait on single-threaded host work.

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

5 SKUs · 1 family
Dell PowerEdge XE9685L: every supported processor by cores and TDP081624324048566472808896104112120128136144152160168176184192300 W350 W400 W450 W500 WCores per processorAMD EPYC 9965 — 192 cores / 384 threads · 500 W · 2.25 GHz base · 384 MB cache · DDR5-6400AMD EPYC 9755 — 128 cores / 256 threads · 500 W · 2.7 GHz base · 512 MB cache · DDR5-6400AMD EPYC 9655 — 96 cores / 192 threads · 400 W · 2.6 GHz base · 384 MB cache · DDR5-6400AMD EPYC 9575F — 64 cores / 128 threads · 400 W · 3.3 GHz base · 256 MB cache · DDR5-6400AMD EPYC 9455 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 3.15 GHz base · 256 MB cache · DDR5-6400EPYC 9965192 cores · 2.6 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
AMD EPYC 9005 5Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

Processor explorer

filter · sort · compare
ProcessorCores / threadsBaseL3 cacheTDPW / coreMemory
AMD EPYC 9965192 / 3842.25 GHz384 MB500 W2.6DDR5-6400
AMD EPYC 9755128 / 2562.7 GHz512 MB500 W3.9DDR5-6400
AMD EPYC 965596 / 1922.6 GHz384 MB400 W4.2DDR5-6400
AMD EPYC 9575F64 / 1283.3 GHz256 MB400 W6.3DDR5-6400
AMD EPYC 945548 / 963.15 GHz256 MB300 W6.3DDR5-6400
  • Each model has a configurable TDP band: 450–500 W for the 9965 and 9755, 320–400 W for the 9655 and 9575F, and 240–300 W for the 9455.
  • All five run under a CPU cold plate with High-Performance Gold fans and are supported at up to 35°C inlet.
  • Each socket offers up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes; slots 31–36 connect to processor 2 and 37–42 to processor 1.
  • L3 cache ranges from 256 MB (9575F, 9455) to 512 MB on the 128-core 9755.
03 — Memory

24 DIMM slots, 12 per processor

Twelve DDR5 channels per processor, one RDIMM per channel, 24 slots in all. Dell lists 64 GB, 96 GB and 128 GB modules, and its minimum-memory table for the B200 board calls for all 24 to be fitted.

Capacity with every slot filled

by DIMM size
64 GB1.5 TB96 GB2.3 TB128 GB3 TB24 slots · 12 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

Operating speed

per Dell memory tables
Processor1 DIMM / channel2 DIMMs / channel
AMD EPYC 90056400 MT/sn/a (one slot per channel)
  • That gives three possible totals: 24 × 64 GB = 1.5 TB, 24 × 96 GB = 2304 GB (Dell rounds to 2.3 TB) and 24 × 128 GB = 3 TB. Dell’s own table misprints the first as “1.5 GB”.
  • All three modules are dual-rank x4 RDIMMs at 1.1 V; unbuffered DIMMs are not supported.
  • Dell notes that the processor may run memory below the 6400 MT/s rating depending on the model and population.
  • Dell’s acoustic test build used 24 × 128 GB alongside two 500 W processors.
04 — Storage

1 drive-bay layout, up to 8 bays

The front holds eight hot-swap U.2 NVMe SSDs attached straight to the PSB, and that is the only storage configuration Dell offers on this model — no PERC sits in between. The spec sheet sets the raw ceiling at 122.88 TB and describes the NVMe drives as optimised for NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage.

Headline layouts

front panel view

Front panel

8 × 2.5" NVMe at the front — 8 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

Controllers & boot

  • BOSS-N1 — Boot. Integrated slot; HW RAID 1 across 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs. No PERC/HBA offered - front NVMe drives are direct-attached (storage config C02 = 'Without Front PERC', PERC qty 0)
  • BOSS-N1 (2 x M.2 NVMe, HWRAID 1) — boot
  • There is no SAS, SATA, E3.S or rear-bay option, and no RAID controller for the data drives.
  • Boot is from a BOSS-N1 in an integrated slot, mirroring two M.2 NVMe drives in hardware RAID 1.
  • Blanks must fill any bay without a drive.
05 — Accelerators & I/O

GPUs, PCIe and networking

The lower 2U holds a slide-out GPU sled with one NVIDIA HGX B200 board of eight SXM6 GPUs, fully connected over NVLink. Dell’s sled drawing numbers five coolant loops — loops 1, 2, 4 and 5 run through GPU cold plates and loop 3 through the NVLink switch cold plate — and also shows retimer heat sinks and a CX-7 module on the board. Eight B200 GPUs at 180 GB and 1000 W each — 1440 GB of GPU memory per server — on the only accelerator option Dell lists.

NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB SXM6 (8-GPU baseboard)

180GB · 8 (fixed, 8-GPU SXM6 baseboard)

I/O topology

128 lanes per CPU
CPU 1128 × PCIe 5.012 ch · 12 DIMMCPU 2128 × PCIe 5.012 ch · 12 DIMM12 × PCIe Gen5 x16 (FHHL)slots 31–42 · switches SW1–SW4Slots 33 and 39DPUs above 75 W · max 2 × 200GOCP 3.0 mezzanine · x82 × 25 GbE (Broadcom or Mellanox)2 × 1 GbE LOMplus dedicated iDRAC9 port

Each EPYC 9005 provides up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes. Four PCIe switches, SW1 to SW4, fan them out to twelve full-height, half-length x16 slots numbered 31–42 on the front of the chassis.

Network adapters Dell lists

9 options
AdapterPortsForm
2 x 1 GbE LOM (embedded)2 × 1GbELOM
Broadcom 2 x 25 GbE SFP28 OCP 3.02 × 25GbEOCP 3.0
Mellanox 2 x 25 GbE SFP28 OCP 3.02 × 25GbEOCP 3.0
Intel 4 x 10G OCP 3.0 (listed only in slot priority Table 17)4 × 10GbEOCP 3.0
Mellanox DPU FH 200G (slots 33/39, max 2) × 200GPCIe
Mellanox DPU FH 400G (max 12) × 400GPCIe
Mellanox InfiniBand/Ethernet N400 1-port (max 12)1 × 400GPCIe
Broadcom FH 200G 2-port (max 12)2 × 200GPCIe
Mellanox FH 100G 2-port (max 12)2 × 100GPCIe
  • Up to twelve each of Mellanox N400 single-port InfiniBand/Ethernet cards, Mellanox 400G DPUs, Broadcom 200G dual-port NICs and Mellanox 100G dual-port NICs.
  • The 200G Mellanox DPU is capped at two cards, in slots 33 and 39; NICs and SmartNICs under 75 W can use any slot from 31 to 42.
  • Dell’s acoustic test build filled the slots with ten 400G NICs and two 200G DPUs.
  • OCP support is listed three ways: Broadcom and Mellanox 2 × 25 GbE in the OCP table, an Intel 4 × 10G card in the slot-priority table, and Broadcom alone in the NIC port table.
06 — Power & cooling

1 power supply, 3,000 W

Six 86 mm, 3000 W Titanium supplies on C21 cords, marked post-launch in Dell’s table. Policy is either 5+1, which keeps full performance but is not redundant, or 3+3 fault-tolerant, which may throttle once a second unit fails.

0500100015002000250030003000 W Titanium — 3000 W Mixed Mode (post-RTS), single PSU model with multiple ratings: 3000 W Titanium at 209.1-240 V AC, 16 A, 10,900 BTU/hr; 3000 W at 240 V DC, 14.6 A, 11,000 BTU/hr; derates to 2800 W at 200-209 V AC, 16 A, 10,500 BTU/hr (low-line derate, not a separate SKU); 6 PSUs per system; redundancy policies 5+1 FR (not redundant, full performance) or 3+3 FTR (may throttle if >1 PSU down); 86 mm form factor, C21 cord3000TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC
  • It is one supply model with three operating points: full 3000 W output from a 240 V DC feed or from 209.1–240 V AC, and a reduced 2800 W from 200–209 V AC.
  • Efficiency is 90% at 10% load, 94% at 20%, 96% at 50% and 94% at 100%.
  • Dell’s rating table gives no peak-power or low-line figures for this unit.
  • Mixing supplies from different vendors is not allowed. The iDRAC power cap acts only on the processors, and firmware 7.00.60.00 onwards removes it.
07 — Management, security & OS

