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Technical data sheet · HPE Compute Edge Server · 2U single-socket blade for the Edgeline EL8000t / ProLiant EL8000s

HPE Compute Edge Server e930tSpecifications, configurations & comparisons

The e930t is a single-socket 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable blade for telco and rugged edge sites — 5G vRAN, multi-access edge computing, vCMTS and retail video analytics. It is not a stand-alone server: up to two blades share an HPE Edgeline EL8000t or ProLiant EL8000s 2U chassis, which holds the power supplies and, through its chassis controller, the iLO network port. This page maps the blade’s options against that chassis.

Edge blade1 socket4th Gen Xeon ScalableHPE iLO 6
2blades per 2U chassisEL8000t or ProLiant EL8000s
32cores, one socket6443N / 6421N · 24-core 5411N
1.536TBDDR5 maximum12 × 128 GB RDIMM
8M.2 NVMe SSD slots4 on the board + 4-slot riser kit
400Wmaximum per U300 W per U typical
55°Cextended inlet ceilingapproved configs · 10–35 °C standard
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Every figure checked against the HPE Compute Edge Server e930t QuickSpecs (Version 12 - 06-Jul-2026)

HPE Compute Edge Server e930t blade, front view: PCIe slots 1–3 (two with four-port SFP cards), UID and power buttons, USB port

Image: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Form factor
Edge blade · 1 socket
Processors
4th Gen Xeon
Memory
12 × DDR5 RDIMM · up to 1.536 TB
Expansion
4 × PCIe
GPUs
Up to 2 · 3 listed
Boot
HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device
Management
HPE iLO 6
01 — Overview

The e930t at a glance

Our read of HPE’s documentation: where the e930t is strong, and the limits worth knowing before you spec one.

Strengths

  • The 32-core Xeon Gold 6443N brings Intel vRAN Boost, which HPE positions for forward error correction in 5G vRAN.
  • Aimed at telco sites: HPE designs the system to go beyond NEBS Level 3 and GR-3108 Class 1, and lists a NEBS-compliant factory enablement kit (P27140-B21).
  • Up to four PCIe Gen5 x16 slots over two risers, two of them full-height and full-length; the option list names three NVIDIA GPU models (at most two RTX PRO 4500 per blade) and 10/25 GbE or 100 GbE adapters.
  • Each blade operates independently, and HPE says earlier-generation blades can share an EL8000t with it.
  • Every blade includes a three-year iLO Advanced licence, on top of iLO 6, Silicon Root of Trust and an embedded TPM 2.0.

Watch-outs

  • The blade needs an EL8000t or EL8000s chassis, which holds the supplies: at least one is required, two are recommended for redundancy in the EL8000t, and the EL8000s has no redundant option.
  • HPE’s processor table gives a DDR5 figure of 4400 for all three processors, below the 4800 and 5600 MT/s ratings of the DIMM kits, and it gives no slot-population table for the 12 slots on 8 channels.
  • Storage is M.2 NVMe only, with no RAID or HBA controller listed; reaching slots 5–8 means fitting the M.2 kit in the right riser, which gives up the fourth PCIe slot.
  • The 6443N does not support Windows Server and runs PCIe at Gen4 with the lower link speed; the 5411N needs a separate heat sink kit.
  • HPE has reduced the speed of the 7.2 TB M.2 drive; it needs iLO fan settings raised and is supported only to 30 °C ambient.
Processors3 SKUs
Cores / CPU24–32
DIMM slots12
GPUsup to 2
02 — Processors

3 supported processors, mapped

The e930t takes exactly one processor, from three 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Gold parts: the 32-core 6443N (2.0 GHz, 195 W) with vRAN Boost, the 32-core 6421N (1.8 GHz, 185 W) and the 24-core 5411N (1.9 GHz, 165 W). HPE notes that, being single-socket, the blade leaves UPI unused.

