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Dell PowerEdge
C5220 Rack Server
Technical Guide
Powered by the Intel Xeon
processor E3 product family
Designed for hosting, CDN
and web 2.0 environments
Shared infrastructure for
reduced space, power and
cooling
Eight or 12 sleds with
single-socket server nodes

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Table of contents
1System overview..................................................................................................................................................................5
Key technologies ................................................................................................................................................................5
Product comparison ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2Chassis views and features ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Front views........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Back view ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Internal view ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Compute sled options .....................................................................................................................................................12
Fans .....................................................................................................................................................................................13
3Processor............................................................................................................................................................................14
Processor features............................................................................................................................................................14
Supported processors......................................................................................................................................................14
GPU support ......................................................................................................................................................................15
Chipset................................................................................................................................................................................15
4Memory...............................................................................................................................................................................16
Supported memory ..........................................................................................................................................................16
Memory configurations ...................................................................................................................................................16
Memory speed ..................................................................................................................................................................16
5Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................17
PowerEdge C5220 MicroSD card reader .....................................................................................................................17
PowerEdge C5220 hard drive cable routing ...............................................................................................................17
Internal storage .................................................................................................................................................................17
RAID configurations .........................................................................................................................................................18
Storage controllers...........................................................................................................................................................18
Optical drive ......................................................................................................................................................................19
Tape drive...........................................................................................................................................................................19
6Networking and I/O ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Embedded NIC/LAN on motherboard (LOM)............................................................................................................. 20
I/O slots ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
7Power ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................ 22
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
System power supply throttling feature ...................................................................................................................... 23
8Rack information .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Rails .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
9Operating systems and virtualization ........................................................................................................................... 25
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 25
Supported virtualization ................................................................................................................................................. 25
10 Systems management ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Chassis management...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Embedded server management.................................................................................................................................... 26
Appendix A. Additional specifications and options ................................................................................................... 27
System dimensions.......................................................................................................................................................... 27
System weight .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Power supply specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 29
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................ 29

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Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 30
Appendix C. Additional resources..................................................................................................................................31
Tables
Table 1. Key technologies.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R210 II, C5125 and C5220 .................................................................................7
Table 3. Technical specifications...................................................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Chassis features................................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 5. Supported processors –Intel Xeon E3-1200 ................................................................................................15
Table 6. Supported processors –Intel Xeon E3-1200v2 ............................................................................................15
Table 7. Supported processors –Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel Pentium 350 .........................................................15
Table 8. DIMMs supported................................................................................................................................................16
Table 9. Supported hard drives ........................................................................................................................................17
Table 10. RAID support ........................................................................................................................................................18
Table 11. PCIe slot configuration by drive controller ....................................................................................................19
Table 12. Supported mezzanine controller and NIC cards...........................................................................................21
Table 13. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 22
Table 14. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 23
Table 15. PowerEdge C5220 chassis dimensions.......................................................................................................... 27
Table 16. System weight..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Table 17. Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................... 28
Table 18. Supported video modes.................................................................................................................................... 29
Table 19. Power supply specifications............................................................................................................................. 29
Table 20. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 30
Table 21. Additional resources ...........................................................................................................................................31
Figures
Figure 1. Front view with 12 sleds in a PowerEdge C5000 chassis ........................................................................... 10
Figure 2. Front view with eight sleds in a PowerEdge C5000 chassis ...................................................................... 10
Figure 3. Back view with four server nodes.....................................................................................................................11
Figure 4. Internal view of the PowerEdge C5000 with PowerEdge C5220 servers ................................................11
Figure 5. Side view of 12-sled configuration...................................................................................................................12
Figure 6. Side view of 8-sled configuration ....................................................................................................................12
Figure 7. PowerEdge C5000 fans .....................................................................................................................................13
Figure 8. PowerEdge C5220 chassis dimensions.......................................................................................................... 27