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

  • iDRAC9 (Datacenter licence in the management matrix)
  • iDRAC Direct (front Micro-AB USB)
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
  • iDRAC Service Module
  • Dell Connectivity Client
  • OpenManage Enterprise with Power Manager and Update Manager plug-ins; OME APEX AIOps Observability
  • Ansible and Terraform integrations (post-launch)

Security

  • Silicon Root of Trust
  • Cryptographically signed firmware
  • Secure Boot
  • Secured Component Verification
  • Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs, local or external key management)
  • System Lockdown (iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)
  • Secure Erase
  • TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified

Operating systems

  • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (in the guide’s OS chapter; the features table and spec sheet list Ubuntu only)
08 — Compare

How the XE9685L compares with its family

The XE9685L has the same published 4U dimensions and liquid cooling as the Intel-based XE9680L, which adds an H200 option and 4 TB across 32 DIMMs. The air-cooled 6U XE9680 offers six other eight-GPU boards on a Xeon host. The 10U air-cooled XE9785 and the rack-scale XE9785L take the same EPYC 9005 family further with HGX B300 or Instinct MI355X, and the XE9780 and XE9712 complete the range.

XE9685LXE9680LXE9680XE9785XE9785LXE9780XE9712Cores / CPUXE9685L: 192192XE9680L: 6464XE9680: 6464XE9785: 192192XE9785L: 192192XE9780: 8686XE9712: 7272DIMM slotsXE9685L: 2424XE9680L: 3232XE9680: 3232XE9785: 2424XE9785L: 2424XE9780: 3232XE9712: 00Max memoryXE9685L: 3 TB3XE9680L: 4 TB4XE9680: 4 TB4XE9785: 6 TB6XE9785L: 3 TB3XE9780: 4 TB4XE9712: 0.469 TB0.469Max drive baysXE9685L: 88XE9680L: 88XE9680: 1616XE9785: 1616XE9785L: 1616XE9780: 1616XE9712: 88Max GPUsXE9685L: 88XE9680L: 88XE9680: 88XE9785: 88XE9785L: 88XE9780: 88XE9712: 44Largest PSUXE9685L: 3,000 W3,000XE9680L: 3,000 W3,000XE9680: 3,200 W3,200XE9785: 3,200 W3,200XE9785L: 33,000 W33,000XE9780: 3,200 W3,200XE9712: 5,500 W5,500
This modelSiblings and successorEach value from that model’s own verified spec file · bars scale per column
XE9680L data sheetXE9680 data sheetXE9785 data sheetXE9785L data sheetXE9712 data sheetLenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 data sheetLenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 data sheet
09 — Use cases

Three builds that suit the XE9685L

Three B200 builds that differ in the host: maximum cores, maximum clock speed, and a lower-power middle ground. Each respects the full 24-DIMM population Dell requires, uses only parts the configurator permits here, and loads straight into it for editing and a quote.

Training with heavy data prep

384-core host for an eight-B200 board

Two 192-core EPYC 9965s give the most host threads Dell offers in this chassis for tokenising, augmenting and shuffling data between steps, and 3 TB of DDR5-6400 is the ceiling. It mirrors Dell’s acoustic test configuration of two 500 W processors and 24 × 128 GB.

  • 2 × AMD EPYC 9965 — 192 cores @ 2.25 GHz, 500 W each
  • 8 × NVIDIA B200 180 GB SXM6 on the HGX baseboard (1000 W each, liquid-cooled)
  • 24 × 128 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 3 TB, one per channel
  • 8 × 15.36 TB NVMe U.2 direct-attached — 122.88 TB raw
  • BOSS-N1 boot mirror (RAID 1)
  • 400G single-port InfiniBand/Ethernet adapter — up to 12 in Dell’s slot table
  • 3000 W Titanium supplies — six per server
  • Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

The 3000 W supplies were post-launch in Dell’s table, and we match the exact 400G adapter to Dell’s slot-priority list (Mellanox N400) at quote. The configurator starts from two supplies; this server needs six, which we fix at quote along with coolant and rack integration.

