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RACK OPTIMIZED
POWEREDGE SERVERS

Competitors

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

PowerEdge R220

PowerEdge R230

PowerEdge R320

PowerEdge R330

PowerEdge R430

PowerEdge R530

x3530 M4 (Lenovo System x), RD350

(Lenovo TS)

x3630 M4 (Lenovo System x), RD450

(Lenovo TS)

RS140 (Lenovo TS)

x3250 M5 (Lenovo System x)

DL120 Gen9 (HP)

DL20 Gen 9 (HP)

DL320e Gen8 (HP)

DL120 Gen9 (HP)

DL60 Gen9,
DL160 Gen9 (HP)

DL80 Gen9,
DL180 Gen9 (HP)

Rack Height

1U

1U

1U

1U

1U

2U

Chipset

Intel C222 Lynx Point

Intel C236

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C236

Intel C610

Intel C610

FSB / HT / Interconnect

DMI @ 5.0 GT/s

Intel DMI 3.0

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

Intel DMI 3.0

QPI @ Up to 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ Up to 9.6 GT/s

Processors

Xeon E3-1200v3 Haswell

Core i3/Celeron/Pentium Haswell

Intel Xeon processor

E3-1200 v5 product family
Intel Core i3-6100
product family
Intel Pentium processors

Xeon E5-2400v2 IvyBridge-EN

Xeon E5-2400 SandyBridge-EN
Xeon E5-1400 SandyBridge-EN
Intel Pentium 1400
SandyBridge-DT

Intel Xeon processor

E3-1200 v5 product family

1x/2x Intel Xeon

E5-2600 v3 Haswell

1x/2x Intel Xeon

E5-2600 v3 Haswell

Memory

Up to 32GB | 4 Slots |
up to 1600MT/s

Up to 64GB | 4 Slots | 2133MHz

Up to 192GB | 6 Slots |
up to 1600MT/s

Up to 64GB | 4 Slots | 2133MHz

Up to 384GB | 12 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 384GB | 12 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Hard Drives

2x 2.5" Cabled or
2x 3.5" Cabled

4x 3.5" Cabled or
4x 3.5" Hot plug

8x 2.5" Hot plug or

4x 3.5" Cabled / Hot plug

4x 3.5" Cabled or HP
8x 2.5" HP or 2x 1.8" cabled

10x/8x 2.5" Hot plug or

4x 3.5" Cabled / Hot plug

8x 3.5" Hot plug

Internal HD /
RAID Controller

Optional S110, H310

S130 H330 H370

Optional S110, H310, H710

S130 H330 H370

Optional S130(SW), H330,

H730, H730p

Optional S130(SW), H330,

H730, H730p

Integrated Slot

n/a

n/a

PCIe x8

n/a

PCIe x8

PCIe x8

PCI Slots (I/O)

FH = Full Height; HH = Half Height
FL = Full Length; HL = Half Length

1x PCIe True x16 [FH/HL]

only with riser

x16 slot FH (1x8 Gen3)
x8 Slot LP (1x4 Gen3)

2x PCIe:
1x PCIe x8 (x4) [HH/HL] + 1x PCIe
x16 [FH/HL]

2xPCIe:
x16 slot FH (1x8 Gen3)
x8 Slot LP (1X4 Gen3)

1CPU: 1x PCIe x8 (x4) [HH/HL] +

1x PCIe x16 [FH/HL]
2CPU: 1x PCIe x16 [HH/HL] +
1x PCIe x16 [FH/HL]

1CPU: 1x PCIe x8 (x4) [HH/HL] +

1x PCIe x16 [FH/HL]
2CPU: 1x PCIe x16 [HH/HL] +
1x PCIe x16 [FH/HL]

External Storage

H810 (PCIe)
SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)

H830
12Gbps SAS HBA

H810 (PCIe)
SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)
FC HBAs (PCIe)

H830
12Gbps SAS HBA

H830
12Gbps SAS HBA

H830
12Gbps SAS HBA

Internal Back-up

External only

External only

External only

External only

External only

External only

LAN on Motherboard

2x GbE (Broadcom 5720)

Broadcom 5720

2x GbE (Broadcom 5720)

Broadcom 5720

4x 1GbE LOM

4x 1GbE LOM

DRAC

Optional iDRAC7

Optional iDRAC8

Optional iDRAC7

Optional iDRAC8

Optional iDRAC8

Optional iDRAC8

Redundant Power Supply

No

No

Yes, Optional

No

Yes, Optional

Yes, Optional

PSU Options

250W (non hot swap)

250W (non hot swap)

350W (single non hot swap) /

350W (redundant hot swap);
(550W Rdnd RTS+)

350W Redundant PSU

450W, 550W PSU

495W, 750W, 1100W Hot-plug PSU /

450W PSU Cabled

System Fans

2 fans non hot swap + 1 optional fan

for PCIe card (riser)

3 fans non hot swap + 1 optional fan

for PCIe card (riser)

4 or 5 fans non hot swap

(based on PSU config)

