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RS521A-E12RS12U/1G/1.6kW/12NVMe/FAN/GPU
- Flexible networking module design: On-board LAN module, and OCP 3.0 module with PCIe 5.0 slot in rear panel for faster connectivity
- Scale-up storage and expansion design: Up to 12 all-flash NVMe drives on the front panel, two drives in the real panel, and five PCIe 5.0 slots for higher bandwidth and system upgrades
- Air cooling solution: With heatsink achieves lower power-usage effectiveness (PUE) and optimized TCO for data centers for versatile workloads
- Enhanced IT-infrastructure management: ASUS ASMB11-iKVM remote control with ASPEED AST2600, ASUS Control Center IT management software and hardware-level Root-of-Trust solution
- Powerful performance: Powered by AMD EPYC 9005 processors with 192 Zen 5c cores, 12-channel, up to 5200 MHz DDR5 and support for a maximum TDP of up to 400 watts
- Read for AI and HPC workloads: Up to two dual-slot GPUs, including NVIDIA A100 and A40, AMD Instinct and Xilinx
Overview
ASUS RS521A-E12-RS12U, Socket SP5, AMD, AMD, AMD EPYC 9004, DDR5-SDRAM, 3 TB
Specifications
Design
- LED indicators
- Yes
- Product colour
- Black, Silver
- Chassis type
- Rack (2U)
Memory
- Supported RDIMM clock speeds
- 4800,6400,5600 MHz MHz
- Number of DIMM slots
- 24
- Maximum internal memory
- 3 TB TB
- Supported memory types
- DDR5-SDRAM
Storage
- Hot-swap HDD bays
- Yes
- Number of storage drives supported
- 16
- Number of 2.5" bays
- 2
- Number of 3.5" bays
- 12
- Storage drive sizes supported
- M.2,2.5,3.5 "
- Supported storage drive types
- HDD & SSD
Network
- Ethernet LAN data rates
- 10,100,1000 Mbit/s Mbit/s
- LAN controller
- Intel® I350-AM2
- Ethernet LAN
- Yes
- Ethernet interface type
- Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- 4
- IPMI LAN (RJ-45) port
- Yes
- USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 0
- Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 2
- VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 1
Processor
- Processor manufacturer
- AMD
- Processor family
- AMD
- Built-in processor
- No
- Processor socket
- Socket SP5
- Number of processors supported
- 1
- Compatible processor series
- AMD EPYC 9004
Weight & dimensions
- Weight
- 17.9 kg kg
- Height
- 88.1 mm mm
- Depth
- 449 mm mm
- Width
- 840 mm mm
Expansion slots
- PCI Express x8 slots
- 1
- Number of M.2 (M) slots
- 2
- PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slots
- 2
Power
- Power supply
- 1600 W W
- 80 PLUS certification
- 80 PLUS Titanium
Operational conditions
- Operating temperature (T-T)
- 10 - 35 °C °C
- Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- 20 - 90% %
- Storage temperature (T-T)
- -40 - 70 °C °C
Packaging data
- Package weight
- 25.1 kg kg