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PowerEdge
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Streamlined and
powerful, the
PowerEdge™C6220
server with 2-socket
Intel®Xeon®processors
offers optimal efficiency
and two flexible sled
options in a 2U chassis.

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Table of contents
1System overview..................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies ..............................................................................................................................................................5
Product comparison ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2Chassis views and features .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Front panel......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Back panel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................................12
Compute sled options .....................................................................................................................................................13
3Processor............................................................................................................................................................................15
Processor features............................................................................................................................................................15
Supported processors......................................................................................................................................................16
GPU support ......................................................................................................................................................................16
Chipset................................................................................................................................................................................17
4Memory...............................................................................................................................................................................18
Supported memory ..........................................................................................................................................................18
Memory configurations ...................................................................................................................................................18
Memory speed ..................................................................................................................................................................18
5Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................19
PowerEdge C6220 MicroSD card reader .....................................................................................................................19
PowerEdge C6220 hard drive cable routing ...............................................................................................................19
Internal storage .................................................................................................................................................................19
RAID configurations ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Storage controllers.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
LED indicators .................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Optical drive ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Tape drive.......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
6Networking and I/O ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Embedded NIC/LAN on motherboard (LOM)............................................................................................................. 23
I/O slots ............................................................................................................................................................................. 23
NIC cards........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
7Power ................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................ 25
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
System power supply throttling feature ...................................................................................................................... 26
8Rack information .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Static rails .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
9Operating systems and virtualization ........................................................................................................................... 28
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 28
Supported virtualization ................................................................................................................................................. 28
10 Systems management..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Embedded server management.................................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix A. Additional specifications and options ................................................................................................... 30
System dimensions.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
System weight .................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Environmental specifications .........................................................................................................................................31
Video specifications .........................................................................................................................................................31
Power supply specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 32
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................ 32

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Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 33
Appendix C. Additional resources................................................................................................................................. 34
Tables
Table 1. New technologies .................................................................................................................................................5
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge C6220, C6100 and R620 .................................................................................. 6
Table 3. Technical specifications...................................................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Chassis features...................................................................................................................................................12
Table 5. PowerEdge C6220 1U and 2U sled features and comparisons ..................................................................14
Table 6. Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family features...............................................................................15
Table 7. Supported processors ........................................................................................................................................16
Table 8. DIMMs supported................................................................................................................................................18
Table 9. Supported hard drives ........................................................................................................................................19
Table 10. RAID support ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 11. PCIe slot configuration by drive controller ................................................................................................... 22
Table 12. Supported mezzanine and add-in cards........................................................................................................ 24
Table 13. Supported NIC add-in cards ............................................................................................................................ 24
Table 14. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 25
Table 15. Supported configurations for power supply redundancy........................................................................... 26
Table 16. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 26
Table 17. PowerEdge C6220 chassis dimensions ......................................................................................................... 30
Table 18. System weight.....................................................................................................................................................30
Table 19. Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................................31
Table 20. Supported video modes.................................................................................................................................... 32
Table 21. Power supply specifications............................................................................................................................. 32
Table 22. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 33
Table 23. Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 34
Figures
Figure 1. 3.5-inch two- and four-system board chassis ..............................................................................................11
Figure 2. 2.5-inch two- and four-system board chassis .............................................................................................. 11
Figure 3. Back view with four server nodes.....................................................................................................................12
Figure 4. 1U sled —top view..............................................................................................................................................13
Figure 5. 1U sled —back view ...........................................................................................................................................13
Figure 6. 2U sled —top view .............................................................................................................................................13
Figure 7. 2U sled —side view ............................................................................................................................................14
Figure 8. 2U sled —back view...........................................................................................................................................14
Figure 9. PowerEdge C6220 chassis dimensions ......................................................................................................... 30

