Up to 2TB DDR4-3200 ECC memory + Intel Optane DCPMM support
8x hot-swappable 3.5″/2.5″ SATA/SAS + optional 8x NVMe drive bays
PCIe Gen 4.0 architecture with up to 4 double-width GPUs
2x Gigabit LAN + dedicated IPMI for remote management
ASPEED AST2600 BMC with VGA output and full IPMI 2.0 support
80 Plus Platinum redundant power supplies (up to 2200W each)
Compact 2U rackmount form factor with excellent airflow
Flexible front panel configuration: OCP slot, NVMe, or M.2
Ideal for AI training, HPC, and enterprise data centers
The Exxact TensorEX TS2-197278655 is a high-performance 2U rackmount server engineered specifically for modern AI, machine learning, HPC, and data center workloads.
As part of Exxact’s TensorEX product line, this system is designed to support up to two 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, offering scalable compute power for demanding enterprise applications.
Its modularity, thermal efficiency, and powerful I/O capabilities make it ideal for deep learning model training, inference, and large-scale data processing tasks.
Starting at a price of $9,201.50, the TS2-197278655 balances performance and value, making it a cost-effective choice for organizations looking to deploy AI infrastructure without compromise.
Built with flexibility in mind, the system supports a wide array of GPU configurations, high-bandwidth memory, and fast storage.
It also offers robust management and monitoring features via its dedicated IPMI port, enabling remote access and streamlined maintenance.
Overall, this platform is ideal for research institutions, AI development firms, and enterprise IT teams in need of scalable, mission-critical performance.
At the heart of the TS2-197278655 is support for up to two Intel 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable processors. These CPUs are built on the Ice Lake microarchitecture and deliver impressive performance gains over their predecessors.
The system supports the full Xeon range from entry-level Bronze 33xx to powerful Platinum 83xx models enabling customers to tailor performance and cost to specific use cases.
Each CPU slot supports up to 205W of thermal design power (TDP), ensuring that even the highest-end processors can be used without thermal throttling. The use of Socket P+ (LGA 4189) ensures compatibility with a wide variety of CPUs in this family.
The processors support multi-core scalability, hardware-based security features, and AI acceleration through Intel DL Boost. These enhancements allow for faster AI inference and training, real-time analytics, and secure workload execution.
With dual CPU capability, the TS2-197278655 maximizes thread count, memory bandwidth, and overall throughput, making it a formidable choice for AI, simulation, and scientific workloads.
The TS2-197278655 offers robust memory support with a maximum capacity of up to 2TB. The system includes 16 DIMM slots compatible with DDR4-3200 memory, enabling high-speed data access for compute-intensive workloads.
In addition to traditional DRAM, the server also supports Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules (DCPMM), which provide non-volatile memory that can retain data even when power is lost.
This is especially valuable for applications requiring large memory footprints and fast recovery times. The use of DDR4-3200 ensures a high data transfer rate of up to 25.6 GB/s per channel, significantly reducing memory bottlenecks.
Memory reliability features such as ECC (Error Correcting Code) are also supported, ensuring data integrity in mission-critical operations.
Whether you’re running in-memory databases, real-time analytics, or complex AI models, the memory configuration in the TS2-197278655 offers the performance, scalability, and resilience necessary for modern computing tasks.
The Exxact TS2-197278655 provides versatile storage options to accommodate various data-intensive applications.
The chassis supports 8 hot-swappable 3.5″/2.5″ SATA/SAS drive bays, allowing users to install high-capacity HDDs or SSDs as needed.
In addition, the system includes 2 front-accessible NVMe bays, providing ultra-fast storage ideal for boot drives or high-speed data caching.
For users requiring even more performance, an optional configuration enables up to 8 NVMe drives, significantly enhancing storage throughput and reducing latency.
The inclusion of hot-swap functionality ensures that drives can be replaced or upgraded without shutting down the system, increasing uptime and serviceability.
This storage flexibility is ideal for AI training datasets, large-scale simulations, and real-time analytics pipelines.
Whether your needs are capacity-driven or performance-oriented, the TS2-197278655 delivers the adaptability to handle evolving storage requirements efficiently.
The TS2-197278655 offers extensive expansion options that cater to a wide variety of professional and enterprise needs.
At the rear, the system supports up to four PCIe 4.0 x16 double-width slots, suitable for high-performance GPUs like NVIDIA A100 or L40S.
Alternatively, the same space can be used for eight PCIe 4.0 x8 cards, offering flexibility in terms of networking, storage, or accelerator cards.
Additionally, the server includes two PCIe 4.0 x16 low-profile slots, allowing for further customization. At the front of the chassis, users have a choice between three different configurations.
The default option includes a single PCIe 4.0 x8 low-profile slot alongside four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 sockets, supporting high-speed NVMe SSDs.
Option two replaces the M.2 sockets with a PCIe 4.0 x16 OCP 3.0 slot, ideal for high-bandwidth networking cards.
Option three dedicates the front space entirely to NVMe storage, maximizing throughput for storage-heavy workloads.
This level of flexibility ensures that the TS2-197278655 can be tailored to meet the specific demands of any high-performance computing environment.
Networking capabilities in the TS2-197278655 are designed to meet the connectivity needs of modern data centers and AI deployments.
The system includes two integrated RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports, providing reliable and standard networking out of the box.
These ports ensure compatibility with most enterprise environments and offer ample bandwidth for general-purpose data transfers.
For advanced remote management, a dedicated RJ45 IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) port is also included.
This allows IT administrators to remotely monitor, troubleshoot, and manage the server, even when the system is powered down.
