ASUS RS720Q-E11-RS8U: 2U4N High-Density Server for Scale-Out Infrastructure

Product Overview

The ASUS RS720Q-E11-RS8U is a high-density 2U rack server featuring four independent dual-socket nodes (2U4N architecture) powered by 4th or 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors . Designed for scale-out infrastructure, this server delivers exceptional compute density, flexible cooling options (air or direct liquid cooling), and enterprise-grade reliability for cloud, CDN, HCI, and hyperscale environments .

Key Features

• 2U4N High-Density Architecture: Four independent server nodes in a standard 2U chassis – maximizes rack space efficiency for scale-out deployments

• Dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors per Node: Up to 21% greater general-purpose performance per watt, significantly improving AI inference and training capabilities

• Flexible Cooling Solutions: Supports advanced air cooling (EVAC heatsink up to 270W), direct-to-chip (D2C) liquid cooling (up to 350W), and single-phase immersion cooling

• PCIe 5.0 Ready: 32GT/s bandwidth – twice the speed of PCIe 4.0, with 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots per node

• High-Speed Storage: 8 x 2.5" hot-swap NVMe/SATA/SAS drive bays per node + 2 x M.2 slots per node

• Redundant Titanium Power Supplies: 1+1 redundant 3000W 80 PLUS Titanium PSUs for maximum power efficiency

• Comprehensive Management: ASMB11-iKVM with ASPEED AST2600 BMC, ASUS Control Center, and hardware-level Root-of-Trust security

Per-Node Specifications

System-Level Specifications

Cooling Options

The RS720Q-E11-RS8U offers multiple cooling solutions to fit diverse data center requirements :

Management and Security

• ASMB11-iKVM: On-board remote management with KVM-over-IP

• ASUS Control Center: Centralized IT management software for multi-server environments

• Hardware Root-of-Trust: Hardware-level security for firmware resiliency

• Redfish API Support: For automated data center management and orchestration

Target Applications

• Content Delivery Networks (CDN): High-density compute nodes for edge content distribution

• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI): Scale-out storage and compute clusters

• Cloud Computing: High-density virtualization and container hosting

• High-Performance Computing (HPC): Dense compute clusters for scientific workloads

• Scale-Out Infrastructure: Web servers, database clusters, and distributed applications

Supported Operating Systems

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (certified)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• CentOS

• Ubuntu

• VMware ESXi

Consult ASUS website for latest OS support and version compatibility.

Why Choose ASUS RS720Q-E11-RS8U?

Part Number Information

Warranty

• Manufacturer Warranty: 3-year standard warranty

Conclusion

The ASUS RS720Q-E11-RS8U is a high-density 2U4N server platform that delivers exceptional compute density, flexible cooling options, and enterprise-grade reliability for scale-out infrastructure deployments. With support for 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 8 total processors in 2U), 32 DDR5 DIMM slots (16 per node), 32 NVMe drive bays (8 per node), 8 PCIe 5.0 expansion slots (2 per node), and redundant 3000W Titanium power supplies, this server is ideal for CDN, HCI, cloud computing, and HPC environments.

Backed by ASUS's comprehensive management suite (ASMB11-iKVM, ASUS Control Center), hardware Root-of-Trust security, Red Hat certification, and flexible cooling solutions (air, direct liquid cooling, or immersion cooling), the RS720Q-E11-RS8U is the ideal choice for organizations seeking a powerful, scalable, and energy-efficient 2U4N server platform for modern data center and hyperscale environments.