Comparison Chart

Dell Poweredge Server Comparison Chart
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)
Intel Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)
Intel Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)
PowerEdge R200 PowerEdge R210 PowerEdge R300 PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710
Rack optimized
PowerEdge servers
Rack Height 1U 1U 1U 1U 1U 2U 1U 2U
Chipset Intel 3200 (Bigby-V MCH / ICH9R) Intel 3420 (Ibex Peak PCH / ICH10R) Intel 5100 (San Clemente MCH
/ ICH9R)
Intel 3420 (Ibex Peak PCH / ICH10R) Intel 5500 (Tylersburg 24 / ICH10R) Intel 5500 (Tylersburg 24 / ICH10R) Intel 5500 (Tylersburg 24 / ICH9) Intel 5500 (Tylersburg 24 / ICH9)
Front Side Bus /
HyperVisor
800/1066/1333MHz DMI @ 2.5Gb/s 1066/1333MT/s DMI @ 2.5Gb/s QPI @ 6.4 GT/s QPI @ 6.4 GT/s QPI @ 6.4 GT/s QPI @ 6.4 GT/s
Processors Xeon 3200 or 3300 Quad Core
Xeon 3100 Dual Core
Pentium Dual Core/Core 2 Duo/Cel
Xeon 3400 Quad Core “Lynnfield
Celeron/Pentium/Core i3
“Clarksdale”
Xeon 3300 Quad or 3100 Dual Core
Xeon 5400 Quad Core
Pentium Dual Core/Core 2 Duo/Cel
Xeon 3400 Quad Core “Lynnfield
Celeron/Pentium/Core i3
“Clarksdale”
1x / 2x Xeon 5500 “Nehalem-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5600 “Westmere-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5500 “Nehalem-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5600 “Westmere-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5500 “Nehalem-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5600 “Westmere-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5500 “Nehalem-EP
1x / 2x Xeon 5600 “Westmere-EP
Memory Up to 8GB | 667/800MHz | 4 slots Up to 16GB | DDR-3 | 4 Slots Up to 24GB | 667MHz | 6 Slots Up to 32GB | 1333MHz | 6 Slots Up to 128GB | DDR-3 | 8 Slots Up to 128GB | DDR-3 | 8 Slots Up to 192GB | DDR-3 | 12 Slots Up to 192GB | DDR-3 | 18 Slots
Hard Drives 2x 3,5” SAS / SATA / Near Line SAS
(Cabled)
2x 2.5” SAS / SATA / SSD or
2x 3.5” SAS / SATA / Near Line SAS
(Cabled)
2x 3,5” SAS / SATA / Near Line SAS
(Cabled / Hot Plug)
4x 3.5” SAS / SATA / Near Line
SAS / SSD
(Cabled / Hot Plug)
4x 3.5” SAS / SATA / Near Line
SAS or
2.5” SSD in 3.5” Carrier
(Cabled / Hot Plug)
4x 3.5” SAS / SATA or
<12+2x 3.5”/2.5” SAS/SATA/NL
SAS/SSD
(4x Cabled / 8x Hot Plug)
6x 2.5” SAS / SATA / SSD
(Hot Plug)
8x 2.5” SAS / SATA / SSD or
6x 3.5” SAS / SATA / Near Line SAS
(Hot Plug)
Internal HD / RAID
Controller
Optional SAS6iR (PCIe) Optional SAS6iR / S100 / S300
/ H200
Additional SAS6iR (PCIe) Opt. SAS6iR/S100/S300/H200/
H700
Opt. SAS6iR/PERC6i/S100/S300/
H200/H700
Opt. SAS6iR/PERC6i/S100/S300/
H200/H700
SAS6iR / PERC6i / H200 / H700 SAS6iR / PERC6i / H200 / H700
External Storage PERC6/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
PERC6/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E or SAS 6Gbps (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E or H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe)
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PCI Slots (I/O) Riser Card
2x PCIe (x8) or
1x PCI-X 133 Mhz/64 bits + 1x
PCIe x8
1x PCIe x16 Gen2 (full-height,
half-length)
Riser Card
2xPCIe (x8) or
1xPCIe + 1xPCI-X
2x PCIe:
1x PCIe x16 (x8 routing)
1x PCIe x8 (x8 routing)
1x PCIe x16 Gen2
(Note: PERC6i takes up the PCIe
slot)
2x PCIe x4 Gen2
1x PCIe x8 Gen2
1x PCIe x4 Gen2 for dedicated
storage ctrl
2x PCIe x8 Gen2 Riser Card
2x PCIe x8 + 2x PCIe x4 Gen2 or
1x PCIe x16 + 2x PCIe X4 Gen2
