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Rack-mounted 11th-generation PowerEdge servers

PowerEdge is a server line by Dell, following the naming convention for other Dell products: PowerVault (data storage) and PowerConnect (data transfer & switches).

Below is an overview of current and former servers within Dell's PowerEdge product line. Different models are or were available as towers, 19-inch racks or blades. In the current naming scheme, towers are designated by T, racks by R, and blades by M (for modular).[1] The 19″ rack-servers come in different physical heights expressed in rack units or U. Most modern servers are either 1U or 2U high while in the past the 4U was more common.

Model naming

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Over the years, many different types of PowerEdge servers have been introduced and there was wide variety of product and family codes used within the PowerEdge name.

Itanium servers

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The Dell Itanium-based servers were introduced before this new naming-convention was introduced and were only available as rack servers.

New naming conventions

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Three digits

Since the introduction of the Generation 10 servers in 2007 Dell has adopted a standardized method for naming their servers; the name of each server is now represented by a letter followed by 3 digits.[2] The letter indicates the type of server: R (for Rack-mountable) indicates a 19″ rack-mountable server, M (for Modular) indicates a blade server, whilst T (for Tower) indicates a stand-alone server.[3]

This letter is then followed by three digits.

  • The first digit refers to the number of sockets in the system: 1 to 3 for one socket, 4 to 7 for two sockets, and 8 or 9 for four sockets.
  • The middle digit refers to the generation: 0 for Generation 10, 1 for Generation 11, and so on.
  • The third digit indicates the make of the CPU: 0 for Intel or 5 for AMD.

For example: The Dell PowerEdge M610 is a two-socket blade server of the 11th generation using an Intel CPU. Whereas the R605 is a two-socket, 10th generation AMD-based rack-server.

Four digits

For four-digit naming convention:

  • The first digit after the letter indicates the class of the system, with 15 defaulting to iDRAC Basic and 69 defaulting to iDRAC Express.
  • The second digit indicates the generation, with 0 for 10th generation, 1 for 11th generation and so on.
  • The third digit indicates the number of CPU sockets, 1 for one socket and 2 for two sockets.
  • The fourth digit indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.

For example: The Dell PowerEdge R6415 model is a rack, mid-range, 14th generation, single CPU socket system with AMD Processor.

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Blade servers

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Since Generation 10, there are models for the M1000e enclosure. The blade-servers in Generation 8 and Generation 9 are using another enclosure that is not compatible with the current M1000e system. In form-factor there are two models: half-height and full-height. In an enclosure you can fit 8 full or 16 half-height blades (or a mix). Each server has two or four on-board NIC's and two additional Mezzanine card-slots for additional I/O options: 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet cards, Fibre Channel HBA's or InfiniBand slots. Apart from USB connectors a blade-server doesn't offer direct connections: all I/O goes via the midplane of the enclosure.

Early systems

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Early systems (SP, XE, EL, XL lines)
Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
SP 433 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX 33 MHz (P4) EISA/PCI
SP 450 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX2 50 MHz (P24) EISA/PCI
SP 466 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX2 66 MHz (P24) EISA/PCI
SP 560 Tower 1 Socket 4 Pentium 60 60 MHz (P5) EISA/PCI
SP 566 Tower 1 Socket 4 Pentium 66 66 MHz (P5) EISA/PCI
SP 575-2 Tower 1995[4] 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 75 75 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
SP 590 Tower 1994[5] 1 Socket 5 Pentium 90 90 MHz (P54C) 192 MB SIMM 8 EISA/PCI
SP 590-2 Tower 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 90 90 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
SP 5100[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
SP 5100-2[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
SP 5133[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
SP 5133-2[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
SP 5166[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
SP 5166-2[6] Tower 1,2 Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XE 433 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX 33 MHz (P4) EISA/PCI
XE 450 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX2 50 MHz (P24) EISA/PCI
XE 466 Tower 1 Intel 80486DX2 66 MHz (P24) EISA/PCI
XE 560 Tower 1 Socket 4 Pentium 60 60 MHz (P5) EISA/PCI
XE 566 Tower 1 Socket 4 Pentium 66 66 MHz (P5) EISA/PCI
XE 575-2 Tower 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 75 75 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
XE 590 Tower 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 90 90 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
XE 590-2 Tower 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 90 90 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
XE 5100 Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
XE 5100-2 Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI
XE 5133 Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XE 5133-2 Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XE 5166 Tower 1,2 Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XE 5166-2 Tower 1,2 Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
EL 575 Tower Pentium 75 75 MHz (P54C) ISA/PCI
EL 590 Tower Pentium 90 90 MHz (P54C) ISA/PCI
EL 5100 Tower Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) ISA/PCI
EL 5120 Tower Pentium 120 120 MHz (P54CQS) ISA/PCI
EL 5133 Tower Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) ISA/PCI
Web Server Tower 1995[7] Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) ISA/PCI, based on quad processor EL[7]
XL 5133 Tower 1-4 (single, quad capable) Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XL 5133-2 Tower 1-4 (dual, quad capable) Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XL 5133-4[8] Tower 1-4 (quad) Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XL 5166 Tower 1-4 (single, quad capable) Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XL 5166-2 Tower 1-4 (dual, quad capable) Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI
XL 5166-4 Tower 1-4 (quad) Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI

Generation 1

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Generation 2

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Generation 3

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Generation 4

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Generation 5

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Itanium

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The Itanium line was a separate 'generation' from the traditional server line, but roughly falls between generations 5 and 6.

Itanium systems (3250, 7150, 7250 models (2001–2004))
Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
3250[34] 2U Rack 2003 Intel E8870 2 PAC611 Intel Itanium 2 1.5 GHz, 1.3 GHz, 1.4 GHz, 1.0 GHz 16 GB DDR SDRAM 2 x 1″ SCSI drives
7150[35] 7U Rack 2001[36] 4 PAC418 Intel Itanium minimum 733 MHz 64 GB PC100 memory 4 hotplug SCSI bays
7250[37] Rack 2004 Intel E8870 4 PAC611 Intel Itanium 2 32 GB DDR ECC memory 3 hotplug SCSI bays

Generation 6

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Generation 7

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Generation 8

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Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
800[49] Tower 2005 Intel E7221 1 LGA 775 Pentium 4 up to 3.8 GHz or Celeron up to 2.53 GHz 4 GB 4, ECC DDR2 400/533 4 × 1″ SCSI or SATA
830[50] Tower 2005 Intel E7230 1 LGA 775 Pentium D up to 3.2 GHz or Pentium 4 up to 3.6 GHz or Celeron D 2.53 GHz 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 533-667 4 × HDD bays
840
(Gen I, II) [51][52]
Tower 2006 Intel 3000 1 LGA 775 Xeon X3200 (Gen II only), Xeon 3000, Pentium or Celeron 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 533-667 2 × 5.25″ ext.
1 × 3.5″ ext.
4 × 3.5″ int. 4 SATA 2 IDE
1800[53] Tower or 5U Rack Intel E7520 2 Socket 604 Xeon, 800 MHz FSB 12 GB 6, ECC DDR2 6 × HDD bays (SCSI)
1850[54] 1U Rack 2005 Intel E7520 2 Socket 604 Xeon, 800 MHz FSB 16 GB 6, ECC DDR2 400 2 × HDD bays (SCSI)
1855[55] Blade 2005 Intel E7520 2 Socket 604 Xeon, 800 MHz FSB 12 GB 6, ECC DDR2 2 × HDD bays per blade (SCSI) Uses same blade chassis as 1955, up to 10 blades
2800[56] Tower or 5U Rack 2005 Intel E7520 2 Socket 604 Xeon Single or Dual-core 16 GB 6, DDR2 400 8 to 10 HDD bays (SCSI)
2850[57] 2U Rack 2005 Intel E7520 2 Socket 604 Xeon up to 3.8 GHz or Dual-core Xeon at 2.8 GHz 16 GB 6, DDR2 400 6 × HDD bays (SCSI)
6800[58] Tower 2006 Intel E8501 4 Socket 604 Xeon 7100 64 GB 16*, ECC DDR2 10 Hotplug SCSI bays RAM slots only with daughterboard
6850[59] 4U Rack 2006 Intel E8501 4 Socket 604 Xeon 7100 64 GB 16*, ECC DDR2 5 Hotplug SCSI bays RAM slots only with daughterboard

