Technical data sheet · HPE Compute XD · 10U air-cooled, dual-socket Xeon 6 with HGX B300

HPE Compute XD690Specifications, configurations & comparisons

The HPE Compute XD690 is a 10U, air-cooled chassis holding one two-socket Intel Xeon 6 node and an eight-GPU NVIDIA HGX B300 board. Almost everything is fixed: one GPU option, two processor models, a 2 TB memory floor, exactly eight E1.S drives and twelve built-in supplies. This page sets out the few choices left and what the system asks of the data hall.

10U Rack (single-node chassis)2 socketsXeon 6 P-coreHPE Compute XD690 Baseboard Management Controller

8Blackwell Ultra GPUsHGX B300 board · air-cooled

10Usingle-node chassis441.7 × 447 × 800 mm

16.4kWpeak power draw14.3 kW continuous

12fixed 3,200 W suppliesTitanium · N+N

2–3TBDDR5 at 5200 MT/s32 × 64 GB or 32 × 96 GB

226kgtypical weight500 lb · ships pre-racked

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Every figure checked against the HPE Compute XD690 QuickSpecs (Version 6 - 06-July-2026)

Image: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Form factor: 10U Rack (single-node chassis) · 2 sockets
Processors: Xeon 6 P-core
Memory: 32 × DDR5 RDIMM · up to 3 TB practical ceiling
Drive bays: Up to 8 · 2 drive-cage kits
Expansion: 2 × PCIe
GPUs: Up to 8 · 1 listed
Boot: HPE Compute XD 1.92 TB NVMe Read Intensive M.2 2280 SSD
Management: HPE Compute XD690 Baseboard Management Controller

01 — Overview

The XD690 at a glance

Our read of HPE’s documentation: where the XD690 is strong, and the limits worth knowing before you spec one.

Strengths

Eight NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs on an HGX B300 board in a chassis designed for air-cooled infrastructure, with ARCS or a rear door heat exchanger as options.
Eight ConnectX-8 devices sit on the GPU board itself for InfiniBand XDR or Spectrum-X Ethernet, leaving the two PCIe positions for north–south networking.
Twelve 3,200 W Titanium supplies with N+N redundancy and twelve power cords arrive fixed with the chassis.
Orders ship pre-racked in HPE racks by default, with air dam kits specified for 42U and 48U racks.
Managed by HPE’s XD690 BMC with DMTF Redfish support and a DC-SCM port, role-based Redfish accounts, NIST SP800-193 firmware protection and SPI bus monitoring.

Watch-outs

It weighs about 226 kg (500 lb): HPE adds a mechanised lift to the order unless you have one, and its engineers need a server lift on site for break-fix work.
HPE gives a standard draw of 14.3 kW continuous and 16.4 kW peak per system, from supplies on 200–240 V AC.
The 2 TB memory minimum forces two DIMMs per channel, so memory runs at 5200 MT/s, not the 6400 MT/s the DIMMs and processors are rated for.
No hardware RAID, no iLO and no GPU choice, and exactly eight E1.S drives of one size are mandatory.
The only operating system the QuickSpecs list is Canonical Ubuntu 24.04.

Processors2 SKUs

Cores / CPU64

DIMM slots32

Drive-cage kits2

Max bays8

GPUsup to 8

PSU options1 · to 3,200 W

02 — Processors

2 supported processors, mapped

Two Xeon 6 processors with P-cores, and just two models to pick from: the 6776P and the 6767P. Both have 64 cores, 336 MB of cache and a 350 W TDP; they differ only in clocks.

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

2 SKUs · 1 family

Xeon 6 P-core 2Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

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Processor	Cores / threads	Base	L3 cache	TDP	W / core	Memory
Intel Xeon 6776P	64	2.3 GHz	336 MB	350 W	5.5	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6767P	64	2.4 GHz	336 MB	350 W	5.5	DDR5-6400

Xeon 6776P: 2.3 GHz base, 3.6 GHz across all cores and 4.6 GHz with eight priority cores.
Xeon 6767P: 2.4 GHz base, 3.2 GHz across all cores and 3.9 GHz on a single core.
Dual-processor configurations only. HPE’s table gives each processor a 2,048 GB memory maximum and memory support up to 6400 MT/s.