3 fans non hot swap + 1 optional fan

for PCIe card (riser)

4 to 6 fans non hot swap

(based on PSU/CPU config)

4 to 6 fans non hot swap

(based on PSU/CPU config)

USB Ports

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

Operating Systems

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2011
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2013
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012 SP2 R2

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012 SP2 R2

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

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Rack Servers
RACK OPTIMIZED
POWEREDGE SERVERS

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

PowerEdge R630

PowerEdge R730

PowerEdge R730xd

PowerEdge R820

PowerEdge R930

Competitors

x3550 M5 (Lenovo System X), RD550

(Lenovo TS)

x3650 M5, x3650 M4 HD, x3650 M4 BD

(Lenovo System X), RD650 (Lenovo TS)

x3650 M5 (Lenovo System X)

x3750 M4 (Lenovo System X)

x3850 X6 (Lenovo System X)

DL360 Gen9 (HP)

DL380 Gen9 (HP)

DL380 Gen9 (HP)

DL560 Gen8 (HP)

DL580 Gen9 (HP)

Rack Height

1U

2U

2U

2U

4U

Chipset

Intel C610 Series Chipset

Intel C610 Series Chipset

Intel C610 Series Chipset

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C602J Patsburg-J

Peripheral Control Hub (PCH)

FSB / HT / Interconnect

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

Processors

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600 v3 Haswell

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600 v3 Haswell

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600 v3 Haswell

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v2

IvyBridge-EP4S
2x/4x Xeon E5-4600
SandyBridge-EP4S

2x/4x Intel Xeon E7 4800v3/8800v3 series

processors Haswell-EX

Memory

Up to 1536 GB | 24 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 1536 GB | 24 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 1536 GB | 24 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 3TB | 48 Slots |
up to 1866MT/s

Up to 6TB | 96 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Hard Drives

Up to 24x 1.8" SSD

Up to 10x 2.5" HDD
Up to 8x 2.5" HDD

Up to 16x 2.5" or 8x 3.5" Hot plug or 8x 2.5"

24x 2.5" + Opt. Rear 2x 2.5" Hot plug or

24x 2.5" + 4 PCIe SSD + Opt. Rear 2x 2.5"
Hot plug or
18x 1.8" + 8x 3.5" + 2x 2.5" Hot plug or
12x 3.5" + Opt. Rear 2x 2.5" Hot plug or
12 + 12 2.5" Hot plug

Up to 16x 2.5" Hot plug or

8x 2.5" + 4x PCIe SSD

Up to 24x 2.5" Hot-plug 12Gb/6Gb SAS HDD

or SAS/SATA SSD
Up to 8 front-accessible Express Flash NVMe
PCIe SSD (PCIe 3.0)

Internal HD / RAID Controller

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC H310, H710, H710p

PERC H330, PERC H730P

Integrated Slot

PCIe x8

PCIe x8

PCIe x8

PCIe x8

PCIe x8/ PCIe x16

PCI Slots (I/O)

FH = Full Height; HH = Half Height
FL = Full Length; HL = Half Length

3PCI: 2x PCIe x16 [HL/LP]

+ 1x PCIe x16(x8) [HL/LP] or
2PCI: 1x PCIe x16 [FH / 3/4L]
+ 1x PCIe x16 [HL/LP]

7x PCIe:
1x PCIe x16 [FH/FL] + 3x PCIe x8 [FH/FL] +
3x PCIe x8 [HH/HL]

6x PCIe:
2x PCIe x16 [FH/FL] + 1x PCIe x8 [FH/FL] +
3x PCIe x8 [HH/HL]

6x PCIe:
2x PCIe x16 [FH/HL] + 1x PCIe x8 [FH/HL] +
3x PCIe x8 [HH/HL]

8x PCIe or
6x PCIe + 4x PCIe via addl Risers

External Storage

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H810 (PCIe)

SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)
FC HBAs (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps HBA (PCIe)

Internal Back-up

External only

RD1000 (on 2.5 chassis only)

External only

RD1000

External only

LAN on Motherboard

Configurable rNDC

Configurable rNDC

Configurable rNDC

Configurable rNDC

Configurable rNDC

DRAC

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

iDRAC7 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

Redundant Power Supply

Yes, Optional

Yes, Optional

Yes, Optional

Yes, Optional

Yes, up to 4x PSU

PSU Options

495W/750W/1100W AC 750W/1100W DC
(hot swap)

495W/750W/1100W AC/1100W DC
(hot swap)

495W/750W/1100W AC/1100W DC
(hot swap)

750W/1100W AC/1100W DC (hot swap)

750W/1100W AC/1100W DC (hot swap)

System Fans

7 fans, hot swap, single-rotor

6 fans, hot swap, redundant

6 fans, hot swap, redundant

6 hot swap, redundant

6 hot swap, redundant

USB Ports

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

Up to 2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

1 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 2 rear + 1 internal

2 front (2.0) + 2 rear (2.0) + 1 internal (2.0)