Generation 9

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Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU Sockets CPU RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
850[60] 1U Rack 2005 Intel E7230 1 LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 (up to 3.8 GHz) or Celeron (2.53 GHz) or Pentium D dual-core (up to 3.2 GHz) 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 533/667 MHz 2 × 3.5″ SATA or SCSI
860
(Gen I, II) [61][62]
1U Rack 2006 Intel 3000 1 LGA 775 Celeron D, Pentium D 925, Celeron 430/440, Pentium Dual-Core E2160, Core 2 Duo E4400, Xeon 3000, Xeon 3200 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 533/667 MHz 2 × 3.5″ SATA or SAS and 1 × slim optical The PE 850 and 860 share chassis with the R200, and other than name badge are visually identical.
1900[63] Tower 2006 Intel 5000P 2 LGA 771 Xeon 5000, 5100 or 5300 16 GB 8, DDR2 533/667 MHz FB-DIMM 6 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA and 1 × Peripheral bay and 1 × 3.5″ floppy This model replaces the 1800. Peripheral bay can hold 2 × 5.25″ devices
1950
(Gen I, II, III) [64]
1U Rack 2006 Intel 5000X 2 LGA 771 GI: Xeon 5000, 5100
GII: Xeon 5000, 5100, 5300
GIII: Xeon 5000, 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400
GI & GII: 32 GB; GIII: 64 GB GI & GII: 8, ECC DDR2 533/667 MHz FB-DIMM
GIII: 8, ECC DDR2 667 MHz FB-DIMM
2 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA or 4 × 2.5″ SAS and 1 × slim optical
1955[65] Blade 2006 Intel 5000P 2 LGA 771 Xeon 5000, 5100 or 5300 32 GB 8, ECC DDR2 FB-DIMM 2 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA Uses same blade chassis as 1855. Up to 10 blades
2900
(Gen I, II, III) [66]
Tower or 5U 2006 Intel 5000X 2 LGA 771 Xeon 5000, 5100, 5300 or 5400 48 GB 12, ECC DDR2 533/667 MHz FB-DIMM 8 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA and 1 × Flexbay and 1 × Peripheral bay and 1 × 3.5″ floppy Flexbay can hold 2 × 3.5″ HDD. Peripheral bay can hold 2 × 5.25″ devices
2950
(Gen I, II, III) [67][68]
2U Rack 2006 Intel 5000X 2 LGA 771 GI: Xeon 5000, 5100
GII: Xeon 5000, 5100, 5300
GIII: Xeon 5000, 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400
GI: 32 GB; GII[69] & GIII: 64 GB GI & GII: 8, ECC DDR2 533/667 MHz FB-DIMM
GIII: 8, ECC DDR2 667 MHz FB-DIMM
8 × 2.5″ SAS and 1 × Peripheral bay or 4 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA and 1 × Peripheral bay or 6 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA and 1 × slim optical All configurations include 1 × slim optical drive. Peripheral bay options: Floppy Drive, DAT72 Tape Drive
2970[70] 2U Rack 2007[71] Broadcom HT-2100 and HT-1000 2 Socket F Opteron 2200 32 GB 8, ECC DDR2 667 MHz 8 × 2.5″ SAS/SATA II or 6 × 3.5″ SAS/SATA and 1 × Peripheral bay and 1 × slim optical Peripheral bay options; Floppy Drive, PowerVault 100T Tape Drive
6950[72] 4U Rack 2006[73] Broadcom HT-2100 and HT-1000 4 Socket F Opteron 8200 or 8300 64 GB 16, ECC DDR2 667 MHz 5 × 3.5″ SAS and 1 × slim optical

Generation 10

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Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
T100[74] Tower 2008[75] Intel 3200 1 LGA 775 Xeon 3000, Core 2 Duo 7000, Pentium 2000, Celeron 1200 or Celeron 400 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 677-800 2 × 3.5″ SATA or SAS and 2 × 5.25″
T105[76] Tower 2008 nVidia CK8-04 Pro 1 Socket AM2 Opteron 1200, Opteron 1300, Sempron LE1250 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 677-800 2 × 3.5″ SATA or SAS and 2 × 5.25"
R200[77] 1U Rack 2010 Intel 3200 1 LGA 775 Xeon 3000, Core 2 Duo, Celeron 8 GB 4, ECC DDR2 667-800 SDRAM[a] 2 × 3.5″ non-hot-swap SATA or SAS and 1 × 5.25″ removable CD/DVD
T300[78] Tower 2007 Intel 5100 1 LGA 771 Xeon 5000, Xeon 3000, Core 2 Duo, Celeron 24 GB 6, ECC DDR2 667 4 × 3.5″ SATA or SAS
R300[79] 1U Rack Intel 3400 1 LGA 771 Xeon 5000, Xeon 3000, Core 2 Duo, Celeron 24 GB 6, ECC DDR2 667 2 × 3.5″
M600[80] Blade Intel 5000P 2 LGA 771 Xeon 5000 64 GB 8, ECC DDR2 667 Fits in the M1000E chassis
T605[81] Tower 2008[82] Broadcom HT2100 and HT1000 2 Socket F Opteron 2000 32 GB 8, ECC DDR2 4 × 3.5″ and 1 × 5.25″
M605[83] Blade NVIDIA MCP55 2 Socket F Opteron 2000, 2200 or 2300 64 GB 8, ECC DDR2 800 2 × 2.5″ SAS or SATA Fits in the M1000E chassis
R805[84] 2U Rack 2008[85] NVIDIA MCP55Pro + IO-55 2 Socket F Opteron 2400 128 GB 16, ECC DDR2 2 × 2.5″ and 1 × slim optical
M805[86] Blade NVIDIA MCP55 Opteron 2000 128 GB 16, ECC DDR2 667-800 2 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD Fits in the M1000E chassis
R900[87] 4U Rack Intel 7300 4 Socket 604 Xeon 7200, 7300 or 7400 256 GB 32, FBD DDR2 667-1333 5 × 3.5″ SAS or 8 × 2.5″ SAS
R905[88] 4U Rack Broadcom HT-2100 and HT-1100 4 Opteron 8000 256 GB 32, ECC DDR2 8 × 2.5″ or 5 × 3.5″ EOL : 7/23/2015
M905[89] Blade NVIDIA MCP55 4 Opteron 8000 192 GB 24, ECC DDR2 667–800 2 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD Fits in the M1000E chassis

Generation 11

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Released by Dell in 2010

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU

(No. & Socket)

CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments
T110[90] Tower Intel 3420 1 LGA 1156 Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950, Core i3-530 or i3-540 16 GB 4, U-DIMMs ECC DDR3 1066-1333 4 × 3.5″ SAS or SATA
T110 II[91] Tower 2011 Intel C202 1 LGA 1155 Xeon E3-1200 or E3-1200 v2, Celeron G400 / G500, Pentium G600 / G800 32 GB 4, U-DIMMs ECC DDR3 1066-1600 4 × 3.5″ or 6 × 2.5″ SAS or SATA
R210[92] 1U Rack Intel 3420 1 LGA 1156 Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950 or Core i3-500 16 GB 4, U-DIMMs ECC DDR3 1066-1333 2 × 2.5″ or 2 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA or SSD
R210 II[93] 1U Rack 2011 Intel C202 1 LGA 1155 Xeon E3-1200 or E3-1200 v2, Celeron G400 / G500, Pentium G600 / G800 32 GB 4, U-DIMMs ECC DDR3 1066-1600 4 × 2.5″ or 2 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA or SSD
T310[94] Tower Intel 3400 1 LGA 1156 Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950 or Core i3-500 32 GB 6, R-DIMMs or 4, U-DIMMs, DDR3 800-1333 4 × 3.5″ SAS or SATA
R310[95] 1U Rack Intel 3420 1 LGA 1156 Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950, Core i3-530 or i3-540 32 GB 6, 1066–1333 4 × 3.5″ or 4 × 2.5” SAS or SATA
T410[96] Tower 2009[97] Intel 5500 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 128 GB 8, DDR3 800-1333 6 × 3.5″ and 2 × 5.25″ SSD, SAS or SATA
R410[98] 1U Rack 2009[99] Intel 5500 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 128 GB 8, DDR3 800-1333 4 × 3.5″ or 4 × 2.5″
R415[100] 1U Rack AMD SR5670 & SP5100 2 C32 Opteron 4100, 4200 or 4300[101] 256 GB[101] 8, DDR3 1066/1333 4 × 2.5″ or 4 × 3.5″ SAS or SATA
R510[102] 2U Rack Intel 5500 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 128 GB 8, DDR3 800-1333 4 × 3.5″ or 8 × 2.5″/3.5″ or 12 × 2.5″/3.5″ and 2 × 2.5″ internal
R515[103] 2U Rack 2010 AMD SR5670 & SP5100 2 C32 Rev I: Opteron 4100; Rev II: 4100, 4200 or 4300 Opteron 4100: 128 GB; Opteron 4200/4300: 256 GB 8, DDR3 1333–1600 12 × 2.5″ or 8 × 3.5″
T610
(Gen I, II) [104]
Tower or 5U Rack Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 12, RDIMM or UDIMM DDR3 800-1333 Up to 8 × 3.5″/2.5″ SSD, SAS or SATA
R610
(Gen I, II) [105]
1U Rack Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 12, DDR3 800-1333 6 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD
M610
(Gen I, II) [106]
Blade Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 12, ECC DDR3 2 × 2.5″ SAS/SSD Fits in the M1000E chassis
T710
(Gen I, II) [107]
Tower or 5U Rack Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 288 GB 18, DDR3 800–1333 16 × 2.5″ or 8 × 3.5″
R710
(Gen I, II) [108]
2U Rack 2009[109] Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 288 GB 18, DDR3 800-1333 8 × 2.5″ or 6 × 3.5″ Gen I: No 130 W CPUs
R715[110] 2U Rack 2010[111] AMD SR5650, SR5670, SP5100 2 G34 Opteron 6100 or 6200 256 GB 16, DDR3 800–1600 8 × 2.5″ or 6 × 3.5″
M710
(Gen I, II) [112]
Blade Intel 5520 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 18, DDR3 4 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD Fits in the M1000E chassis
R810 [113][114] 2U Rack Intel 7500 4 LGA 1567 Xeon 6500 or 7500 1 TB[115] 32, DDR3 1066 6 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA or SATA SSD
R815 [116][117] 2U Rack AMD SR5650, SR5670, SP5100 4 G34 Opteron 6100 1 TB 32, DDR3 1333 6 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA or SATA SSD
R910[118] 4U Rack Intel 7500 4 LGA 1567 Xeon 7500 or E7-4/8800 2 TB[119] 64, DDR3 1066 16 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD R910 servers using Xeon 7500 CPUs are limited to 1 TB of memory since 32 GB DIMMs are not supported[120]
M910[121] Blade Intel 7500 4 LGA 1567 Xeon 6500 or 7500 512 GB 32, ECC DDR3 2 × 2.5″ SAS or SSD Fits in the M1000E chassis
C1100[122] 1U Rack Intel 5500 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 18, ECC DDR3 1066-1333 10 × 2.5″ or 4 × 3.5″
C2100[123] 2U Rack Intel 5500 2 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 192 GB 18, ECC DDR3 1066-1333 12 × 3.5″ and 2 × 2.5″ internal SATA or SSD
C6100[124] 2U Rack Intel 5520 8 LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 768 GB 48, DDR3 1066-1333 24 × 2.5″
or 12 × 3.5″

Generation 12

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In March 2012 Dell introduced their 12th generation servers based on Intel Xeon. There are two basic lines: 620 and 720.[125] On the 720 line, Dell currently offers two rack-model servers: the Poweredge R720[126] and the R720XD[127] — where the latter offers the option to extend the system to up to 26 internal disks.