5 PowerEdge C6220 Technical Guide
1System overview
The Dell™PowerEdge™C6220 rack server is an ultra-dense 2U server that can support up to four
independent two-socket servers and is the direct successor to the PowerEdge C6100. The
PowerEdge C6220 has two sled configurations that are selected based on the number of nodes
populated in the chassis:
Two-node systems ship with 2U sleds
Four-node systems ship with 1U sleds
Each independent server features the single or dual Intel®Xeon®processor E5-2600 product family
with up to eight cores, C602 chipset for I/O connectivity, DDR3 memory, dual-port embedded
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers and integrated IPMI 2.0 BMC with a dedicated RJ45 connection.
The PowerEdge C6220 server benefits from all the features of the Intel E5-2600 product family as
well as an extremely dense and energy-efficient shared infrastructure chassis. The combination of
Intel’s new performance E5-2600 architecture and the C6000 shared infrastructure chassis provide
performance, efficiency and flexibility in one dense package.
New technologies
The Dell PowerEdge C6220 leads the PowerEdge portfolio in key areas of differentiation, primarily:
Ultra density: up to four independent 2S servers in a 2U form factor
High-performance E5-2600 series processors up to 135W TDP
Up to 12 x 3.5-inch or 24 x 2.5-inch hot-plug drives in a 2U form factor
Flexible backplane enables customizable hard drives for interchangeable node assignments
Enhanced serviceability over previous generations
Redundant hot-plug power supply for limited configurations
Serviceable nodes: ability to service one node while others are running
(All four system boards are hot-pluggable.)
Configure each server node differently to accomplish different workloads in one chassis
Up to 512GB memory support with 16 DDR3 slots
Table 1 lists new technologies featured in the PowerEdge C6220 server.
Table 1. New technologies
New technologies
Detailed descriptions
Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 product family
This family of Intel processors has embedded PCI Express®(PCIe) lanes
for improved I/O performance. See the Processor section for details.
Intel C602 chipset
The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the
PowerEdge C6220 server.
1600MT/s DDR3 memory
Certain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family
support 1600MT/s memory. The PowerEdge C6220 supports two DIMMs
per channel at 1600MT/s with these processors. See the Memory section
for details.

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New technologies
Detailed descriptions
Advanced power
management
The PowerEdge C6220 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 C6220 is the successor to the C6100 system. Table 2 compares the features of the
PowerEdge C6220 to the C6100 and R620 systems.
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge C6220, C6100 and R620
Specification
PowerEdge C6100
PowerEdge C6220
PowerEdge R620
Chassis
2U rack
2U rack
1U rack
Processors
Intel Xeon processors 5500
and 5600 product families
Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 product family
Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 product family
Front side bus
(FSB)
Intel QuickPath®
Interconnect (QPI)
Intel QPI
Intel QPI
Memory1
12 x DDR3 RDIMM and
UDIMM; up to 192GB
16 x DDR3 RDIMM and
UDIMM; up to 512GB
24 x DDR3 RDIMM,
UDIMM, and LRDIMM; up
to 768GB
Hard drive bays
(hot plug)
4-node: up to 6 x 2.5” or
3 x 3.5”hard drives
2-node: up to 12 x 2.5”or
6 x 3.5”hard drives
4-node: up to 6 x 2.5”or
3 x 3.5”hard drives
2-node: up to 12 x 2.5” or
6 x 3.5” hard drives
10 x 2.5” hard drives or
8 x 2.5” hard drives + 2x
PCIe SSDs
4 x 2.5” hard drives + 2x
PCIe SSDs
External drive bay
None
None
Slimline optical disk drive
(8 x 2.5” only)
Embedded hard
drive controller
Chipset-based SATA
Chipset-based SATA
Chipset-based SATA
RAID controller
See optional storage
controller
See optional storage
controller
PERC S110, H310, H710,
H810
Optional storage
controller
Non-RAID: ICH10R
RAID:LSI 1068e Mezzanine,
LSI; 2008 Mezzanine,
LSI 9260-8i
Non-RAID: Intel C602
RAID: LSI 2008
Mezzanine at 3Gbps,
LSI 9210-8i at 3Gbps
LSI 9265-8i at 3Gbps
RAID: PERC S110,
PERC H310, PERC H710,
PERC H710P, PERC H810
Express flash
drives
N/A
N/A
Up to two PCIe SSDs