Operating Systems

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008/2012
RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

R2/2012/2012 R2
Red Hat & SuSe Enterprise Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi

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Tower Servers
TOWER POWEREDGE
SERVERS

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Intel Processor Technology

1-socket (1S)

Also available in
5U rack form factor
Intel Processor Technology
1-socket (1S)

Also available in
5U rack form factor
Intel Processor Technology
1-socket (1S)

Also available in
5U rack form factor
Intel Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)

Also available in
5U rack form factor
Intel Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)

PowerEdge T20

PowerEdge T110 II

PowerEdge T130

PowerEdge T320

PowerEdge T330

Poweredge T430

Poweredge T630

Competitors

N/A

x3100 M5, (Lenovo System X),

TS140 (Lenovo TS)

x3300 M4 (Lenovo System X),

T340 (Lenovo TS)

x3500 M5 (Lenovo System X),

TD350 (Lenovo TS)

MicroServer Gen8 (HP)

ML10 (HP)

ML30 Gen9 (HP)

ML310e Gen8 v2 (HP)

ML110 Gen9 (HP)

ML150 Gen9 (HP)

ML350 Gen9 (HP)

Chipset

Intel C226 Lynx Point

Intel C202 Cougar Point

Intel C236

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C236

Intel C610 Series Chipset

Intel C610 Series Chipset

FSB / HT / Interconnect

DMI @ 5.0 GT/s

DMI @ 5.0 GT/s

Intel DMI 3.0

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

Intel DMI 3.0

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

Processors

Xeon E3-1200v3 Haswell

(E3-1225v3)
Pentium Haswell (G3220)

Xeon E3-1200 Series

SandyBridge
Xeon E3-1200v2 Series
IvyBridge
Core i3/Celeron/Pentium
Sandy-/IvyBridge

Intel Xeon processor

E3-1200 v5 product family
Intel Core i3-6100
product family
Intel Pentium processors

Xeon E5-2400v2 IvyBridge-EN

Xeon E5-2400 SandyBridge-EN
Xeon E5-1400 SandyBridge-EN
Intel Pentium 1400
SandyBridge-DT

Intel Xeon processor

E3-1200 v5 product family
Intel Core i3-6100 product
family
Intel Pentium processors

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600 v3

Haswell

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600 v3

Haswell

Memory

Up to 32GB | 4 Slots |
up to 1600MT/s

Up to 32GB | 4 Slots |
up to 1600MT/s

Up to 64GB | 4 Slots | 2133MHz

Up to 192GB | 6 Slots |
up to 1600MT/s

Up to 64GB | 4 Slots | 2133MHz

Up to 384GB | 12 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 1536 GB | 24 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Hard Drives

4x 3.5" Cabled or
4x 3.5" + 2x 2.5 Cabled
(via expansion kit)

6x 2.5" Cabled or
4x 3.5" Cabled

4x 3.5" Cabled

16x 2.5" Hot plug or 8x 3.5"

Hot plug or 4x 3.5" Cabled

8x HP 3.5-inch or
8x 2.5" HP (in 3.5" carrier)

16x 2.5" Hot plug or 8x 3.5"

Hot plug or 4x 3.5" Cabled

Up to 32x 2.5" or Up to 8x 3.5"

Hot plug or
18x 3.5" Hot plug or 16+16 2.5"
Hot plug or
16x 2.5" Hot plug or
12x 2.5"/8x 3.5" + 4x PCIe SSD

Internal HD /
RAID Controller

Intel Rapid Storage Controller

12.X

Optional S100, S300, H200

PERC S130, H330, H730, H830

Optional S110, H310, H710,

H710p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H830

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

TS440 (Lenovo TS)

Integrated Slot

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

PCI Slots (I/O)

4x PCIe: 1x PCIe x16 [FH / HL] +

1x PCIe x1 [FH / HL] +
1x PCIe 32/33 [FH / HL] +
1x PCIe x16 (x4) [FH / HL]

4x PCIe: 1x PCIe x8 [FH/HL] +

1x PCIe x16 (x8) [FH/FL] +
1x PCIe x8 (x4) [FH/HL] +
1x PCIe x1 [FH/HL]

1x8 Gen3 (x16 connector) FH/HL

1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
1x1 Gen3 (x1 connector) FHHL

Max 5x PCIe: via PCH:

x8 (x4) [FH/HL] + x8 (x1) [FH/FL];
via CPU: x16 [FH/FL] + x8 (x4)
[FH/FL] + x8 (x4) [FH/HL]

Up to 4 PCIe Gen 3

Up to 6x PCIe (with 2 CPUs):

4x PCIe 3.0 16x 8x 1x [FH/FL] +
2x PCIe 2.0 8x [FH/FL]

Up to 7x PCIe (with 2 CPUs):

4x PCIe x16 [FH/FL] +
2x PCIe x8 (x4) [FH/FL] +
1x PCIe x8 [FH/HL]

External Storage

n/a

SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H810 (PCIe)

SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

PERC H830 (PCIe)

SAS 12Gbps (PCIe)

Internal Back-up

No

RD1000; LTO3

No

RD1000; LTO-3, LTO-4; LTO-5

No

RD1000; LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6

RD1000; LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6

LAN on Motherboard

1x GbE (Intel I217LM)

1x GbE (Broadcom 5722)

2x GbE (Broadcom 5720)

2x GbE (Broadcom 5720)

2x GbE (Broadcom 5720)

2 x 1GbE LOMs

2x GbE (Intel i350-AM2)

DRAC

No

No

No

Optional iDRAC7

No

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise,
opt. vFlash

Redundant Power Supply

No

No

No

Yes, Optional

No

Yes, Optional

Yes, Optional

PSU Options

290W (non hot swap)

305W (non hot swap)

290W (non hot swap)

495W/750W (single/redundant
hot swap) / 350W (single cabled)

350W cable or HP redundant

495W, 750W, 1100W PSU; 450W

cabled non-redundant PSU

495W/750W/1100W/1600W
AC/1100W DC (hot swap)

System Fans

1 system fan, non hot swap,

non redundant

1 system fan, non hot swap,

non redundant

1 system fan, non hot swap,

non redundant

1 to 2 fans non hot swap /

redundant (based on the config)

1 system fan, non hot swap,

non redundant

2 fans, hot swap / redundant +

PSU fan / based on config

6 fans, hot swap, redundant

USB Ports

4 front + 6 rear + 2 internal

2 front + 4 rear + 2 internal

3 front + 6 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 6 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 6 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 6 rear + 1 internal

2 front + 6 rear + 1 internal

Operating Systems

Windows 2012
RedHat

Windows 2008 / 2012

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi DL ver.

Windows 2008 / 2013

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi DL ver.

Windows 2008 / 2012

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi

Windows 2008 / 2013

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi DL ver.

Windows 2008 / 2012

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi

Windows 2008 / 2012

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi

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Blade Optimized Servers
BLADE-BASED POWEREDGE
SERVER NODES

Enclosure
for Blade-based server nodes

Intel Processor Technology

4-Socket (microservers)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

Storage Block
16 SFF drives

Fit infrastructure to the job

with modular server, storage
and networking blocks that are
neatly combined in a converged
2U rack chassis.

PowerEdge FX2

PowerEdge FM120x4

PowerEdge FC630

PowerEdge FC430

PowerEdge FC830

PowerEdge FD332

Competitors

UCS M4308 (Cisco)

TwinPro2 and Twin3 (SuperMicro)
NeXtScale System M4
(Lenovo System X)
Moonshot (HP)

Chassis

2U Rack

Blade Enclosure Slots

2 Full, 4 Half, 8 Quarter Height Slots

1 Slot (Half Height)

1 Slot (Half Height)

1 Slot (Quarter Height)

1 Slot (Full Height)

1 Slot (Half Height)

Chipset

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C610 Wellsburg

FSB / HT / Interconnect

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

Processors

4x Intel C2000 Atom processor

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 "Haswell"

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 "Haswell"

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v3 "Haswell"

Memory

Up to 64GB | 8 Slots | up to 1600MT/s

Up to 1536GB | 24 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 256GB | 8 Slots |
up to 2133MT/s

Up to 3TB | 48 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Hard Drives

4x 2.5" HDD/SSD Hot plug

2x 2.5" HDD/SSD Hot plug

2x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

8x 2.5" or 6 x 2.5" + 2 PCEi SSDs

up to 16x 2.5" SFF HDD/SSD

8x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

8x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

1x 1.8" SSD Hot plug +

Infini Band Mezz

16x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

min 8 HDD/SSD per platform

Internal HD / RAID Controller

SW RAID

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p,

SlimPERC

PERC S130

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

FD33xS, FD32xD (dual PERC)

DRAC

Redundant CMC

iDRAC per C2000

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt.

vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt.

vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt.

vFlash

2x 1Gb LOMs to the

Configurable NDC

BCOM 57810 DP 10Gb or

Intel i350 DP 1Gb

Configurable NDC

1GbE fabric A IO Pass-Through

module

Access to 2x PCIe 3.0 (x8)

expansion slots

Access to 1x PCIe 3.0 (x8)

expansion slots

Access to 4x PCIe 3.0 (x8)

expansion slots

NIC/LOM
I/O Slots

8 PCIe slots or unswitched FX2 config

Require PowerEdge FX2 enclosure

PSU Options

1600W, 2000W or 1100W /

redundant or nonredundant

USB Ports

1 front

1 front

1 front

1 front

1 front

Operating Systems

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Powered via FX2 chassis

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Blade Optimized Servers
BLADE-BASED POWEREDGE
SERVER NODES

Enclosure
for Blade-based server nodes

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Integrates servers, storage,

networking and management in
a compact shared infrastructure
optimized for office environments.