03 — Memory

32 DIMM slots, 16 per processor

Thirty-two DDR5 RDIMM slots on eight channels per processor. HPE sets a 2 TB floor — thirty-two 64 GB modules — which means two DIMMs per channel and a 5200 MT/s interface; 6400 MT/s needs one DIMM per channel, and that configuration cannot reach the minimum.

Capacity with every slot filled

by DIMM size

Rated memory speed

from the processor table

Processor family	Up to
Xeon 6 P-core	6400 MT/s

The practical ceiling is 3 TB with thirty-two 96 GB modules. HPE quotes a theoretical 4 TB with 128 GB DIMMs, but lists no 128 GB kit and expects shortages to keep one out of reach.
Only two kits are listed — 64 GB (S6V47A) and 96 GB (S6V48A), both dual-rank x4 DDR5-6400 — and they cannot be mixed.
HPE’s performance guidance is sixteen DIMMs per processor, two per channel — the population that sets the 5200 MT/s speed.

04 — Storage

2 drive-cage kits, up to 8 bays

Storage has a fixed shape: exactly eight E1.S NVMe drives, all the same capacity, which the firmware expects in every configuration. Up to two 1.92 TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs can be added, and there is no hardware RAID controller.

Headline layouts

front panel view

Front panel

The only layout: eight self-encrypting E1.S Read Intensive drives of one capacity — 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB or 7.68 TB each, so 15.36 TB to 61.44 TB raw by our arithmetic.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

Controllers & boot

HPE Compute XD 1.92 TB NVMe Read Intensive M.2 2280 SSD (S6V50A), up to 2 on a single carrier card (the document does not explicitly label it a boot device) — boot

E1.S options: 1.92 TB (S6V51A), 3.84 TB (S6V52A) and 7.68 TB (S6X01A), all NVMe Read Intensive and self-encrypting.
The Version 4 change log says the SFF quantity rule was changed to a one-drive minimum, but the current feature table and order step both require eight; this page follows the current text.
HPE contradicts itself on the M.2 part: S6V50A is named as a 1.92 TB M.2 SSD and can be ordered twice, yet a note calls it the M.2 controller/carrier from which the SSDs are separate. No other carrier part is listed.
HPE states that the XD690 does not support hardware RAID controllers, and no NS204i boot device or VROC option appears either.

05 — Accelerators & I/O

GPUs, PCIe and networking

The GPU is not a choice: every XD690 carries the NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled board (S6A37A), which HPE describes as eight Blackwell Ultra SXM6 GPUs and supplies only as a factory-installed option. The document gives no per-GPU wattage and does not say whether the 288 GB figure is per GPU or per board. 8 × Blackwell Ultra SXM6 on one HGX B300 board · air-cooled · 8 × ConnectX-8 on the board for InfiniBand XDR or Spectrum-X Ethernet.

NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled FIO Accelerator for HPE ProLiant Compute XD

288 GB (as printed in the option name; per-GPU vs total not stated) · 8

I/O topology

2 sockets

The InfiniBand XDR or Spectrum-X fabric runs through eight ConnectX-8 devices built into the HGX board, and HPE supports no extra CX8 cards. Two PCIe positions — FHHL for DPUs or HHHL for NICs — carry north–south networking, and at least one adapter is required.

Network adapters HPE lists

5 options

Adapter	Ports	Form
NVIDIA ConnectX-8 (CX8) network interface devices embedded on the GPU HGX board	8 × InfiniBand XDR / Spectrum-X Ethernet	embedded
NVIDIA BF3 3240 Air Cooling Data Processing Unit	×	PCIe
HPE InfiniBand NDR/Ethernet 400 GB 1-port QSFP112 PCIe5 x16 MCX715105AS-WEAT Adapter	1 × 400Gb InfiniBand NDR / Ethernet	PCIe
Intel E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25 GB 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
HPE Compute XD690 Management Network Port	2 × 1GbE	embedded

North–south options: NVIDIA BF3 3240 air-cooling DPU (S6F44A), HPE NDR/Ethernet 400 Gb 1-port QSFP112 PCIe5 x16 adapter (S5R60A) and Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25 GbE (P08443-B21).
Up to eight transceivers: 400G QSFP112 multi-mode (50 m), 400Gb OSFP multi-mode (50 m) or 800 GbE XDR OSFP single-mode (500 m).
HPE asks for at least one north–south card to provide RJ-45 management connectivity, naming the BF3 DPU or a “CX-7 card”, while the interface list also shows two dedicated 1 Gb RJ-45 management ports.
Other ports listed: Mini DisplayPort, USB 3.0 Type-A and a micro-USB 2.0 debug port, plus health, power and UID LEDs.

