Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M5 vs Dell VxRail E Series E560
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M5 was a 1U hyperconverged infrastructure node powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform (HXDP). The Dell VxRail E560 is the 1U model of the E Series in Dell's VxRail hyperconverged range, sold as the E560 hybrid, E560F all-flash and E560N all-NVMe versions.
| Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M5 | Dell VxRail E Series E560 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | end-of-sale | unknown |
| Released | Jul 2017 | — |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 1U rack (1 node) |
| Processor | Up to 2x 1st or 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 28 cores each | — |
| Memory | Up to 24x DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 3TB | — |
| Storage capacity | Available in all-flash (up to 8x SSDs) and hybrid (1x SSD cache + 7x SAS HDDs) configurations | — |
| Hyperconverged software | Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform (HXDP) | — |
| Network | Cisco VIC 1387 / 1457 modular LOM providing unified fabric integration with UCS Fabric Interconnects | — |
| Management | Cisco Intersight and VMware vCenter integration | — |
| Cpu sockets | — | 2 |
| Cpu platform | — | Up to two Intel Xeon Scalable Family processors; Dell notes a maximum of 205 W, 28 core processor in the appliance |
| Memory slots | — | — |
| Memory type | — | DDR4 RDIMM / LRDIMM |
| Memory max (GB) | — | 3,072 |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 10x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe, SAS, SATA SSD or Nearline SAS drives |
| Pcie slots | — | PCIe Gen 3 via risers: riser configuration 2 gives three x16 low-profile half-length slots; configuration 4 gives two |
| Gpu support | — | 1 to 2 NVIDIA Tesla T4 (E Series sheet) |
| Network onboard | — | Four rear NIC ports as either 4x RJ45 (100 Mb, 1 Gb, 10 Gb) or 4x SFP+ 10 Gb; the E Series sheet also lists a 2x 25GbE SFP28 option |
| Power supply | — | Two PSUs: 1100 W AC (Platinum), 1100 W DC (-48 to -60 V) or 1100 W mixed-mode HVDC |
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