PowerEdge VRTX

PowerEdge M630P

PowerEdge M830P

PowerEdge M520P

PowerEdge M820P

Competitors

Mini UCS (Cisco)

BladeSystem C3000 (HP)

Chassis

Tower / 5U Rack

Blade Enclosure Slots

4 Half Height Slots

1 Slot (Half Height)

2 Slots (Full Height)

1 Slot (Half Height)

2 Slots (Full Height)

Chipset

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Require PowerEdge VRTX blade enclosure

FSB / HT / Interconnect

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

Processors

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 Haswell

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v3 Haswell

1x/2x Xeon E5-2400v2 IvyBridge-EN

1x/2x Xeon E5-2400 SandyBridge-EN

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v2 IvyBridge-EP4S

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600 SandyBridge-EP4S

Memory

Hard Drives

Up to 25x 2.5" or 12x 3.5" shared Hot plug

Internal HD / RAID Controller

Shared PERC8, Dual PERC8

DRAC

Redundant CMC

NIC/LOM
I/O Slots
PSU Options

1 IOM + 8 PCIe slots (Ethernet/GPU)

Up to 768GB | 24 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Up to 3 TB | 48 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Up to 384GB | 12 Slots | up to 1600MT/s

Up to 3TB | 48 Slots | up to 1866MT/s

2x 2.5" Hot plug

4x 2.5" or 2x 2.5" + 2 PCEi SSDs

2x 2.5" Hot plug

4x 2.5" Hot plug or 2x 2.5" + 2x PCIe SSD

4x 1.8" Hot plug

12x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S110, H310, H710, H710p

PERC H310, H710, H710p

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt. vFlash

iDRAC7 Express, Enterprise, opt. vFlash

iDRAC7 Express, Enterprise, opt. vFlash

Configurable NDC

Configurable NDC

4x GbE (2x Broadcom 5720)

Configurable NDC

Up to 4x 1100W or 1600W
(hot swap/redundant)

Powered via VRTX chassis

USB Ports

2 front

2 front + 1 internal

3 front + 2 internal

2 front + 1 internal

3 front + 2 internal

Operating Systems

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

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Blade Optimized Servers
BLADE POWEREDGE
SERVERS

Enclosure
for standard blade servers

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

4-socket (4S)

Integrating server, storage and

networking in a 10U chassis
perfect for large scale converged
infrastructure environment.

PowerEdge M1000e

PowerEdge M630

PowerEdge M830

PowerEdge M520

PowerEdge M820

Competitors

B5108 (Cisco)

B200 M4 (Cisco)

B460 M4 (Cisco)

B22 M3 (Cisco)

B420 M3 (Cisco)

BladeSystem C7000 (HP)

BL460c Gen9 (HP)

BL660c Gen9 (HP)

BL420c Gen8 (HP)

BL660c Gen8 (HP)

Chassis

10U Rack

Require PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure

Blade Enclosure Slots

16 Half Height Slots (max 32 QH blades)

1 Slot (Half Height)

2 Slots (Full Height)

1 Slot (Half Height)

2 Slots (Full Height)

Chipset

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C610 Wellsburg

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

FSB / HT / Interconnect

QPI @ 9.6GT/s

QPI @ 9.6GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

Processors

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 "Haswell"

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v3 "Haswell"

1x/2x Xeon E5-2400v2 IvyBridge-EN

1x/2x Xeon E5-2400 SandyBridge-EN

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600v2 IvyBridge-EP4S

2x/4x Xeon E5-4600 SandyBridge-EP4S

Memory

Up to 768GB | 24 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Up to 3 TB | 48 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Up to 384GB | 12 Slots | up to 1600MT/s

Up to 3TB | 48 Slots | up to 1866MT/s

Hard Drives

2x 2.5" Hot plug

4x 2.5" or 2 x 2.5" + 2 PCEi SSDs

2x 2.5" Hot plug

4x 2.5" Hot plug or 2x 2.5" + 2x PCIe SSD

4x 1.8" Hot plug

12x 1.8" SSD Hot plug

Internal HD / RAID Controller

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S130, H330, H730, H730p

PERC S110, H310, H710, H710p

PERC H310, H710, H710p

DRAC

Redundant CMC

NIC/LOM
I/O Slots
PSU Options

6 IOMs (Ethernet/FC/Infiniband)

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt. vFlash

iDRAC8 Express/Enterprise, opt. vFlash

iDRAC7 Express, Enterprise, opt. vFlash

iDRAC7 Express, Enterprise, opt. vFlash

Configurable NDC

Configurable NDC

4x GbE (2x Broadcom 5720)

Configurable NDC

2 mezzanine slots

4 mezzanine slots

2 mezzanine slots

4 mezzanine slots

Up to 6x 2700W or 3000W
(hot swap/redundant)

Powered via M1000e chassis

USB Ports

2 front, 2 rear via iKVM

2 front + 1 internal

3 front + 2 internal

2 front + 1 internal

3 front + 2 internal

Operating Systems

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat, SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

