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Meta 18144 GB300 CX-8 Hyperscaler DSF Ethernet Cluster Configuration
META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k
Meta · GB300 · CX-8
Rack type
NVL72
Cluster / location
All Other Clusters
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
DSF Ethernet
Number of XPUs
18,144
NIC used
CX-8
NICs / XPU
1
Scale-out BW / XPU
800G
XPU / server
72
Scale-up network
8 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72
Scale-UpXPU: GB300 NVL728 linesshared by 22 SKUs
Scale-Up Parts Summary
8
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia NVSwitch 5.0 (NVLink 5) | 4,536 | 18.00 | 0.25 |
| NV 2 UltraPass OverPass 144 DP 224Gb/s | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Male) | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Female) | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Male) | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Female) | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 Cable | 1,306,368 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 5) | 504 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
Backend network
6 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72 - CX8 - 3L - ETH - 7700R4C - META
BackendXPU: GB300 NVL726 linesshared by 1 SKU
Backend Parts Summary
6
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic 800G DR8 | 117,568 | 466.54 | 6.48 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 81,280 | 322.54 | 4.48 |
| ConnectX-8 NIC - 800G | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| Arista 14.4T DSF Leaf (7700R4C) | 1,008 | 4.00 | 0.06 |
| Arista 102.4T DSF Spine (7720R4) | 576 | 2.29 | 0.03 |
Frontend network
11 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72 - Minipack-3 - META
FrontendXPU: GB300 NVL7211 linesshared by 4 SKUs
Frontend Parts Summary
11
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minipack-3 OCP Rack 51.2T | 327 | 1 | 0.0180 |
| Minipack-1 OCP Rack 12.8T | 1 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| WhiteBox Tomahawk 2 6.4T | 32 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| Generic 1GbE Ethernet | 266 | 1 | 0.0147 |
| Generic 800G DR8 | 10,536 | 42 | 0.5807 |
| Generic 400G DR4 | 10,481 | 42 | 0.5777 |
| Generic 100G DR4 QSFP28 | 4,651 | 18 | 0.2563 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 14,420 | 57 | 0.7947 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 74 | 0 | 0.0041 |
| Generic 100G Single Mode | 2,072 | 8 | 0.1142 |
| RJ45 Cables | 12,787 | 51 | 0.7048 |
Compute Tray Networking Content
3 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72 - Generic
Compute TrayXPU: GB300 NVL723 linesshared by 20 SKUs
Compute Tray Parts Summary
3
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV MCIO PCIe x16 Connector | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV MCIO PCIe x16 Cable | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV DensiLink OverPass to OSFP Cage | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
2026 share
Nvidia NVSwitch 5.0 (NVLink 5)Σ 100%
%
NV 2 UltraPass OverPass 144 DP 224Gb/sΣ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Male)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Female)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Male)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Female)Σ 100%
%
NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 CableΣ 100%
%
NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 5)Σ 100%
%
| Item | Unit Cost | Quantity | Quantity (per Server) | Quantity (per XPU) | Extended Price for Cluster | Extended Price per Server | Power (W) per Unit | Extended Power (W) per Cluster | Extended Power (W) per Server | Device Type | Hyperscaler | Vendor | Manufacturer | Component | Speed | SerDes Speed | Protocol | Technology | XPU | Network | Tab Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Per-server cost: $166,764.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $3,200.00 | 4,536 | 18.00 | 0.25 | $14,515,200.00 | $57,600.00 | 407 W | 1,847,966 W | 7,333 W | Scale-Up Switch | Meta | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $720.00 | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $6,531,840.00 | $25,920.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $576.00 | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $5,225,472.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $288.00 | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $2,612,736.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $288.00 | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $5,225,472.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $144.00 | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $2,612,736.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $4.00 | 1,306,368 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $5,225,472.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $150.00 | 504 | 2.00 | 0.03 | $75,600.00 | $300.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Meta | Others | Others | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
Per-server cost: $436,052.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $500.00 | 117,568 | 466.54 | 6.48 | $58,784,000.00 | $233,269.84 | 16 W | 1,881,088 W | 7,465 W | Transceiver | Meta | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $180.00 | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $3,265,920.00 | $12,960.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Meta | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $130.00 | 81,280 | 322.54 | 4.48 | $10,566,400.00 | $41,930.16 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Meta | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $1,500.00 | 18,144 | 4.00 | 1.00 | $27,216,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 75 W | 1,360,800 W | 300 W | NIC | Meta | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $15,000.00 | 1,008 | 4.00 | 0.06 | $15,120,000.00 | $60,000.00 | 593 W | 597,744 W | 2,372 W | Switch | Meta | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $35,827.75 | 576 | 2.29 | 0.03 | $20,636,784.69 | $81,892.00 | 1,400 W | 806,400 W | 3,200 W | Switch | Meta | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
Per-server cost: $77,626.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $25,200.00 | 327 | 1.30 | 0.02 | $8,232,840.00 | $32,670.00 | 1,200 W | 392,040 W | 1,556 W | Switch | Meta | Accton | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $5,000.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $4,500.00 | $17.86 | 450 W | 405 W | 2 W | Switch | Meta | Celestica | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $3,072.57 | 32 | 0.13 | 0.00 | $99,551.30 | $395.04 | 250 W | 8,100 W | 32 W | Switch | Meta | Accton | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $350.00 | 266 | 1.06 | 0.01 | $93,240.00 | $370.00 | 100 W | 26,640 W | 106 W | Switch | Meta | Accton | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $500.00 | 10,536 | 41.81 | 0.58 | $5,268,150.00 | $20,905.36 | 16 W | 168,581 W | 669 W | Transceiver | Meta | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $260.00 | 10,481 | 41.59 | 0.58 | $2,725,164.00 | $10,814.14 | 10 W | 104,814 W | 416 W | Transceiver | Meta | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $54.00 | 4,651 | 18.46 | 0.26 | $251,164.80 | $996.69 | 3 W | 13,954 W | 55 W | Transceiver | Meta | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 28G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $180.00 | 14,420 | 57.22 | 0.79 | $2,595,564.00 | $10,299.86 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Meta | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $130.00 | 74 | 0.29 | 0.00 | $9,594.00 | $38.07 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Meta | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $130.00 | 2,072 | 8.22 | 0.11 | $269,334.00 | $1,068.79 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Meta | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $1.00 | 12,787 | 50.74 | 0.70 | $12,787.20 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Meta | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
Per-server cost: $4,005.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $1.25 | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $11,340.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Connector | Meta | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $35.00 | 9,072 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $317,520.00 | $1,260.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Meta | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| $37.50 | 18,144 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $680,400.00 | $2,700.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Meta | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | META-GB300-CX8-DSF-AR-18k | |
| By fabric | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale-Up | $42,024,528.00 | $166,764.00 | 1,847,966 W | 7,333 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Backend | $135,589,104.69 | $436,052.00 | 4,646,032 W | 13,337 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Frontend | $19,561,889.30 | $77,626.54 | 714,533 W | 2,835 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Compute Tray | $1,009,260.00 | $4,005.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Cluster Networking | $198,184,781.99 | $684,447.55 | 7,208,532 W | 23,505 W | |||||||||||||||||
| By component | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Transceivers | $67,028,478.80 | $265,986.03 | 2,168,436 W | 8,605 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Switches | $44,186,915.99 | $175,344.90 | 1,831,329 W | 7,267 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fiber | $16,706,812.00 | $66,296.87 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cables | $1,010,707.20 | $4,010.74 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Connectors | $11,340.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total NICs | $27,216,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 1,360,800 W | 300 W | |||||||||||||||||