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X AI 73728 GB300 CX-8 Hyperscaler Ethernet Cluster Configuration
XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L
X AI · GB300 · CX-8
Rack type
NVL72
Cluster / location
Default Neocloud GB300 SpectrumX Cluster
Buyer profile
Hyperscaler
Networking type
Ethernet
Number of XPUs
73,728
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) | 18,432 | 18.00 | 0.25 |
| NV 2 UltraPass OverPass 144 DP 224Gb/s | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Male) | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 144 DP (Female) | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Male) | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV Paladin HD2 224Gb/s 72 DP (Female) | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| NV 224Gb/s SkewClear EXD Gen 2 Cable | 5,308,416 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 |
| NVL Spine Chassis (NvLink 5) | 2,048 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
Backend network
5 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72 - CX8 - 3L - ETH - SN5610 - XAI
BackendXPU: GB300 NVL725 linesshared by 1 SKU
Backend Parts Summary
5
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credo 800G AEC - xAI | 147,456 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Generic 800G DR8 | 147,456 | 144.00 | 2.00 |
| Generic 800G Single Mode | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| ConnectX-8 NIC - 800G | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 |
| Spectrum-4 51.2T (SN5610) | 7,552 | 7.38 | 0.10 |
Frontend network
11 rows
Assigned blockDefault
GB300 - NVL72 - Generic BlackBox - XAI
FrontendXPU: GB300 NVL7211 linesshared by 1 SKU
Frontend Parts Summary
11
| Item | Qty/Cluster | Qty/Server | Attach/XPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic BlackBox 51.2T | 885 | 1 | 0.0120 |
| Generic BlackBox 12.8T | 4 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| Generic BlackBox 6.4T | 132 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| Generic BlackBox 1GbE Ethernet | 1,083 | 1 | 0.0147 |
| Generic 800G SR8 | 42,814 | 42 | 0.5807 |
| Generic 400G SR4 | 42,591 | 42 | 0.5777 |
| Generic 100G SR4 QSFP28 | 18,900 | 18 | 0.2563 |
| Generic 800G Multimode | 58,595 | 57 | 0.7947 |
| Generic 400G Multimode | 300 | 0 | 0.0041 |
| Generic 100G Multimode | 8,419 | 8 | 0.1142 |
| RJ45 Cables | 51,961 | 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 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV MCIO PCIe x16 Cable | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 |
| NV DensiLink OverPass to OSFP Cage | 73,728 | 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 | 18,432 | 18.00 | 0.25 | $58,982,400.00 | $57,600.00 | 407 W | 7,509,197 W | 7,333 W | Scale-Up Switch | X AI | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $720.00 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $26,542,080.00 | $25,920.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $576.00 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $21,233,664.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $288.00 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $10,616,832.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $288.00 | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $21,233,664.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $144.00 | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $10,616,832.00 | $10,368.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $4.00 | 5,308,416 | 5,184.00 | 72.00 | $21,233,664.00 | $20,736.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Nvidia | Amphenol | White Label | — | 224G | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $150.00 | 2,048 | 2.00 | 0.03 | $307,200.00 | $300.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Backplane | X AI | Others | Others | Device Level | — | — | NVLink | — | GB300 | Scale-Up | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
Per-server cost: $332,585.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $500.00 | 147,456 | 144.00 | 2.00 | $73,728,000.00 | $72,000.00 | 24 W | 3,538,944 W | 3,456 W | AEC | X AI | Credo | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $500.00 | 147,456 | 144.00 | 2.00 | $73,728,000.00 | $72,000.00 | 16 W | 2,359,296 W | 2,304 W | Transceiver | X AI | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Backend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $180.00 | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $13,271,040.00 | $12,960.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | X AI | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $1,500.00 | 73,728 | 4.00 | 1.00 | $110,592,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 75 W | 5,529,600 W | 300 W | NIC | X AI | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Backend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $23,000.00 | 7,552 | 7.38 | 0.10 | $173,696,000.00 | $169,625.00 | 950 W | 7,174,400 W | 7,006 W | Switch | X AI | Nvidia | — | Device Level | — | — | Ethernet | — | GB300 | Backend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
Per-server cost: $67,228.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $26,000.00 | 885 | 0.86 | 0.01 | $23,010,742.85 | $22,471.43 | 1,200 W | 1,062,034 W | 1,037 W | Switch | X AI | Cisco | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $17,900.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $65,462.86 | $63.93 | 630 W | 2,304 W | 2 W | Switch | X AI | Cisco | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $12,500.00 | 132 | 0.13 | 0.00 | $1,645,714.29 | $1,607.14 | 250 W | 32,914 W | 32 W | Switch | X AI | Cisco | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $2,400.00 | 1,083 | 1.06 | 0.01 | $2,598,034.29 | $2,537.14 | 100 W | 108,251 W | 106 W | Switch | X AI | Cisco | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $400.00 | 42,814 | 41.81 | 0.58 | $17,125,668.57 | $16,724.29 | 14 W | 599,398 W | 585 W | Transceiver | X AI | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $230.00 | 42,591 | 41.59 | 0.58 | $9,795,949.71 | $9,566.36 | 9 W | 383,320 W | 374 W | Transceiver | X AI | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 112G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $49.50 | 18,900 | 18.46 | 0.26 | $935,507.93 | $913.58 | 3 W | 56,700 W | 55 W | Transceiver | X AI | AAOI | — | Device Level | — | 28G | Ethernet | Fully Retimed | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $210.00 | 58,595 | 57.22 | 0.79 | $12,304,896.00 | $12,016.50 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | X AI | Others | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $150.00 | 300 | 0.29 | 0.00 | $44,982.86 | $43.93 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | X AI | Others | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $150.00 | 8,419 | 8.22 | 0.11 | $1,262,811.43 | $1,233.21 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Fiber | X AI | Corning | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $1.00 | 51,961 | 50.74 | 0.70 | $51,960.69 | $50.74 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | X AI | Amphenol | — | Device Level | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Frontend | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
Per-server cost: $4,005.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $1.25 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $46,080.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Connector | X AI | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $35.00 | 36,864 | 36.00 | 0.50 | $1,290,240.00 | $1,260.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | X AI | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| $37.50 | 73,728 | 72.00 | 1.00 | $2,764,800.00 | $2,700.00 | 0 W | 0 W | 0 W | Cable | X AI | Amphenol | Amphenol | White Label | — | — | — | — | GB300 | Compute Tray | XAI-GB300-CX8-SX5-Eth-3L | |
| By fabric | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Scale-Up | $170,766,336.00 | $166,764.00 | 7,509,197 W | 7,333 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Backend | $445,015,040.00 | $332,585.00 | 18,602,240 W | 13,066 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Frontend | $68,841,731.47 | $67,228.25 | 2,244,923 W | 2,192 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Compute Tray | $4,101,120.00 | $4,005.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Cluster Networking | $688,724,227.47 | $570,582.25 | 28,356,359 W | 22,592 W | |||||||||||||||||
| By component | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Transceivers | $101,585,126.22 | $99,204.22 | 3,398,715 W | 3,319 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Switches | $201,015,954.28 | $196,304.64 | 8,379,904 W | 8,183 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fiber | $26,883,730.29 | $26,253.64 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cables | $4,107,000.69 | $4,010.74 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Connectors | $46,080.00 | $45.00 | 0 W | 0 W | |||||||||||||||||
| Total NICs | $110,592,000.00 | $6,000.00 | 5,529,600 W | 300 W | |||||||||||||||||