Internal Back-up External only External only External only External only External only External only External only DAT72; RD1000
Lan on Motherboard 2x Gigabit 2x Gigabit (TOE) 2x Gigabit 2x Gigabit 2x Gigabit 2x Gigabit 4x Gigabit (TOE) 4x Gigabit (TOE)
DRAC Optional DRAC4/p Optional iDRAC6 DRAC5 Optional Optional iDRAC6 Optional iDRAC6 Optional iDRAC6 iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
Redundant Power
Supply
No No Yes, Optional Yes, Optional Yes, Optional Yes, Optional Yes, Optional Yes, Optional
PSU Output 345W (non hot swap) 250W (non hot swap) 400W (single non hot swap or
redundant hot swap)
350W (single non hot swap) / 400W
(redundant hot swap)
480W (single non hot swap) / 500W
(redundant hot swap)
480W (single non hot swap) /
1100W (redundant/non redundant
hot swap)
502W or 717W (hot swap) 570W or 870W (hot swap)
System Fans 2 CPU blowers + 1 axial fan for
PCI area
3 non hot swap, non redundant 4 + 2 for redundant PSU, non hot
swap, dual-rotor
“3 or 5 non hot swap, non
redundant
(based on PSU config)”
4 + 2 for redundant PSU, non hot
swap, dual-rotor
4 for 4x HD chassis / 5 for 8x HD
chassis, non hot swap
5 for 1CPU configs or 6 for dual CPU
configs, non hot swap, dual-rotor
4 for 1CPU configs or 5 for dual CPU
configs, hot swap
USB Ports 2 front / 2 rear 2 front / 2 rear / 2 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 2 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 2 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 2 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal
Operating Systems Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX/ESXi DL ver. (post-RTS)
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi DL ver.
Sun Solaris (RTS+)
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi DL ver.
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi DL ver.
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
AMD Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)
AMD Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)
AMD Processor Technology
2-socket (2S)
Intel Processor Technology
2/4 socket (2/4S)
AMD Processor Technology
4 socket (4S)
Intel Processor Technology
4-socket (4S)
AMD Processor Technology
4 socket (4S)
Intel Processor Technology
4-socket (4S)
PowerEdge 2970 PowerEdge R715 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R815 PowerEdge R900 PowerEdge R905 PowerEdge R910
Rack optimized
PowerEdge servers
Rack Height 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 4U 4U 4U
Chipset Broadcom HT2100 / Broadcom
HT1000
Maranello (SR5650+SR5670 /
SP5100)
nVidia MCP55Pro/IO-55 Intel 7500 (Boxboro-EX / ICH10) Maranello (SR5650+SR5670 /
SP5100)
Intel 7300 (Clarksboro / ESB2 ICH6) Broadcom HT2100 / Broadcom
HT1100
Intel 7500 (Boxboro-EX / ICH10)
Front Side Bus /
HyperVisor
1GHz HyperTransport HyperTransport 3 1GHz HyperTransport QPI @ 6.4 GT/s HyperTransport 3 1066MT/s 1GHz HyperTransport QPI @ 6.4 GT/s
Processors 1x / 2x AMD Opteron 2400 Six Core
1x / 2x AMD Opteron 2300 Quad Core
(1x / 2x AMD Opteron 2200Dual Core)
2x AMD Opteron 6100 up to 12C
“Magny-Cours”
2x AMD Opteron 2400 Six Core
2x AMD Opteron 2300 Quad Core
(2x AMD Opteron 2200 Dual Core)
1x / 2x Xeon 6500 Nehalem-EX
2x / 4x Xeon 7500 Nehalem-EX
2x / 4x AMD Opteron 6100 up to
12C “Magny-Cours”
2x / 4x Xeon 7400 Quad or Six Core
2x / 4x Xeon 7300 Quad Core
2x / 4x Xeon 7200 Dual Core
2x / 4x AMD Opteron 8400 Six Core
2x / 4x AMD Opteron 8300 Quad
