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).Serverwatch website Spotlight on Dell , 15 May 2008, visited 28 June 2011 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 Over the years, many different types of PowerEdge servers have been introduced and a wide variety of product and family codes were used within the PowerEdge name.

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

New naming conventions 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. The letter indicates the type of server: R (for Rack-mountable) indicates a 19" rack-mountable server, M (for Modular) indicates a blade server, and T (for Tower) indicates a stand-alone server.Infoworld website Dell revamps Poweredge line, 12 November 2007, visited 28 June 2011

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 1–5 defaulting to iDRAC Basic and 6–9 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.

Blade servers Since Generation 10, there are models for the M1000e enclosure. The blade-servers in Generation 8 and Generation 9 use another enclosure that is not compatible with the current M1000e system. In form-factor there are two models: half-height and full-height.

One enclosure can hold 8 full-height or 16 half-height blades (or a mix). Each server has two or four on-board NICs and two additional Mezzanine card slots for additional I/O options: 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet cards, Fibre Channel HBAs 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 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 1,2 Socket 5 Pentium 75 75 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI SP 590 Tower 1994 Benchmark Tests: File Servers 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 Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI SP 5100-2 Tower 1,2 Pentium 100 100 MHz (P54C) EISA/PCI SP 5133 Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI SP 5133-2 Tower 1,2 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI SP 5166 Tower 1,2 Pentium 166 166 MHz (P54CS) EISA/PCI SP 5166-2 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 Pentium 133 133 MHz (P54CS) ISA/PCI, based on quad processor EL 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 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 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 2100 Tower 1996 Intel 440FX 1 Socket 8 Pentium Pro 180 MHz or 200 MHz 256 MB 4, 168-pin DIMM 4100 Tower 2 Socket 8 Pentium Pro 180 MHz or 200 MHz 1 GB 8, 168-pin DIMM 6100 Tower 4 Socket 8 Pentium Pro 200 MHz 2 GB 16, 72-pin

Generation 2 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 2200 Tower 2 Pentium II, 233 - 333 MHz 512 MB 4, ECC 3 full size SCSI drives (screw in) 4200 Tower Intel 440FX 2 Pentium II 233, 266, 300, or 333 MHz 512 MB 8, 168-pin EDO DIMM

Generation 3 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 350Dell PowerEdge 350 Technical Specification 1U Rack circa 2001 Intel 440BX Pentium III 650Mhz-1.0 GHz orCeleron 600+ 1 GB 4, SDRAM unbuffered and registered PC-100 (2) int. 3.5 ATA-100(1) slim 3.5" floppy(1) slim CD-ROM (2) Intel 82559 10/100125 W898 BTU/hr (max) 1300 Tower Intel 440BX 1 Pentium II at 350, 400, or 450 MHz 1 GB unbuffered, 72-bit SDRAM or registered, 72-bit SDRAM 2300 Tower 1998 Intel 440BX 2 Pentium II 333, 350, 400, 450 MHz 1 GB 4, unregistered PC-100 SDRAM 6 Ultra2 SCSI HDD bays 4300 7U Rack Intel 440GX 2 Pentium II 350, 400, or 450 MHz 1 GB 4, 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs or registered DIMMs 8 SCSI bays 4350Dell PowerEdge 4350 User Guide 4u Rack Intel 440GX 2 Pentium II 350, 400, or 450 MHz 2 GB 6300 Tower 4 Pentium II Xeon 4 GB 4, registered EDO DIMM 6 Ultra2 SCSI HDD bays 6350 4U Rack 4 Pentium II Xeon at 400 MHz 4 GB 16, registered EDO DIMM 3 HDD bays

Generation 4 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 2400 Tower 2000PC Pro review of the Dell PowerEdge 2400 2 Pentium III 500 MHz minimum 2 GB 4, registered PC-133 SDRAM 6 Ultra2 SCSI HDD bays 2450 2U Rack 2001 2 Pentium III 600 MHz minimum 2 GB 168-pin registered SDRAM 133-MHz 4400 7U Rackor Tower 2 Pentium III Xeon, 600 MHz minimum 4 GB registered PC133 SDRAM Up to 10 internal SCSI bays Introduced circa 1999 6400 Tower 4 Pentium III Xeon, 550 MHz minimum 8 GB 16, registered PC-133 SDRAM 6 or 8 Ultra3 SCSI drives Introduced circa 1999 6450 4U Rack 4 Pentium III Xeon 550 MHz 8 GB 16, registered PC-133 SDRAM 4 internal SCSI bays Introduced circa 1999 8450 Rack 2000 8 Pentium III Xeon 500 MHz 32 GB 168-pin SDRAM 100 MHz