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

3 SKUs · 1 family
HPE Compute Edge Server e930t: every supported processor by cores and TDP08162432150 W200 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Gold 6443N — 32 cores · 195 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-44006443N32 cores — the top SKU6421N5.8 W/core — most efficient
4th Gen Xeon Scalable 3Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

Processor explorer

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ProcessorCores / threadsBaseL3 cacheTDPW / coreMemory
Intel Xeon Gold 6443N322 GHz60 MB195 W6.1DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N321.8 GHz60 MB185 W5.8DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N241.9 GHz45 MB165 W6.9DDR5-4400
  • The 6443N and 6421N kits come with a factory-installed heat sink; the 5411N (P49639-B21) needs the separate e930t CPU FIO Heat Sink Kit (P90490-B21).
  • HPE’s table gives 4 TB as each processor’s memory maximum, qualified as a figure within this system, against the blade’s own 1.536 TB ceiling.
  • Turbo frequencies and thread counts are not printed; L3 cache is 60 MB on the two 32-core parts and 45 MB on the 5411N.
  • The chipset is Intel C741 (Emmitsburg).
  • Processor option kits and their notes arrived in version 10 of the QuickSpecs (6 April 2026), when the 5411N and its heat sink kit were added.
03 — Memory

12 DDR5 DIMM slots

Twelve DDR5 RDIMM slots serve the one processor, which HPE describes as having eight memory channels. Four kits are offered — 16, 32 and 64 GB at DDR5-4800 and a 128 GB DDR5-5600 module — and twelve 128 GB modules give the 1.536 TB maximum.

Capacity with every slot filled

by DIMM size
16 GB192 GB32 GB384 GB64 GB768 GB128 GB1.5 TB12 slots · 12 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

Rated memory speed

from the processor table
Processor familyUp to
4th Gen Xeon Scalable4400 MT/s
  • HPE’s processor table gives 4400 for all three processors, in a column headed “DDR5 MHz”, and the QuickSpecs never states what speed the 5600 MT/s kit runs at in this blade.
  • The standard-features table names DDR5-4800 as the supported DIMM type, even though the 128 GB kit carries a 5600 MT/s rating.
  • There is no slot-by-slot population table; HPE points to its general memory population rules and warns that the chosen processor must support the blade’s memory footprint.
  • An order takes between one and twelve DIMMs.
04 — Storage

Storage and boot

The blade has no drive bays. Storage is M.2 NVMe: four slots on the system board, fed from the PCH at x2, and four more on the 4-slot NVMe M.2 Enablement Kit in the right riser, fed from the processor at x4. HPE’s maximum is eight 7.2 TB drives, 57.6 TB.

Controllers & boot

  • HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device — Boot. Listed under 'Controllers - M.2 Boot Device' (PCIe add-in card; ensure the configured riser can fit it). No RAID/HBA storage controllers and no Intel VROC are listed in the document.
  • HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device (P12965-B21) — boot
  • The same eight SSD options fit either location: Gen4 read-intensive M.2 2280 drives at 480 GB, 960 GB (also as a self-encrypting model) and 1.92 TB; extended-temperature mixed-use M.2 22110 drives at 960 GB, 1.92 TB and 3.84 TB; and a 7.2 TB read-intensive M.2 22110.
  • HPE describes the SSDs as TCG Opal self-encrypting drives, though only one option has “Self-encrypting” in its name.
  • The feature table labels the M.2 slots NVMe PCIe-3, while seven of the eight SSD options are named as Gen4 parts; the 7.2 TB drive’s name gives no generation.
  • The M.2 Enablement Kit takes the right-riser position instead of the x16 PCIe riser. HPE’s riser note says its slots fit 2280 or 22110 drives; its SSD note calls it an e920 kit for 22110 drives.
  • Boot device: the NS204i-p NVMe OS boot device (P12965-B21), listed among the PCIe add-in options — HPE asks you to check the configured riser can hold the card you choose.
05 — Accelerators & I/O

GPUs, PCIe and networking

HPE lists three NVIDIA GPUs for the blade: L4 24 GB, L40S 48 GB and RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32 GB. The L40S must be ordered with the 2x6 4-pin PCIe 450 W cable kit, and the RTX PRO 4500 is limited to two, sharing one single-wide 165 W splitter cable. No maximum count is printed for the L4 or the L40S. Up to 2 × RTX PRO 4500 (single-wide 165 W splitter cable) · L4 and L40S: no maximum count printed.

NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

24GB

NVIDIA L40S 48GB PCIe Accelerator

48GB

NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

single-wide
32GB · up to 2

I/O topology

1 socket
CPUPCIe 5.08 ch · 12 DIMMLeft riser · required2 × FHFL + 1 × HHHL, Gen5 x16Right riser · optional1 × HHHL Gen5 x16 or 4 × M.2BCM5720 1GbE linkmaintenance port via the chassisiLO 6 with iLO AdvancediLO port on the chassis controller

Expansion comes from two risers. The mandatory left riser carries two PCIe Gen5 FHFL x16 cards and one HHHL x16 card; the optional right riser adds a fourth HHHL x16 slot or, in its place, four M.2 NVMe slots. A Broadcom BCM5720 provides a 1GbE maintenance link into the chassis.

Network adapters HPE lists

7 options
AdapterPortsForm
Broadcom BCM5720 (embedded)1 × 1GbEembedded
Intel E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Low Profile Adapter for HPE Compute Edge Server4 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE4 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
Intel E810-2CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
  • Network options are PCIe cards: Intel E810 two- and four-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 (one four-port version low-profile), Intel E810-CQDA2 and E810-2CQDA2 dual-port 100 GbE, and a Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT dual-port 100 GbE QSFP56.
  • HPE lists no OCP 3.0 slot for the blade.
  • With the 6443N, PCIe runs at Gen4 with the lower link speed, although both risers are Gen5.
  • Listed transceivers: HPE Edgeline 1/10Gb SFP+ SR and 10/25Gb SFP28 SR, HPE 25Gb SFP28 SR and HPE 100Gb QSFP28 MPO SR4.
  • The QuickSpecs interface list names only the blade’s power and UID buttons with their LEDs.
06 — Management, security & OS

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

  • HPE iLO 6 (iLO 6 ASIC) with a three-year iLO Advanced licence per blade
  • iLO networking through an EL8000t chassis controller — one per blade that needs it
  • iLO RESTful API (Redfish 1.0 conformance) — the full API when installed in an Edgeline system
  • Intelligent Provisioning
  • Scripting Tool Kit, Windows PowerShell tools and RESTful Interface Tool (in an Edgeline system)
  • Firmware through the HPE Service Pack for Edgeline

Security

  • Silicon Root of Trust
  • TPM 2.0 embedded, enabled or disabled in the BIOS
  • UEFI Secure Boot
  • Administrator and power-on passwords · serial interface control
  • iLO 6: 12 user accounts, SSL encryption, directory services with iLO Advanced
  • Optional iLO common-password factory setting (P08040-B21)
  • M.2 SSDs described by HPE as TCG Opal self-encrypting (one option is named as such)

Operating systems

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Microsoft Windows Server (not with the 6443N)
  • Ubuntu
  • VMware
  • Wind River
  • 64-bit versions only · certified versions on HPE’s OS Support Site
07 — Compare

How the e930t compares with its family

HPE’s other edge-focused models here are stand-alone servers rather than blades: the 1U DL110 Gen12 telco server on a Xeon 6 SoC, and the 2U DL145 Gen11 on AMD EPYC 8004 and 8005, which can be rack, desk or wall mounted. The single-socket 1U DL320 Gen11 runs 4th and 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors in a rack chassis. The chart takes each figure from that model’s spec file.

Compute Edge Server e930tDL110 Gen12DL145 Gen11DL320 Gen11Cores / CPUCompute Edge Server e930t: 3232DL110 Gen12: 4040DL145 Gen11: 8484DL320 Gen11: 6464DIMM slotsCompute Edge Server e930t: 1212DL110 Gen12: 44DL145 Gen11: 66DL320 Gen11: 1616Max memoryCompute Edge Server e930t: 1.536 TB1.536DL110 Gen12: 0.5 TB0.5DL145 Gen11: 0.75 TB0.75DL320 Gen11: 2.04 TB2.04Max drive baysCompute Edge Server e930t: 00DL110 Gen12: 00DL145 Gen11: 66DL320 Gen11: 1212Max GPUsCompute Edge Server e930t: 22DL110 Gen12: 22DL145 Gen11: 33DL320 Gen11: 44Largest PSUCompute Edge Server e930t: 0 W0DL110 Gen12: 1,300 W1,300DL145 Gen11: 1,000 W1,000DL320 Gen11: 2,200 W2,200
This modelSiblings and successorEach value from that model’s own verified spec file · bars scale per column
DL110 Gen12 data sheetDL145 Gen11 data sheetDL320 Gen11 data sheetDell PowerEdge XR8720t sled data sheetLenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 data sheetDell PowerEdge XR7620 data sheetLenovo SD and SE dense-edge servers
08 — Use cases

