Compared to the previous generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R420 supports more PCIeslots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and advanced system management. Table 2 compares some of thefeatures of the R420 to its R410 predecessor. Table 3 lists all of the R420’s specifications.The R420 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R410.Feature PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R420Chassis 1U rack 1U rackProcessors Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600seriesIntel Xeon processor E5-2400 productfamilyInternal interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath InterconnectMemory1 8 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMMUp to 128GB12 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMMUp to 192GBHard drive bays(hot-plug) Up to 4 x 3.5” cabled or hot-plug Up to 4 x 3.5” cabled or hot-plugUp to 8 x 2.5” hot-plugRAID controller PERC H200, H700, H800 PERC H310, H710, H710P, H810, S110PCI slots 1 PCIe 2.0 slots 2 PCIe 3.0 slotsEmbedded NIC Dual Port 1GbE LOM Dual Port 1GbE LOMPower supplies Non-redundant 480WRedundant 500WNon-redundant 550WRedundant 350W or 550WSystems managementDell OpenManageDell Management ConsoleLifecycle Controller 1.xDell OpenManage EssentialsDell Management ConsoleOpenManage Power Center (requiresiDRAC7 Enterprise with LifecycleController 2.x)Remote managementBaseboard Management ControlleriDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) withLifecycle Controller 1.xBasic management upgradeable toiDRAC7 (Express or Enterprise) withLifecycle Controller 2.xPower efficiency Gold PlatinumAvailability Hot-plug drivesHot-plug redundant power supply unitsHot-plug drivesHot-plug redundant power supply unitsFan fault toleranceFault resilient memoryInternal dual SD module1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operatingenvironment and will be less.