Specifications

Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R520 features. For the latest
information on supported features for the PowerEdge R520, visit Dell.com.
Feature
PowerEdge R520 technical specification
Form factor
2U rack
Processors
Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family
Processor sockets
2 sockets
Internal interconnect
1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s
Cache
2.5MB per core with core options of 4, 6, or 8
Chipset
Intel C600
Memory
1
Up to 192GB (12 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
PCIe slots
3 PCIe slots + 1 storage slot for mini type PERC:
With 2 processors:
 1 x16 slot with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, half-height, half-length
 1 x16 slot with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, full-length
 2 x16 slots with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, half-length
With 1 processor:
 1 x8 slot with x4 bandwidth, 2.0, half-height, half-length
 1 x16 slot with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, full-length
 2 x8 slots with x4 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, half-length
RAID controller
Internal controllers:
PERC S110 (SW RAID)
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
External HBAs (RAID):
PERC H810
External HBAs (non-RAID):
6Gbps SAS HBA
Hard drives
(hot-plug)
Drive bay options:
Up to 8 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays
Hard drive options:
3.5-inch SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
2.5-inch SAS (15K, 10K), SAS SSD (SLC), SATA SSD (MLC); requires 3.5-inch hybrid tray
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) available
Embedded NIC
Broadcom
®
5720 Dual Port 1GbE
Power supply
Auto-ranging, Platinum efficiency, hot-plug redundant 495W or 750W AC PSU
Silver efficiency, cabled 550W AC PSU
Gold efficiency, hot-plug redundant 1100W DC PSU
Availability
High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; DC power supply, hot-plug hard
drives; TPM; dual internal SD support; fan fault tolerance; optional bezel; information
tag; ECC memory; interactive LCD screen; extended power range; ENERGY STAR
®
compliant; switch independent partitioning