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Specification
PowerEdge C6100
PowerEdge C6220
PowerEdge R620
PCIe slots
1 x PCIe x16 2.0 + 1 x PCIe
x8 2.0 (mezzanine)
1U sled: 1 x16 PCIe 2.0
(half-height, half-length) +
1 x8 PCIe 3.0 (mezzanine)
2U sled: 2 x16 PCIe 2.0
(full height, full length) +
1 x8 PCIe 3.0 (mezzanine)
3 x PCIe 3.0: 2 PCIe x16
3.0 (half height, half length)
+ PCIe x8 3.0 (half height,
half length), or
2 x PCIe 3.0: 1 PCIe x16 3.0
(full height, 3/4 length) +
PCIe V x 16 3.0 (half height,
half length)
Embedded NIC
2x Intel 82576 GbE
2x Intel i350 GbE
Network daughter card,
minimum configuration
4x 1Gb Broadcom®5720
Power supplies
Hot-plug, redundant
power supply units:
470W/750W/1100W
(80+ Gold)
Hot-plug, redundant
power supply 495W,
1200W
(80+ Platinum); auto-
ranging (100V-240V)
Redundant, 1400W
(80+ Platinum) (240V)
Hot-plug, redundant,
495W, 750W, 1100W, or
1100W DC (80+ Platinum),
(80+ Titanium) Auto
Ranging
Fans
4 x 80mm,
non-redundant,
not hot-pluggable
4 x 60mm,
non-redundant,
not hot-pluggable
4 x 40mm,
redundant,
hot-pluggable
Systems
management
BMC, IPMI 2,0 compliant;
iKVM, virtual media, Intel
Node Manager 2.0
compliant
BMC, IPMI 2,0 compliant;
iKVM, virtual media, Intel
Node Manager 2.0
compliant
Dell OpenManage™
Essentials, OMSA Agent,
OpenManage Power
Center (requires iDRAC7
Enterprise with Lifecycle
Controller), OpenManage
Integrations and
Connections,
iDRAC7 Express with
Lifecycle Controller
(standard option)
Support for
internal GPU
No
No
Yes (available through CFI
or field upgrade only)
Power efficiency
Gold
Platinum
Titanium
1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating
environment and will be less

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Specifications
Table 3 summarizes the product features for the PowerEdge C6220. For the latest information on
supported features for the PowerEdge C6220, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 3. Technical specifications
Feature
PowerEdge C6220 technical specification
Form factor
2U rack mount chassis supporting 1 to 4 independent server nodes
Sled types
1U or 2U PowerEdge C6220 sleds
Maximum of 4 1U or 2 2U PowerEdge C6220 sleds in a chassis
Processors
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family
Processor sockets
2 sockets (up to 4x 2-socket servers)
Internal interconnect
2 Intel 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
5MB, 10MB, 15MB or 20MB
Chipset
Intel C602
Memory1
16 DIMM slots, up to 512GB per node:
4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM (1333MT/s 1.35V)
4GB/8GB/16GB DDR3 RDIMM (1600MT/s 1.5V and 1.35V)
I/O slots
1U sled:
1 x16 PCIe 2.0 riser slot
1 x8 PCIe 3.0 daughtercard
(mezzanine) connector
2U sled:
2 x16 PCIe 2.0 riser slot
1 x8 PCIe 3.0 daughtercard (mezzanine)
connector
Drive controller
Intel C602: SATA or SSDs only
RAID controller
LSI 2008 SAS mezzanine (optional)
LSI 9210-8i SAS add-in controller (optional)
LSI 9265-8i SAS add-in controller (optional)
Hard drives
(hot-plug)
Drive bay options:
Up to 24 x 2.5” or up to 12 x 3.5”
Hard drive options:
2.5” SAS (15K): 146GB, 300GB
2.5” SAS (10K): 300GB, 600GB, 900GB,
1.2TB
2.5” SATA (7.2K): 500GB, 1TB
2.5” NL SAS (7.2K): 500GB, 1TB
2.5” SATA SSD (MLC): 120GB, 160GB,
240GB, 300GB, 480GB, 600GB,
800GB
2.5” SATA SSD (eMLC): 100GB, 200GB,
400GB, 800GB
3.5” SATA (7.2K): 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB,
4TB
3.5” SAS (15K): 300GB, 600GB
3.5” NL SAS (7.2K): 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB

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Feature
PowerEdge C6220 technical specification
Embedded Network
Adapter
Intel i350 2 x 1GbE
I/O adapter options
1GbE
Intel i350 quad-port 1Gb adapter
Intel 82580 ET quad-port 1Gb mezzanine
10GbE
Intel 82599 dual-port 10Gb DA/SFP+ mezzanine
Intel X520 dual-port 10Gb DA/SFP+ mezzanine
InfiniBand®
QLogic®QLE7340 QDR single-port adapter
Mellanox®ConnectX®-2 QDR dual-port mezzanine
Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR single-port mezzanine
Dell X410 HIC for connection to the C410x
Power supply
2 hot-plug redundant Platinum efficiency 1200W and 1400W power supplies
USB
2 external
Fans
Shared cooling with quick-disconnect 4 x 60mm speed fans detectable with PWM
control
Server management
Embedded BMC with IPMI 2.0 support with 1 x 10/100 Mbps RJ45 connector: Intel
Node Manager 2.0 compliant —server management support for the PowerEdge
C6220 is delivered by third-party solutions only. No Dell OpenManage support is
provided at this time. Systems management scripts and tools can be found at
PowerEdgeC.Dell.com.
Rack support
ReadyRails™ static rails for tool-less mounting 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.
Operating systems
Microsoft®Windows Server®2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (includes Hyper-V®)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1 (includes Hyper-V)
Microsoft Windows®HPC Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1
Novell®SUSE®Linux®Enterprise Server 11 SP3
Red Hat®Enterprise Linux
Virtualization options:
Citrix®XenServer®
Microsoft Hyper-V,,a server role in Microsoft Windows Server operating systems
VMware®vSphere®ESXi™

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Feature
PowerEdge C6220 technical specification
Services
Data Center Consulting Services
Rack Integration (U.S. only, not available in China)
Rack Design Verification
Configuration Services/CFI
Onsite Deployment
Online Self Dispatch
Basic Support
ProSupport for IT
ProSupport for Data Center
4-Hour Support
Keep Your Hard Drive
Enterprise Wide Contract
IT Advisory Service
Remote Advisory Service
Certified Data Destruction
Specialized Onsite Services

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2Chassis views and features
The Dell PowerEdge C6220 rack server is a 2U rack system that can support one to four
independent server node options. The Power Edge C6220 chassis is available in three versions:
One supports 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives
Two support up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives with a passive or expander backplane
A PowerEdge C6220 system consists of the PowerEdge C6000 enclosure and an optional number
of compute sleds.
Front panel
The front panel on the PowerEdge C6220 chassis, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, contains the
power buttons and LEDs for each server node, and the hard drive bays and LEDs.
Figure 1. 3.5-inch two- and four-system board chassis
Figure 2. 2.5-inch two- and four-system board chassis
Back panel
The fans, power supplies and connectors (USB, NIC, serial and Ethernet) are on the back panel of the
PowerEdge C6220 chassis, as shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3. Back view with four server nodes
Chassis features
Table 4 lists the features on the PowerEdge C6220 chassis. For additional information on
PowerEdge C6220 chassis features, see the Dell PowerEdge C6220 Systems Hardware Owner’s
Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Table 4. Chassis features
Feature
Description
Power-on indicator and
power button
ACPI-complaint power button with an integrated green power LED
System identification
indicator/button
Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a
data center environment
USB connectors
2 on the back panel
Hard drives
Up to 12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drives
Up to 24 x 2.5-inch hot-plug hard drives
Hard drive activity LEDs
Indicate the status and activity of the hard drives
Optical drive (optional)
Supports optional DVD drives; see the Storage section
Drive cover
Applicable for 2.5-inch hard drive systems only
Power supply units
Up to 2 back-accessible, hot-plug power supplies
Power supply indicators
Indicates whether system has power
NIC indicators
Indicates network activity and status
Ethernet connectors
Choice of network connectors through the Select Network Adapter
family
Serial connector
Connects a serial device to the system

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Compute sled options
The PowerEdge C6220 has two different sled configurations that are selected based on the number
of nodes you’ll be populating in the chassis. The 2-node systems ship with 2U-high sleds and
4-node systems ship with 1U-high sleds.
The PowerEdge C6220 offers a cost-effective, flexible solution for ordering a system that is not fully
loaded. This option is for customers who want to start with one or two nodes and add more as
needed, and for customers who want to have a dedicated server for servicing tasks.
Figure 4. 1U sled —top view
Figure 5. 1U sled —back view
Figure 6. 2U sled —top view