The Poweredge 620 series offer models for rack, tower and a ½ height blade-server M620.[125] A ½ height blade means that you can fit up to 16 of those servers in one M1000e enclosure. The M520 and M620 can also be used in the new PowerEdge VRTX system. The new M420 is 1/4 height, so 32 fit in a M1000e chassis but does require a special full height holder that fits 4 M420's in one full-height (=double) slot.

For the Generation 12 server-line the out of band server-management system iDRAC received a new version: iDRAC 7. iDRAC allows you to access the server-console via a separate Ethernet connection allowing you to get access to the server even when there is no (working) operating system or (normal) network connection available. It offers more or less the same functionality as a network-enabled KVM switch, but with some additional options.

An overview of the offered servers as per July 2012[125]

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM
(Max)
RAM (Type) Internal
Storage (Max)
Drive bays PCI(e) slots On board network
R220[128] 1U Rack C222 1 LGA 1150 Xeon E3-1200 v3 32 GB 4, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
2 × 2.5″ or 2 × 3.5″ 1: 1 - x16 FH/FL Dual 1 GB
R320[129] 1U Rack C602 1 LGA 1356 Xeon E5-2400 or E5-2400 v2 or E5-1400 192 GB 6, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
16 TB 8 × 2.5″ or 4 × 3.5″ 2: 1x16 FH/HL, 1x8 HH/HL Broadcom Dual 1 GB
R420[130] 1U Rack C602 2 LGA 1356 Xeon E5-2400 or E5-2400 v2 384 GB 12, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
16 TB 8 × 2.5″ or 4 × 3.5″ 2: 1x16 FH/HL, 1x16 HH/HL (with 2 cpu)

or 2: 1x16 FH/HL, 1x8 HH/HL (with 1 cpu)

Broadcom Dual 1 Gb
R520 2U Rack C602 2 LGA 1356 Xeon E5-2400 or E5-2400 v2 384 GB 12, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
32 TB 8 x 2.5″ or 8 x 3.5″ 1x16x HH/HL at 16x, 1x16x FH/FL at 8x, 2x16 FH/HL at 8x(with 2 cpu) Broadcom Dual 1 Gb
R620[131] 1U Rack 2012 C600 2 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2
1.5 TB 24, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
10 TB 8 × 2.5″ or 4 × 3.5″ + 2 × PCIe SSD

or 10 × 2.5″

3: 2 - x16 FH/FL, 1 - x8 FH/FL or
2, 2 x x16
Broadcom or Intel 4× 1GBor 2× 10 GB
T620[132] Tower
rackable, 5U
2012 C600 2 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2
768 GB 24, DIMM
DDR3, 1866Mhz
36 TB 8 × 3.5″ + 4 × PCIe SSD
or 12 × 3.5″
or 16 × 2.5″ + 4 × PCIe SSD
or 32 × 2.5″
7: 4 - x16 FH/FL, 2 - x8 FH/FL, 1 - x8 (x4bw) FH/FL Intel Dual 1 GB
R720[126] 2U Rack 2012 C600 2 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2
1.5 TB 24, DIMM
DDR3, 1600Mhz
25 TB 8 × 3.5″ or 16 × 2.5″ 7: 1x16 FH/FL, 3x8 FH/FL, 3x8 HH/HL Broadcom or Intel 4× 1GBor 2× 10 GB
R720XD[127] 2U Rack 2012 C600 2 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600
or E5-2600 v2
1.5 TB 24, DIMM
DDR3, 1600Mhz
38 TB 26 × 2.5″ or 12 × 3.5″ + 2 × 2.5″ 6: 2 - x16 FH/FL, 1 - x8 FH/FL, 3 - x8 HH/HL Broadcom or Intel 4× 1GBor 2× 10 GB
R820[133] 2U Rack 2012 C600 4 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-4600 1.5 TB 48, DIMM
DDR3 1600 MHz
16 TB 16 × 2.5″ 7: 2 - x16 HL/FH, 1 - x8 HL/FH, 3 - x8 HL/HH, 1 - x8 HL/FH (for RAID controller) Broadcom or Intel 4× 1GBor 2× 10 Gb
R920[134] 4U Rack 2012 C602J 4 LGA 2011 Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 v2 6 TB 96, DIMM
DDR3 1600 MHz
28.8 TB 24 × 2.5″ Broadcom or Intel 4× 1GBor 2× 10 Gb
M420[135] Blade
1/4 height
2012 C600 2 LGA 1356 Xeon E5-2400 192 GB 6, DIMM
DDR3, 1600Mhz
2 × 200 GB 2 × 1.8" Broadcom[b] 2× 10 Gb LOM +1 Mezzanine slot
M520[136] Blade
1/2 height
2012 C600 2 LGA 1356 Xeon E5-2400 384 GB 12, DIMM
DDR3, 1600Mhz
2 × SATA/SAS HDD/SSD 2 × 2.5″ Broadcom or Intel on board+2 Mezzanine slots
M620[137] Blade
1/2 height
2012 C600 2 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 768 GB 24, DIMM
DDR3, 1600Mhz
2 × 2.5″ Broadcom or Intel on board+2 Mezzanine slots
M820[138] Blade
full height
2012 C600 4 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-4600 1.5 TB 48, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
4 × SAS HDD/SSD
or 2 × PCIe flash SSD
4 × 2.5″ 2× 10 Gb Converged Ethernet Adaptor on board+2 Mezzanine slots
C6220 [139] 2U Rack 2012 C600 8 LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 2 TB 64, DIMM
DDR3, 1600 MHz
48 TB 24 × 2.5″ or 12 × 3.5″ 2× 1GBLOM, 100 Mb mgt + opt. InfiniBand Mezzanine

Other 12th Generation servers, which are comparable in capabilities with the above detailed M or R versions of the same model number, are:[140]

  • PE T320 Tower
  • PE T420 Tower

Generation 13

[edit]

In September 2014 Dell introduced their 13th generation servers based on Intel Xeon

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM
(Max)
RAM (Type) Internal
Storage (Max)
Drive bays PCI(e) 3.0 slots On board network
T130[141] Tower 2015 Intel C236 1 Xeon E3-1200 v6 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s 4 x 3.5” cabled HDD
  • 1x8 PCIe 3.0 (x16 connector)
  • 2x4 PCIe 3.0 (x8 connector)
  • 1x1 PCIe 3.0 (x1 connector)
Broadcom 2x1Gb
R230[142] 1U Rack 2015 Intel C236 1 Xeon E3-1200 v5 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2133 MT/s
  • 2 x 3.5” cabled HDD
  • 4 x 3.5” cabled HDD
  • 4 x 3.5” hot-swap or 2.5” hot-swap in hybrid drive carrier
2 x PCIe 3.0 slots Broadcom 2x1Gb
T330[143] Tower or 5U Rack 2015 Intel C236 1

Xeon E3-1200 v5 Xeon E3-1200 v6

64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2133 MT/s [v5] 2400 MT/s [v6] 8 x 3.5” hot-swap
  • 1x8 PCIe 3.0 (x16 connector)
  • 1x4 PCIe 3.0 (x8 connector)
  • 1x4 PCIe 3.0 (x8 connector)
  • 1x1 PCIe 3.0 (x1 connector)
Broadcom 2x1Gb
R330[144][145] 1U Rack 2015 Intel C236 1 Xeon E3-1200 v5 or Xeon E3-1200 v6 or Intel Core i3 6100 series or Intel Celeron G3900 series or Intel Celeron G3930 or Intel Pentium G4500 series or Intel Pentium G4600 series 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2133 MT/s
  • 4 x 3.5” hot-swap
  • 8 x 2.5” hot-swap
2 x PCIe 3.0 slots + 1 slot for internal storage 2 x 1 Gb
R430[146] 1U Rack 2014 Intel C610 1 / 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 384 GB 12, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
  • 20 TB (10 × 2.5″ SATA HDD)
  • 18 TB (10 × 2.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 10 x 2.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 8 x 2.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 4 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
2 × x8 HL/HH x16 (2 CPU)
  • 4 × 1 GbE LOMs
T430[147] Tower or 5U Rack 2014 Intel C610 1 / 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 384 GB 12, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
  • 20 TB (10 × 2.5″ SATA HDD)
  • 18 TB (10 × 2.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 10 x 2.5″ Hot-Plug: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 8 x 3.5″ Hot-Plug: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 4 × 3.5″ Internal: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
4 × PCIe3.0 + 2 x PCIe2.0
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOMs
R530[148] 2U Rack 2014 Intel C610 1 / 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 384 GB 12, DDR4, up to 2400 MT/s
  • 32 TB (8 × 3.5″ SATA HDD)
  • 14.4 TB (8 × 3.5″ SAS HDD)
8 x 3.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD 3 × PCIe3.0 + 2 x PCIe2.0
  • 2 x 1 Gb
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 Gb
  • 4 × 10 Gb
  • up to 8 x 10 GB+ 12 x 1GBusing PCI extension slot
R630[149] 1U Rack 2014[150] Intel C610 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 1.5 TB 24, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
  • 23 TB (24 × 1.8″ SSD)
  • 17 TB (10 × 2.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 14 TB (8 × 2.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 24 x 1.8″ SATA SSD
  • 10 x 2.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD, 4 NVMe PCIe
  • 8 x 2.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 2 × x8 HL/HH x16 + 1 × HL/HH (x16 conn.) (2 CPU)
  • 1 × x16 HL/HH x16 + 1 × .75L/FH (2 CPU)
  • 1 × x16 HL/HH x8 (x16 conn.) + 1 × .75L/FH (1 CPU)
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 Gb
  • 4 × 10 Gb
T630[151] Tower or 5U Rack 2014 Intel C610 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 1.5 TB 24, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
  • 144 TB (18 x 3.5″ HDD)
  • 72 TB (32 x 2.5″ HDD)
  • 4 Express Flash PCIe SSDs
  • 8 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives with optional flex bay
  • 18 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives
  • 16 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives with optional flex bay
  • 32 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives
  • 8 PCIe slots:
  1. one x16 PCIe 3.0 for FL/FH card from CPU1
  2. one x8 PCIe 2.0 for FL/FH card from PCH (x4 lanes)
  3. one x16 PCIe 3.0 for FL/FH card from CPU1
  4. one x8 PCIe 3.0 for HL/FH card from CPU2
  5. one x8 PCIe 2.0 for FL/FH card from CPU2 (x4 lanes)
  6. one x16 PCIe 3.0 for FL/FH card from CPU2
  7. one x16 PCIe 3.0 for FL/FH card from CPU2
  8. one x8 PCIe 3.0 for HL/FH card from CPU1 (PERC)
2 × Intel 1GbE LOM
M630[152] Blade 1/2 height 2014 Intel C610 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 768 GB 24, DDR4 up to 2133 MT/s
  • 4 × 1.8″ SSD
  • 2 × 2.5″ PCIe SSD
2 × PCIe 3.0 (x8) mezzanine