Windows 2012 / 2012R2

RedHat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESXi

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Cloud Optimized Servers
CLOUD OPTIMIZED
POWEREDGE SERVERS
PowerEdge C4130

Competitors

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

Intel Processor Technology

2-socket (2S)

PowerEdge C6220 II

PowerEdge C6320

HP SL6500

SuperMicro TwinPro2 and Twin3

SuperMicro TwinPro2 and Twin3

Supermicro 1028 GR-TR/2028GR-TR

HP ProLiant SL2500/Apollo

HP ProLiant SL2500/Apollo

Server Type

Monolithic

Shared Infrastructure

Shared Infrastructure

Chassis/Rack Height

1U

2U

2U

Chassis

Up to 4x 1U or 2x 2U server nodes in 2U C6000 chassis

Up to 4x 1U server nodes in 2U C6300 chassis

Chipset

Intel C612 series

Intel C602 Patsburg-J

Intel C612

FSB / HT / Interconnect

QPI @ 9.6GT/s

QPI @ 8.0 GT/s

QPI @ 9.6 GT/s

Processors

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 Haswell

Each server node:

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v2 IvyBridge-EP

Each server node:

1x/2x Xeon E5-2600v3 Haswell

Memory

Up to 256GB | 16 Slots | up to 2133MT/s

Each node: Up to 512GB | 16 Slots

Each node: Up to 512GB | 16 Slots

Hard Drives

2x 1.8" uSATA SSD + up to 4x 2.5" Cabled

4-node: 6x 2.5" or 3x 3.5" Hot plug per node

2-node: 12x 2.5" or 6x 3.5" Hot plug per node

4-node: 6x 2.5" or 3x 3.5" Hot plug per node

Storage Controller

PERC H330

Each node: Optional LSI2008 Mezz, LSI9210-8i, LSI9265-8i

Each node: Optional LSI2008 Mezz, PERC H330, H730 (RTS+)

Server Management

iDRAC8 Express / Enterprise

BMC, IPMI 2.0

iDRAC 8 (Express, Enterprise)

I/O Slots

2x PCIe 3.0 LP
Optional 96-lane PCIe 3.0 switch

Each server node:

1U sled: 1x PCIe x16 [HH/HL] + 1x PCIe x8 Mezz (2CPU);
2U sled: 2x PCIe x16 [FH/HL] + 1x PCIe x8 Mezz (2CPU)

Each server node:

1 x PCIe x16 Gen3 (Half Height, Half Length) + 1 x PCIe x8 Gen3 (mezzanine)

LAN on Motherboard

2x 1GbE LOM

Each node: 2x GbE (Intel i350)

Each node: 2x 10GbE (SFP+), Intel 82599ES

PSU Options

1600W Hot plug PSU, redundant available

1000-1200W/1400W redundant hot swap

1400W/1600W redundant hot swap

System Fans

8 fans, non hot swap

4 shared fans, non redundant non hot swap

4 shared fans, non redundant non hot swap

USB Ports

2 rear, 1 internal

Each server node: 2x rear

Each server node: 1x rear

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Dimensions and Weight

RACK OPTIMIZED
POWEREDGE SERVERS

SYSTEM
Xa

Xb

Za
(with bezel)

Za
(without bezel)

Zb [1]

SHIPPING BOX
Zc

Max Sys Weight

Chassis U

Dimensions
(LxWxH)

Weight [2]

R210 II

482.6 mm

434.0 mm

42.4 mm

35.0 mm

n/a

390.7 mm

394.3 mm

8.05 kg (17.76 lbs)

1U

635 x 610 x 273 mm

8.058 kg (17.76 lbs)

R220

482.0 mm

434.0 mm

42.4 mm

35.0 mm

20.1 mm

390.7 mm

394.3 mm

8.05 kg (17.76 lbs)

1U

636 x 610 x 273 mm

8.058 kg (17.76 lbs)

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

42.8 mm

35.0 mm

21.0 mm

607.0 mm

625.2 mm (cbl PSU)

642.3 mm (rdnd PSU)

19.3 kg (42.55 lbs)

1U

908 x 610 x 270 mm

4.66 kg (10.26 lbs)

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

43.0 mm

35.0 mm

20.1 mm

606.0 mm

641.9 mm

15.9 kg (35.05 lbs)

1U

864 x 610 x 279 mm

3.4 kg (7.49 lbs)

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

42.8 mm

35.0 mm

21.0 mm

607.0 mm

625.2 mm (cbl PSU)

642.3mm (rdnd PSU)

19.9 kg (43.87 lbs)

1U

908 x 610 x 270 mm

4.66 kg (10.26 lbs)

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

42.8 mm

35.0 mm

21.0 mm

607.0 mm

676.92 mm

19.3 (4 bay)
19.9 (8 bay)

1U

908 x 610 x 270 mm

4.66 kg (10.26 lbs)