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1System overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ C5220 server is the second in Dell’s new class of servers called
microservers. With eight or 12 nodes in a 3U form factor, the Power Edge C5220 microserver
features right-sized performance with the single-socket Intel®Xeon®processor E3-1200 product
family or E3-1200v2 product family, Intel Core™i3-2120 processor, Intel Pentium®processor 350,
Intel C204 chipset, DDR3 ECC memory, SD card reader and dual-port embedded gigabit Ethernet
controllers.
8-sled microserver features include:
—Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 product family: Supports all microservers, including 80W and
95W thermal design power (TDP), and a mezzanine card option
—Intel Xeon processor E3-1200v2 product family: Supports all TDPs in the server CPU stack
(except E3-1290v2) and a mezzanine card option
12-sled microserver features include:
—Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 product family: Supports microservers up to 65W TDP
—Intel Xeon processor E3-1200v2 product family: Supports all microservers
(except E3-1290v2), including 65W TDP
Dell PowerEdge C5000 chassis:
—Depending on the sled version, the chassis supports up to eight or 12 individually serviceable
servers.
—Microservers can be configured differently from other servers within the same chassis.
—All sleds and power supplies are cold-aisle serviceable.
—Each chassis can be configured with a minimum of four sleds.
—Empty slots are filled with blank sleds.
Key technologies
Up to eight or 12 PowerEdge C5220 microservers are featured in a PowerEdge C5000 3U form
factor chassis. Powered by the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 and E3-1200v2 product families, the
PowerEdge C5220 was developed for the demands of dedicated and virtual hosting, content
delivery networks (CDN) and Web 2.0 applications.
This third-generation microserver builds on your requirement to do more with less by capturing
all-important power-saving features in a highly dense architecture and right-sizing computing
performance to help you to increase the revenue per square foot in your data center.
With an expanded list of features and storage options, including an optional mezzanine card to
enable expansion, the PowerEdge C5220 microserver can handle a wide range of lighter weight
workloads without compromising on performance for your applications.
The PowerEdge C5000 chassis’ shared infrastructure is designed to help save energy, space and
weight to deliver a denser microserver. By sharing power supplies, fans and cables across 12 server
nodes, the PowerEdge C5000 chassis is designed to enhance energy efficiency and reduce
operating costs. In addition to the 94% efficient hot-plug redundant power supplies, PowerEdge C
microservers have shared high-efficiency fans.

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Table 1 lists the key technologies for the PowerEdge C5220 server.
Table 1. Key technologies
Key technologies
Detailed descriptions
Intel Xeon processor E3-1200
and E3-1200v2 product
families
This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for
improved I/O performance. See the Processor section for details.
Intel C204 series chipset
Offers new levels of cost-effective protection, performance, expanded
security, virtualization and power management options.
1600MT/s DDR3 memory
The PowerEdge C5220 uses DDR3 memory, providing high performance,
a high-speed memory interface capable of low-latency response, and
high throughput. Supports unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMMs).
Next-generation PERC
options
The PowerEdge C5220 supports the new PERC controller cards with
improved functionality and faster performance. See the Storage section
for details.
Advanced power
management
The PowerEdge C5220 supports advanced power monitoring and power
capping tools that can help manage power consumption. See the Power
section for details.
Dell Fresh Air cooling
Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that
enables you to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less. See
the Power section for details.
Product comparison
The PowerEdge C5220 is designed for customers seeking more processing power, higher memory
capacity, SAS drives, hardware RAID and PCIe expansion versus the Dell PowerEdge C5125
microserver for their lightweight applications that do not require the compute horsepower of
two-socket or four-socket servers. They can use these in hosting, Web 2.0 and CDN environments,
and certain HPC applications. Key differentiators include:
Ultra dense: Up to 12 one-socket servers in a 3U form factor
Cold-aisle serviceability for servers and power supplies
Shared infrastructure benefits such as one-sixth the amount of fans, 36% less power and a third
of the power to cool compared to power and cooling for 12 1U servers
Individually serviceable servers
Potential for customers to grow their business with a minimum order of four sleds
Flexibility to support different PowerEdge C5220 server configurations within the same chassis
The PowerEdge C5220 is the second in a new class of microservers. Table 2 compares the features
of the PowerEdge C5220 to the PowerEdge C5125 and PowerEdge R210 II systems.