Core
(2x / 4x AMD Opteron 8200 Dual
Core)
2x / 4x Xeon 7500 “Nehalem-EX”
Memory Up to 64GB | 667/800MHz | 8 Slots Up to 256GB | 1333MHz | 16 Slots Up to 128GB | 667/800MHz | 16 Slots Up to 512GB | 1066MHz | 32 Slots Up to 256GB | 1333MHz | 32 Slots Up to 256GB FB | 667MHz | 32 Slots Up to 256GB | 667/800MHz | 32 Slots Up to 1TB | 1066MHz | 64 Slots
Hard Drives 8x 2.5” SAS / SATA or
6x 3.5” SAS / SATA / Near Line SAS
(Hot Plug)
6x 2.5” SAS / Near Line SAS / SATA
/ SSD
(Hot Plug)
2x 2.5” SAS / SATA
(Hot Plug)
6x 2.5” SAS / Near Line SAS / SATA
/ SSD
(Hot Plug)
6x 2.5” SAS / Near Line SAS / SATA
/ SSD
(Hot Plug)
8x 2.5” SAS or
5x 3.5” SAS / Near Line SAS
(Hot Plug)
8x 2.5” SAS or
5x 3.5” SAS / Near Line SAS
(Hot Plug)
16x 2.5” SAS / SSD (SATA RTS+) or
4x 2.5” SAS / SSD (SATA RTS+)
(Hot Plug)
Internal HD / RAID
Controller
Embedded RAID, PERC6i PERC H200 / H700 Opt. PERC6i / SAS6iR PERC H200 / H700 PERC H200 / H700 Additional PERC6i (PCIe), SAS6iR Additional PERC6i (PCIe), SAS6iR PERC H200 / H700
External Storage PERC5/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe) or SAS 6Gbps
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe) or SAS 6Gbps
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe) or SAS 6Gbps
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC6/E (PCIe): MD1000
SAS5/E (PCIe): MD3000
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PERC H800 (PCIe)
SAS5/E (PCIe) or SAS 6Gbps
LSI2032 SCSI (PCIe): SCSI Backup
FC HBAs (PCIe) for EMC AX/CX
PCI Slots (I/O) 2x PCI-E x8 + 1x PCIe x4 6x PCIe:
3x PCIe x8 + 1x PCIe x4
2x Low Profile PCIe x8
4x PCIe 6x PCIe:
3x PCIe x8 + 1x PCIe x4
2x Low Profile PCIe x8
6x PCIe:
3x PCIe x8 + 1x PCIe x4
2x Low Profile PCIe x8
7x PCIe 7x PCIe (2 x8 + 5 x4) 7x PCIe or
6x PCIe + 4x Low Profile PCIe
Internal Back-up DAT72; RD1000 External only External only External only External only External External External
Lan on Motherboard 2x Gigabit (TOE) 4x Gigabit (TOE, iSCSI) 4x Gigabit (TOE) 4x Gigabit (TOE, iSCSI) 4x Gigabit (TOE, iSCSI) 4x Gigabit (TOE) 4x Gigabit (TOE) 4x 1GbE or 2x 1GbE + 2x 10Gb SFP+
DRAC Optional DRAC5/i (Daugther) iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
DRAC5 Optional iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
DRAC5 Optional DRAC5 Optional iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise, opt.
VFlash
Redundant Power
Supply
Yes, Optional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, up to 4x PSU
PSU Output 750W (hot swap) 750W or 1100W (hot swap) 700W (hot swap) 1100W (hot swap) 1100W (hot swap) 1570W (hot swap) 1100W (hot swap) 750W or 1100W (10 PSU configs
in total)
System Fans 4 hot swap, redundant 6 hot swap, redundant 6 hot swap, redundant 6 hot swap, redundant 6 hot swap, redundant 4 for air intake, hot swap, redundant 4 hot swap, redundant, dual-rotor 6 hot swap, redundant
USB Ports 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 4 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 4 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 4 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal 2 front / 2 rear / 1 internal
Operating Systems Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris (RTS+)
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris (RTS+)
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
Windows 2003 / 2008
Red Hat; SuSe Linux
VMware ESX / ESXi
Sun Solaris
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