(19 different optional adapters available)

R730[153] 2U Rack 2014 Intel C610 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 or Xeon E5-2600 v4 3.0 TB 24, DDR4, up to 2400 MT/s
  • 29 TB (16 × 2.5″ hot-plug SAS)
  • 64 TB (8 × 3.5″ hot-plug NL SAS)
  • 16 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 8 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 7 × PCIe 3.0
  • 1 × PERC
  • 4 × 1 GbE
  • 2 × 1 GbE + 2 × 10 GbE
  • 4 × 10 GbE
R730xd[154] 2U Rack 2014 Intel C610 2 Xeon E5-2600 v3 768 GB 24, DDR4 up to 2133 MT/s
  • 99.6 TB (12 × 3.5″ NL SAS HDD/SSD + 4 × 3.5″ SAS + 2 × 2.5″ SAS HDD/SSD)
  • 68.5 TB (18 × 1.8″ SATA SSD + 8 × 3.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 47.5 TB (24 × 2.5″ hot-plug SAS HDD + 2 × 2.5″ hot-plug SAS HDD)
  • 16 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD + 2 × 2.5″ drives
  • 18 × 1.8″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives + 8 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives, + 2 × 2.5″ HDD
  • 26 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives
  • 6 × PCIe 3.0
  • 1 × PERC
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 Gb
  • 4 × 10 Gb
R830 2U Rack 2016 Intel C612 4 Xeon E5-4600 v4 3 TB 24, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s 61.4 TB (16 × 2.5″ SSD) 16 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives
  • 7 × PCIe 3.0
  • 1 × PERC
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 Gb
  • 4 × 10 Gb
FC830[155] 2U Rack 2016 Intel C612 4 Xeon E5-4600 v4 1.5 TB 48, DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
  • 16 × 1.8″ SSD or
  • 8 × 2.5″ SSD
  • 4-8 × PCIe 3.0 (x8)
  • 1 × PERC
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 Gb
  • 4 × 10 Gb
R930[156] 4U Rack 2015 Intel C602J 4 Xeon E7-4800 v4 12 TB DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s

Only with daughterboards

  • 99.6 TB (12 × 3.5″ NL SAS HDD/SSD + 4 × 3.5″ SAS + 2 × 2.5″ SAS HDD/SSD)
  • 68.5 TB (18 × 1.8″ SATA SSD + 8 × 3.5″ SAS HDD)
  • 47.5 TB (24 × 2.5″ hot-plug SAS HDD + 2 × 2.5″ hot-plug SAS HDD)
  • 16 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD + 2 × 2.5″ drives
  • 18 × 1.8″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives + 8 × 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD drives, + 2 × 2.5″ HDD
  • 26 × 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives
  • 6 × PCIe 3.0
  • 1 × PERC
  • 4 × 1 Gb
  • 2 × 1 GB+ 2 × 10 GB
  • 4 × 10 Gb
C4130[157] 1U Rack 2016 Intel C612 2 Xeon E5 2600 v4 1 TB 16, DDR4 up to 2400MT/s Up to 4 × 2.5″ Drives with Tray 2 × PCIe 3.0 low profile Intel H OmniPath
Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM
(Max)
RAM (Type) Internal
Storage (Max)
Drive bays PCI(e) 3.0 slots On board network

Generation 14

[edit]

In July 2017 Dell EMC introduced their 14th generation servers, adding support for latest Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, better NVMe support and other updates.[158]

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCI(e) 3.0 slots On board network
R240 1U Rack 2018 1 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s 4 x 3.5 SAS, SATA, or SSD 2 x 1 GbE LOM
R340 1U Rack 2018 Intel C246 1 Xeon E-2200 and E-2100 product family, Intel Core i3, Intel Pentium, Intel Celeron 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s
  • 8 x 2.5 SAS, SATA, or SSD
  • 4 x 3.5 SAS, SATA, or SSD
1 x16 slot PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH,

1 x 8 slot PCIe Gen3 for LP

2 x 1 GbE LOM
T340[159] Tower or 5U Rack 2017 Intel C246 1 Xeon E-2200 and E-2100 product family, Intel Core i3, Intel Pentium, Intel Celeron 64 GB 4, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s
  • 8 x 3.5″ SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA(HDD/SDD)(with hybrid drive carrier)
  • 1x8 Gen3 (x16 connector) FH/HL
  • 1x8 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
  • 1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
  • 1x1 Gen3 (x1 connector) FH/HL
2 X 1 GbE LOM
R440[160] 1U Rack 2017 2 Xeon
Bronze 31xx or Silver 41xx or Gold 51xx, 61xx
1TB Max (768 GB max memory is recommended for performance optimized configurations) 16, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s
  • 64 TB (4 x 3.5″ hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD)
  • 76.8 TB [161](10 x 2.5″ hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD + 4 x NVMe SSD)


  • 2 x M.2 SSD
  • 4 x 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 8 x 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 10 x 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 10 x 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD + 4 NVMe SSD
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 (FH/HL riser)
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0 (HH/HL riser)
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM
  • 2 x 10 GbE SFP+
  • 2 x 10 GbE
T440[162] Tower or 5U Rack 2017 2 Xeon
Bronze 3[12]xx or Silver 4[12]xx or Gold 5[12]xx, up to 135 W
512 GB 16, DDR4 up to 2666MT/s
  • 96 TB (8 x 3.5″ hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD)
  • 61 TB (16 x 2.5″ hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD)
  • 2 x M.2 SSD
  • 4 x 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 8 x 3.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
  • 16 x 2.5″ SAS, SATA, NL-SAS, SSD
5 2 x 1 Gb
T640[163] Tower or 5U Rack 2017 Intel C620[164] 2 1st and 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 205 W 3 TB 24, DDR4 up to 2666MT/s
  • 216 TB
  • 61 TB
  • 122 TB
  • 112 TB
  • 8 or 18 x 3.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 216 TB
  • 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 61 TB
  • 32 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122 TB
  • 16 x 2.5 SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) + 8 × NVMe SSD max 112 TB
Up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 2 x 10 Gb
R540[165] 2U Rack 2017 Intel C620[166] 2 Intel Xeon scalable

Bronze 31xx or Silver 41xx or Gold 51xx

or Gold 61xx

1 TB Max (768 GB max memory is recommended for performance optimized configurations) 16, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s
  • 196 TB max
  • Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 168 TB
  • Up to 2 x 3.5 SAS/SATA HDD max 28 TB
Up to 6 PCIe[167]
  • 2 x 1GGbE LOM
  • 2 x 10 GbE SFP+
  • 2 x 10 GbE
R640[168] 1U Rack 2017 Intel C620 2 1st and 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 205 W 3 TB RDIMM, 7.68 TB DCPMM 24, DDR4 up to 2933 MT/s max 76.8 TB Front
  • up to 10 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 7.68 TB
  • up to 10 NVMe drives max 64 TB
  • up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA, max 64 TB

Rear

  • Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 15.36 TB
3 (x16/x16/x16)
  • 4 x 1 GbE
  • 2 x 10 GbE + 2 x 1 GbE
  • 4 x 10 GbE
  • 2 x 25 GbE
R6415[169] 1U Rack 2017 1 1st Generation AMD Epyc 1 TB RDIMM 16, DDR4 up to 2666MT/s max 76.8 TB Front
  • up to 10 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • up to 10 NVMe drives
  • up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA
2 (x16/x16)
  • 2 x 1 Gb Base-T
  • 2 x 10Gb Base-T
  • 2 x 10Gb SPF+
  • 2 x 25Gb SPF+
R740[170] 2U Rack 2017 Intel C620 2 1st and 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 205 W 3 TB RDIMM, 7.68 TB DCPMM 24, DDR4 up to 2933 MT/s
  • Up to 16 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
  • 8 x 3.5" SAS/SATA
  • 4 x 1 GbE
  • 2 x 10 GbE + 2 x 1 GbE
  • 4 x 10 GbE
  • 2 x 25 GbE
R740XD[171] 2U Rack 2017 Intel C620 2 Intel Xeon scalable 3 TB 24, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s
  • Front: NVMe SSD max 153 TB or SAS/SATA HDD max 144 TB
  • Mid Bay: max 48 TB
  • Rear: max 25 TB
  • Front: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA
  • Front: 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA
  • Rear: Up to 2 x 3.5” SAS/SATA
  • Rear: Up to 4 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
  • 4 x 1 GbE
  • 2 x 10 GbE + 2 x 1 GbE
  • 4 x 10 GbE
  • 2 x 25 GbE
R940[172] 3U Rack 2017 4 Intel Xeon Gold/Platinum 6 TB 48, DDR4 up to 2666 MT/s 184.32 TB max 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • 4 × 1 GbE
  • 4 × 10 GbE
  • 2 × 10 GbE + 2 × 1 GbE
  • 2 × 25 GbE
M640 Blade 1/2 height 2 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable 2 TB 16, DDR4 up to 2933 MT/s 12.8 TB max 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • 2 × 10 GbE + 4 × 1 GbE
  • 4 × 10 GbE
FC640[173] 1U 2019 2 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable 2 TB 16, DDR4 up to 2933 MT/s 12.8 TB 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SDD)
  • 2 x 10 GbE + 2 x 1 GbE
  • 4 x 10 GbE
C6420[174] 2U Rack 2017
Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCI(e) 3.0 slots On board network

Generation 15

[edit]

On March 17, 2021, Dell officially launched their 15th generation PowerEdge servers[175] with some models already available in 2019.