06 — Power & cooling

1 power supply, 3,200 W

The supplies come with the chassis and cannot be changed: twelve 3,200 W Titanium units on 200–240 V AC input, arranged N+N. HPE gives the standard draw as 14.3 kW continuous and 16.4 kW peak, and includes twelve C19–C20 250 V 20 A D-Lock cords, each 1 m long.

The QuickSpecs name no supply family (neither Flex Slot nor M-CRPS) and do not say whether the units are hot-pluggable.
HPE’s PDU list covers three-phase metered and switched units from 17.3 kVA to 69.1 kVA, including 277 V models and 400 V and 415 V HPE Cray units.
Air dam kits are specified by rack height (P71226-B21 for 42U, P71228-B21 for 48U); ARCS and RDHX are optional.
Inlet air 5–35 °C at sea level, derated 1 °C per 305 m up to 3050 m.

07 — Management, security & OS

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

HPE Compute XD690 Baseboard Management Controller (not iLO)
DMTF Redfish API with multiple role-based accounts
Remote console and virtual media
DC-SCM port · 2 × RJ-45 1 Gb management ports
HPE Cray Compute Node FIO Configuration (R9H92A)
HPE Message Passing Interface (MPI)

Security

UEFI Secure Boot · UEFI Class 3, no CSM
Secure Start — signed firmware only
NIST SP800-193 protect, detect, recover for BIOS and BMC
SHA256 / RSA2048-signed updates · Secure Recovery
SPI bus monitoring
Selectable TPM 2.0 · unique high-entropy admin password · OpenSSL 3.0

Operating systems

Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 — the only OS the QuickSpecs list
No wider OS support list in the QuickSpecs

08 — Compare

How the XD690 compares with its family

The XD690 drops “ProLiant” from its name but sits beside the ProLiant Compute XD685, the other eight-GPU XD system on this site — AMD EPYC, 5U or 6U and mostly liquid-cooled, with four GPU boards. The XD230 is a CPU-only 1U HPC node, while the DL380a Gen12 (4U, Xeon 6) and DL384 Gen12 (2U, GH200) are HPE’s Gen12 routes to GPUs outside it.

This modelSiblings and successorEach value from that model’s own verified spec file · bars scale per column

XD685 data sheet XD230 data sheet DL380a Gen12 data sheet DL384 Gen12 data sheet Dell PowerEdge XE9780 data sheet Lenovo ThinkSystem SR680a V4 data sheet Dell PowerEdge XE9780L data sheet Dell PowerEdge XE9785 data sheet

09 — Use cases

Three builds that suit the XD690

Three XD690 builds. The chassis, GPU board, supplies and drive count are fixed, so they differ only in processor, DIMM size, drive capacity and north–south networking. All pass the configurator’s XD690 checks, and each list notes the fixed items HPE bundles.

Large-model training

Maximum-memory B300 node

Training jobs that stage data locally want the practical memory ceiling and the largest drives: thirty-two 96 GB DIMMs give 3 TB, and eight 7.68 TB E1.S drives give 61.44 TB of self-encrypting scratch. The 6776P adds the higher clocks — 3.6 GHz all-core and 4.6 GHz on eight priority cores.

2 × Xeon 6776P — 64 cores @ 2.3 GHz, 350 W each
1 × NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled board (S6A37A), 8 × ConnectX-8 on board
32 × 96 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 3 TB at 5200 MT/s (two per channel)
8 × 7.68 TB E1.S NVMe self-encrypting — 61.44 TB
Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25 GbE north–south adapter
12 × 3,200 W Titanium supplies, fixed in the chassis (the configurator shows two)
OS supplied by you — HPE lists Ubuntu 24.04

The BF3 3240 DPU and the 400 Gb MCX715105AS-WEAT adapter are not in our configurator yet, so we add either at quote, along with transceivers, the air dam kit and a lift if needed.