Three builds that suit the e930t

Three blade builds for workloads HPE names for the e930t. Our configurator does not yet list the blade’s M.2 SSDs, NS204i-p boot device or riser kits, so storage and risers are added on the quote; the EL8000t or EL8000s chassis, its power supplies and chassis controller are quoted alongside.

Telco · 5G vRAN

vRAN Boost blade for 5G sites

The 6443N is the only processor HPE’s notes tie to Intel vRAN Boost, which it credits with forward error correction in 5G vRAN. Eight 32 GB DIMMs give 256 GB, and an E810-XXVDA2 adds two 10/25 GbE SFP28 ports.

  • 1 × Xeon Gold 6443N — 32 cores @ 2 GHz, 195 W
  • 8 × 32 GB DDR5-4800 RDIMM — 256 GB (processor table: 4400)
  • Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25GbE SFP28
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (3-year)
  • HPE Tech Care Essential

No Windows Server with the 6443N, and it limits PCIe to Gen4 at the lower link speed. M.2 NVMe SSDs and the left riser go on the quote; HPE also lists Wind River among supported operating systems.

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Multi-access edge

Large-memory edge virtualisation blade

For multi-access edge computing, the 32-core 6421N at 185 W carries no Windows Server restriction, unlike the 6443N. Eight 128 GB DIMMs give 1,024 GB for consolidated edge applications, and a dual-port 100 GbE E810-CQDA2 provides the uplink.

  • 1 × Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores @ 1.8 GHz, 185 W
  • 8 × 128 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM — 1,024 GB
  • Intel E810-CQDA2 2 × 100GbE QSFP28
  • Windows Server 2025 Datacenter
  • HPE Tech Care Critical

HPE does not say what speed the 128 GB DDR5-5600 kit runs at in this blade; its processor table lists 4400. Twelve of these modules reach the 1.536 TB maximum. M.2 storage is added on the quote.

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AI · retail video analytics

Two-GPU video analytics blade

HPE names AI retail video analytics as an e930t workload. Two RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell cards — the documented maximum for that GPU — share HPE’s single-wide 165 W splitter cable, and the 24-core 5411N at 165 W keeps processor power modest.

  • 1 × Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores @ 1.9 GHz, 165 W
  • 2 × NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32 GB
  • 8 × 32 GB DDR5-4800 RDIMM — 256 GB
  • Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25GbE SFP28
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • HPE Tech Care Basic

The GPUs need the e930t single-wide GPU splitter power cable (P91641-B21) and the 5411N needs heat sink kit P90490-B21; we add both, and the M.2 storage, on the quote.

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09 — Full specifications

HPE Compute Edge Server e930t specifications

Blade & chassis

Form factor2U single-socket server blade (cartridge)
ChassisHPE Edgeline EL8000t 2U CTO 2.0 Front Cabling (P41382-B21) or HPE ProLiant EL8000s 2U Controller CTO (P87036-B21)
Blades per chassisUp to 2, each operating independently
Blade (H × W × D)8.211 × 21.415 × 36.876 cm
Net weight4.5 kg
Power300 W per U typical · 400 W per U maximum (server-cartridge figures) · supplies in the chassis
CTO SKUP48541-B21

Processor

SocketsOne
Family4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable — Gold 6443N, 6421N, 5411N
Cores24 or 32
TDP165 W to 195 W
ChipsetIntel C741 (Emmitsburg)
Telco accelerationIntel vRAN Boost (6443N)

Memory

Slots12 DDR5 RDIMM · 8 channels
Kits16, 32, 64 GB DDR5-4800 · 128 GB DDR5-5600
Processor memory speed4400 (processor table, “DDR5 MHz” column)
Maximum1.536 TB (12 × 128 GB)

