DellPowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 71.5 ComparisonThe PowerEdge M710HD is an optimized blade solution for customers looking for large capacitymemory capabilities and I/O scalability in a dense, easy-to-deploy, half-height blade form factor.Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M710HD blade server to the PowerEdge M710, M610x, and M610servers.Table 1. Product ComparisonM710HD M710 M610x M610Description General purposeHalf-height 2SGeneral purposeFull-height 2SSpecial purposeFull-height 2SGeneral purposeHalf-height 2SProcessor Intel Xeon Processor 5500 or 5600 SeriesFront SideBusTwo Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) linksSockets TwoCores Up to sixL2/L3 Cache 8MB (5500 Series) or 12MB (5600 Series)Chipset Intel 5520 Intel 5520 Intel 5500 Intel 5500DIMMs 18 x DDR3 DIMMs(800/1066/1333MT/s)18 x DDR3 DIMMs(800/1066/1333MT/s) 12 x DDR3 DIMMs(800/1066/1333MT/s)12 x DDR3 DIMMs(800/1066/1333MT/s)Min/Max RAM 4GB/288GB 4GB/288GB 4GB/192GB 4GB/192GBForm Factor Half-height blade,dual socketFull-height blade,dual socketFull-height blade,dual-socket/expansion moduleHalf-height blade,dual socketHard DriveBays (2.5”only)SAS: 2 x 2.5‖(hot-plug)SSD SATA: 2 x 2.5‖SAS: 4 x 2.5‖(hot-plug)SSD SATA: 2 x 2.5‖SAS: 2 x 2.5‖(hot-plug)SATA: 1 x 2.5‖SAS: 2 x 2.5‖(hot-plug)SATA: 1 x 2.5‖Hard DriveTypesSAS/SSDHard DriveControllerEmbedded H200 PERC H200PERC H700CERC 6/iPERC Η200PERC Η700PERC Η800SAS 6/ΕPERC H200Non-RAID SATA(one hard drive only)Optional HardDriveControllerSAS 6/iRPERC 6/i with RAIDbatterySAS 6/iRPERC 6/i with RAIDbatterySAS 6/iRPERC 6/i with RAIDbatteryAvailability Hot-plug hard drivesECC memorySingle Device Data Correction (SDDC)Supports memory demand and patrol scrubbingHigh-availability failover cluster supportServerManagementIntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise (both standard) with IPMI2.0 +vMedia/vKVM, and CMC (on the PowerEdge M1000e chassis)Mezz Slots 2 x8 PCIe Mezzanine 1 x4 and 3 x 8 PCIe 2 x8 (PCI Gen 2);Fabric B limited to a2 x8 (PCI Gen 2);Fabric B limited to a