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Inference and fine-tuning

2 TB entry build

Where GPU memory matters more than host memory, the 2 TB floor — thirty-two 64 GB modules — is enough, and 3.84 TB E1.S drives give 30.72 TB for model weights and checkpoints. The 6767P gives up peak clock for a slightly higher 2.4 GHz base.

2 × Xeon 6767P — 64 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 350 W each
1 × NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled board (S6A37A)
32 × 64 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 2 TB, HPE’s minimum, at 5200 MT/s
8 × 3.84 TB E1.S NVMe self-encrypting — 30.72 TB
Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25 GbE north–south adapter
12 × 3,200 W Titanium supplies, fixed in the chassis
OS supplied by you

Memory cannot go below 2 TB, and all eight E1.S drives must be the same capacity.

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Shared-storage clusters

Minimum local storage, two north–south paths

Clusters that keep datasets on shared storage need little local capacity: the 1.92 TB E1.S option makes the smallest mandatory set, 15.36 TB. A second north–south card — HPE allows two — adds a separate path for storage or management traffic.

2 × Xeon 6776P — 64 cores @ 2.3 GHz, 350 W each
1 × NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled board (S6A37A)
32 × 64 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 2 TB at 5200 MT/s
8 × 1.92 TB E1.S NVMe self-encrypting — 15.36 TB
Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 × 10/25 GbE — second north–south card added at quote
12 × 3,200 W Titanium supplies, fixed in the chassis
OS supplied by you

Up to two 1.92 TB M.2 SSDs can be added for the OS, and HPE’s transceiver step allows up to eight optics.

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10 — Full specifications

HPE Compute XD690 specifications

Chassis & cooling

Form factor	10U single-node chassis, air-cooled
Dimensions	441.7 mm H × 447 mm W × 800 mm D (17.39 × 17.6 × 31.5 in)
Weight	226 kg (500 lb) typical
Base model	HPE Compute XD690 Air Cooling Server (S6G97A)
Air dam kits	P71226-B21 (42U) · P71228-B21 (48U)
Inlet temperature	5–35 °C, derated 1 °C per 305 m to 3050 m
Delivery	Pre-racked in HPE racks by default · mechanised lift ordered unless on site

Processor

Sockets	Two (dual only)
Models	Xeon 6776P · Xeon 6767P
Cores, TDP, cache	64 cores · 350 W · 336 MB
Clocks	6776P 2.3 GHz base, 4.6 GHz (8 priority cores) · 6767P 2.4 GHz base, 3.9 GHz

Memory

Slots	32 RDIMM · 8 channels per processor · 1 or 2 DIMMs per channel (2 in practice)
Speed	5200 MT/s as implemented (6400 MT/s only at 1 DPC)
Capacity	2 TB minimum · 3 TB practical · 4 TB theoretical
Kits	64 GB (S6V47A) · 96 GB (S6V48A)

Accelerator

Board	NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled (S6A37A)
GPUs	8 × Blackwell Ultra SXM6
Fabric	8 × ConnectX-8 on the board — InfiniBand XDR or Spectrum-X Ethernet

Storage

Data drives	8 × E1.S NVMe SED, one capacity (1.92 / 3.84 / 7.68 TB)
M.2	Up to 2 × 1.92 TB M.2 2280 NVMe (S6V50A)
RAID	No hardware RAID controllers

Networking & ports

North–south	1–2 × BF3 3240 DPU, 400 Gb QSFP112 adapter or E810-XXVDA2
Transceivers	Up to 8
Management	2 × RJ-45 1 Gb · DC-SCM
Other	Mini DisplayPort · USB 3.0 Type-A · micro-USB 2.0 debug

Power

Supplies	12 × 3,200 W Titanium, 200–240 V AC, N+N — fixed
Draw	14.3 kW continuous · 16.4 kW peak
Cords	12 × C19–C20 250 V 20 A 1 m D-Lock (S6V53A), included

Support & environment

Warranty	3 years parts, labour and onsite, next business day
Humidity	8–90% RH operating, non-condensing
Service	Customer-provided server lift required for break-fix

11 — FAQ

XD690 questions, answered from the documentation

What is the HPE Compute XD690?