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Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R210 II, C5125 and C5220
Specification
PowerEdge R210 II
PowerEdge C5125
PowerEdge C5220
Chassis
1U rack
3U rack with up to 12
microservers
3U rack with up to 12
microservers
Processors
Intel Xeon E3-1200 and
Intel Xeon E3-1200v2
product families
Intel Core i3-2100 series
Intel Pentium processor
G600 and G800 series
Intel Celeron®processor
G400 and G500 series
AMD Phenom™II X4
AMD Athlon™II X4 and X2
Intel Xeon E3-1200 and
Intel Xeon E3-1200v2
product families
Intel Core i3-1220
Pentium 350
Front side
bus (FSB)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory1
4 x 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB
DDR3
1333MT/s
4 x 2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3
1600MT/s
UDIMM ECC
4 x 2GB/4GB DDR3
1333MT/s UDIMM ECC
4 DIMM slots for up to 32GB
2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3 ECC
UDIMM (1600MT/s 1.35V and
1.5V; 1333MT/s 1.35V)
Hard drive
bays
2x 3.5” or 4x 2.5” SATA,
SDD, NL SAS, SAS
2x 3.5” or 4x 2.5” SATA
2x 3.5” or 4x 2.5” SATA, SSD,
NL SAS, SAS
External
drive bay
1 slimline optical drive
None
None
Embedded
hard drive
controller
Onboard C202 (embedded
SW RAID)
SP5100 onboard
Onboard C204 (embedded
SW RAID)
RAID
controller
Depending on controller:
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
None
Intel C204: 0, 1, 5, 10
LSI®2008 SAS: 0, 1, 1E, 10
Optional
storage
controller
Non-RAID: 6Gb/s SAS HBA
RAID:
PERC S100 (SW RAID)
PERC S300 (SW RAID)
PERC H200
PERC H800
None
RAID: LSI 2008 (8-sled form
factor only)
Express
Flash drives
N/A
N/A
N/A
PCI Express
slots
1 x PCIe x16
None
1 x8 mezzanine
(8-sled form factor)
Embedded
NIC
1x Broadcom®1GbE 5716C
LOM
2x Intel 1GbE 82576EB LOM
2x Intel 1GbE 82580DB LOM

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Specification
PowerEdge R210 II
PowerEdge C5125
PowerEdge C5220
Power
supplies
Single power supply 250W
N+1 redundant hot-
pluggable platinum 1400W
1+1 redundant hot-pluggable
platinum 1400W
Fans
3 system fans
non-redundant
non-hot-pluggable
2 x 60mm (sleds)/
2 x 60 (PSUs)
non-redundant
non-hot-pluggable
2 x 60mm (sleds)/
2 x 60 (PSUs)
non-redundant
non-hot-pluggable
Systems
Management
BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant,
full Dell OpenManage™
suite
Optional: iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash
media
BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant
BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant
1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating
environment and will be less.
2For 8-sled form factor only. 1600MT/s VLP DIMMs available in Q2 FY13.
Specifications
Table 3 summarizes the product features for the PowerEdge C5220. For the latest information on
supported features for the PowerEdge C5220, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 3. Technical specifications
Feature
PowerEdge C5220 technical specification
Form factor
3U rack mount chassis supporting 12 sleds
Sled types
Double-wide supporting up to 8 sleds
Single-side supporting up to 12 sleds
Processors
1-socket, 2 or 4 cores per processor
Intel Xeon E3-1200 and E3-1200v2, Intel Core i3-2120, and Intel Pentium 350
Processor sockets
Up to 12 2-core or 4-core processors in a single PowerEdge C5000 chassis
Internal
interconnect
2 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s
Cache
Up to 20MB with L3 cache; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8
L2/L3 cache
Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel E3-1220L L2/L3 cache: 3MB
Intel E3-12xx L2/L3 cache: 8MB
Chipset
Intel C204
Memory
4 DIMM slots for up to 32GB: 2GB/4GB/8GB; 1600MT/s 1.35V and 1.5V; 1333MT/s 1.35V