Storage

System board4 × M.2 NVMe (PCIe-3 from the PCH, x2)
Right riser4 × M.2 NVMe on the Enablement Kit (x4 from the processor)
Maximum57.6 TB (8 × 7.2 TB)
Boot deviceNS204i-p NVMe OS boot device (P12965-B21)

Expansion & networking

PCIeLeft riser: 2 × FHFL + 1 × HHHL Gen5 x16 · right riser: 1 × HHHL Gen5 x16 or the M.2 kit
EmbeddedBroadcom BCM5720 1GbE maintenance link
AdaptersIntel E810 10/25 GbE and 100 GbE · Mellanox 100 GbE QSFP56
GPUsNVIDIA L4, L40S, RTX PRO 4500 (RTX PRO 4500: max 2)
Video1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz · 16 MB

Environment & compliance

Standard inlet10–35 °C with altitude derating
Extended inletUp to 55 °C for approved configurations · ASHRAE A3/A4 available
TelcoHPE design aim: exceed NEBS Level 3 and GR-3108 Class 1 · NEBS-compliant FIO Enablement Kit P27140-B21
EMCFCC Class A
10 — FAQ

e930t questions, answered from the documentation

Can the e930t run without an Edgeline chassis?

No. The e930t is a blade that plugs into an HPE Edgeline EL8000t or ProLiant EL8000s 2U chassis, two to a chassis, each running independently. The chassis carries the power supplies, and HPE says to add a chassis controller for each blade that needs iLO networking, since that unit provides the iLO port.

What is the maximum memory of the e930t?

1.536 TB, filling all 12 DIMM slots with 128 GB RDIMMs. HPE’s processor table shows 4 TB per processor as a within-system figure, but the blade’s stated maximum is 12 × 128 GB, and the same table gives a DDR5 figure of 4400.

Which processors does the e930t support?

One of three 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Gold processors: the 6443N (32 cores, 2.0 GHz, 195 W, with vRAN Boost), the 6421N (32 cores, 1.8 GHz, 185 W) or the 5411N (24 cores, 1.9 GHz, 165 W). The blade is single-socket only.

How much storage does the e930t hold?

Up to eight M.2 NVMe SSDs: four on the system board and four on the M.2 Enablement Kit, which replaces the right PCIe riser. With 7.2 TB drives that is 57.6 TB, though HPE warns the 7.2 TB model is slower and limited to 30 °C ambient.

Does the e930t support GPUs?

Yes. HPE lists the NVIDIA L4 24 GB, L40S 48 GB and RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32 GB. Up to two RTX PRO 4500 are supported on a dedicated 165 W splitter cable, the L40S needs a 450 W cable kit, and no maximum count is printed for the L4 or L40S.

How many PCIe slots does the e930t have?

Up to four PCIe Gen5 x16 slots. The mandatory left riser has two full-height, full-length slots and one half-height, half-length slot; the optional right riser adds one more HHHL slot, unless the M.2 kit takes its place.

What powers the e930t?

The chassis. HPE lists no power supply for the blade and refers to the EL8000t QuickSpecs; the chassis needs at least one supply, two are recommended for redundancy in the EL8000t, and the EL8000s has no redundancy option. HPE’s server-cartridge figures are 300 W per U typical and 400 W per U maximum.

Is the e930t suitable for harsh environments?

It is aimed at them. HPE’s overview says the system is designed to exceed NEBS Level 3 and GR-3108 Class 1, without naming certified configurations, and the options include a NEBS-compliant FIO Enablement Kit (P27140-B21). Standard inlet is 10–35 °C; approved configurations reach 55 °C, with ASHRAE A3/A4 compliance available. The overview links its 0–55 °C figure to M.2 NVMe SED options, and the 7.2 TB M.2 drive is limited to 30 °C ambient.

How big is the e930t blade?

The blade measures 8.211 × 21.415 × 36.876 cm (H × W × D) and weighs 4.5 kg net. The e930t QuickSpecs does not give dimensions for the EL8000t or EL8000s chassis itself.

Is the HPE e930t end of life?

HPE’s QuickSpecs at version 12 (6 July 2026) still lists the blade as a configure-to-order product and gives no end-of-sale or end-of-service date; its change log retires individual options, not the blade. Check our server end-of-life checker for anything HPE announces later.

Sources & verification

Where these figures come from

Specifications are extracted from HPE’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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