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Microsoft 131072 VR200 CX-9 Hyperscaler Spectrum X Cluster Configuration
MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L
Microsoft · VR200 · CX-9
Rack type
NVL72
Cluster / location
4-Rail 131k, 8 planes
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
Spectrum X
Number of XPUs
131,072
NIC used
CX-9
NICs / XPU
2
Scale-out BW / XPU
1.6T
XPU / server
72
Scale-up network
7 rows
Assigned blockDefault
VR200 - NVL72
Scale-UpXPU: VR200 NVL727 linesshared by 31 SKUs
Scale-Up Parts Summary
7
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia NVSwitch 6.0 (NVLink 6) | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Male) | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Female) | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Male) | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Female) | 9,437,184 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 Bidi Cable | 9,437,184 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 6) | 3,641 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
Backend network
5 rows
Assigned blockDefault
VR200 - NVL72 - CX9 - 2L - ETH - TH6 - MSFT
BackendXPU: VR200 NVL725 linesshared by 1 SKU
Backend Parts Summary
5
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic 800G DR4 | 262,144 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
| Generic 1.6T DR8 (SiPho) | 393,216 | 216.00 | 3.00 |
| ConnectX-9 NIC - 800G | 262,144 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Arista Tomahawk 6 102.4T | 6,144 | 3.38 | 0.05 |
Frontend network
11 rows
Assigned blockDefault
VR200 - NVL72 - SN6600 - Generic
FrontendXPU: VR200 NVL7211 linesshared by 10 SKUs
Frontend Parts Summary
11
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum-6 102.4T x1600 (SN6600) | 221 | 0 | 0.0017 |
| Spectrum-4 25.6T (SN5400) | 1 | 0 | 0.0000 |
| Spectrum-3 12.8T (SN4700) | 33 | 0 | 0.0003 |
| Spectrum-2 1GbE (SN2201) | 271 | 0 | 0.0021 |
| Generic 1.6T DR8 (SiPho) | 10,704 | 6 | 0.0817 |
| Generic 800G DR4 | 10,648 | 6 | 0.0812 |
| Generic 200G DR4 QSFP56 | 4,725 | 3 | 0.0360 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 14,649 | 8 | 0.1118 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 75 | 0 | 0.0006 |
| Generic 200G Single Mode | 2,105 | 1 | 0.0161 |
| RJ45 Cables | 12,990 | 7 | 0.0991 |
Compute Tray Networking Content
4 rows
Assigned blockDefault
VR200 - NVL72 - Generic
Compute TrayXPU: VR200 NVL724 linesshared by 31 SKUs
Compute Tray Parts Summary
4
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Paladin Board to Board 32 Pin 4p8c (Male) | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 64 Pin 4p16c (Male) | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 32 Pin 4p8c (Female) | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 64 Pin 4p16c (Female) | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
2026 share
Nvidia NVSwitch 6.0 (NVLink 6)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Male)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Female)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Male)Σ 100%
%
NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Female)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: $963,522.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $4,000.00 | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $262,144,000.00 | $144,000.00 | 650 W | 42,598,400 W | 23,400 W | Scale-Up Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $576.00 | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $37,748,736.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $288.00 | 65,536 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $18,874,368.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $288.00 | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $37,748,736.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $144.00 | 9,437,184 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $1,358,954,496.00 | $746,496.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $4.00 | 9,437,184 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $37,748,736.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $225.00 | 3,641 | 2.00 | 0.03 | $819,200.00 | $450.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Others | Others | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
Per-server cost: $512,475.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $650.00 | 262,144 | 144.00 | 2.00 | $170,393,600.00 | $93,600.00 | 17 W | 4,456,448 W | 2,448 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $180.00 | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $94,371,840.00 | $51,840.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $810.00 | 393,216 | 216.00 | 3.00 | $318,504,960.00 | $174,960.00 | 22 W | 8,650,752 W | 4,752 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $1,650.00 | 262,144 | 8.00 | 2.00 | $432,537,600.00 | $13,200.00 | 90 W | 23,592,960 W | 720 W | NIC | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $53,000.00 | 6,144 | 3.38 | 0.05 | $325,632,000.00 | $178,875.00 | 1,500 W | 9,216,000 W | 5,063 W | Switch | Microsoft | Arista | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
Per-server cost: $108,608.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $32,526.91 | 1,573 | 0.86 | 0.01 | $51,177,326.94 | $28,112.55 | 1,344 W | 2,113,846 W | 1,161 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $15,000.00 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $97,523.81 | $53.57 | 670 W | 4,356 W | 2 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $21,600.00 | 234 | 0.13 | 0.00 | $5,055,634.29 | $2,777.14 | 630 W | 147,456 W | 81 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $2,400.00 | 1,924 | 1.06 | 0.01 | $4,618,727.62 | $2,537.14 | 150 W | 288,670 W | 159 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $810.00 | 76,114 | 41.81 | 0.58 | $61,652,406.86 | $33,866.68 | 22 W | 1,674,510 W | 920 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $650.00 | 75,717 | 41.59 | 0.58 | $49,216,365.71 | $27,035.36 | 17 W | 1,287,197 W | 707 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $150.00 | 33,600 | 18.46 | 0.26 | $5,040,030.48 | $2,768.57 | 5 W | 168,001 W | 92 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 56G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $180.00 | 104,168 | 57.22 | 0.79 | $18,750,317.71 | $10,299.86 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $130.00 | 533 | 0.29 | 0.00 | $69,306.92 | $38.07 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $130.00 | 14,967 | 8.22 | 0.11 | $1,945,665.02 | $1,068.79 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $1.00 | 92,375 | 50.74 | 0.70 | $92,374.55 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
Per-server cost: $62,208.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $64.00 | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $8,388,608.00 | $4,608.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $128.00 | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $67,108,864.00 | $36,864.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $32.00 | 131,072 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $4,194,304.00 | $2,304.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| $64.00 | 524,288 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $33,554,432.00 | $18,432.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-AR-8P-2L | |
| By fabric | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale-Up | $1,754,038,272.00 | $963,522.00 | 42,598,400 W | 23,400 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Backend | $1,341,440,000.00 | $512,475.00 | 45,916,160 W | 12,983 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Frontend | $197,715,679.90 | $108,608.47 | 5,684,037 W | 3,122 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Compute Tray | $113,246,208.00 | $62,208.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Cluster Networking | $3,406,440,159.90 | $1,646,813.47 | 94,198,597 W | 39,505 W | |||||||||||||||||
| By component | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Transceivers | $604,807,363.05 | $332,230.61 | 16,236,908 W | 8,919 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Switches | $386,581,212.65 | $212,355.40 | 11,770,329 W | 6,466 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fiber | $115,137,129.65 | $63,246.71 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cables | $92,374.55 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Connectors | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Total NICs | $432,537,600.00 | $13,200.00 | 23,592,960 W | 720 W | |||||||||||||||||