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCIe 3.0/4.0 slots On board network
R6515 1U Rack 2019 SoC 1 2nd and 3rd generation AMD EPYC 2 TB 16, DDR4-3200, 8 channels 32 TB
  • 4 × 3.5″ (LFF)
  • 8 × 2.5″ (SFF)
0–2
  • 2× 1GE
  • 2× 10GE SFP+
  • 2× 25GE SFP28
R6525 1U Rack 2019 SoC 2 2nd and 3rd generation AMD EPYC 4 TB 32, DDR4-3200, 16 channels 32 TB
  • 4 × 3.5″ (LFF)
  • 8 × 2.5″ (SFF)
0–2
  • 2× 1GE
  • 2× 10GE SFP+
  • 2× 25GE SFP28
R7515 2U Rack 2019 SoC 1 2nd and 3rd generation AMD EPYC 2 TB 16, DDR4-3200, 8 channels 112 TB
  • 8–14 × 3.5″ (LFF)
  • 24 × 2.5″ (SFF)
0–4
  • 2× 1GE
  • 2× 10GE SFP+
  • 2× 25GE SFP28
R7525 2U Rack 2019 SoC 2 2nd and 3rd generation AMD EPYC 4 TB 32, DDR4-3200, 16 channels 112 TB
  • 8–12 × 3.5″ (LFF)
  • 26 × 2.5″ (SFF)
  • 2 × M.2 SATA via BOSS S2 card
0–8
  • 2× 1GE
  • 2× 10GE SFP+
  • 2× 25GE SFP28
R750 2U Rack May 2021 SoC 2 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable(up to 40 cores per processor)
  • RDIMM 2 TB
  • or LRDIMM 8 TB
32, DDR4-3200, 16 channels
  • 192 TB
  • 430 TB
  • 12 × 3.5″
  • 28 × 2.5″
0–8
  • 2× 1GE
R250 1U Rack November 2021 FCLGA1200 1 Intel Xeon series E-2300 or Intel Pentium 128 GB 32, DDR4-3200 (DDR4-2666Mhz for Intel Pentium Processor), 4 channels
  • 30.72 TB
  • 15.36 TB
  • 4 × 3.5″
  • 2 × 3.5″
0-2
  • 2× 1GE
  • Ability to add a network card
R350 1U Rack November 2021 FCLGA1200 1 Intel Xeon series E-2300 or Intel Pentium 128 GB 32, DDR4-3200 (DDR4-2666Mhz for Intel Pentium Processor), 4 channels
  • 64 TB
  • 128 TB
  • 4 × 3.5″
  • 8 × 2.5″
0-3
  • 2× 1GE
  • Ability to add a network card
R450 1U Rack 2021 FCLGA4189 2 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Up to 24 cores per processor) 1 TB 64, DDR4-2933, 16 channels
  • 64 TB
  • 61,4 TB
  • 4 × 3.5″
  • 8 × 2.5″
1-2
  • 2× 1GE
  • Ability to add a network card
R550 2U Rack 2021 FCLGA4189 2 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Up to 24 cores per processor) 1 TB 64, DDR4-2933, 16 channels
  • 128 TB
  • 61,44 TB
  • 122,88 TB
  • 8 × 3.5″
  • 8 × 2.5″
  • 16 × 2.5″
1-3
  • 2× 1GE
  • Ability to add a network card
C6525[176] Blade 1/2 width 2019 SoC 2 2nd and 3rd generation AMD EPYC 2 TB 16, DDR4-3200, 8 channels
  • 6 × 2.5" (SFF)
  • 2 × M.2 SATA via BOSS riser card
0–2
  • 1× 1GE
XE8545[177] 4U Rack 2021 SoC 2 3rd generation AMD EPYC 4 TB 32, DDR4-3200, 16 channels
  • 10 × 2.5″ (SFF SAS/SATA)
  • Up to 8 × 2.5″ (SFF NVMe)
0–4
  • 2× 1GE
  • 2× 10GE SFP+
  • 2× 25GE SFP28
Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCIe 3.0/4.0 slots On board network

Generation 16

[edit]

Dell officially launched their 16th generation PowerEdge servers[178] in the first half of 2023.

Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCIe 4.0/5.0 slots On board network
R260 1U Rack 2024 1 Intel® Xeon® E Processor 128 GB 32GB UDIMM, 5600MT/s ECC 6 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (46.08TB) 2 x 1 GbE
R360 1U Rack 2024 1 Intel® Xeon® E series processor 128 GB 32GB UDIMM, 5600MT/s ECC 4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA (64 TB) 2 x 1 GbE
R760 2U Rack 2023 Intel C741 2 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 8 TB 32, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s (5th Gen Intel Xeon) or DDR5- 4800 MT/s (4th Gen Intel Xeon) Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 or up to 4 x PCIe Gen5 slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R760xa 2U Rack 2023 2 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 8 TB 32, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s (5th Gen Intel Xeon) or DDR5- 4800 MT/s (4th Gen Intel Xeon) Front Bays:
  • Up to 6 x E3.S Gen5 NVMe
  • Up to 6 x 2.5-inch NVMe
  • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe
Up to twelve PCIe slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R760xd2 2U Rack 2023 2 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 1.5 TB 16, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s (5th Gen Intel Xeon) or DDR5- 4800 MT/s (4th Gen Intel Xeon) Up to 24 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA or 4 x 2.5-inch PCIe NVMe with 3.5-inch carrier adapter or 2 x

2.5-inch NVMe SSD or 4 x E3.S NVMe SSD

Up to five PCIe Slots
  • 5 x PCIe Gen4 slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R760xs 2U Rack 2023 2 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 1.5 TB 16, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s (5th Gen Intel Xeon) or DDR5- 4800 MT/s (4th Gen Intel Xeon) Front Bays:
  • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD)
Up to six PCIe slots
  • 2 x PCIe Gen5 slots
  • 4 x PCIe Gen4 slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R7615 2U Rack 2023 1 4th Generation AMD EPYC 3 TB 12, up to DDR5- 4800 MT/s Front Bays:
  • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD)
  • Up to 32 x E3.S (NVMe Gen5 )
Up to eight PCIe slots
  • 4 x PCIe Gen5 slots
  • 4 x PCIe Gen4 slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R7625 2U Rack 2023 2 4th Generation AMD EPYC 6 TB 24, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s Front Bays:
  • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
  • Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe
  • Up to 32 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe
Up to eight PCIe slots
  • 4 x PCIe Gen5 slots
  • 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R860 2U Rack 2023 4 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 16 TB 64, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s Front Bays:
  • Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD) drives
  • Up to 8 x EDSFF E3.S NVMe Gen5 (SSD) drives
Up to eight Gen5 (x16) slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card
R960 4U Rack 2023 4 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors 16 TB 64, up to DDR5- 5600 MT/s Front Bays:
  • Up to 32 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) drives
  • Up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) drives
  • Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (SSD) drives
Up to twelve Gen5 (x16) slots
  • 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (Optional)
  • Support for OCP 3.0 mezzanine card

Generation 17

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Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No.) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) Ram (Type) Internal storage (Max) Drive bays PCIe 4.0/5.0 slots On board network
R470 1U Rack 2024 1 One Intel Xeon 6 processor with up to 144 cores per processor 1 TB 16 DDR5 DIMM 122.4TB with E3.S

122.4TB with NVMe SSD

8 EDSFF

8 x 2.5 inch NVMe/SAS/SATA

0-2 OCP NIC card 3.0
R570 2U Rack 2024 1 one Intel® Xeon® 6 6700/6500 processor (E-core or P-core) 1.5 TB 96 DDR5 DIMM 288 TB 12 x 3.5-inch SAS (HDD) -
R670 1U Rack 2024 2 Two Intel Xeon 6 Processors with up to 144 cores per processor 2 TB 32 DDR5 DIMM 122.4TB with E3.S

245.6TB with NVMe SSD

8 EDSFF

8 x 2.5 inch NVMe/SAS/SATA

0-2 OCP NIC card 3.0
R770 2U Rack 2024 2 Two Intel Xeon 6 Processor with up to 144 cores per processor 8 TB 32 DDR5 DIMM 6400 MT/s 244.8TB with E3.S

245.6TB with NVMe SSD

8 or 16 EDSFF

8 or 16 NVMe/SAS/SATA

0-4 OCP NIC card 3.0

PowerEdge SC Value Servers

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Independent from the main generations of servers a value line was produced.

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The List of PowerEdge servers is a comprehensive catalog of server models produced by under the brand, which was first introduced in 1994 as a line of enterprise-grade solutions focused on reliability, performance, and innovation. These servers span multiple form factors, including rackmount, tower, and designs, and are engineered for applications ranging from traditional operations to modern demands like AI acceleration, , and hybrid multicloud environments. PowerEdge servers are organized into generations based on shared architectural components and technological advancements, with the lineup evolving from early models like the and 4100 in the to the current 17th , which includes high-density options such as the R670 and specialized AI-optimized servers like the XE9680. Key milestones include the shift to a standardized starting with the 10th in 2007—using letters for form factors (e.g., R for rack, T for tower) followed by numbers indicating class, , and processor type—and innovations like energy-efficient cooling in 2006 and modular blade systems in the 2010s. This generational structure allows the list to highlight progressive enhancements in scalability, security features such as Silicon Root of Trust, and support for processors from and . The catalog reflects Dell's commitment to addressing diverse enterprise needs, with over 30 years of development resulting in hundreds of models that have set industry benchmarks for efficiency and manageability tools like iDRAC and OpenManage. Recent generations emphasize , with features like EPEAT Silver ratings and optimized power usage, while maintaining for legacy deployments.

