
The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520, powered by the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, is the ideal compute-dense server designed to support dynamic compute-at-scale business requirements in a dense form factor. The PowerEdge C6520 maximizes performance per U by supporting 4 dual-socket compute nodes in a 2U chassis with Air and Direct Liquid Cooling options to power the highest performing processors. It supports 8 memory channels/CPU, up to 16 DDR4 DIMMs @ 3200 MT/s DIMM speed. In addition, to address substantial throughput improvements the PowerEdge C6520 supports PCIe Gen 4 and up to 6 NVMe drives per node.
The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520 offers compelling compute-density, improved performance and value for:
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Web Tech
- XaaS Service Providers
Form Factor: |
2U Rack Server |
Nodes: |
4 hot-swappable dual-socket compute nodes in a 2U chassis |
Processors: |
Up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors per node, with up to 40 cores per processor |
Memory: |
16 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM of 1 TB max or LRDIMM of 2 TB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/s Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
Availability: |
Hot-plug redundant drives and PSUs |
Storage Controllers: |
Internal controllers: PERC H745, HBA345, S150, H345 Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs, uSD card |
Drive Bays: |
Front bays: - Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) drives max 92.16 TB - Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)/NVMe drives max 368.64 TB |
Power Supplies: |
Dual hot-plug redundant 100 - 240 V AC Platinum (2600 W, 2400 W, 2000 W, 1600 W) Power supply units |
Cooling Options: |
Air cooling, optional processor liquid cooling |
Fans: |
Non-Hot plug fans |
Dimensions: |
Height: 40.1 mm (1.58 inches) Width: 174.4 mm (6.86 inches) Depth: 570.34 mm (22.45 inches) Weight: - 45.6 kg (100.53 lb) for 12 x 3.5-inch direct backplane chassis - 41.4 kg (91.27 lb) for 24 x 2.5-inch direct/NVMe backplane chassis - 35 kg (77.16 lb) for system with no backplane |
Sled Height (U): |
1U |
Embedded/At the Server : |
iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct iDRAC Service Module |
Consoles: |
OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Power Manager plugin OpenManage SupportAssist plugin OpenManage Update Manager plugin |
Mobility: |
OpenManage Mobile |
Integrations and Connections: |
OpenManage Integrations: - VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager - Microsoft System Center I - Red Hat Ansible Modules - BMC Truesight OpenManage Connections: - IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus - IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition - Micro Focus Operations Manager I - Nagios Core - Nagios XI |
Security: |
TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ Digitally Signed Firmware Chassis Intrusion Alert Secure Boot Secure Erase Silicon Root of Trust System Lockdown (requires iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter) |
Embedded NIC: |
1 x 1GbE LOM riser |
Network Options: |
1 x OCP 3.0 x16 Gen4 (for network controller) |
GPU Options: |
Low-profile (Half-height) 70 W GPU |
Ports: |
Rear Ports: - 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port - 1 x Mini-DisplayPort - 1 x iDRAC or NIC port or RJ45 - 1 x USB 3.0 |
PCIe: |
Up to 4 x PCIe Gen4 slots (3 x16, 1 x8) with support for SNAP I/O modules |
Operating Systems & Hypervisors: |
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS CentOS Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi/vSAN Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) 64-bit drivers |
More information can be found on the official Dell PowerEdge C6520 Specs PDF.
PowerEdge C6520
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