Dell PowerEdge XE2420 vs HPE Edgeline EL8000
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The PowerEdge XE2420 is a ruggedized short-depth 2U edge server designed for harsh, space-constrained environments outside traditional datacenters. The HPE Edgeline EL8000 Converged Edge System is a rugged 5U short-depth modular chassis designed for harsh operating environments, military edge command, and telco open RAN deployments.
| Dell PowerEdge XE2420 | HPE Edgeline EL8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Apr 2020 | Feb 2019 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 5U ruggedized edge system |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | — |
| Cpu platform | 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors | — |
| Memory slots | 16 | — |
| Memory type | DDR4 ECC RDIMM up to 2933 MT/s | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 6x 2.5in SAS/SATA drives plus 4x PCIe NVMe EDSFF drives | — |
| Pcie slots | Up to 4x PCIe Gen3 slots (supports up to 4x low-profile or 2x full-height GPUs) | — |
| Chassis depth | Short-depth 17.5 inches (444mm) | — |
| Blade slots | — | 4 |
| Blade models | — | HPE Edgeline e910 or e920 Compute Blade |
| Cpu support | — | Intel Xeon Scalable 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen |
| Accelerator support | — | Up to 4 high-power full-length PCIe GPUs |
| Chassis height | — | 5U rack mount with 432mm depth |
| Compliance | — | NEBS Level 3, ETSI 300 019, shock and vibration certified |
| Cooling | — | Front-to-back high-flow hot-swappable cooling fans |
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