Compatibility Matrix

Table 2. Naming Convention For PowerEdge Systems
Type of Server Specifics
R indicates Rack
T indicates Tower
M indicates Modular
F indicates Flexible
C indicates Cloud
Overall Performance Generation Processor
15: Low End Server
510: High End Server
4 indicates yx4x generation
PowerEdge servers
0Intel Processor
5AMD Processor
For example: Dell PE R740 is Rack, yx4x generation PowerEgde server.
The letter indicates the type (form factor) of the server:
C (cloud) - Modular server nodes for hyper-scale environments
F (Flexible) - Hybrid rack-based sleds for rack-based FX2/FX2s enclosure
M (Modular) - Blade servers and other items for the M1000e and/or VRTX enclosure
MX - Newest Modular Servers
R (Rack) - Rack-mountable servers
T (Tower) - Tower servers
For three number naming convention:
The first number after the letter indicates the class of the system.
1. 1 to 3 indicates one CPU system
2. 4 to 7 indicates two CPU systems
3. 8 indicates two or four CPU systems
4. 9 indicates four CPU systems
The second number indicates the generation.
1. 0 indicates yx0x generation
2. 1 indicates yx1x generation, and so on
The third number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.
So, for example, the R710 model is a Rack 2 CPU system from the yx1x generation of servers with Intel Processors. The MX740c
model is a New Modular 2 CPU system from the yx4x generation of servers with Intel Processors, and c indicates compute.
For four number naming convention:
The first number after the letter indicates the class of the system.
1. 1 to 5 indicates iDRAC Basic
2. 6 to 9 indicates iDRAC Express
The second number indicates the generation.
1. 0 indicates yx0x generation
2. 1 indicates yx1x generation, and so on
The third number indicates the number of CPUs, 1 for one CPU and 2 for two CPUs.
The fourth number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.
So, for example, the R6415 model is a Rack 2 CPU system from the yx4x generation of servers with AMD Processors, and the
MX7000 enclosure is a 7U chassis.
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