Dell Power Edge server naming convention

PowerEdge server naming scheme

Dell PowerEdge servers are categorized based on their configuration. For simplicity, they are referred to as series within each generation.

From the 10th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers onward, model names usually consist of one or more letters followed by three or four digits (e.g. PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R6515 or PowerEdge MX740c). The nomenclature is as follows:  

First letter - indicates the type (case) of the server:

  • C - C series; modular and compute-optimized servers for large-scale environments 
  • F - flexible - hybrid bay for rack cases based on FX2/FX2s 
  • HS - optimized solutions tailored to cloud service providers 
  • M or MX - modular blade servers and other components for the MX7000, M1000e and/or VRTX modular case 
  • R - servers mounted in a rack
  • T - free-standing servers in a tower case
  • XE - built for complex, new workloads requiring high performance and mass storage. 
  • XR - industrial-grade servers for extreme environments.

Three-digit naming convention

The first digit after the letter described above indicates the class of the system.

  • The numbers 1-3 indicate systems with 1 processor,
  • 4–7 are systems with 2 processors, 
  • 8 can mean 2 or 4 processors, 
  • and 9 means 4 processors.

The second digit indicates the generation, where 0 means 10th generation, 1 means 11th generation, etc. 

The third digit means the processor brand, where 0 means Intel and 5 means AMD.

For example, the R760 indicates a rack-mounted system with two processors, 16th generation servers, with Intel processors.

Four-digit naming convention

The first digit after the letter (identifying the case type) indicates the system class.  

  • The numbers 1-5 mean iDRAC Basic,  
  • The numbers 6-9 mean iDRAC Express. 

 The second digit indicates the generation, where 0 means 10th generation, 1 means 11th generation, etc.  

The third digit often indicates the number of processor slots (1 = 1 processor, 2 = 2 processors). 

The fourth digit represents the processor brand (0 is Intel and 5 is AMD). 

For example, R6415 indicates a rack-mounted system with one processor slot, from the 14th generation of servers, equipped with an AMD processor. 

Last letters in three- and four-digit naming conventions 

The "c" on the MX750c Mx740c and MX840c models indicates the compute bay

 The "s" in the MX5016s designates the storage bay

 The "n" in the MX9116n designates the I/O module

Example of naming convention for PowerEdge servers

YX3X SERVERS YX4X SERVERS YX4XX SERVERS YX5XX SERVERS
PowerEdge M630 PowerEdge M640 PowerEdge R6415 PowerEdge R6515
PowerEdge M830 PowerEdge R440 PowerEdge R7415 PowerEdge R7515
PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge R540 PowerEdge R7425 PowerEdge R6525

PowerEdge 14th, 15th, and 16th generation server table

Generation 16G 15G 14G
C series C6600
C6615
C6620
C6520
C6525
C4140
C6400
C6420
HS series HS5610
HS5620
Modular models MX760c MX750c FC640
M640
M640 (dla VRTX)
MX7000
MX740c
MX840c
MX5016s
Models assembled
in the rack
R660
R660xs
R6615
R6625
R760
R760XA
R760xd2
R760xs
R7615
R7625
R860
R960
R350
R450
R550
R650
R6515
R6525
R750
R750xa
R750xs
R7515
R7525
R240
R440
R540
R640
R6415
R740
R740xd
R740xd2
R7415
R7425
R840
R940
R940xa
Models assembled
in a tower case
T560 T150
T350
T550
T40
T140
T340
T440
T640
XE models XE8640
XE9680
XE8545 XE2420
XE7100
XE7420
XE7440
XR models XR5610
XR7620
XR8000r
XR8610t
XR8620t
XR4COOr
XR4000w
XR4COOz
XR4510c
XR4520c
XR11
XR12
XR2