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Low-latency inference

High-clock host for serving

The 64-core EPYC 9575F has the highest maximum boost on Dell’s list, 5.0 GHz, for serving stacks where host-side request handling is latency-sensitive. Broadcom 200G dual-port NICs carry client traffic, and 1.5 TB is the smallest memory total the B200 board accepts.

  • 2 × AMD EPYC 9575F — 64 cores @ 3.3 GHz, 400 W each
  • 8 × NVIDIA B200 180 GB SXM6 on the HGX baseboard (1000 W each)
  • 24 × 64 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 1.5 TB, the minimum with B200
  • 8 × 7.68 TB NVMe U.2 direct-attached — 61.44 TB raw
  • BOSS-N1 boot mirror (RAID 1)
  • Broadcom 200G dual-port NIC — up to 12 per server
  • 3000 W Titanium supplies — six per server
  • Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS

All 24 DIMM slots must be filled with the B200 board. Dell notes that the processor model and population can hold memory below 6400 MT/s.

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Private LLM platform

Lower-power host at 2.3 TB

The 48-core EPYC 9455 is the lightest processor on the list at 300 W, leaving more of the rack’s power budget for the GPUs, while 24 × 96 GB gives 2.3 TB. Dual-port 100G cards suit a storage or front-end network for an in-house model service.

  • 2 × AMD EPYC 9455 — 48 cores @ 3.15 GHz, 300 W each
  • 8 × NVIDIA B200 180 GB SXM6 on the HGX baseboard (1000 W each)
  • 24 × 96 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 2304 GB (2.3 TB)
  • 8 × 3.84 TB NVMe U.2 direct-attached — 30.72 TB raw
  • BOSS-N1 boot mirror (RAID 1)
  • Mellanox 100G dual-port adapter — up to 12 per server
  • 3000 W Titanium supplies — six per server
  • Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

The data drives sit on no RAID controller, so protection has to come from the software stack. Both rear coolant tube pairs, processor and GPU, have to be connected to a coolant supply.

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10 — Full specifications

Dell PowerEdge XE9685L specifications

Chassis & cooling

Form factor4U rack server, direct liquid cooling · upper 2U compute, lower 2U GPU sled
Dimensions (H × W × D)174.3 mm · 482 mm at the ears (447 mm upper, 434 mm lower) · 1037.57 mm with bezel, 1025.62 mm without
Weight94.6 kg fully populated (technical guide) · 91.63 kg (spec sheet)
Liquid coolingCPU and GPU cold plates plus NVLink switch cold plate · separate rear tubes for processor and GPU loops
Fans6 CPU fans (top layer) + 6 GPU fans (bottom layer), HPR Gold · N+1
EnvironmentASHRAE A2, 10–35°C · A3/A4 not supported
RackB38 stab-in sliding rails · install below 24U
BezelOptional LCD bezel or security bezel

Processor

SocketsTwo AMD EPYC 9005 (SP5)
Cores per processor48–192
Default TDP300 W to 500 W (configurable bands 240–500 W)
BoostUp to 5.0 GHz (9575F)
PCIe lanesUp to 128 × PCIe 5.0 per processor

Memory

Slots24 DDR5 RDIMM · 12 channels per processor · 1 DPC
DIMM sizes64, 96 and 128 GB, dual rank, x4, 1.1 V
SpeedUp to 6400 MT/s
PopulationAll 24 slots with the B200 board: 1.5 TB, 2.3 TB or 3 TB

Storage

Front8 × 2.5" U.2 NVMe, direct-attached
RearNone
ControllersNo PERC or HBA
BootBOSS-N1, 2 × M.2 NVMe, hardware RAID 1
Capacity122.88 TB raw maximum (spec sheet)

Accelerators

GPU board8 × NVIDIA HGX B200 180 GB 1000 W SXM6 (only option)
InterconnectNVLink, all eight GPUs fully connected
CoolingFive coolant loops on the sled: four GPU, one NVLink switch

Expansion & networking

PCIe12 × x16 Gen5 FHHL, front-facing (10 general + 2 for NIC/SmartNIC/DPU)
OCP1 × OCP 3.0, x8
LOM2 × 1 GbE
Fabric adaptersUp to 12 × N400, 400G DPU, Broadcom 200G or Mellanox 100G · up to 2 × 200G DPU