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Feature
PowerEdge C5220 technical specification
I/O slots
1 x8 PCIe mezzanine card slot (only available on the 8-sled version)
Intel 82580DB dual-port 1GbE adapter (optional)
Intel X540-AT2 dual-port 10GbE Base-T (mezzanine option)
Drive controller
Onboard Intel C204 or LSI 2008 SAS (mezzanine option)
RAID controller
Intel C204 RAID: 0, 1, 5, 10, LSI 2008 SAS RAID: 0, 1, 1E, 10
Hard drives
(hot-plug)
Drive bay options: Up to 4 x 2.5” or up to 2 x 3.5”
Hard drive options:
2.5” SATA (7.2K): 500GB, 1TB
2.5” SAS (10K): 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
2.5” SAS (15K): 146GB, 300GB
2.5” SSD (eMLC): 100GB, 200GB, 400GB
2.5” SATA SSD (MLC): 160GB, 300GB
3.5” SATA (7.2K): 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
3.5” NL SAS (7.2K): 3TB, 4TB
3.5” SAS (15K): 300GB, 450GB, 600GB
Embedded
Network Adapter
2x Intel 1GbE 82580DB
I/O adapter
options
x8 PCIe mezzanine card slot (only available on the 8-sled version)
Intel 82580DB dual-port 1GbE adapter (optional)
Intel X540-AT2 dual-port 10GbE Base-T (mezzanine option)
Operating
systems
Microsoft®Windows Server®2012
Microsoft Windows®HPC Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 SP1
Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®
Novell®SUSE®Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
Virtualization options:
Citrix®XenServer®
Microsoft Hyper-V®Server 2008 R2
VMware®vSphere®ESXi™
Power supplies
Two hot-plug redundant platinum 1400W power supplies
USB
Option: Y cable featuring 2x USB ports
Fans
N+1 redundant cooling with 6 x 120mm for the sleds and 2 x 60mm for the PSUs.
Fan speeds are detectable with PWM control.
Server
Management
Embedded BMC with IPMI 2.0 support with 1 x 1GbE RJ45 connector on the chassis
(dedicated) or the 1 x 1GbE port (shared) on the individual sled
Rack support
ReadyRails™ static rails for tool-less mounting with a PowerEdge C5000 rail kit.
Mounted in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes in a 19-inch EIA-310-E
compliant rack including all Dell 42xx and 24xx racks.
Note: APC racks are also supported.

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2Chassis views and features
The Dell PowerEdge C5220 is a 3U rack microserver chassis that is available in two versions:
One supports up to eight double-wide sleds
One supports up to 12 single-wide sleds
A PowerEdge C5220 system consists of the PowerEdge C5000 enclosure and an optional number
of PowerEdge C5220 compute sleds.
Front views
The features on the front of the PowerEdge C5220 include a VGA/USB connector, NIC LAN ports,
power button and service tag.
Figure 1. Front view with 12 sleds in a PowerEdge C5000 chassis
Figure 2. Front view with eight sleds in a PowerEdge C5000 chassis

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Back view
The features on the front of the PowerEdge C5220 include two fan cages, six main fans, two
secondary fans, and power sockets.
Figure 3. Back view with four server nodes
Internal view
Figure 4 is the internal view of the PowerEdge C5000 with PowerEdge C5220 servers.
Figure 4. Internal view of the PowerEdge C5000 with PowerEdge C5220 servers
Chassis features
Table 4 lists the features on the PowerEdge C5220 chassis. For additional information on the chassis
features, see the Dell PowerEdge C5220 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on
Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Table 4. Chassis features
Feature
Description
VGA/USG connector
Custom port with custom Y cable
NIC LAN ports
10/100/1GbE NIC LAN
1Gb LAN
LAN for system management

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Feature
Description
Sleds
Optional sled configurations, up to 8 or up to 12
Power button
On/Off button for sled
Network activity LED
Indicates active when blinking green
Network link LED
Indicates link established when green
Power supply indicators LEDs
Green indicates normal operation and amber indicates fault
Power sockets 1 and 2
Power socket connectors for PSU1 and PSU2 (back panel)
Fans
Six-fan grill for sleds and two-fan grill for PSUs (back panel)
Compute sled options
The Power Edge C5220 offers individually serviceable 12-sled and 8-sled options.
Figure 5 shows a side view of the 12-sled, single-width form factor. This sled option supports up to
two 3.5-inch (shown in this figure) or four 2.5-inch hot-plug hard drives, four DIMM slots, and one
single-socket processor with up to 65-watt TDP support.
Figure 5. Side view of 12-sled configuration
Figure 6 shows a side view of the 8-sled, double-width form factor. This sled option supports up to
two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch (shown in this figure) hot-plug hard drives, four DIMM slots, one
single-socket processor with up to 80-watt or 95-watt TDP support, and optional mezzanine card.
For information about add-in card options and connectors, see the Storage section.
Figure 6. Side view of 8-sled configuration

