8 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide
Specifications
Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge T420 features. For the latest
information on supported features for the PowerEdge T420, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Table 3. Technical specifications
PowerEdge T420 technical specification
Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family
1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s
2.5MB per core with core options of 4, 6, or 8
Up to 384GB (12 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
6 PCIe slots
2 x16 slots with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, full-length
1 x8 slot with x4 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, half-length
1 x8 slot with x4 bandwidth, 2.0, full-height, half-length
1 x8 slot with x4 bandwidth, 3.0, full-height, full-length
1 x8 slot with x1 bandwidth, 2.0, full-height, full-length
Internal controllers:
PERC S110 (SW RAID)
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
Internal HBAs (non-RAID):
Internal tape adapter
External HBAs (RAID):
PERC H810
External HBAs (non-RAID):
6Gbps SAS HBA
Drive bay options:
4 x 3.5” cabled SAS or SATA drives or
8 x 3.5” or 2.5” hot-plug SAS, SATA or SSD drives or
16 x 2.5” hot-plug SAS, SATA or SSD drives
Hot-plug hard drive options:
2.5” SATA (7.2K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SAS (15K, 10K), SAS SSD, SATA SSD
3.5” SATA (7.2K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SAS (15K)
Self-encrypting drives available
Cabled hard drive options:
3.5” SATA or SAS
Broadcom 5720 1GbE Dual Port LOM