Dell PowerEdge XR2 vs HPE Edgeline EL8000
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge XR2 is a rugged 1U, dual-socket short-depth server for edge, military and field use, with a chassis depth of 547 mm. 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 XR2 | HPE Edgeline EL8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | unknown | current |
| Released | Oct 2017 | Feb 2019 |
| Form factor | 1U rack (short-depth, rugged) | 5U ruggedized edge system |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | — |
| Cpu platform | Up to two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors | — |
| Memory slots | 16 | — |
| Memory type | DDR4 RDIMM / LRDIMM, 2666 / 2400 / 2133 / 1866 MT/s | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 2,048 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA SSD (with drive adapter); up to 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe | — |
| Pcie slots | Riser based: LOM riser (x8), right riser slot (x16, low profile or full height half length), left riser slot (x16, low profile half length), plus an internal riser | — |
| Gpu support | One low-profile 75 W single-wide GPU, riser 2 only, with performance fans | — |
| Network onboard | 2x 1GbE NIC ports on the rear panel; iDRAC Direct micro-USB port | — |
| Power supply | Two redundant PSUs: 550 W AC (Platinum) or 600 W DC (-48 V) | — |
| 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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