35.0 mm

21.0 mm

35.0 mm

20.1 mm

R320
R415
R420
R430
R515 (8-drive bay chassis)
R515 (12-drive bay chassis)
R520
R530
R630 (8-drive bay chassis)
R630 (10-drive bay chassis)
R730 (2.5" chassis)
R730 (3.5" chassis)
R730xd (2.5" chassis)
R730xd (3.5" chassis)

482.4 mm
482.4 mm

436.6 mm

86.4 mm

445.2 mm

86.8 mm

434.0 mm

86.8 mm

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

86.8 mm

35.0 mm

20.1 mm

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

42.8 mm

35.0 mm

20.4 mm

610.2 mm

642.0 mm

22.5 kg (49.6 lbs)

664.7 mm

697.1 mm

29.0 kg (63.93 lbs)

611.1 mm

631.7 mm (cbl PSU)

649.1mm (rdnd PSU)

28.2 kg (62.0 lbs)

611.1 mm

646 mm (PSU handle)

660 mm (to rear wall)

28.2 (8 bay max)

14.2 (empty)

682.7 mm

701.3 mm

18.6 kg (40.96 lbs)

731.0 mm

752.1 mm

19.8 kg (43.56 lbs)

482.4 mm

444.0 mm

87.3 mm

32.0 mm

18.0 mm

684.0 mm

723.0 mm

482.4 mm

444.0 mm

87.3 mm

32.0 mm

18.0 mm

684.0 mm

723.0 mm

29.5 kg (64.9 lbs)

29.2 kg (64.3 lbs)
29.5 kg (64.9 lbs)
32.5 kg (71.5 lbs)

905 x 619 x 327 mm

5.82 kg (12.82 lbs)

921 x 619 x 327 mm

5.5 kg (12.13 lbs)

2U

918 x 614 x 297 mm

3.91 kg (8.61 lbs)

2U

918 x 614 x 297 mm

3.91 kg (8.61 lbs)

919 x 616 x 292 mm

4.87 kg (10.73 lbs)

953 x 616 x 292 mm

4.81 kg (10.6 lbs)

2U

918 x 614 x 284 mm

3.81 kg (8.45 lbs)

2U

918 x 614 x 284 mm

3.81 kg (8.45 lbs)

2U

1U

R820

482.4 mm

434.0 mm

86.8 mm

35.7 mm

20.4 mm

740.6 mm

777.6 mm

29.5 kg (65.0 lbs)

2U

949 x 619 x 284 mm

4.43 kg (9.8 lbs)

R920

482.4 mm

422.0 mm

172.6 mm

35.0 mm

20.4 mm

726.2 mm

767.3 mm

59 kg (130.1 lbs)

4U

962 x 616 x 505 mm

TBA

R930

482.4 mm

422.0 mm

172.6 mm

35.0 mm

20.4 mm

726.2 mm

767.3 mm

59 kg (130.1 lbs)

4U

962 x 616 x 505 mm

TBA

T320 (rack chassis)

482.4 mm

430.3 mm

218.0 mm

37.2 mm

n/a

538.4 mm

584.1 mm

30.2 kg (66.57 lbs)

5U

789 x 616 x 454 mm

6.72 kg (14.79 lbs)

T430 (rack chassis)

482.4 mm

430.3 mm

218.0 mm

37.2 mm

n/a

538.4 mm

584.1 mm

30.2 kg (66.57 lbs)

5U

789 x 616 x 454 mm

6.72 kg (14.79 lbs)

5U

905 x 619 x 549 mm

6.68 kg (14.7 lbs)

10U

975 x 613 x 802 mm

17.61 kg (38.82 lbs)

5U

956 x 635 x 608 mm

19.76 kg (43.56 lbs)

T630 (rack 2.5" chassis)

T630 (rack 3.5" chassis)

39.9 kg (87.8 lbs)

482.4 mm

434.5 mm

217.9 mm

37.3 mm

21.4 mm

638.5 mm

671.4 mm

482.0 mm

447.5 mm

440.5 mm

44.0 mm

n/a

754.8 mm
(rear face)

768.6 mm (fixed)
791.8 mm (to PSU)

43.1 kg (94.8 lbs)

M1000e (chassis only)

M1000e (with rear modules)

44.5 kg (98.1 lbs)

M1000e (fully loaded)

VRTX

79.8 kg (175.9 lbs)

196.8 kg (433.9 lbs) [3]

482.4 mm

446.3 mm

219.2 mm

34.7 mm

34.5 mm

659.6 mm

695.1 mm

72.4 kg (159.7 lbs)

[1] Zb measures to the nominal rear wall external surface where the motherboard I/O connectors reside
[2] Includes system box, option box and other packaging, does not include the actual system; Values as measured at qualification build
[3] Mass measured with eight M820 blades
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Dimensions and Weight

TOWER POWEREDGE
SERVERS

SYSTEM
Xa

Xb

Ya

Yb

SHIPPING BOX
Za
(with bezel)

Yc

Zb [1]

Zc

Max Sys Weight

Dimensions
(LxWxH)

Weight [2]

