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Microsoft 157696 GB200 NVL72 CX-8 Hyperscaler Ethernet Cluster Configuration
MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS
Microsoft · GB200 · CX-8
Rack type
NVL72
Cluster / location
Fairwater 2 - Atlanta, GA
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
Ethernet
Number of XPUs
157,696
NIC used
CX-8
NICs / XPU
1
Scale-out BW / XPU
800G
XPU / server
72
Scale-up network
8 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB200 - NVL72
Scale-UpXPU: GB200 NVL728 linesshared by 10 SKUs
Scale-Up Parts Summary
8
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia NVSwitch 5.0 (NVLink 5) | 39,424 | 18.00 | 0.25 |
| NV 2 UltraPass OverPass 144 DP 224Gb/s | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Male) | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Female) | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Male) | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Female) | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 Cable | 11,354,112 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 5) | 4,380 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
Backend network
7 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB200 - NVL72 - CX8 - 3L - ETH - TH5 - MSFT
BackendXPU: GB200 NVL727 linesshared by 1 SKU
Backend Parts Summary
7
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic 800G DR8 | 630,784 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 630,784 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
| ConnectX-8 NIC - 800G | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| Arista Tomahawk 5 51.2T 512 Radix | 9,024 | 4.12 | 0.06 |
| 800G FR8 with Circulator | 61,440 | 28.05 | 0.39 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 40,960 | 18.70 | 0.26 |
| Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) | 142 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
Frontend network
11 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB200 - NVL72 - Arista TH5 - Generic
FrontendXPU: GB200 NVL7211 linesshared by 3 SKUs
Frontend Parts Summary
11
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Tomahawk 5 51.2T (7060X6-64PE) | 1,893 | 1 | 0.0120 |
| Arista Tomahawk 3 12.8T (7050PX4-32S) | 8 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| Arista Tomahawk 2 6.4T (7050CX3-32S) | 282 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| Arista Ethernet 1GbE (7048-A) | 2,315 | 1 | 0.0147 |
| Generic 800G DR8 | 91,575 | 42 | 0.5807 |
| Generic 400G DR4 | 91,098 | 42 | 0.5777 |
| Generic 100G DR4 QSFP28 | 40,425 | 18 | 0.2563 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 125,328 | 57 | 0.7947 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 641 | 0 | 0.0041 |
| Generic 100G Single Mode | 18,007 | 8 | 0.1142 |
| RJ45 Cables | 111,138 | 51 | 0.7048 |
Compute Tray Networking Content
3 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB200 - NVL72 - Generic
Compute TrayXPU: GB200 NVL723 linesshared by 10 SKUs
Compute Tray Parts Summary
3
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV MCIO PCIe x16 Connector | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV MCIO PCIe x16 Cable | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV DensiLink OverPass to OSFP Cage | 157,696 | 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 | 39,424 | 18.00 | 0.25 | $126,156,800.00 | $57,600.00 | 407 W | 16,061,338 W | 7,333 W | Scale-Up Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $720.00 | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $56,770,560.00 | $25,920.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $576.00 | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $45,416,448.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $288.00 | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $22,708,224.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $288.00 | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $45,416,448.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $144.00 | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $22,708,224.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $4.00 | 11,354,112 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $45,416,448.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $150.00 | 4,380 | 2.00 | 0.03 | $657,066.67 | $300.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Others | Others | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
Per-server cost: $332,220.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $500.00 | 630,784 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $315,392,000.00 | $144,000.00 | 16 W | 10,092,544 W | 4,608 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $130.00 | 630,784 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $82,001,920.00 | $37,440.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $1,500.00 | 157,696 | 4.00 | 1.00 | $236,544,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 75 W | 11,827,200 W | 300 W | NIC | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $27,300.00 | 9,024 | 4.12 | 0.06 | $246,355,200.00 | $112,479.55 | 1,200 W | 10,828,800 W | 4,944 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $800.00 | 61,440 | 28.05 | 0.39 | $49,152,000.00 | $22,441.56 | 17 W | 1,044,480 W | 477 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | Coherent | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $180.00 | 40,960 | 18.70 | 0.26 | $7,372,800.00 | $3,366.23 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $100,000.00 | 142 | 0.06 | 0.00 | $14,222,222.20 | $6,493.51 | 250 W | 35,556 W | 16 W | Switch | Microsoft | Lumentum | — | Device Level | — | — | — | OCS | GB200 | Backend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
Per-server cost: $70,650.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $26,000.00 | 1,893 | 0.86 | 0.01 | $49,217,422.23 | $22,471.43 | 1,200 W | 2,271,573 W | 1,037 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $15,000.00 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $117,333.33 | $53.57 | 630 W | 4,928 W | 2 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $11,000.00 | 282 | 0.13 | 0.00 | $3,097,600.00 | $1,414.29 | 250 W | 70,400 W | 32 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $2,400.00 | 2,315 | 1.06 | 0.01 | $5,556,906.67 | $2,537.14 | 150 W | 347,307 W | 159 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $500.00 | 91,575 | 41.81 | 0.58 | $45,787,377.78 | $20,905.36 | 16 W | 1,465,196 W | 669 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $260.00 | 91,098 | 41.59 | 0.58 | $23,685,376.00 | $10,814.14 | 10 W | 910,976 W | 416 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $54.00 | 40,425 | 18.46 | 0.26 | $2,182,963.20 | $996.69 | 3 W | 121,276 W | 55 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 28G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $180.00 | 125,328 | 57.22 | 0.79 | $22,558,976.00 | $10,299.86 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $130.00 | 641 | 0.29 | 0.00 | $83,384.89 | $38.07 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $130.00 | 18,007 | 8.22 | 0.11 | $2,340,878.22 | $1,068.79 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $1.00 | 111,138 | 50.74 | 0.70 | $111,138.13 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Frontend | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
Per-server cost: $4,005.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $1.25 | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $98,560.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Connector | Microsoft | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $35.00 | 78,848 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $2,759,680.00 | $1,260.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Microsoft | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| $37.50 | 157,696 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $5,913,600.00 | $2,700.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Microsoft | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-GB200-CX8-TH5U-AR-WIS | |
| By fabric | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale-Up | $365,250,218.67 | $166,764.00 | 16,061,338 W | 7,333 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Backend | $951,040,142.20 | $332,220.84 | 33,828,580 W | 10,345 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Frontend | $154,739,356.45 | $70,650.07 | 5,191,656 W | 2,370 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Compute Tray | $8,771,840.00 | $4,005.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Cluster Networking | $1,479,801,557.31 | $573,639.92 | 55,081,573 W | 20,049 W | |||||||||||||||||
| By component | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Transceivers | $436,199,716.98 | $199,157.74 | 13,634,472 W | 6,225 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Switches | $318,566,684.43 | $145,449.48 | 13,558,564 W | 6,190 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fiber | $114,357,959.11 | $52,212.95 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cables | $8,784,418.13 | $4,010.74 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Connectors | $98,560.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total NICs | $236,544,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 11,827,200 W | 300 W | |||||||||||||||||