31 PowerEdge T620 Technical Guide
7 Networking and PCIe
The Dell PowerEdge T620 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including six integrated PCIe
3.0-capable expansion slots and one dedicated storage controller slot. Networking options for the
T620 allow you to tailor your network throughput to match your application needs, enabling added
I/O performance.
Embedded NIC controller
The T620 system board has one embedded NIC controller. The Dual Port Intel GbE controller
I350-AM2 has the following features:
PCIe 2.0 (5.0GT/s)
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
RoHS, Halogen free
PCIe expansion
For information on card installation, card requirements, and slot priorities, see the
Dell PowerEdge
T620 Owner’s Manual
on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
PCIe slots
PCIe connectivity is integrated with the processor, and the number of processors in a system
impacts the number of PCIe slots and the bandwidth of each PCIe slot. The PowerEdge T620 offers
seven PCIe slots. For a T620 system with one processor, slots 1 through 4 are available. For a T620
system with two processors, all slots are available.
PCIe expansion cards
The T620 supports a variety of PCIe expansion cards. Table 17 lists the supported add-in NICs and
HBAs for the T620.
Table 17. Supported NICs and HBAs
Broadcom
®
5719 4x1Gb Base-T
Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base-T
Broadcom 57810S 2x10Gb SFP+
Broadcom 57810S 2x10Gb Base-T
Brocade
®
BR1020 2x10Gb SPF+