NF5688M6 Technical Specifications

This table translates the stored NF5688M6 specification snapshot, which lists a May 2021 launch. Supported combinations and limits depend on the actual SKU and revision; confirm the matching vendor manual before selecting components.

Launch Date

2021.5

Processor

Processor Type

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (supports CPUs with up to 270W TDP)

Processor sockets

Two

Chipset

Chipset Type

Intel C621A

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4 RDIMM, DDR4 LRDIMM, and BPS memory

Number of Memory Slots

32 slots, maximum system memory capacity: 4TB, maximum single DIMM capacity: 128GB

Ports

USB Ports

1 rear USB 3.0 port

1 front USB 3.0 port

1 front USB 2.0 port

Display Ports

1 front VGA port, 1 rear VGA port

Serial Ports

1 front serial port

Display Controller

Controller Type

Integrated in ASPEED AST2500 chip, supports maximum resolution of 1920 × 1200

SAS Backplane

SAS 3.0 Backplane

Supports hot-swappable SAS/SATA/NVMe drives

Network Interface Card

NIC Controller

OCP 3.0 NIC

Management Chip

Management Chip

Integrates one independent 1000Mbps network port dedicated to remote management via IPMI.

Expansion Slots

PCIe Expansion Slots

Riser card supports half-height half-length cards

Riser1 (12-card SKU) supports 10 PCIe 4.0 x16 and 2 PCIe 4.0 x8

Riser2 (6-card SKU) supports 6 PCIe 4.0 x16

Hard Drives

Hard Drive Type

2.5-inch SAS, SATA, NVMe drives (subject to the actual model purchased)

External Storage Drives

Optical Drive

Supports external USB optical drive

TF card

Supports an internal TF card

Power Supply

Specifications

6 × 3000 W PSUs; 3+3 redundancy; PMBus support and Node Manager 4.0 functionality

Power Input

Refer to the power input values on the host nameplate label

Physical Specifications

Package External Dimensions (Height × Width × Depth)

570 × 800 × 1200 mm (H × W × D)

Host Dimensions

(Height × Width × Depth)

263.9 × 447 × 850 mm (H × W × D)

Product Weight

The weight for a fully configured 16 × 2.5-inch hard drive configuration is the same as that for a fully configured 8 × 2.5-inch hard drive configuration:

Server weight: 88 kg

Gross weight: 126 kg (server, packaging, rails and accessory box)


Power-supply output above is rated per PSU. The source lists the same 88 kg server and 126 kg shipping weights for its fully configured 8-drive and 16-drive examples. These are source configuration values, not a measured weight for every build.

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