Dell PowerEdge XR12 vs HPE Edgeline EL8000
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge XR12 is a ruggedized 2U short-depth server for edge sites such as telecom cabinets, marine and mobile deployments, announced by Dell in March 2021. 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 XR12 | HPE Edgeline EL8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | unknown | current |
| Released | Mar 2021 | Feb 2019 |
| Form factor | 2U rack (short-depth, rugged) | 5U ruggedized edge system |
| Cpu sockets | 1 | — |
| Cpu platform | One 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor, up to 36 cores | — |
| Memory slots | 8 | — |
| Memory type | DDR4-3200 RDIMM / LRDIMM; Intel Optane PMem 200 Series supported | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 2,048 | — |
| Drive bays | 6x 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS, SATA or NVMe SSD (rear-accessed or front-accessed configuration) | — |
| Pcie slots | Up to 5 PCIe Gen 4 expansion cards depending on riser (x16 and x8+x8 options) | — |
| Gpu support | Up to 2x 75 W or 150 W single-width GPUs, or 2x 300 W double-width full-height full-length GPUs, depending on riser | — |
| Network onboard | 4x embedded LOM ports (4x 25GbE SFP+, also 10GbE) plus a dedicated 1GbE iDRAC port | — |
| Power supply | Up to two AC or DC PSUs from 700 W to 1400 W (Platinum or Titanium), -48 V DC options | — |
| 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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