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Figure 7. 2U sled —side view
Figure 8. 2U sled —back view
Table 5. PowerEdge C6220 1U and 2U sled features and comparisons
The PowerEdge C6220 chassis is available with multiple drive size and backplane options. The base
chassis remains the same, but installed backplanes determine drive size and capability. The number
of drives per sled depends on the number of compute sleds installed as well as the backplane
selected.
For additional information on PowerEdge C6220 backplanes, see the Dell PowerEdge C6220
Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Category
1U sled
2U sled
Height
1 rack unit (1.75 inches)
2 rack units (3.5 inches)
Number of system boards
1
1
Maximum number of
sleds in a C6000 chassis
4
2
Custom mezzanine slots
1 x8 PCIe 3.0
1 x8 PCIe 3.0
PCIe slots
1 x16 PCIe 2.0, low profile, half length
1 x16 PCIe 2.0, full height, half-length
1 x16 PCIe 2.0, full height, full length
Midplane connections
1 midplane connection:
power, control, 6 SATA/SAS
2 midplane connections:
bottom = power, control, 4 SATA/SAS
top = 4 SATA/SAS

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3Processor
The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family is at the heart of a flexible and efficient data
center that meets your diverse needs. These engineering marvels are designed to deliver the
best combination of performance, built-in capabilities and cost effectiveness. From
virtualization and cloud computing to design automation or real-time financial transactions,
you can expect better-than-ever performance. I/O latency is dramatically reduced with Intel
Integrated I/O, which helps you to eliminate data bottlenecks, streamline your operations and
increase your agility. The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family —versatile processers
at the heart of today’s data center.
Processor features
Table 6 highlights the features of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family.
Table 6. Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family features
Feature
Benefits
Intel Xeon E5-2600 microarchitecture
32 nm process for greater performance per watt
Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Delivers up to 2X the floating point throughput
Extends SSE FP instruction set to 256 bit operand size
Intel AVX extends all 16 XMM registers to 256 bits
New, non-destructive source syntax
VADDPS ymm1, ymm2, ymm3
New operations to enhance vectorization
Broadcasts
Masked load and store
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology
Delivers more turbo upside potential
Allows >TDP operation for short bursts
40 lanes of integrated PCIe
Better I/O latency and bandwidth
High bandwidth, low latency, bidirectional
ring interconnect
Allows faster access to the 20MB multi-banked last level
cache
Intel Hyper-Threading technology
Enables up to 16 computational threads
Integrated memory controller with four
channels of DDR3 and 46b physical
addressing
Facilitate greater memory capacity
2.3x the memory bandwidth of the previous generation
For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, visit Intel.com.

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Supported processors
The PowerEdge C6220 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Table 7
lists the processors supported by the PowerEdge C6220. For the latest information on supported
processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 7. Supported processors
Model
Clock speed
Maximum
TDP
Cache
Cores
QPI
speed
Maximum
memory
speed
Turbo
E5-2690
2.9GHz
135W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2680
2.7GHz
130W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2670
2.6GHz
115W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2665
2.4GHz
115W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2660
2.2GHz
95W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2650
2.0GHz
95W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2650L
1.8GHz
70W
20M
8
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2640
2.5GHz
95W
15M
6
7.2GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E5-2630
2.3GHz
95W
15M
6
7.2GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E5-2630L
2.0GHz
60W
15M
6
7.2GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E5-2620
2.0GHz
95W
15M
6
7.2GT/s
1333MT/s
Yes
E5-2643
3.3GHz
130W
10M
4
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2637
3.0GHz
80W
10M
2
8.0GT/s
1600MT/s
Yes
E5-2609
2.4GHz
80W
10M
4
6.4GT/s
1066MT/s
NA
E5-2603
1.8GHz
80W
10M
4
6.4GT/s
1066MT/s
NA
For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge C6220 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
GPU support
GPUs are supported in the PowerEdge C6220 only through the PowerEdge C410x expansion
chassis.
Supported GPU ratios
The PowerEdge C6220 supports up to eight GPUs per server through the PowerEdge C410x.

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Supported GPU configuration options
The PowerEdge C6220 and the PowerEdge C410x support the following GPUs:
Intel Phi 5110P
NVIDIA K10*
NVIDIA K20
*Not supported with Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
For more information, see the PowerEdge C410x Technical Guide at Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Chipset
The PowerEdge C6220 incorporates the Intel C602 chipset. For more information, visit Intel.com.

