Dell PowerEdge servers by generation

Since the 10th generation of PowerEdge servers, the naming for the server models generally consist of a letter(s) followed by three or four numbers (ex: PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R6515, or PowerEdge MX740c).

The initial letter indicates the type (form factor) of the server:

• C = C Series; Modular and compute optimized server nodes and servers for hyper-scale environments
• F = Flexible - Hybrid rack-based sleds for rack-based FX2/FX2s enclosure
• HS = Optimized solutions tailored for cloud service providers
• M or MX* = Modular - Blade servers and other items for the modular enclosure MX7000, M1000e and/or VRTX
• R = Rack-mountable servers
• T = Tower Servers
• XE = Purpose-built for complex, emerging workloads that require high performance and large storage.
• XR = Industrial-grade servers for extreme environments.

Three number naming convention

• The first number after the letter indicates the class of the system. With 1-3 being 1 CPU systems, 4 - 7 are 2 CPU systems, 8 can be 2 or 4 CPU's and 9 is 4 CPU's.
• The second number indicates the generation, with 0 for 10th generation, 1 for 11th generation and so on.
• The third number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.

Example, the R740 model is a Rack 2 CPU system from the 14th generation of servers with Intel Processors.

Four number naming convention

• The first number 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 number indicates the generation, with 0 for 10th generation, 1 for 11th generation and so on.
• The third number often indicates the number of CPU sockets, 1 for 1 CPU and 2 for 2 CPU's.
• The fourth number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.

Example, the R6415 model is a Rack 1 CPU socket system from the 14th generation of servers with AMD processors.

* For MX7000 modular enclosure: compute sleds, storage sled and IO modules are identified with an additional letter appended to the end of the model name.

• MX750c, MX740c and MX840c has an appended c for Compute
• MX5016s has an appended s for Storage
• MX9116n has an appended n for IO Module

• PowerEdge MX7000

  The PowerEdge MX7000 was introduced during the 14th Generation range. The MX7000 enclosure has eight front-accessible slots for 2-socket single-width or 4-socket double-width compute sleds and single-width storage sled combinations. The supported server module sleds are designated as MXxxxc. The supported storage module sleds are designated as MXxxxxs.

  For MX7000 modular: compute sleds, storage sled and IO modules are identified with an additional letter appended to the end of the model name.

  • MX760c, MX750c, MX740c and MX840c has an appended c for Compute sled
  • MX5016s has an appended s for Storage sled
  • MX9116n has an appended n for IO Module
  • MXG610s has an appended s for IO Module
• PowerEdge M1000E

  The PowerEdge M1000e was introduced with the 10th generation. The M1000e enclosure includes up to 16 half-height server modules, eight full-height server modules, eight sleeves with quarter-height server modules, or a mix of the three server module types. The supported server module types are designated as Mxxx.

• PowerEdge VRTX

  The PowerEdge VRTX was introduced with the 12th generation. The VRTX enclosure includes up to four half-height server modules, two full-height server modules, or a mix of the server module types. The supported server module types are designated as Mxxx (for PE VRTX).

• PowerEdge FX2 / FX2s

  The PowerEdge FX2/FX2s was introduced with the 13th generation. The FX2 enclosure supports up to four half-width compute sleds, up to eight quarter-width compute sleds, up to two full-width compute sleds, or a mix of compute sled types. The PowerEdge FX2s enclosure also supports half-width storage sleds mapped to the compute sleds. The supported compute sleds are designated as FCxxx and FMxxx. The supported storage sleds are designated as FDxxx.

• First digit – Class of server
• 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 stand alone server (5 for blade, 0 for stand along server)

The 2950 model is a 2U system from the 9th generation of servers in rack format in an stand alone server.