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Microsoft 508032 VR200 CX-9 Hyperscaler Spectrum X Cluster Configuration
MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO
Microsoft · VR200 · CX-9
Rack type
NVL72
Cluster / location
4-Rail 8-Plane Rail Only
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
Spectrum X
Number of XPUs
508,032
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) | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Male) | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 Bidi (Female) | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Male) | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 Bidi (Female) | 36,578,304 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 Bidi Cable | 36,578,304 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 6) | 14,112 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
Backend network
5 rows
Assigned blockDefault
VR200 - NVL72 - CX9 - 2L - ETH - SN6600 - MSFT - 2
BackendXPU: VR200 NVL725 linesshared by 1 SKU
Backend Parts Summary
5
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic 800G DR4 | 1,016,064 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 2,048,256 | 290.29 | 4.03 |
| Generic 1.6T DR8 (SiPho) | 1,548,288 | 219.43 | 3.05 |
| ConnectX-9 NIC - 800G | 1,016,064 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Spectrum-6 102.4T x1600 (SN6600) | 24,192 | 3.43 | 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 | 0.0004 |
| Spectrum-4 25.6T (SN5400) | 1 | 0 | 0.0000 |
| Spectrum-3 12.8T (SN4700) | 33 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| Spectrum-2 1GbE (SN2201) | 271 | 0 | 0.0005 |
| Generic 1.6T DR8 (SiPho) | 10,704 | 2 | 0.0211 |
| Generic 800G DR4 | 10,648 | 2 | 0.0210 |
| Generic 200G DR4 QSFP56 | 4,725 | 1 | 0.0093 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 14,649 | 2 | 0.0288 |
| Generic 400G Single Mode | 75 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| Generic 200G Single Mode | 2,105 | 0 | 0.0041 |
| RJ45 Cables | 12,990 | 2 | 0.0256 |
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) | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 64 Pin 4p16c (Male) | 2,032,128 | 288.00 | 4.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 32 Pin 4p8c (Female) | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin Board to Board 64 Pin 4p16c (Female) | 2,032,128 | 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 | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $1,016,064,000.00 | $144,000.00 | 650 W | 165,110,400 W | 23,400 W | Scale-Up Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $576.00 | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $146,313,216.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $288.00 | 254,016 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $73,156,608.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $288.00 | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $146,313,216.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $144.00 | 36,578,304 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $5,267,275,776.00 | $746,496.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $4.00 | 36,578,304 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $146,313,216.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $225.00 | 14,112 | 2.00 | 0.03 | $3,175,200.00 | $450.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | Microsoft | Others | Others | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | VR200 | Scale-Up | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
Per-server cost: $448,309.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $650.00 | 1,016,064 | 144.00 | 2.00 | $660,441,600.00 | $93,600.00 | 17 W | 17,273,088 W | 2,448 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $180.00 | 2,048,256 | 290.29 | 4.03 | $368,686,080.00 | $52,251.43 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $810.00 | 1,548,288 | 219.43 | 3.05 | $1,254,113,280.00 | $177,737.14 | 22 W | 34,062,336 W | 4,827 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $1,650.00 | 1,016,064 | 8.00 | 2.00 | $1,676,505,600.00 | $13,200.00 | 90 W | 91,445,760 W | 720 W | NIC | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $32,526.91 | 24,192 | 3.43 | 0.05 | $786,891,053.53 | $111,520.84 | 1,344 W | 32,502,022 W | 4,606 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Backend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
Per-server cost: $108,608.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $32,526.91 | 6,098 | 0.86 | 0.01 | $198,362,119.74 | $28,112.55 | 1,344 W | 8,193,218 W | 1,161 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $15,000.00 | 25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $378,000.00 | $53.57 | 670 W | 16,884 W | 2 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $21,600.00 | 907 | 0.13 | 0.00 | $19,595,520.00 | $2,777.14 | 630 W | 571,536 W | 81 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $2,400.00 | 7,459 | 1.06 | 0.01 | $17,902,080.00 | $2,537.14 | 150 W | 1,118,880 W | 159 W | Switch | Microsoft | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $810.00 | 295,016 | 41.81 | 0.58 | $238,963,284.00 | $33,866.68 | 22 W | 6,490,361 W | 920 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $650.00 | 293,479 | 41.59 | 0.58 | $190,761,480.00 | $27,035.36 | 17 W | 4,989,146 W | 707 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 224G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $150.00 | 130,234 | 18.46 | 0.26 | $19,535,040.00 | $2,768.57 | 5 W | 651,168 W | 92 W | Transceiver | Microsoft | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 56G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $180.00 | 403,754 | 57.22 | 0.79 | $72,675,792.00 | $10,299.86 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $130.00 | 2,066 | 0.29 | 0.00 | $268,632.00 | $38.07 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $130.00 | 58,010 | 8.22 | 0.11 | $7,541,352.00 | $1,068.79 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | Microsoft | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $1.00 | 358,042 | 50.74 | 0.70 | $358,041.60 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | Microsoft | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | VR200 | Frontend | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
Per-server cost: $62,208.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $64.00 | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $32,514,048.00 | $4,608.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $128.00 | 2,032,128 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $260,112,384.00 | $36,864.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $32.00 | 508,032 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $16,257,024.00 | $2,304.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| $64.00 | 2,032,128 | 288.00 | 4.00 | $130,056,192.00 | $18,432.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Midplane | Microsoft | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | VR200 | Compute Tray | MSFT-VR200-CX9-SX6-8P4R-RO | |
| By fabric | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale-Up | $6,798,611,232.00 | $963,522.00 | 165,110,400 W | 23,400 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Backend | $4,746,637,613.53 | $448,309.41 | 175,283,206 W | 12,602 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Frontend | $766,341,341.34 | $108,608.47 | 22,031,193 W | 3,122 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Compute Tray | $438,939,648.00 | $62,208.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Cluster Networking | $12,750,529,834.88 | $1,582,647.88 | 362,424,799 W | 39,124 W | |||||||||||||||||
| By component | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Transceivers | $2,363,814,684.00 | $335,007.75 | 63,466,099 W | 8,995 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Switches | $1,023,128,773.28 | $145,001.24 | 42,402,540 W | 6,009 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fiber | $449,171,856.00 | $63,658.14 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cables | $358,041.60 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Connectors | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Total NICs | $1,676,505,600.00 | $13,200.00 | 91,445,760 W | 720 W | |||||||||||||||||