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PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 9
1.2 Product Comparison
Table 1 provides a detailed comparison of PowerEdge Server features using new, current, and predecessor
models.
Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge Server Features
PowerEdge 2950 III
(Predecessor)
PowerEdge R710
(Current)
PowerEdge R510
(New)
CHIPSET
Intel 5000X chipset
Intel 5520 chipset
Intel 5500 chipset
PROCESSOR
Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor 5400 Series, Intel
Xeon Processor 5200 Series
Intel Xeon processor 5500
series
Intel Xeon processor 5500 and
5600 series
SOCKET
2S
2S
2S
MEMORY SLOTS
8 x FBD
Up to 18 x DDR3
Up to 8 x DDR3
DIMM SIZES
512 MB; 1, 2, and 4 GB
1, 2, 4, and 8
(16 GB by end of 2010)
R510-4:
1, 2, and 4
3
R510-8 and 12:
1, 2, 4, 8, and 16
EXPANSION SLOTS
3 PCIe or 2 PCI-x + 1PCIe
2 PCIe x 8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2
or 1 x 16 + 2 x4 G2
3 PCIe x 8 + 1 Internal Storage
Slot
or 1 x 16 + 1 Internal Storage
Slot
LOM
2 x TOE
4 x TOE
2x GbE w/o TOE
HDD
6 x 3.5‖
or
8 x 2.5‖
6 x 3.5‖
or
8 x 2.5‖
4x 3.5‖
or
8x 3.5‖ or 2.5‖
or
12x 3.5‖ or 2.5‖ + 2x internal
2.5‖
HDD
Hot-swap
Hot-swap
Cabled or Hot-swap
POWER SUPPLY
Hot-swap, Redundant
Hot-swap, Redundant
R510-4: Hot-swap, Non-
Redundant
R510-8 and 12: Hot-swap,
Redundant
COOLING
Hot-swap, Redundant
Hot-swap, Redundant
R510-12 supports redundant fan
3
8 and 16 are not supported on the PowerEdge R510-4 due to power supply limitations.