Cisco UCS C-Series C420 M3 vs Dell PowerEdge R820
Specs & price comparison · 4-socket 4U rack · used / refurbished market
Not enough recent sold data to call a price winner yet.
3 C420 M3 live now · 4 R820.
At a glance
- Max RAMR820 — 3 TB vs 1536 GB
- RAM speedR820 — 1866 MT/s vs 1600 MT/s
- NoiseR820 — tier 5 vs tier 4
Edge: Dell PowerEdge R820 wins more dimensions.
Specifications
| Spec | C420 M3 | R820 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Cisco UCS C-Series | Dell PowerEdge |
| Generation | Ivy Bridge-EP | G13 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 2U rack |
| CPU sockets | 4 | 4 |
| Max RAM | 1536 GB | 3 TB |
| RAM speed | 1600 MT/s | 1866 MT/s |
| PCIe gen | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Idle power (1 CPU) | — | — |
| Noise tier | 5, Datacenter | 4, Loud |
| Typical sold price | $221.40 (asking) | $277.88 (asking) |