Dell PowerEdge C6420 vs HPE Apollo 2000 Gen9 System
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge C6420 is an enterprise 2U 4-node server powered by 2 Intel Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake) and 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) and 16 memory slots supporting up to 1024GB DDR4-2666 / DDR4-2933 RDIMM (per node). The HPE Apollo 2000 Gen9 System is a high density 2U multi-node chassis that accommodates up to four independent ProLiant server trays.
| Dell PowerEdge C6420 | HPE Apollo 2000 Gen9 System | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jul 2017 | Mar 2015 |
| Form factor | 2U 4-node | 2U rack multi-node |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | — |
| Cpu platform | Intel Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake) and 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake), up to 28 cores, 205W TDP | — |
| Memory slots | 16 | — |
| Memory type | DDR4-2666 / DDR4-2933 RDIMM (per node) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,024 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 6x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe or 3x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives per node (24x 2.5 or 12x 3.5 in 2U) | Up to 24 SFF or 12 LFF SAS/SATA drives dynamically allocated across nodes |
| Pcie slots | Up to 2 PCIe Gen3 slots per node | — |
| Gpu support | None supported | — |
| Network onboard | Network Daughter Card (NDC) slot; 1x 1GbE iDRAC9 port per node | — |
| Power supply | Shared dual hot-plug 1600W, 2000W or 2400W Platinum in C6400 chassis | — |
| Node count | — | Up to 4 half-width trays (XL170r Gen9 or XL190r Gen9) |
| Chassis form factor | — | 2U rackmount |
| Power supplies | — | Dual hot-plug redundant 800W or 1400W Flex Slot power supplies |
| Management | — | Dedicated HPE iLO management port per server tray |
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