A 10U air-cooled AI system from HPE with a single two-socket Intel Xeon 6 node and an eight-GPU NVIDIA HGX B300 board. HPE aims it at large-model training, tuning and inference, and ships it pre-racked by default.

Which GPU does the XD690 use?

There is one option: the NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled board (S6A37A), which HPE describes as eight Blackwell Ultra SXM6 GPUs and installs at the factory. The QuickSpecs give no per-GPU power figure.

Is the XD690 liquid-cooled?

No. It is an air-cooled design; HPE lists air dam kits for 42U and 48U racks and offers its Adaptive Rack Cooling System and Rear Door Heat Exchanger as options. For a liquid-cooled eight-GPU HPE server, see the XD685.

How much memory does the XD690 take?

Between 2 TB and 3 TB in practice: thirty-two 64 GB or 96 GB DDR5 RDIMMs, running at 5200 MT/s because HPE’s 2 TB minimum rules out one DIMM per channel. HPE quotes 4 TB as a theoretical ceiling with 128 GB modules but lists no such kit.

Which processors are available for the XD690?

Two Xeon 6 models, both 64-core 350 W parts with 336 MB of cache: the 6776P (2.3 GHz base, up to 4.6 GHz on eight priority cores) and the 6767P (2.4 GHz base, 3.9 GHz single-core). Two processors are always fitted.

How much power does the XD690 need?

HPE gives 14.3 kW continuous and 16.4 kW peak. Power comes from twelve 3,200 W Titanium supplies on 200–240 V AC with N+N redundancy, fixed in the chassis along with twelve C19–C20 cords.

How heavy is the XD690 and how is it installed?

About 226 kg (500 lb) in 10U, 800 mm deep. HPE ships it racked by default, adds a mechanised lift to the order unless you already have one, and needs a server lift on site for break-fix support.

What storage does the XD690 have?

Exactly eight self-encrypting E1.S NVMe drives of one size (1.92 TB, 3.84 TB or 7.68 TB) plus up to two 1.92 TB M.2 SSDs. There is no hardware RAID controller.

How is the XD690 managed?

Through HPE’s XD690 baseboard management controller, with DMTF Redfish, remote console and virtual media — not iLO. Two 1 Gb RJ-45 management ports and a DC-SCM port are listed.

Is the HPE Compute XD690 end of life?

Its QuickSpecs date from November 2025 and were last revised in July 2026, with no end-of-sale or end-of-support date given. Our server end-of-life checker shows HPE’s dates as they are published.

Sources & verification

Where these figures come from

HPE Compute XD690 QuickSpecs (Version 6 - 06-July-2026) — Overview and Key Features, installation requirement, Standard Features (processor and memory tables, storage, InfiniBand, networking, power, interfaces, management, security), Configuration Steps 1–9, PDU list and Technical Specifications. The Summary of Changes dates Version 6 as 01-Jul-2026.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise product imagery (HPE DAM) — Front render with no model badge, identified by features that match the QuickSpecs: twelve modules in two rows of six, eight E1.S bays, two RJ-45 management ports, USB-A, micro-USB and Mini DisplayPort, two DPU/NIC bays and eight fabric cages, in a near-square 10U face.

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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The XD690 at a glance

Strengths

Watch-outs

2 supported processors, mapped

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

Processor explorer

32 DIMM slots, 16 per processor

Capacity with every slot filled

Rated memory speed

2 drive-cage kits, up to 8 bays

Headline layouts

Controllers & boot

GPUs, PCIe and networking

NVIDIA HGX B300 288 GB 8-GPU Air Cooled FIO Accelerator for HPE ProLiant Compute XD

I/O topology

Network adapters HPE lists

1 power supply, 3,200 W

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

Security

Operating systems

How the XD690 compares with its family

Three builds that suit the XD690

Maximum-memory B300 node

2 TB entry build

Minimum local storage, two north–south paths

HPE Compute XD690 specifications

Chassis & cooling

Processor

Memory

Accelerator

Storage

Networking & ports

Power

Support & environment

XD690 questions, answered from the documentation

Where these figures come from

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