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Fans
The PowerEdge C5000 chassis has two 60mm PSU fans and six 120mm sled fans. As shown in
Figure 7, both of these fan banks are located at the rear of the chassis behind the chassis midplane.
Fans are N+1 non-redundant and are not hot-pluggable.
Figure 7. PowerEdge C5000 fans
For more information, see the Dell PowerEdge C5220 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on
Dell.com/Support/Manuals.

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3Processor
The PowerEdge C5220 features the new Intel Xeon processor E3-1200v2 product family, as well as
the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 product family, the Intel Core i3-2120 processor and the Intel
Pentium processor 350. The processors feature two or four cores, support for 32GB memory and
significant performance improvement (up to 20%) over the previous generation.
The processor uses the 1155 LGA package that plugs into the H2 socket. Each PowerEdge C5220
supports only one processor per sled.
Processor features
The new Intel Xeon processor E3-1200v2 product family adds the following features:
Built on 22nm process
Support for 1600MT/s memory
Lower TDPs with the previously 80W E3-1200 processors, now 69W with the E3-1200v2 (lowest
TDP is now 17W with the E3-1220Lv2)
The Intel Xeon E3-1200 product family features include:
Intel Microarchitecture with industry-leading Intel silicon technology (32nm Hi-k process
technology)
—Large on die-cache:
>Up to 8MB LLC on Quad Core
>Up to 3MB LLC on Dual Core
—Reduced transistor gate leakage
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, which automatically adjusts processor performance based on
current workload
—Quicker transitions to and from processor sleep states improve energy efficiency
Integrated memory controller (IMC) with two channels of DDR3 memory for 1333MT/s support
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology for more efficient use of processor resources and improved
application performance
—Four cores/eight threads
—Two cores/four threads
Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) to accelerate data encryption and decryption
Support for ECC memory
Low-power CPU options as low as 20TDP
For more information on the Intel Xeon, Core, and Pentium processor families, visit Intel.com.
Supported processors
The PowerEdge C5220 supports a single, two or four-core processor. Table 5, Table 6 and Table 7
list the processors that the PowerEdge C5220 supports. For the latest information on supported
processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.

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Table 5. Supported processors –Intel Xeon E3-1200
Model
Clock speed
Maximum
TDP
Cache
Cores
QPI
speed
Memory
support
Turbo
E3-1280*
3.5GHz
95W
8MB
4/8
3.9GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1270*
3.4GHz
80W
8MB
4/8
3.8GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1260L
2.4GHz
45W
8MB
4/8
3.3GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1240*
3.3GHz
80W
8MB
4/8
3.7GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1230*
3.2GHz
80W
8MB
4/8
3.6GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1220L
2.2GHz
20W
3MB
2/4
3.4GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E3-1220*
3.1GHz
80W
8MB
4/4
3.4GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
*Indicates processors that are only available with the 8-sled form factor. All other processors are available on both sleds.
Table 6. Supported processors –Intel Xeon E3-1200v2
Model
Clock speed
Maximum
TDP
Cache
Cores
QPI
speed
Memory
support
Turbo
E3-1280v2
3.6GHz
69W
8MB
4/8
4.0GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1270v2
3.5GHz
69W
8MB
4/8
3.8GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1265Lv2
2.5GHz
45W
8MB
4/8
3.5GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1240v2
3.4GHz
69W
8MB
4/8
3.8GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1230v2
3.3GHz
69W
8MB
4/8
3.7GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1220Lv2
2.3GHz
17W
3MB
2/4
3.5GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
E3-1220v2
3.1GHz
69W
8MB
4/4
3.5GT/s
1333/1600MT/s
Yes
Table 7. Supported processors –Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel Pentium 350
Model
Clock
speed
Maximum
TDP
Cache
Cores
QPI
speed
Maximum
memory speed
Turbo
Intel Core i3-2120
3.3GHz
65W
3MB
2/4
N/A
1333MT/s
No
Intel Pentium 350
1.2GHz
15W
3MB
2/4
N/A
1333MT/s
No
For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge C5220 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
GPU support
GPUs are not supported in the PowerEdge C5220.
Chipset
The Intel C204 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge C5220. For more information, visit
Intel.com.

