Four GPUs in 4U for Rendering and Simulation? TFNEW ZH-4201-4
TL;DR: TFNEW launched the ZH-4201-4, a 4U 4-GPU high-density compute server, on September 21, 2026. On 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon (385 W TDP) and 16 DDR5 slots (up to 4 TB), it hosts four dual-width full-height GPUs with seven PCIe 5.0 slots and eight drive bays — a 4U node sized for graphics rendering and academic/scientific simulation where four accelerators beat eight that starve. Get specs and pricing: sales@tfnew.com.
Core Specifications (with Plain-Language Terms)
The ZH-4201-4 is a 4U rackmount compute server (176.5 mm tall, 650 mm deep) built around four dual-width GPUs — the accelerator count that keeps every card at full height, full length and full PCIe bandwidth in a 4U without the airflow sacrifice of eight-card racks. Compute: two 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon at 385 W TDP on an Intel C741 chipset, with 16 DDR5 RDIMM slots at 5600 MT/s (up to 4 TB). GPU support: four full-length full-height dual-width high-performance cards. Expansion: seven PCIe 5.0 slots total, so GPUs, NICs and controllers coexist without lane-sharing. Storage: eight drive bays plus 2x SlimSAS 4i (SATA) interfaces. Power: 2x CRPS in 1+1 redundancy (2000 W / 2700 W options); cooling is three high-performance fans. Networking: a dedicated 1 Gbps management port plus 2x 1GbE business ports with NCSI.
Specs at a Glance
| Item | ZH-4201-4 Value |
|---|---|
| Form factor | 4U rackmount, 176.5 H × 437.5 W × 650 D mm |
| Processor | 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon, 385 W TDP, Intel C741 |
| Memory | 16x DDR5 5600 MT/s RDIMM, up to 4 TB |
| GPU | 4x full-length full-height dual-width cards |
| PCIe | 7x PCIe 5.0 expansion slots |
| Storage | 8 drive bays + 2x SlimSAS 4i (SATA) |
| Power | 2x CRPS, 1+1 redundant, 2000 W / 2700 W |
| Network | 1x 1Gb management + 2x 1GbE business (NCSI) |
Why Four GPUs Is the Rendering and Simulation Sweet Spot
Rendering and scientific workloads are sensitive to per-GPU bandwidth and to CPU headroom — jobs stage geometry, run solvers on the CPU and rasterize or compute on the GPU. The ZH-4201-4 balances the two: four dual-width cards with their full lane bandwidth, beside a 385 W-class dual Xeon and 4 TB DDR5. Seven PCIe 5.0 slots keep capture, NIC and controller cards from stealing GPU lanes, and the 1+1 redundant CRPS keeps power boringly reliable. It is the node for teams that need four fed GPUs rather than eight starved ones.
Where It Fits
- Graphics rendering farms: 4x dual-width GPUs with 4 TB DDR5 staging
- Academic/scientific simulation: memory-heavy solvers beside accelerator compute
- DCC and media pipelines: full-bandwidth GPUs, capture and NIC headroom
- Compact AI/rendering nodes: 4U footprint, all resources fed
Why the Numbers Matter
- 4x dual-width FHFL GPUs: accelerator density with full lane bandwidth
- 7x PCIe 5.0 slots: GPU, NIC and controller coexistence without sharing
- 16x DDR5 up to 4 TB: resident scenes, meshes and model weights
- 8 drive bays + SlimSAS: local storage beside the compute
- 1+1 redundant CRPS (2000/2700 W): power headroom for 4 cards plus dual Xeon
What TF NEW Says
"Render farms and simulation clusters fail on starved GPUs, not small GPU counts," said a TF NEW product manager. "The ZH-4201-4 feeds four dual-width cards from a 385 W dual Xeon with 4 TB DDR5 and seven PCIe 5.0 slots — every accelerator at full bandwidth. For teams that render and simulate for a living, that's the node that works."
Quality and Availability
Every ZH-4201-4 runs 48 hours of burn-in testing under full GPU load before shipping, with all PCIe paths and drive bays validated in the factory. It ships deployment-ready with IPMI/Redfish baselines and documented GPU configuration guides.
Pricing and Availability
The ZH-4201-4 is available now. Pricing varies with processor, memory, GPU and storage configuration. Contact sales@tfnew.com or use the request-a-quote form at www.tfnew.com/contact for configuration guidance and lead time.
About TF NEW
TF NEW (TF New Technology) is an enterprise AI infrastructure provider based at www.tfnew.com. It designs and delivers private AI, compute, networking, storage, cooling and edge systems as deployment-ready solutions — AI servers, AI workstations, edge AI, liquid cooling and enterprise rack servers — for AI factories, datacenters and edge projects worldwide.
Media Contact
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FAQ
- What is the ZH-4201-4? A 4U 4-GPU high-density compute server with 2x 4th/5th Gen Xeon, 16 DDR5 slots and seven PCIe 5.0 slots.
- How many GPUs can it hold? Four full-length full-height dual-width high-performance GPU cards.
- How much memory does it support? 16 DDR5 5600 MT/s RDIMM slots, up to 4 TB.
- What storage does it offer? Eight drive bays plus 2x SlimSAS 4i (SATA) interfaces.
- What is it designed for? Graphics rendering and academic/scientific simulation with fully fed GPUs.