Specifications

Compared to its predecessor, the R520 supports more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and
advanced systems management. Table 2 compares some of the features of the R520 to its R510
predecessor. Table 3 lists all of the R520’s specifications.
The R520 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R510. Table 2 compares some of
the R520 features to the R510 features.
Feature
PowerEdge R510
PowerEdge R520
Chassis
2U rack
2U rack
Processors
Intel Xeon processors 5500 and
5600 series
Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product
family
Internal interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Memory
1
8 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM
Up to 128GB
12 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM
Up to 192GB
Hard drive bays
(hot-plug)
Up to 12 x 3.5” or 2.5” SAS/SATA
SSD
Up to 8 x 3.5” or 2.5” SAS/SATA SSD
RAID controller
PERC H200, H700, H800
PERC H310, H710, H710P, H810
PCI slots
3 PCIe 2.0 slots
4 PCIe 3.0 slots (with two processors)
Embedded NIC
1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM
1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM
Power supplies
Non-redundant 480W AC
Hot-plug, redundant and
non-redundant 750W AC
Cabled 550W AC
Hot-plug, redundant 495W AC, 750W AC,
1100W AC, 1100W DC
Dell OpenManage
Systems Management
Dell OpenManage
Dell Management Console (DMC)
Lifecycle Controller 1.x
iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with
Lifecycle Controller
OpenManage Essentials
Dell Management Console
IT Assistant
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power Center (requires
iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle
Controller)
OpenManage Integrations and
Connections
Basic management (standard option)
Power efficiency
Gold
Platinum
Availability
Hot-plug drives
Hot-plug redundant cooling on
12-hard drive configuration
Hot-plug redundant power supply
units
Hot-plug drives
Fan fault tolerance
Hot-plug redundant power supply units
Internal dual SD module
1
GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will
be less.