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4Memory
The PowerEdge C5220 uses DDR3 memory to provide a high-performance, high-speed memory
interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The PowerEdge C5220 uses DDR3
memory, providing high performance, a high-speed memory interface capable of low-latency
response, and high throughput. The PowerEdge C5220 supports unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs
(UDIMMs) only.
Each server contains four memory sockets for the single processor. The DDR3 memory interface is
organized into four DIMM slots, with up to two UDIMMs per channel in two configurations:
12-sled version: PowerEdge C5220 supports 2GB, 4GB and 8GB very low profile (VLP) UDIMMs
operating at 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s.
8-sled version: PowerEdge C5220 supports 2GB, 4GB and 8GB regular form factor UDIMMs
operating at 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s.
Note: Only E3-1200v2 series processors support a speed of 1600MT/s.
Supported memory
Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported by the PowerEdge C5220. For the latest information on
supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 8. DIMMs supported
Capacity
(GB)
Speed
(MT/s)
Type
Ranks per
DIMM
Data
width
SDDC support
Voltage
2
1333
UDIMM
1
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
2
1600
UDIMM
1
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
4
1333
UDIMM
1
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
4
1600
UDIMM
2
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
8
1333
UDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.35
8
1600
UDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.35
Memory configurations
For more information on memory configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge C5220 Systems Hardware
Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Memory speed
The PowerEdge C5220 supports memory speeds of 1600MT/s or 1333MT/s depending on the DIMM
types installed and the configuration. All memory on all processors and channels run at the same
speed and voltage. By default, the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with the lowest
DIMM voltage and speed. The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum
speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the BIOS, and the operating voltage of the
system.
Although the PowerEdge C5220 supports DIMM speeds of 1066MT/s, you can only purchase these systems
with DIMM speeds of 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s on Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.

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5Storage
Each PowerEdge C5220 8-sled and 12-sled microserver can support a maximum of four 2.5-inch
SATA/SSD/SAS or two 3.5-inch SATA/SAS drives. The drives are not hot-pluggable as they are
embedded on each sled. Depending on which form factor of drive is used, the following hard drive
boards are installed in the individual sleds:
2.5-inch hard drives boards plug directly into the sled with the SATA onboard connectors. Each
2.5-inch drive is supported by a metal bracket that sits between the hard drive and the sled.
3.5-inch hard drives using a hard drive board require the cables to connect to the PowerEdge
C5220 system board SATA connectors.
In addition, the PowerEdge C5220 has a MicroSD slot located on the PCIe riser for loading an
embedded hypervisor.
PowerEdge C5220 MicroSD card reader
The PCI Express risers on the PowerEdge C5220 include a MicroSD card reader slot. Cards installed
in this slot can be used for storing an embedded hypervisor.
PowerEdge C5220 hard drive cable routing
When using the 3.5-inch hard-drive board, the hard drives require hard drive cables to connect
to the PowerEdge C5220 MB SATA connectors.
The connector on the system board side provides an electrical connection for hard drive board.
The PowerEdge C5220 uses the PCIe x8 and PCI x4 connectors on the system board side to
route both I/O signals (STA, LAN, and sideband signal) and power rails from the hard drives.
Internal storage
The PowerEdge C5220 supports up to four hard drives per server node depending on the number of
installed nodes (2-4) and the backplane type (2.5-inch direct, 2.5-inch expander or 3.5-inch
expander).
Support for 7.2K, 10K and 15K RPM 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS drives
Support for 7.2K RPM Enterprise 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives
Table 9 lists PowerEdge C5220 hard drive options. For additional information, see
Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 9. Supported hard drives
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
3.5”
SATA (3Gb)
7.2K
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
SAS (6Gb)
15K
300GB, 450GB, 600GB
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
(requires the LSI 2008 SAS controller)
7.2K
3TB, 4TB

