HPE ProLiant Compute XD685
An eight-accelerator AMD Instinct training server in an 8U air-cooled chassis.
- Who it's for
- Enterprises standardising on AMD Instinct accelerators
- Scale
- Level 4
A short, narrow server designed to live somewhere a normal server cannot — a shop, a factory floor, a telecoms cabinet. It is rated for heat, dust and vibration, and takes up to three single-width GPUs for local inference.
No payment is taken online. Every request is an enquiry answered by an engineer.
Where does this sit?
Team & Departmental. A server holding one to four accelerators, shared by a team or serving a single internal application. Typically bought by an sme or an internal it team. Comms room or a small rack.
Who it's for
What it runs
When it is the wrong answer
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Compact 1U, 15" wide x 16" deep, rack / wall / desk mountable
MattersShort depth is the point — it fits cabinets a normal server will not.
1x AMD EPYC 8004 'Siena', 8 to 64 cores, up to 200W TDP
Up to 3 single-wide GPUs
Edge-hardened for wide temperature, vibration and dust
MattersThis is what separates it from an ordinary 1U server.
DDR5 — maximum capacity awaiting verification
Awaiting verification
Embedded LOM options — exact speeds awaiting verification
Single or redundant PSU options — wattage awaiting verification
Verification
Manufacturer documented — HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 product page and datasheet. Reviewed 2026-08-31.
Manufacturer sourceThe things that catch people out after the hardware has already been ordered.
What else will I need?
Relationships documented by the manufacturer, or by us during a deployment.
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