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Help Me Choose: PCIe Riser

Product Name PCI details
Dell PowerEdge T430 Support for up to total of 6 FH PCI-Express Gen 3/Gen 2 slots
  • 2 slot from PCH 1x4,1x1 (Gen2)
  • 2 slot from CPU1 1x16, 1x16 (Gen3)
  • 2 slot from CPU2 1x8, 1x8 (Gen3)
  • Single processor configuration 4 PCIe slots
  • Dual processor configuration 6 PCIe slots
  • Two x16 slots with x16 bandwidth, Gen 3, full length, full height
  • Two x8 slots with x8 bandwidth, Gen 3, half length, full height
  • One x8 slot with x4 bandwidth, Gen 2, half length, full height
  • One x1 slot with x1 bandwidth, Gen 2, half length, full height
Dell PowerEdge T630
  • Slot-1: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1
  • Slot-2: one x8 PCIe Gen2 for FL/FH card from PCH (x4 lanes)
  • Slot-3: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1
  • Slot-4: one x8 PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH card from CPU2
  • Slot-5: one x8 PCIe Gen2 for FL/FH card from CPU2 (x4 lanes)
  • Slot-6: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2
  • Slot-7: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2
  • Slot-8 (Internal PERC Slot): one x8 PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH card from CPU1
Dell PowerEdge R430 Supports 2 PCIe Gen3 slots
Dell PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R530 slot configuration is dependent upon chassis type, i.e. whether the chassis includes a Riser, as shown in the table below:


PowerEdge R530 without Riser PowerEdge R530 with Riser 
Required Risers:Non-Riser2U Right Riser
PCIe Slot 5PCIe x8 connector with x4 bandwidth;
half-length / half-height, Gen2
(from PCH)		PCIe x8 connector with x4 bandwidth; half-length / half-height, Gen2
(from PCH)
PCIe Slot4PCIe x1 connector with x1 bandwidth;
half-length / half-height, Gen2
(from PCH)		PCIe x1 connector with x1 bandwidth; half-length / half-height, Gen2
(from PCH)
PCIe Slot 3PCIe x16 connector with x16 bandwidth;
half-length / half-height, Gen3
(from CPU1)		PCIe x16 connector with x16 bandwidth; half-length / half-height, Gen3
(from CPU1)
PCIe Slot 2PCIe x16 connector with x16 bandwidth;
half-length / half-height, Gen3
(from CPU1)		None
PCIe Slot 1PCIe x8 connector with x8 bandwidth;
half-length / half-height, Gen3
(from CPU2)		None
2U Riser
PCIe Slot 1		NonePCIe x16 connector with x16 bandwidth
(2U Riser Slot 2 doesn’t support PCIe Card),
or with x8 bandwidth;
2U Riser
PCIe Slot 2		NonePCIe x8 connector with x8 bandwidth;
Half-length / half-height, Gen3 (from CPU1)
Dell PowerEdge R630 Supports up to 3 PCIe Gen3 slots depending on chassis and optional riser choice
  • 2 PCIe chassis type supports 1 PCIe slot (with no optional riser), or 2 PCIe slots (with optional riser)
  • 3 PCIe chassis type supports 1 PCIe slot (with 1 CPU) or 3 PCIe slots (with 2 CPUs)
Dell PowerEdge R730 Supports up to 7 PCIe Gen3 slots
Dell PowerEdge R730xd Supports up to 6 PCIe Gen3 slots
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