Dell PowerEdge
Introduction
Starting with Generation 10 PowerEdge (PE) servers, Dell adopted a standardised naming convention. The names now generally consist of a letter followed by three numbers (ex: PowerEdge R710).
The letter indicates the type (form factor) of the server:
- R for rack-mount
- T for tower
- M for modular/blades
- C for cloud infrastructure
The first number indicates the number of sockets in the system: 1 to 3 for one socket, 4 to 7 for two sockets, 8 can be two or four sockets and nine for four sockets. This is followed by a number to indicate the generation of the server, and the last digit indicates whether this system uses Intel or AMD platform (0 represents Intel, 5 represents AMD).
For example: The PowerEdge R710 is a Rack-mountable, 11th Generation server with 2 sockets and an Intel CPU.
Before the 10th generation of PowerEdge servers, the naming convention used 4 digits (ex: PowerEdge 2950) where the digits represent:
- First digit – Height of the server in rack units
- Second digit – Generation of server (up to 9th generation)
- Third digit – Server type (5 for rack server, 0 for tower server)
- Fourth digit – Indicated whether blade or independent box (5 for blade, 0 for normal independent box)
For example: The PowerEdge 2950 is a 2U system from the 9th Generation of servers in Rack-mountable format in an independent box.
Popular Models
Currently 11th Generation servers are popular due price, availability and power.
All Models
| Generation 11 | |||||||||
| Model | Chassis | Chipset | CPU (No. & Socket) | CPU (Type) | RAM (Max) | RAM (Type) | Drive bays | Spec Sheet | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | Tower | Intel C226 | 1 FC LGA 1150 | Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family and Intel Pentium® processors | 32 GB | 4 UDIMM slots, support up to 32GB 1600MT/s DDR3 | 6 × 3.5" SAS or SATA | T20 Specification Sheet | |
| T110 | Tower | Intel 3420 | 1 LGA 1156 | Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950, Intel Core i3 530 or Core i3 540 | 16 GB | 4, U-DIMMs DDR3 1066-1333 | 4 × 3.5" SAS or SATA | T110 Specification Sheet | |
| T110 II | Tower | Intel C202 | 1 LGA 1155 | Xeon E3-1200 | 32 GB | 4, U-DIMMs DDR3 1066-1600 | 4 × 3.5" or 6 × 2.5" SAS or SATA | T110 II Specification Sheet | |
| R210 | 1U Rack | Intel 3420 | 1 LGA 1156 | Xeon 3400, Celeron, Pentium or Core i3 500 | 16 GB | 4, U-DIMMs DDR3 1066-1333 | 2 × 2.5" or 2 × 3.5" SAS, SATA or SSD | R210 Specification Sheet | |
| R210 II | 1U Rack | Intel C202 | 1 LGA 1155 | Xeon E3-1200 or Core i3-2100 | 32 GB | 4, U-DIMMs DDR3 1066-1333 | 4 × 2.5" or 2 × 3.5" SAS, SATA or SSD | R210 II Specification Sheet | |
| T310 | 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 | T310 Specification Sheet | |
| R310 | 1U Rack | Intel 3420 | 1 LGA 1156 | Xeon 3400, Celeron G1101, Pentium G6950, Intel Core i3 530 or Core i3 540 | 32 GB | 6, 1066–1333 | 4 × 3.5" or 4 × 2.5” SAS or SATA | R310 Specification Sheet | |
| T410 | Tower | 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 | T410 Specification Sheet | |
| R410 | 1U Rack | Intel 5500 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 64 GB | 8, DDR3 800-1333 | 4 × 3.5" or 4 × 2.5" | R410 Specification Sheet | |
| R415 | 1U Rack | AMD SR5670 & SP5100 | Opteron 4100 Series or 4200 Series]] | 128 GB | 4 × 2.5" or 4 × 3.5" SAS or SATA | R415 Specification Sheet | |||
| R510 | 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 | R510 Specification Sheet | |
| R515 | 2U Rack | AMD SR5670 & SP5100 | 2 C32 | Rev I: Opteron 4100-series ; Rev II: Opteron 4100 or Opteron 4200-series | 256 GB | 8, DDR3 1333-1600 | 12 × 2.5" or 8 × 3.5" | R515 Specification Sheet | |
| T610 (Gen I, II) | 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 | T610 Specification Sheet | |
| R610 (Gen I, II) | 1U Rack | Intel 5520 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 12, DDR3 800-1333 | 6 × 2.5" SAS or SSD | R610 Specification Sheet | Gen I: No 130W CPUs |
| M610 (Gen I, II) | Blade | Intel 5520 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 12, ECC DDR3 | 2 × 2.5" SAS/SSD | M610 Specification Sheet | |
| T710 (Gen I, II) | Tower or 5U Rack | Intel 5520 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 18, DDR3 800–1333 | 16 × 2.5" or 8 × 3.5" | T710 Specification Sheet | |
| R710 (Gen I, II) | 2U Rack | Intel 5520 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 288 GB | 18, DDR3 800-1333 | 8 × 2.5" or 6 × 3.5" | R710 Specification Sheet | Gen I: No 130W CPUs |
| R715 | 2U Rack | AMD SR5650, SR5670, SP5100 | 2 G34 | Opteron 6100 or 6200 | 256 GB | 16, DDR3 800–1600 | 8 × 2.5" or 6 × 3.5" | R715 Specification Sheet | |
| M710 (Gen I, II) | Blade | Intel 5520 | 2 LGA 1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 18, DDR3 | 4 × 2.5" SAS or SSD | M710 Specification Sheet | |
| R810 | 2U Rack | Intel 7500 | 4 LGA 1567 | Xeon 6500 or 7500 | 1024 GB | 32, DDR3 1066 | 6 × 2.5" SAS, SATA or SATA SSD | R810 Specification Sheet | |
| R815 | 2U Rack | AMD SR5650, SR5670, SP5100 | 4 Socket G34 | Opteron 6100 series | 512 GB | 32, DDR3 1333 | 6 × 2.5" SAS, SATA or SATA SSD | R815 Specification Sheet | |
| R910 | 4U Rack | Intel 7500 | 4 LGA 1567 | Xeon 7500 | 1 TB | 64, DDR3 1066 | 16 × 2.5" SAS or SSD | R910 Specification Sheet | |
| M910 | Blade | Intel 7500 | 4 LGA 1567 | Xeon 6500 or 7500 | 512 GB | 32, ECC DDR3 | 2 × 2.5" SAS or SSD | M910 Specification Sheet | |
| C1100 | 1U Rack | Intel 5500 | 2 LGA1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 18, ECC DDR3 1066-1333 | 10 × 2.5" or 4 × 3.5" | C1100 Specification Sheet | |
| C2100 | 2U Rack | Intel 5500 | 2 LGA1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 192 GB | 18, ECC DDR3 1066-1333 | 12 × 3.5" and 2 × 2.5" internal SATA or SSD | C2100 Specification Sheet | |
| C6100 | 2U Rack | Intel 5520 | 8 LGA1366 | Xeon 5500 or 5600 | 768 GB | 48, DDR3 1066-1333 | 24 × 2.5" or 12 × 3.5" | C6100 Specification Sheet | |