Generation 5 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 1500SC Tower 2, Socket 370 Pentium III (1.13 GHz-1.4 GHz) 4GB 4, registered PC-133 SDRAM 6 hot-swappable Ultra3 SCSI HDD bays 1550 1U Rack 2001PC Pro review of the Dell PowerEdge 1550 ServerWorks HE-SL 2, Socket 370 Pentium III (933 MHz-1.4 GHz) 4GB 4, registered PC-133 SDRAM 3 hot-swappable Ultra3 SCSI HDD bays 2500 Tower or 5U Rack 2, Socket 370 Pentium III 933 MHz minimum 4 GB 6, ECC registered PC-133 SDRAM 6 hot-swappable Ultra3 SCSI HDD bays, splittable 2550Dell PowerEdge 2550 Technical Specifications 2U Rack 2, Socket 370 Pentium III 933 MHz minimum 4 GB registered PC133 SDRAM 5 internal SCSI bays Introduced circa 2001

Itanium 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 3250Dell PowerEdge 3250 Specification Sheet 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 7U Rack 2001 4 PAC418 Intel Itanium minimum 733 MHz 64 GB PC100 memory 4 hotplug SCSI bays 7250Dell PowerEdge 7250 Specification Sheet Rack 2004 Intel E8870 4 PAC611 Intel Itanium 2 32 GB DDR ECC memory 3 hotplug SCSI bays

Generation 6 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 650Dell PowerEdge 650 Specification Sheet 1U Rack 2003 1 Pentium 4 up to 3.06 GHz or Celeron up to 1.8 GHz 3 GB DDR 2× IDE or SCSI 1650 1U Rack 2002 2 Pentium III 1.13 GHz+ 4 GB 4, ECC SDRAM 133 1655 MCDell PowerEdge 1655MC Specification Sheet 3U Blade 2004 ServerWorks ServerSet LE3.0 2 (per Blade) Pentium III at 1.4 GHz 2 GB (per Blade) 4, ECC SDRAM 133 Houses up to 6 blades 2600Dell PowerEdge 2600 Specification Sheet Tower or 5U Rack 2004 Intel E7501 2 Socket 604 Xeon III at 2.4 GHz, 2.8 GHz, 3.06 GHz, and 3.2 GHz 12 GB 6, ECC DDR 266 6 HDD bays (SCSI) 2650Dell PowerEdge 2650 Specification Sheet 2U Rack 2004 ServerWorks GC-LE 2 Socket 603 Xeon at 2.0 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 2.8 GHz, 3.06 GHz, and 3.2 GHz 12 GB 6, ECC DDR 266 5 HDD bays (SCSI) 4600Dell PowerEdge 4600 Specification Sheet Tower or 6U Rack 2003 ServerWorks GC-HE 2 Socket 603 Xeon at 2.4 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 2.8 GHz to 3.0 GHz 24 GB ECC DDR 2 RAM riser cards 6600Dell PowerEdge 66X0 Specification Sheet Tower or 7U Rack 2004 ServerWorks GC-HE 4 Xeon MP at 2.0 GHz, 2.2 GHz, 2.7 GHz or 3.0 GHz 32 GB ECC DDR 266 8 SCSI 4 RAM riser cards 6650 4U Rack 2004 ServerWorks GC-HE 4 Xeon MP at 1.4 GHz, 2.0 GHz, 2.2 GHz, 2.7 GHz or 3.0 GHz 32 GB ECC DDR 266 5 SCSI 4 RAM riser cards

Generation 7 Model Chassis Year Chipset CPU (No. & Socket) CPU (Type) RAM (Max) RAM (Type) Drive bays Comments 700Dell PowerEdge 700 Specification Sheet Tower 2004 Intel E7210 1 Socket 478 Pentium 4(up to 3.2 GHz/800 MHz) or Celeron (2.4 GHz) 4 GB DDR 400 4 HDD bays 750Dell PowerEdge 750 Specification Sheet 1U Rack 2005 Intel E7210 1 Socket 478 Pentium 4(up to 3.4 GHz/800 MHz) or Celeron (2.4 GHz) 4 GB DDR 400 2 SCSI or SATA 1750Dell PowerEdge 1750 Specification Sheet 1U Rack 2004 ServerWorks GC LE 2 Socket 604 Xeon up to 3.2 GHz 8 GB 4, DDR 266 3 HDD bays (SCSI)

Generation 8