Power

Supplies6 × 3000 W Titanium, 86 mm, C21 cords (post-launch) · 5+1 or 3+3
Input209.1–240 V AC or 240 V DC for 3000 W · 2800 W on 200–209 V AC
Efficiency90 / 94 / 96 / 94% at 10 / 20 / 50 / 100% load

Ports & video

FrontUSB 2.0 · iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) · VGA · LCD panel
RearUSB 2.0 · USB 3.0 · dedicated iDRAC Ethernet
VideoIntegrated Matrox G200, 16 MB

Acoustics (single unit, CDU excluded)

25°C ambient6.8 B idle, 53 dBA · 7.6 B at full customer load, 63 dBA
35°C ambient9.5 B · 78 dBA
11 — FAQ

XE9685L questions, answered from the documentation

What processors does the Dell PowerEdge XE9685L use?

Two AMD EPYC 9005 processors chosen from five models: 9965 (192 cores), 9755 (128), 9655 (96), 9575F (64) and 9455 (48). Default TDPs run from 300 W to 500 W, all cooled by cold plates, and each socket provides up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes.

Which GPUs does the XE9685L support?

Only one board: eight NVIDIA HGX B200 GPUs with 180 GB each at 1000 W on SXM6, fully connected by NVLink. The GPUs and the NVLink switches sit under cold plates on a sled in the lower half of the chassis.

How much memory does the XE9685L support?

Up to 3 TB in 24 DDR5 RDIMM slots at up to 6400 MT/s, one DIMM per channel across twelve channels per processor. Because the B200 board needs every slot populated, the module size alone sets the total: 1.5 TB with 64 GB parts, 2.3 TB with 96 GB and 3 TB with 128 GB.

Does the XE9685L need liquid cooling?

Yes, it is direct liquid-cooled: coolant tubes for the processors and for the GPU sled leave the rear, and twelve fans (six per layer) run alongside the cold plates. Dell’s spec sheet says the liquid loop captures 70% of the heat, and its acoustic figures leave out the CDU.

How many PCIe slots does the XE9685L have?

Twelve x16 PCIe Gen5 full-height, half-length slots, 31 to 42, behind four PCIe switches. Dell allows up to twelve 400G N400 cards, 400G DPUs, Broadcom 200G or Mellanox 100G NICs, and slots 33 and 39 take DPUs above 75 W. One x8 OCP 3.0 slot and a two-port 1 GbE LOM are extra.

What power supplies does the XE9685L use?

Six 3000 W Titanium supplies, listed as post-launch, in 5+1 or 3+3 redundancy. Each delivers 3000 W from a 209.1–240 V AC or 240 V DC feed and 2800 W on 200–209 V AC, uses a C21 cord, and must not be mixed with another vendor’s units.

How big and heavy is the XE9685L?

A 4U chassis 174.3 mm tall and 1037.57 mm deep including the bezel. Dell’s guide gives 94.6 kg fully populated while its spec sheet says 91.63 kg; either way Dell recommends a server lift and installation below 24U in the rack.

How does the XE9685L differ from the XE9680L?

Both are 4U, liquid-cooled and have twelve PCIe slots and eight NVMe bays. The XE9685L is AMD-hosted, taking EPYC 9005 parts of 48 to 192 cores, with 24 DIMMs at 6400 MT/s and a 3 TB ceiling, and supports only B200. Its Intel sibling runs 5th Gen Xeon with eight more DIMM slots (4 TB maximum) and can be ordered with H200 as well as B200.

Which operating systems does the XE9685L support?

Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS in every Dell document. The guide’s operating-system chapter also lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux, although its features table and the spec sheet name Ubuntu alone, so we confirm the RHEL release with Dell before ordering.

Is the Dell PowerEdge XE9685L end of life?

No model-wide end-of-sale or end-of-support date appears in Dell’s June 2026 guide for the XE9685L. Use our server end-of-life checker, which adds Dell’s dates when they are announced.

Sources & verification

Where these figures come from

Specifications are extracted from Dell’s published documents and independently re-checked line by line. Configurations are quote-based; availability and exact options are confirmed at quotation. Last reviewed 2026-09-11.

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