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4Memory
The PowerEdge C6220 uses DDR3 memory to provide a high-performance, high-speed memory
interface capable of low-latency response and high throughput. The PowerEdge C6220 supports
registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) and unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMM); standard-voltage and
low-voltage DIMMs are both available.
The system contains 16 memory sockets split into two sets of eight slots, one set per each
processor. Each eight-slot set is organized into four channels of two memory slots per channel.
The DDR3 memory interface consists of four channels, with up to two RDIMMs or UDIMMs per
channel. The system supports 4GB UDIMMs and 4GB, 8GB, 16GB or 32GB RDIMMs. The memory
mode depends on how the memory is populated in the system.
Supported memory
Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported by the PowerEdge C6220. 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
4
1333
UDIMM
2
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
4
1333
RDIMM
2
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
4
1600
RDIMM
2
x8
Advanced ECC
1.35
4
1600
RDIMM
2
x8
Advanced ECC
1.5
8
1333
RDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.35
8
1600
RDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.5
16
1066
RDIMM
4
x4
All modes
1.35
16
1333
RDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.35
16
1600
RDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.5
16
1600
RDIMM
2
x4
All modes
1.35
32
1333
RDIMM
4
x4
All modes
1.35
Memory configurations
For information on memory configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge C6220 Systems Hardware
Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Memory speed
The PowerEdge C6220 supports memory speeds up to 1600MT/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.

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5Storage
To accommodate various drive options, the PowerEdge C6220 supports one backplane for
12 x 3.5-inch drives, one for 24 x 2.5-inch drives without expander, and one for 24 x 2.5-inch drives
with expander. Each backplane can be used in a two-node or four-node configuration. These drive
slots are divided equally across server nodes by default, but the 2.5-inch chassis with expander
allows user-defined split of drives. All drive slots are hot-pluggable, and each SAS or SATA slot has
two LED indicators to indicate drive status and health.
In addition, the PowerEdge C6220 has a MicroSD slot located on the PCIe riser for loading an
embedded hypervisor.
PowerEdge C6220 MicroSD card reader
The PCIe risers on the PowerEdge C6220 include a MicroSD card reader slot. Cards installed in this
slot can be used for storing an embedded hypervisor.
PowerEdge C6220 hard drive cable routing
To facilitate easier and cleaner cable routing, the SAS/SATA signals in the PowerEdge C6220 are
routed through the system board to the midplane. This eliminates the need to run cables the length
of the system board to connect to the midplane. Hard drive controller connectors are provided near
the expansion slots to facilitate easier connection between the controller and system board. The
advantages of this design are:
Configurations that use the onboard controller are cable-less to avoid clutter and additional cost.
Cabling for add-in controllers is shorter and promotes better signal integrity and a streamlined
design.
Internal storage
The PowerEdge C6220 supports up to 24 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
Hard drives must use the PowerEdge C6220-specific drive carrier
Supported hard drives
Table 9 lists PowerEdge C6220 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, 600GB
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 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
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
7.2K
500GB, 1TB
SATA SSD (MLC)
NA
120GB, 160GB, 240GB, 300GB,
480GB, 600GB, 800GB
SATA SSD (eMLC)
NA
100GB, 200GB, 400GB, 800GB
RAID configurations
The PowerEdge C6220 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 C602 chipset-based SATA
RAID 0, 1, 10, 5
LSI 2008 mezzanine at 3Gbps
RAID 0, 1, 10, JBOD
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i at 3Gbps
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
LSI SAS 9210-8i at 3Gbps
RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10, JBOD
Storage controllers
Onboard controller
The Intel C602 chipset includes the embedded. The PowerEdge C6220 uses the –J variant of the
C602. For more information, visit Intel.com.
Storage controller: Intel AHCI SATA
Supported protocols: SATA only
Cache: None
Battery: None
RAID level: RAID 0, 1, 5
RAID spans: 10
Device Type: Onboard controller
PCI Interface: x4 DMI
Ports: 6
Interface type: Routed through the system board to the midplane
Interfaces transfer rate: Up to 3Gbps on all six ports