Model naming

Legacy naming

The legacy naming scheme for Dell PowerEdge servers, used from the early 1990s through the ninth generation in the mid-2000s, employed a four-digit alphanumeric code prefixed by "PowerEdge" to denote model identifiers without explicit letters for form factor or type. This system reflected relative performance levels and evolutionary improvements, with the first digit indicating the server class (e.g., entry-level or high-end based on processing power and scalability), the second digit specifying the generation (1 through 9), the third digit generally signaling form factor (0 for tower, 5 for rack, though not always strictly applied), and the fourth digit denoting standalone (0) versus blade (5) configurations. The overall numbering provided a rough gauge of power and features, with higher values typically corresponding to greater capability, such as support for more processors or advanced memory architectures. Early examples illustrate this approach: the 2100, a first-generation tower server introduced in 1996, targeted small business workloads with single or dual processors and up to 1 GB of memory. Similarly, the 4100, also first-generation and tower form factor from 1996, supported dual processors at speeds up to 200 MHz, emphasizing departmental computing with hot-plug drives and up to 2 GB . By the mid-1990s, models like the 4400 (fourth generation, rackmount, 1999) advanced to dual processors at up to 1 GHz, offering embedded and Ultra3 for enterprise environments, with scalability to 8 GB of SDRAM. Further evolution incorporated hints of architectural enhancements through numbering, as seen in the 6300 (third , rackmount convertible to tower, 1997), a four-processor system based on chips with the 450NX , supporting up to 8 GB of ECC SDRAM and designed for workloads. In the era, the 6800 (eighth , rackmount, 2004) represented high-end scalability with up to four dual-core MP processors at 3.6 GHz, DDR-2 memory up to 64 GB, and features like memory mirroring for mission-critical applications. This scheme transitioned in the mid-2000s to a more structured format incorporating explicit prefixes like R for rack and indicators starting with the tenth .

Itanium naming

The Itanium-based servers utilized a distinct that diverged from the evolving x86 schemes, employing four-digit model numbers primarily in the 3xxx and 7xxx ranges to signify performance tiers and socket configurations, with lower numbers for compact dual-processor systems and higher numbers for scalable multi-processor setups. These models were exclusively rack-mounted, reflecting their focus on enterprise data centers rather than towers or blades. Introduced in the early 2000s, these servers targeted high-end enterprise computing for 64-bit workloads, leveraging Intel's architecture for applications in scientific computing, databases, and large-scale simulations. The 7150, launched in 2001 as Dell's first system, was a 4U rack server supporting up to four first-generation processors (733 MHz or 800 MHz) with 2-4 MB L3 cache per CPU, up to 64 GB of PC100 SDRAM, and four hot-plug bays for redundancy. It featured the E8870 chipset and was optimized for 133 MHz operations, enabling integration with enterprise operating systems like Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server for and early variants such as for IA-64. Following the initial release, the PowerEdge 3250 arrived in 2003 as a more compact 2U rack option for dual-socket environments, accommodating up to two 2 processors (starting at 1.3 GHz with 6 MB L3 cache), up to 16 GB of DDR-200/266 SDRAM, and integrated support via the controller. This model shared form factor similarities with early x86 racks but emphasized Itanium-specific scalability for memory-intensive tasks. The lineup culminated with the PowerEdge 7250 in 2004, a 4U rack server capable of up to four Itanium 2 processors (1.5 GHz or higher with 6 MB cache), up to 32 GB of DDR SDRAM, eight slots, and enhanced I/O for demanding environments including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Itanium. Dell phased out Itanium-based PowerEdge servers around 2005 amid declining adoption and Intel's shifting priorities, with the last models supporting operating systems like for Itanium-based Systems before broader ecosystem support waned.

Current generation naming

The current generation naming convention for servers, introduced with the 10th generation models in 2007, uses a systematic alphanumeric structure to denote form factor, chassis capacity, generation, and processor type, facilitating identification of server capabilities and compatibility. The prefix indicates the primary form factor: R for rack-mountable servers, T for tower servers, M or MX for modular and servers, C for compute-optimized modular systems, F for flexible hybrid sleds, HS for cloud-optimized solutions, XE for workloads, and XR for industrial-grade servers. Following the prefix, models typically feature three or four digits. In the three-digit format (e.g., R740), the first digit signifies chassis class and count—1 to 3 for single-socket systems, 4 to 7 for dual-socket, 8 for two- or four-socket, and 9 for four-socket—while the second digit represents the generation (0 for 10th, 1 for 11th, up to 7 for 17th as of 2025), and the third digit hints at the processor vendor (0 for , 5 for ). The four-digit format (e.g., R6515), used primarily for certain -based models, refines this: the first digit indicates iDRAC management level (1-5 for Basic, 6-9 for Express), the second is generation, the third denotes socket count (1 for single, 2 for dual), and the fourth specifies the processor (0 for , 5 for ). Generations align closely with underlying processor architectures, such as the 16th generation (second digit 6) supporting Scalable 4th Generation or 9004 Series processors, and the 17th generation (second digit 7) utilizing 6 or 9005 Series processors. Representative examples include the R760, a 2U dual-socket rack server from the 16th generation with processors, and the T560, its tower equivalent also in the 16th generation; for the 17th generation, the R770 serves as a 2U dual-socket rack model with 6 support, while the R470 is a 1U single-socket rack variant. An example is the R6515, a 15th generation (second digit 5) 1U single-socket rack server. Special suffixes further customize models for specific use cases: "xs" denotes extra storage optimization (e.g., R760xs), "xa" indicates accelerator- or GPU-heavy configurations for advanced (e.g., R760xa), "xd" or "xd2" signifies extended or high-density storage, and in modular series like , "c" marks compute sleds while "s" denotes storage sleds. This scheme evolved from earlier ad-hoc numeric codes to provide clearer ties to hardware generations and form factors. As of November 2025, the 17th generation is the latest in Dell's server lineup.

Blade and modular servers

M-series blades

The PowerEdge M-series blade servers are designed for high-density computing environments, primarily housed in the M1000e modular enclosure, which supports up to 16 half-height blades, 8 full-height blades, or a combination including quarter-height options for maximum scalability in data centers. Introduced in 2007 alongside the 10th generation of PowerEdge servers, the M1000e chassis provides shared power, cooling, and networking resources across all installed blades, enabling efficient resource utilization and reduced cabling complexity compared to standalone rack servers. Key features include up to six hot-pluggable power supplies (rated at 2360W or 2700W) with dynamic power supply engagement for optimized efficiency, nine N+1 redundant fans for advanced thermal management, and FlexAddress technology to maintain persistent network and storage identities during hardware changes. Management is centralized through the redundant Chassis Management Controller (CMC), which integrates with individual blade iDRAC modules for remote monitoring, firmware updates, and power capping, allowing administrators to oversee the entire enclosure as a unified system. The M1000e supports I/O fabrics via up to six modules for Ethernet, , or connectivity, with each blade accessing dedicated ports for redundancy and high throughput. These blades emphasize virtualization and workload consolidation, offering similar processor and memory capabilities to rack-mounted equivalents but in a form factor that halves space and power requirements per server. The M-series evolved across generations, with the M1000e compatible from the 10th through 14th generations until the chassis entered end-of-sale in the late , though support extended into the for installed systems. Below is a summary of key M-series blade models supported in the M1000e, grouped by , highlighting representative configurations for density and performance.
GenerationModelForm FactorSocketsKey Characteristics
10th (2007)M600Half-height1 ( )Entry-level single-socket for basic workloads; supports up to 128 GB DDR2 memory.
10th (2007)M605Half-height1 (AMD )AMD-based variant for cost-sensitive applications; similar density to M600.
10th (2007)M905Full-height4 (AMD )Quad-socket for higher performance; up to 256 GB memory, suited for database tasks.
11th (2010)M610Half-height1 ( 5500/5600)Compact single-socket with improved I/O; optimized for with up to 192 GB DDR3.
11th (2010)M710Half-height2 ( )Balanced dual-socket for general-purpose ; supports high-density storage options via M710HD variant.
11th (2010)M910Full-height4 ( )Quad-socket heavy compute ; up to 1 TB memory for memory-intensive applications.
12th (2012)M420Quarter-height2 ( E5-2400)Low-end dense for ; minimal footprint with up to 128 GB memory.
12th (2012)M520Half-height1 or 2 ( E5-2400/E5-2400 v2)Half-height blade server designed for the M1000e enclosure; supports one or two Intel Xeon E5-2400 or E5-2400 v2 processors; up to 384 GB DDR3 memory (12 DIMM slots, RDIMMs/UDIMMs at speeds up to 1600 MT/s); up to two 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA/SSD drives; optional internal USB/SD/vFlash; two mezzanine PCIe x8 Gen3 slots for network/Fibre Channel/InfiniBand cards; integrated iDRAC7 with optional Enterprise features; Matrox G200 video, USB connectors, and support for external USB DVD; targets mainstream business applications with balanced performance and value.
12th (2012)M620Half-height2 ( E5-2600 v1/v2)High-performance dual-socket; enhanced scalability for HPC, up to 1.5 TB memory.
12th (2012)M820Full-height4 ( E5-4600)Enterprise quad-socket; ideal for large-scale databases, with extensive storage bays.
13th (2014)M630Half-height2 ( E5-2600 v3/v4)Advanced dual-socket with PCIe Gen3; up to 3 TB DDR4 for workloads.
13th (2014)M830Full-height4 ( E5-4600 v3/v4)High-end quad-socket; supports massive memory (up to 6 TB) for mission-critical apps.
14th (2017)M640Half-height2 ( Scalable)Latest supported with NVMe options; up to 3 TB DDR4, focused on and AI.

