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Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers

The PowerEdge series of servers form Dell EMC are divided into different categories on the basis of their configuration. For easier reference, they are referred to as YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below:

The letter Y denotes the alphabets in the server model number. The alphabets denote the form factor of the server. The form factors are described below:
  • Cloud (C)
  • Flexible(F)
  • Modular (M or MX)
  • Rack(R)
  • Tower(T)
The letter X denotes the numbers in the server model number. The numbers denote multiple items about the server.
  • The first X denotes the value stream or class of the server.
    • 1-5—iDRAC basic
    • 6-9—iDRAC Express
  • The digit denotes the series of the server. It is retained in the server naming convention and not replaced by the letter X.
    • 0—series 10
    • 1—series 11
    • 2—series 12
    • 3—series 13
    • 4—series 14
    • 5—series 15
  • The third X denotes the number of processor sockets a series of server supports. This is applicable only from series 14 of PowerEdge servers.
    • 1 ̶̶ one socket server
    • 2 ̶̶ two socket server
  • The last X always denotes the make of the processor as described below:
    • 0—Intel
    • 5—AMD
Table 1. PowerEdge servers naming convention and examples General naming convention used across documentation to refer PowerEdge servers.

YX3X servers

YX4X systems

YX4XX systems

YX5XX

PowerEdge M630

PowerEdge M640

PowerEdge R6415 PowerEdge R6515

PowerEdge M830

PowerEdge R440

PowerEdge R7415 PowerEdge R7515

PowerEdge T130

PowerEdge R540

PowerEdge R7425 PowerEdge R6525
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