The inclusion of optional OCP 3.0 slot (in front panel option two) enables the addition of high-speed networking modules, such as 25/50/100 GbE NICs, facilitating high-throughput data exchange in AI clusters and HPC environments.
Overall, the networking options ensure robust, scalable, and manageable connectivity, making this server an excellent choice for both standalone deployments and integrated cluster architectures.
The TS2-197278655 includes the ASPEED AST2600 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to handle out-of-band management and basic display needs.
This embedded graphics controller provides VGA output, enabling local console access for BIOS configuration, diagnostics, and recovery operations.
While not intended for graphical computing tasks, the AST2600 offers excellent performance for server management tasks and supports modern IPMI standards, including virtual media, remote KVM, and system event logging.
For users requiring GPU acceleration, the server’s multiple PCIe x16 slots can accommodate professional-grade GPUs such as the NVIDIA A100, L40, or RTX series, enabling high-performance computation for AI and scientific simulations.
These GPUs significantly outperform standard CPUs in parallel processing tasks, making them indispensable for modern machine learning pipelines.
This separation of management and computational graphics ensures that the system remains flexible and efficient across a range of operational scenarios.
Although primarily a headless server, the TS2-197278655 includes a VGA output port through the ASPEED AST2600 controller, allowing for basic display functionality when needed.
This is useful for system maintenance, BIOS configuration, and troubleshooting in environments where remote management tools may be unavailable.
The system also includes six USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports four located on the front panel and two on the rear providing high-speed connectivity for peripherals such as external storage, keyboards, and diagnostic tools.
The availability of front-facing USB ports facilitates quick access during setup or maintenance, while the rear ports support more permanent connections.
This balanced configuration ensures convenience without compromising the server’s performance or layout.
Whether you’re performing system installation, software deployment, or field diagnostics, these interfaces offer the versatility needed in demanding data center environments.
Power efficiency and reliability are critical for data center operations, and the TS2-197278655 meets these needs with dual redundant power supplies rated at up to 2200 watts each.
These power units are 80 Plus Platinum certified, ensuring high energy efficiency and reduced operational costs.
The dual PSU setup provides fault tolerance, allowing the system to remain operational even if one power supply fails.
This is essential for mission-critical applications that require high availability.
The server’s efficient power delivery supports high-performance components, including top-tier GPUs and high-TDP CPUs, without compromising stability.
Additionally, the system’s power distribution and cooling mechanisms are engineered to handle peak loads, reducing the risk of thermal issues.
The platinum efficiency rating also contributes to a lower carbon footprint, aligning with green data center initiatives.
Whether deployed in enterprise, academic, or government settings, the TS2-197278655 provides the robust power infrastructure needed for uninterrupted performance.
The TS2-197278655 is built in a standard 2U rackmount form factor, making it compatible with most data center and server room configurations.
The chassis measures 3.46 inches in height, 17.32 inches in width, and 31.50 inches in depth, offering a compact yet powerful footprint.
Its black exterior provides a professional aesthetic, while its durable construction ensures long-term reliability in continuous operation environments.
Despite its dense configuration, the server maintains excellent airflow through optimized fan placement and hot-swappable cooling modules.
The rackmount design includes standard mounting ears, simplifying installation in 19-inch racks.
This form factor is particularly advantageous for environments where space and density are at a premium, such as AI labs or research clusters.
The server’s internal layout is also engineered for ease of access, with tool-less drive bays and labeled components facilitating maintenance and upgrades.
Whether scaling a single node or deploying an entire rack, the TS2-197278655 offers form, function, and flexibility in equal measure.
The Exxact TS2-197278655 server is powered by the Intel C621A chipset, a data center-class platform designed to support 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
This chipset plays a vital role in coordinating system communication between the CPU, memory, storage, and expansion devices.
The C621A delivers robust support for PCIe Gen 4.0, enabling higher bandwidth and improved data transfer rates essential for AI, HPC, and enterprise workloads.
It also includes enhanced features such as Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) support for software-based RAID configurations on NVMe SSDs without the need for additional RAID cards.
This chipset provides a significant uplift in I/O lanes compared to previous generations, which directly translates to greater flexibility in system architecture.
It also enhances memory performance by supporting DDR4-3200 in multiple channels per CPU, increasing throughput for memory-intensive tasks like deep learning training or high-speed data ingestion.
In terms of manageability, the C621A is tightly integrated with out-of-band management features through the ASPEED AST2600 BMC, offering full IPMI 2.0 capabilities.
This allows system administrators to monitor temperature, voltage, fan speeds, and power consumption remotely.
Another strength of this chipset is its support for Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT), which offloads compute-intensive encryption and compression tasks from the CPU, freeing up processor cycles for primary application workloads.
This is particularly useful in secure data centers where SSL/TLS encryption, IPsec, or data deduplication is a priority.
The Intel C621A chipset is a cornerstone of the TS2-197278655’s performance and stability.
It ensures seamless communication between all core components and supports the scalability, manageability, and speed required by modern AI, cloud, and enterprise computing environments.
| Category | Specification |
| Form Factor | 2U rackmount |
| CPU | 2× 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Socket P+ LGA-4189) |
| Memory | 2 TB max, DDR4‑3200, NVDIMM support |
| Storage Bays | 8× 3.5″/2.5″ + NVMe; optional 8 NVMe |
| PCIe Expansion | Multiple 4.0 ×8/16 configs |
| Network | 2× GbE RJ45 + 1× IPMI |
| Graphics | ASPEED AST2600 |
| USB Ports | 6× USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Power Supplies | Dual 2200 W, 80 Plus Platinum |
| Dimensions | 3.46″ H × 17.32″ W × 31.50″ D |
| Price (start) | US $9,201.50 |
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