FX-series blades

The PowerEdge FX-series blades represent Dell's converged infrastructure approach, combining compute, storage, and networking within a single enclosure to enhance efficiency in mid-sized data centers. Introduced in 2013, the FX2 enclosure forms the core of this architecture, providing a 2U rack-mountable platform that supports up to eight quarter-width or four half-width compute blades alongside two half-width storage sleds. This integrates I/O fabric modules, such as the FN410S or FN410T, to enable high-bandwidth connectivity with up to 8:1 port aggregation, minimizing cabling while supporting PCIe 3.0 expansion. Representative compute models include the FC630, a half-width from the 13th generation, equipped with dual E5-2600 v3 or v4 processors (up to 22 cores each), 24 slots for DDR4 memory, and front-access storage options of up to two 2.5-inch or eight 1.8-inch drives, optimized for demanding workloads like and . The FC420, a low-profile quarter-width , offers single-socket E5-2600 configurations in a denser form factor, ideal for high-density applications such as web serving. These blades leverage the enclosure's shared power, cooling, and management via the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for simplified operations. A distinctive feature is the converged fabric for storage integration, facilitated by FC storage blades like the FD332, which adds up to 16 small form-factor drives (HDD or SSD) per sled with dual controllers, enabling low-latency direct-attached or software-defined storage solutions such as vSAN. Targeted at mid-sized data centers, this setup balances the density of systems with the flexibility of rack servers, reducing through modular scalability. The FX-series was phased out following the 14th generation, with sales ending around 2022, in favor of the -series for advanced modular capabilities. It bridges traditional M-series blades and the more fabric-centric MX architecture by emphasizing enclosure-level convergence.

VRTX integrated systems

The PowerEdge VRTX is a modular enclosure designed as an all-in-one solution for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and branch s, integrating compute, storage, networking, and management into a single compact . Introduced in June 2013, it provides a simplified that eliminates the need for external switches and storage arrays in smaller deployments, offering quiet operation suitable for environments. The VRTX enclosure measures 5U in rack form factor (or tower configuration), supporting up to four half-height servers alongside integrated shared storage of up to 25 x 2.5-inch or 12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drives, enabling capacities reaching 48 TB. It includes a built-in Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for centralized management and an optional 1GbE switch module with 16 internal ports and 8 external ports, or Ethernet pass-through for external connectivity, reducing cabling complexity. Power efficiency is enhanced through redundant hot-plug power supplies and fans optimized for low noise, making it ideal for space-constrained locations without dedicated facilities. Compatible blade models begin with the 12th-generation M520, which supports dual Intel E5-2400 v2 processors, followed by the 12th-generation M620 with E5-2600 v1/v2 processors, the 13th-generation M630 with E5-2600 v3 processors, and 14th-generation options like the M640, featuring Scalable processors for enhanced performance in and database workloads. These blades share similarities with the broader M-series in form factor but are tailored for the VRTX's integrated design, supporting up to 3 TB of RAM across the . The platform reached end-of-sale in 2022, though support for installed systems continues based on component availability.

MX-series modular blades

The PowerEdge MX-series modular blades, introduced by in 2018, provide a scalable, software-defined infrastructure platform designed for modern data centers requiring flexibility and high-density . This series centers on the MX7000 chassis, a 7U enclosure that supports up to eight front-accessible sleds for compute, storage, and networking, connected through a non-blocking, smart I/O fabric that eliminates traditional midplane constraints for enhanced adaptability. The architecture enables elastic resource pooling, supporting diverse workloads from to emerging applications. Key compute sleds in the MX-series include the MX740c, a single-width, dual-socket blade from the 14th generation equipped with Scalable processors, offering up to six NVMe, SAS, or drives for balanced performance in dense environments. The MX840c serves as a high-density option, featuring a double-width, four-socket configuration in the same generation, ideal for compute-intensive tasks with support for up to eight drives. Subsequent models extend this lineage, with the MX750c (15th generation) and MX760c (16th generation) providing updated support while maintaining within the MX7000 chassis. Composability is a hallmark of the MX-series, facilitated by OpenManage Enterprise Modular Edition, which allows IT administrators to dynamically compose and reconfigure resources across sleds via a unified interface for streamlined provisioning and management. This capability supports advanced workloads such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and software-defined storage, leveraging features like 25GbE networking and NVMe connectivity for low-latency, high-throughput operations. Storage integration is handled by the MX5016s , a full-width module accommodating up to 16 SAS drives, enabling shared, scale-out storage configurations that can reach 112 drives per when fully populated. As of 2025, the MX-series remains an active platform in Dell's portfolio, with the MX7000 enclosure continuing to host 14th through 16th generation sleds for ongoing enterprise deployments.

Rack and tower servers

Early systems

The Dell PowerEdge line began with tower servers in 1994, including the PowerEdge 2100 supporting Intel 486 processors for entry-level small business use. Early models like the PowerEdge 2000 offered x86 computing with up to 64 MB RAM and EIDE storage. Pre-10th generation servers (Dell Generations 1-9, 1994-2006) evolved to include rack designs. Key early rack servers: PowerEdge 4100 (1996) and 4200 (1997) with up to four Pentium Pro/II processors, hot-swappable SCSI, and RAID. SMP systems like 6400 (1999, four Pentium III Xeon, 8 GB ECC SDRAM) and 7400 (2001, eight processors, 16 GB). 1U density introduced with 1850 (2004, dual Xeon, 8 GB FB-DIMM) and 1950 (2006, 16 GB). High-end 9000 series: 8450 (2003), 6900 (2005) with up to eight processors. The 2970 (2006, 2U, dual AMD Opteron, 32 GB DDR2) was the last pre-10th gen major model. Generations 1-9 overview (per ):
  • Gen1 (1994): 2100, 4100, 6100 ( 486/).
  • Gen2 (1995): 2200.
  • Gen3 (1996): 1300, 2300, 300 series, 4300/4350, 6300/6350.
  • Gen4 (1997): 1430SC, 2400/2450, 400SC, 4400, 6400/6450, 8450.
  • Gen5 (1998): 1500SC/, 2500/2500SC/2550.
  • Gen6 (1999): 1600SC//1655MC, 2600/2650, 4600, 600SC, 650, 6600/6650.
  • Gen7 (2000): , 700, 750.
  • Gen8 (2001-2003): //, 2800/2850, 6800/6850, 800/830/840, SC series.
  • Gen9 (2004-2006): //, 2900/2950/2970, 6950, SC 430/440/1430/1435.
These used proprietary to standard x86, with evolving from optional PERC to embedded.

10th Generation

Launched 2007-2008, the 10th generation introduced alphanumeric naming (R=rack, T=tower; numbers for class/gen/CPU type). Based on / platforms with DDR2/DDR3, iDRAC6 debut. Key models: R200 (1U, single 3200/3300, 8GB DDR2), R300 (1U, single 3000, 24GB DDR2, 4 drives), T300 (tower equiv.), R805/R900/R905 (multi-socket /), T605, 2950 (legacy continuation, dual 5000/7000, 64GB FB-DIMM). Features: iDRAC5/6 for remote management, IPMI 2.0, unified .
ModelForm FactorProcessor SupportMax RAMKey Features
R2001U RackSingle Intel Xeon 3200/33008GB DDR2 ECCDRAC 4/P optional, Gigabit Ethernet
R3001U RackSingle Intel Xeon 300024GB DDR2 ECCiDRAC5, 4 drive bays, PCIe
T300TowerSingle Intel Xeon 300024GB DDR2 ECCiDRAC5, flexible I/O, redundant PSU
29502U Rack (legacy)Dual Intel Xeon 5000/700064GB FB-DIMMDRAC 5, high-density storage
R8052U RackDual AMD Opteron 2000/8000128GB DDR2iDRAC6, AMD-specific

11th Generation

Released 2009-2011, supported 5500/5600 (Nehalem/Westmere), up to 192GB/1TB DDR3, energy-efficient designs. iDRAC6, PERC H700 (6Gb/s). Key models: R210/II (1U entry), R310 (1U single), R410/R415 (1U dual/single ), R510/R515 (2U dual), R610/R710/R715 (2U dual), R810/R815/R910 (multi), T110/II, T310, T410, T610, T710.
ModelForm FactorSocketsMax RAMKey StorageRelease Year
R4101U Rack2128 GB DDR34x hot-swap2009
R5102U Rack2128 GB DDR38x hot-swap2009
T410Tower2128 GB DDR36x hot-swap2009
T610Tower2192 GB DDR36x hot-swap2009
R7102U Rack2144 GB DDR38x hot-swap2009
R8102U Rack41 TB DDR36x hot-swap2010

12th Generation

Late 2011-2013, Xeon E5-2600 (Sandy/Ivy Bridge), up to 768GB DDR3, FlexibleLOM networking, iDRAC7. Models: R220/R320 (entry 1U), R420/R520 (1U/2U), R620/R720/R720xd (2U), R820/R920 (multi), T20/T320/T420/T620, C5230/C6220. Features: Tool-less serviceability, hot-plug components.

13th Generation

2014-2016, E5-2600 v3/v4 (Haswell/Broadwell), DDR4 up to 3TB, PCIe 3.0, iDRAC8, NVMe readiness. Models: R230/R330 (entry), R430/R530/R630/R730/R730xd (1U/2U), R830/R930 (multi), T30/T130/T330/T430/T630, C4130, FC430/FC630/FC830.
ModelForm FactorSocketsKey Use CaseMax RAM
R4301U Rack2Entry virtualization1 TB DDR4
R5302U Rack2Balanced compute1.5 TB DDR4
R7302U Rack2GPU workloads1.5 TB DDR4
R8302U Rack43 TB DDR4
T430Tower2Small business1 TB DDR4
T630Tower2Edge computing1.5 TB DDR4

14th Generation

2017-2019, Xeon Scalable (Skylake/), AMD 7001/7002, up to 3-6TB DDR4, NVMe up to 24 drives, iDRAC9, Silicon Root of Trust. Models: R240/R340/R440 (entry), R540/R640/R6415/R740/R740xd/R7415/R7425 (1U/2U), T40/T140/T440/T640, C4140, XE2420/XE7420/XE7440, XR2. Key: R640 (1U, dual , 3TB, 10 NVMe), R740 (2U, 16 drives), R940 (3U quad, 6TB).