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Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
2.5”
SATA (3Gb)
7.2K
500GB, 1TB
SAS (6Gb)
10K
300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
SAS (6Gb)
15K
146GB, 300GB
SATA SSD
(eMLC)
100GB, 200GB, 400GB
SATA SSD
MLC*
160GB, 300GB
*Multi-level cell flash memory
RAID configurations
The PowerEdge C5220 supports RAID configurations, but only as a user-configurable option. See
the available RAID options listed in Table 10.
Table 10. RAID support
Controller
Supported RAID levels
Embedded Intel C204 chipset-based SATA1
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
LSI 2008 mezzanine @ 3Gbps2
RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10
1 When using Intel Software RAID with RHEL 6.x, it will work only when “Legacy Mode” is selected in the BIOS. It is the
default setting. If the setting is changed to UEFI, Intel Software RAID is not supported by Red Hat 6. x .
2 Optionally available for only the 8-sled form factor.
Storage controllers
The PowerEdge C5220 features only the Intel C204 as the onboard SATA controller. With the
eight-sled version, the PowerEdge C5220 can also support the LSI 2008 mezzanine card.
Onboard controller (Intel C204)
The embedded controller is included in the Intel C204 chipset.
Supported protocols: SATA only
Intel VT-d extensions
Cache: None
Battery: None
RAID level: RAID 0, 1, 5
RAID spans: 10
Device Type: Onboard controller
PCI Interface: x4 DMI
Ports: 4
DMI 2.0 x4
USB: 2.0
Node Manager and DCMI options
Integrated MAC

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LSI 2008 mezzanine card
The PowerEdge C5220 supports an internal LSI 2008 mezzanine as an expansion card that plugs
into a dedicated mezzanine connector (PCIe x8 2.0). It is a SAS/SATA adapter with full support for
the 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard drive integrated RAID support, and 6Gb SAS using LSI 2008
processors. It features two internal x4 mini-SAS ports.
Storage controller: LSI SAS 2008
Supported protocols: SATA and SAS
RAID level: RAID 0, 1, JBOD
RAID spans: 10
Device type: PCIe mezzanine card
PCI interface: PCIe 2.0 x8 lanes
Ports: 8
Interface type: 2 MiniSAS SFF-8087 x4 connectors
Interfaces transfer rate: Up to 3Gb/second per port
Table 11. PCIe slot configuration by drive controller
Factory hard drive
controller configuration
Card type
LP x8 2.0 slot
LSI 2008
Mezzanine
LP available
Optical drive
The PowerEdge C5220 does not feature an optical drive. Any external USB 2.0 compliant drive can
be used if needed, only with the use of the Y cable.
The PowerEdge C5220 has a special connector for a Y cable that features two USB ports as well as a
VGA connector. This is optional as a customer kit. It is not automatically included with the system.
Tape drive
The PowerEdge C5220 chassis does not support an internal tape drive.

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6Networking and I/O
For the latest information on PowerEdge C5220 supported cards, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Embedded NIC/LAN on motherboard (LOM)
The PowerEdge C5220 has a single Intel 82580DB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller installed on
the system board as an independent Ethernet interface device. From a board perspective, the LOM
refers to this controller. Other features include:
x4/x2/x1 PCIe 2.0 capable interface
Power 2.8W (max) in dual port mode and 4.2W (max) in quad port mode
DMA Coalescing, Smart Power Down (SPD) and Active State Power Management (ASPM)
I/O virtualization
Eight transmit and receive queue pairs per port
Flexible port partitioning
SR-IOV support
Stateless offloads
TCP/UDP IPv4 checksum offloads
IPv6 support for IP/TCP and IP/UDP receive checksum offload
Tx TCP segmentation offload
Low latency interrupts
Remote boot
PXE 2.1 remote boot
iSCSI boot
Wake-up support
Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
ACPI specification v2.0c
Magic Packet wake-up enable with unique MAC address
IPv4 and IPv6 support
Supports teaming
I/O slots
The PowerEdge C5220 supports one x8 PCIe 2.0 mezzanine card slot on only the 8-sled version.
LSI 2008 SAS controller
Intel dual-port 1GbE NIC
Intel dual port 10GbE NIC
These cards require a linking board installation. The Intel mezzanine cards use the same linking
boards and the LSI SAS mezzanine card uses a unique linking board.
Note: The 12-sled version does not support PCIe slots because of space and thermal constraints.