T20

175.0 mm

n/a

360.0 mm

n/a

n/a

n/a

435.0 mm

n/a

8.5 kg (18.72 lbs)

no info

10.26 kg (22.62 lbs)

T110 II

189.4 mm

n/a

417.9 mm

420.3 mm

n/a

37.5 mm

407.2 mm

426.2 mm

15.5 kg (34.17 lbs)

588 x 565 x 370 mm

2.7 kg (5.94 lbs)

218.0 mm

304.5 mm (foot)
307.9 mm (caster)

430.3 mm

443.3 mm

471.3 mm

16.0 mm

542.2 mm

578.4 mm

29.55 kg (65.0 lbs)

789 x 616 x 454 mm

6.72 kg (14.79 lbs)

218.0 mm

304.5 mm (foot)
307.9 mm (caster)

430.3 mm

443.3 mm

471.3 mm

16.4 mm

542.2 mm

578.4 mm

30.2 kg (66.57 lbs)

789 x 616 x 454 mm

6.72 kg (14.79 lbs)

905 x 616 x 549 mm

6.68 kg (14.7 lbs)

T320
T430
T630 (8-drive bay chassis)
T630 (16-drive bay chassis)
T630 (18-drive bay chassis)

43.3 kg (95.5 lbs)

304.5 mm (foot)
307.9 mm (caster)

217.9 mm

434.5 mm

443.5 mm

471.5 mm

15.9 mm

659.9 mm

692.8 mm

T630 (32-drive bay chassis)

39.7 kg (87.6 lbs)

51.0 kg (112.4 lbs)
41.8 kg (92.2 lbs)

[1] Zb measures to the nominal rear wall external surface where the motherboard I/O connectors reside
[2] Includes system box, option box and other packaging, does not include the actual system; Values as measured at qualification build

BLADE POWEREDGE SERVERS

SYSTEM

SHIPPING BOX

Xa

Xb

Zb
(handle closed)

Zb
(handle open)

Max Sys Weight

Dimensions
(LxWxH)

Weight [1]

M420 (sled only)

97.5 mm

93.8 mm

50.5 mm

501.5 mm

2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)

676 x 219 x 202 mm

1.09 kg (2.4 lbs)

M420 (sleeve only)

395.15 mm

385.4 mm

50.35 mm

537.7 mm

537.7 mm

3.0 kg (6.61 lbs)

665 x 616 x 286 mm

2.57 kg (5.66 lbs)

M420 (sleeve and 4 sleds)

395.15 mm

385.4 mm

50.35 mm

537.7 mm

537.7 mm

12.0 kg (26.5 lbs)

665 x 616 x 286 mm

2.57 kg (5.66 lbs)

M520 / M520P

197.92 mm

192.3 mm

50.35 mm

544.32 mm

564.9 mm

5.5 kg (12.1 lbs)

692 x 324 x 260 mm

1.28 kg (2.82 lbs)

M620 / M620P

197.92 mm

192.3 mm

50.35 mm

544.32 mm

564.9 mm

7.0 kg (15.4 lbs)

692 x 324 x 260 mm

1.28 kg (2.82 lbs)

M630 / M630P

197.92 mm

192.3 mm

50.35 mm

544.32 mm

564.9 mm

7.0 kg (15.4 lbs)

692 x 324 x 260 mm

1.28 kg (2.82 lbs)

M820 / M820P

395.2 mm

385.4 mm

50.35 mm

544.95 mm

568.45 mm

14.5 kg (31.9 lbs)

757 x 619 x 298 mm

3.86 kg (8.5 lbs)

M830 / M830P

395.2 mm

385.4 mm

50.35 mm

544.95 mm

568.45 mm

14.5 kg (31.9 lbs)

757 x 619 x 298 mm

3.86 kg (8.5 lbs)

[1] Includes system box, option box and other packaging, does not include the actual system; Values as measured at qualification build
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Dimensions and Weight

FX2 POWEREDGE SERVERS

SYSTEM

SHIPPING BOX

Xa

Xb

Za
(with bezel)

Zb

Zc

481.9 mm

433.5 mm

86.8 mm

33.7 (FC430)

815.1 mm

851.6 (PSU);
843 (IO handle);
855.1 (PCIe module)

FX2 (empty)
FX2 (max)

Dimensions
(LxWxH)

Weight [1]
21.5 kg (47.4 lbs)
53.0 kg (116.8 lbs)

Quarter height
Half height

FC430

102.7 mm

40.30 mm

480.4 mm

3.0 kg (6.6 lbs)

FC630

211.0 mm

40.30 mm

535.80 mm

5.8 kg (12.8 lbs)

FC830

427.6 mm

40.30 mm

538.10 mm

13.0 kg (28.7 lbs)

FD332

211.0 mm

40.30 mm

519.0 mm

8.6 kg (19.0 lbs)

FM120

211.0 mm

40.30 mm

535.80 mm

2.20 kg (4.8 lbs)

[1] Includes system box, option box and other packaging, does not include the actual system; Values as measured at qualification build

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