15th Generation

2019-2021, Scalable 2nd/3rd Gen (/Ice Lake), 7002/7003, up to 8TB DDR4, PCIe 4.0, iDRAC9. Models: R250/R350/R450/R550/R650/R6515/R6525 (1U/2U), R750, T150/T350/T550, C6520/C6525, XE8545, XR11/XR12/XR4000 series.
ModelForm FactorProcessor SupportMax RAMKey Use Case
R6501U Rack2x Scalable (Cascade/Ice Lake)8 TB DDR4Dense AI/
R7502U Rack2x Scalable8 TB DDR4Databases/HPC
T150Tower1x E-2300128 GB DDR4SMB file serving
R65151U Rack1x 7002/70034 TB DDR4

16th Generation

Announced Jan 2023, available Feb 2023 onward, 4th/5th Gen Scalable (/), 9004/9005 (/), DDR5 up to 16TB, PCIe 5.0, iDRAC9, AI optimizations. Updates to 2024 for 5th Gen/ Zen5. Models: R260/R360 (entry), R660/R6615/R6625/R760/R7615/R7625/R760xa/xd2/xs (1U/2U), R860/R960 (multi), T160/T560, C6600/C6615/C6620, XE8640/XE9640/XE9680/L/9685L, XR5610/XR7620/XR8000r/XR8610t/XR8620t, HS5610/5620, MX760c. Features: Up to 64 cores/socket (), 192 (AMD); liquid cooling in XE9680; as of 2025, supports 6 E/P-series.
ModelForm FactorProcessor SupportMax Memory (DDR5)Key Use Cases
R6601U Rack, Dual-Socket4th/5th Gen (up to 60 cores/socket) or AMD (up to 128)8 TB (32 DIMMs),
R7602U Rack, Dual-Socket4th/5th Gen or AMD 8 TB (32 DIMMs)AI/ML, databases
R8604U Rack, Quad-Socket4th/5th Gen 16 TB (64 DIMMs)In-memory HPC
T560Tower, Dual-Socket4th/5th Gen or AMD 8 TB (32 DIMMs)
XE96804U Rack2x ; up to 8 GPUs16 TB (32 DIMMs)AI training (liquid-cooled)

17th Generation

Released 2024-2025, broadest portfolio with 6 (Granite Rapids/Sierra Forest, up to 144 E-cores/socket), 9005 (up to 192 cores), DDR5-6400 up to 4TB+, iDRAC10, OpenManage automation, CXL 2.0. Focus on AI, edge, . As of Nov 2025, includes Grace Blackwell integration.

Rack Servers

Models: R470/R570 (1U single-socket), R670/R770/R770AP (1U/2U dual), R7715/R7725/R7725xd (AMD). Support up to 288 cores (dual Intel), 4TB DDR5.
ModelForm FactorProcessorsMax CoresMemoryKey Use Cases
R4701U Rack1x Intel Xeon 61444 TB DDR5 (16 slots, 6400 MT/s)Energy-efficient deployments
R5702U Rack1x Intel Xeon 61444 TB DDR5 (16 slots, 6400 MT/s)Analytics, virtualization
R6701U Rack2x Intel Xeon 62884 TB DDR5 (32 slots, 6400 MT/s)Dense HPC
R77152U Rack2x AMD EPYC 90053846 TB DDR5AI, simulations

Tower Servers

T150 (entry, Xeon E, 128GB), T350 (mid, 1TB), T550 (dual, 3TB, GPU support).

AI-Optimized and Specialized Servers

XE7740/XE7745 (4U, dual /, 8 GPUs, air/liquid-cooled), XE9680L (4U, dual , H200, liquid, avail. H2 2024), XE8712 (modular, GB200 NVL4, avail. late 2025), XR8720t (rugged edge , dual 6, -5°C to 55°C, Sept 2025).

Value and specialized servers

PowerEdge SC series

The PowerEdge SC series comprised a range of low-cost, entry-level servers from , introduced in the mid-2000s to address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) seeking affordable solutions without enterprise-level complexity. These systems emphasized , basic expandability, and cost efficiency, supporting essential tasks like file serving, light database operations, and . Unlike higher-end lines, the SC series prioritized value over high-density scalability or advanced features. The series timeline began with models released around 2004 and extended through the late 2000s, with support continuing into the 2010s before being phased out in favor of subsequent PowerEdge generations. Key models included the SC1420, a compact 1U rackmount server with single-socket design, launched in April 2004. It supported Intel Xeon processors up to 3.6 GHz on an 800 MHz front-side bus, along with up to 4 GB of DDR memory and basic integrated RAID options for up to four drive bays, making it suitable for space-constrained SMB environments. Another prominent model was the SC440, a tower-form-factor server released in December 2006, optimized for small office deployments. It featured single-socket support for dual-core processors such as the 2.4 GHz 3060, up to 8 GB of 533 MHz DDR2 memory across four slots, and optional RAID configurations via a PERC controller for up to four internal drives. The SC440 integrated with Small Business Server 2003 to streamline setup for non-technical users, highlighting its focus on ease of use and budget constraints. The SC1430, introduced in 2007 as a 2-socket tower server, extended the series' offerings with support for up to two quad-core processors at speeds up to 3.0 GHz and a 1333 MHz . It provided up to 16 GB of DDR2 , basic 0/1/5/10 via integrated or optional controllers, and expandability for up to eight drive bays, delivering general-purpose performance for growing SMB workloads at a lower cost than rack-optimized alternatives. Overall, the SC series servers supported Pentium 4 and early processors across models, with budget-oriented features like integrated and simplified management tools via OpenManage. Targeted exclusively at SMBs, they avoided enterprise-scale capabilities such as multi-node clustering or high-availability options, instead offering reliable, entry-level performance for cost-sensitive operations through the until discontinued production in favor of modular value lines.

Edge and rugged servers

The Dell XR series comprises ruggedized servers optimized for in challenging environments, such as , military operations, industrial sites, and remote branches, where standard equipment would fail due to dust, , shock, and temperature extremes. These models emphasize compact form factors, MIL-STD compliance for durability, NEBS Level 3 certification for telecom reliability, and an operating range of -5°C to 55°C to ensure continuous performance in harsh conditions. Introduced in the early , the XR lineup remains active as of 2025, integrating with successive generations of processors to support workloads like virtualized radio access networks (vRAN) and 5G infrastructure. Key models in the series include the PowerEdge XR11, a 1U single-socket rack server based on 11th-generation architecture, designed for dense deployments in telco and branch offices with reversible airflow for flexible installation and support for up to Intel Xeon Platinum processors. The PowerEdge XR12 extends this with a 2U form factor on 12th-generation processors, offering expanded storage and I/O options while maintaining the same rugged certifications for environments like retail, transportation, and defense. Both models prioritize modularity and efficiency for edge-specific tasks, such as video security and industrial automation, without compromising on power density. A notable advancement is the XR8720t, a 17th-generation compute introduced in 2025 for the XR8000 edge platform, featuring a compact 2U rugged design with 6 SoC processors, up to 72 cores, and 24 ports per to deliver over twice the performance of prior XR models. This server supports and vRAN deployments by incorporating vRAN boost technology, GPU acceleration, and precision GNSS timing, thereby eliminating traditional RAN performance gaps through reduced hardware complexity and streamlined single-server Cloud RAN solutions. It upholds the series' durability standards, including NEBS Level 3 testing for shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures, making it ideal for telecom edge applications in deserts or arctic conditions.

AI-optimized servers

The Dell PowerEdge XE series comprises servers specifically engineered for (AI), (ML), and (HPC) workloads, with the lineup originating in 2020 to address the growing demands of GPU-accelerated processing. These systems integrate high-density GPU configurations, interconnects for low-latency data transfer between accelerators, and advanced cooling solutions such as direct liquid cooling to manage thermal loads from intensive computations. Optimized for popular AI frameworks including and , the XE series facilitates tasks like model training, inferencing, and fine-tuning by providing scalable hardware that supports NVIDIA's ecosystem and AMD's platform. By 2025, the portfolio had expanded significantly to emphasize inferencing and fine-tuning capabilities, incorporating next-generation accelerators for enhanced efficiency in enterprise AI deployments. A foundational model in the series is the PowerEdge XE8545, a 4U rack server from the 11th-generation lineup featuring dual 3rd-generation AMD EPYC processors and support for up to four NVIDIA A100 SXM4 GPUs. This design delivers robust scalability for early AI applications, with up to 2 TB of DDR4 memory and PCIe Gen4 expansion to handle data-intensive ML workflows. The XE8545's architecture prioritizes high-bandwidth memory and I/O to accelerate tensor operations, making it suitable for initial-scale AI research and development. Advancing to denser configurations, the XE9680 represents a 16th-generation server optimized for GPU acceleration in a 6U form factor, supporting up to eight H100 or H200 SXM5 GPUs interconnected via for seamless multi-GPU communication. Equipped with dual 5th-generation Scalable processors and up to 4 TB of DDR5 at 5600 MT/s, it excels in large-scale AI training and HPC simulations, offering PCIe Gen5 slots for expanded storage and networking. The variant, XE9680L, introduces 4U direct liquid cooling with processors and H200 GPUs, enhancing performance for 2025-era inferencing tasks by improving power efficiency and reducing operational costs. For air-cooled deployments, the 17th-generation PowerEdge XE7745 provides a flexible 4U platform with dual 5th-generation EPYC 9005 series processors (up to 192 cores total) and capacity for up to eight double-wide PCIe GPUs, such as Pro 6000 Blackwell editions. Available globally from January 2025, it supports up to 3 TB of DDR5 memory across 24 DIMMs and emphasizes enterprise AI inferencing with air-cooling efficiency for data centers without infrastructure. Complementing this, the PowerEdge XE8712, also 17th-generation and announced in 2025 for applications, features cooling and integrates up to four B200 GPUs in a compatible with Dell's IR7000 rack architecture, enabling trillion-parameter model training and advanced molecular simulations. The PowerEdge XE9780, a 17th-generation air-cooled server, supports up to eight NVIDIA B300 GPUs, providing high-performance options for enterprise AI, ML, and HPC workloads optimized for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. The PowerEdge XE9712, based on NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 architecture, unifies up to 72 Blackwell GPUs with 36 ARM CPUs in a rack-scale system, delivering scalability for large AI clusters and efficient processing with GB200/GB300 accelerators.

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