SYS-521C-NR
2U UP CloudDC Server. 12 hot-swap 3.5" SAS/SATA (2 NVMe hybrid) bays and 4 PCIe 5.0 x16 slots + 1 PCIe 5.0 x16 AIOM slot

- Single Socket E (LGA-4677) 4th/5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Up to 350W TDP
- Intel® C741 Chipset
- 16 DIMMs; Supports 3DS DDR5 RDIMM. Up to 5600 MHz
- Single AIOM with NCSI (OCP 3.0) for networking, 1 dedicated IPMI LAN
- 12 Front hot-swap 3.5" SATA3 drive bays (Optional 2 hybrid Gen5 NVMe), SAS3 with additional SAS controller card
- Redundant Titanium 1200W Power Supplies
Key Applications
- Cloud Computing
- Data Center Optimized
- Network Appliance
- AI inferencing, ML training
- Database/Storage
Datasheet
Product Specification


Product SKUs | SuperServer SYS-521C-NR (Black front & sliver body) |
Motherboard | Super X13SEDW-F |
Processor | |
CPU | Single Socket E (LGA-4677) 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® / 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors |
Core Count | Up to 64C/128T; Up to 320MB Cache per CPU |
Note | Supports up to 350W TDP CPUs (Air Cooled) |
GPU | |
Max GPU Count | Up to 2 double-width or 4 single-width GPU(s) |
Supported GPU | NVIDIA PCIe: H100, L40, T1000, RTX A6000, RTX A4000, RTX A2000, L40S, L4, A40, A30, A16, A2 |
CPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe 5.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU Interconnect |
GPU-GPU Interconnect | PCIe |
System Memory | |
Memory | Slot Count: 16 DIMM slots/8 Channels Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 2TB 5600MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM Max Memory (2DPC): Up to 4TB 4400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM |
Memory Voltage | 1.1 V |
On-Board Devices | |
SATA | SATA3 (6Gbps); RAID 0/1/5/10 support |
Chipset | Intel® C741 |
Network Connectivity | Via AIOM & AOC |
IPMI | Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface v.2.0 IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-over-LAN support |
Input / Output | |
SATA | 12 SATA (6Gbps) port(s) |
LAN | 1 RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port |
USB | 2 USB 2.0 port(s) (2 headers) 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (2 rear) |
Video | 1 VGA port(s) |
Serial Port | 1 COM Port(s) (1 rear) |
System BIOS | |
BIOS Type | AMI 32MB SPI Flash EEPROM |
Management | |
Software | IPMI 2.0 KVM with dedicated LAN Super Diagnostics Offline SuperDoctor® 5 Supermicro Update Manager (SUM) Supermicro Power Manager (SPM) Supermicro Server Manager (SSM) Redfish API |
Power Configurations | ACPI/APM Power Management |
Security | |
Hardware | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Silicon Root of Trust (RoT) – NIST 800-193 Compliant |
Features | Cryptographically Signed Firmware Secure Boot Secure Firmware Updates Automatic Firmware Recovery Supply Chain Security: Remote Attestation Runtime BMC Protections System Lockdown |
PC Health Monitoring | |
CPU | 8 Phase-switching voltage regulator Monitors for CPU Cores, Chipset Voltages, Memory |
FAN | Fans with tachometer monitoring Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors Status monitor for speed control |
Temperature | Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment Thermal Control for fan connectors |
Chassis | |
Form Factor | 2U Rackmount |
Model | CSE-LA26TS-R1K23AWP1 |
Dimensions and Weight | |
Height | 3.5" (89mm) |
Width | 17.2" (437mm) |
Depth | 25.5" (648mm) |
Package | 11.4" (H) x 26.7" (W) x 34.5" (D) |
Weight | Net Weight: 33 lbs (15 kg) Gross Weight: 59 lbs (26.76 kg) |
Available Color | Black front & sliver body |
Front Panel | |
Buttons | Power On/Off Universal Information (UID) |
LEDs | Drive activity Network activity Power status Universal Information (UID) |
Expansion Slots | |
PCI-Express (PCIe) | 4 PCIe 5.0 x8 FHFL slot(s) 2 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slot(s) 1 PCIe 5.0 x16 OCP 3.0 AIOM NIC slot(s) |
Note | AIOM slot shares PCIe lanes with NVMe drives. Acronyms: (FH = Full Height, LP = Low Profile, FL = Full Length, HL = Half Length) |
Drive Bays / Storage | |
Drive Bays | 12x 3.5" NVMe/SATA/SAS drive bays (2x 3.5" NVMe hybrid) |
M.2 | 2x PCIe 3.0 x 2M-key, 2280, 22110 |
System Cooling | |
Fans | 3 heavy duty PWM 80x80x38mm Fan(s) |
Power Supply | 2x 1200W Redundant Titanium Level power supplies |
Dimension (W x H x L) | 76 x 40 x 336 mm |
AC Input | 1000W: 100-127Vac / 50-60Hz 1200W: 200-240Vac / 50-60Hz 1200W: 200-240Vdc / 50-60Hz (for CCC only) |
+12V | Max: 83A / Min: 0A (100Vac-127Vac) Max: 100A / Min: 0A (200Vdc-240Vdc) Max: 100A / Min: 0A (200Vac-240Vac) |
5V SB | Max: 4A / Min: 0A |
Output Type | Backplanes (gold finger) |
Operating Environment | |
Environmental Spec. | Operating Temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C (50°F ~ 95°F) Non-operating Temperature: -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to 140°F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) |
Video Delivery Workloads
2U CloudDC UP
All-in-one Platform for Cloud Data Centers
Benefits & Advantages
- UP architecture for maximum performance with a single CPU
- Superior thermal design - Supports maximum power/performance CPUs and GPUs
- Flexible I/O and storage options supporting convenient serviceability with tool-less brackets and hot-swap drive bays
Key Features
- Up to 6 GPUs
- Single 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
- Optimized thermal capacity and airflow to support CPUs up to 350W and GPUs up to 350W with air cooling
- Supports PCIe 5.0, DDR5 and Compute Express Link (CXL) 1.1+
- 16 DIMM slots DDR5
- Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) for flexible networking options (OCP 3.0 compatible)

High Density Cloud Storage Platform for Cloud Data Centers
High-density, Tool-less Mechanical Design for Rapid Cloud Deployment and Easy Maintenance
Ultimate flexibility on I/O and storage for maximum data throughput. Supermicro X13 CloudDC systems are designed for convenient serviceability with tool-less brackets, hot-swap drive trays and redundant power supplies that ensure a rapid deployment and more efficient maintenance in data centers. High-efficiency Titanium Level redundant power supplies provide resiliency and lower carbon footprint.
Rich Security Features include Intel® SGX, TPM 2.0, signed firmware, Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Boot, System Erase, Runtime FW protection, FIPS Compliance and Trusted Execution Environment.
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