System battery specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Ports and connectors specifications...............................................................................................................................8
USB ports specifications..............................................................................................................................................8
Display port specifications........................................................................................................................................... 9
NIC ports specifications...............................................................................................................................................9
iDRAC9 port specifications......................................................................................................................................... 9
Video specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Maximum vibration specifications............................................................................................................................ 19
Maximum shock specifications.................................................................................................................................20
Maximum altitude specifications............................................................................................................................. 20
Operating temperature de-rating specifications................................................................................................. 20
Fresh Air Operation.....................................................................................................................................................20
Contents3
Technical specifications
The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section.
Topics:
•Sled dimensions
•Chassis weight
•Processor specifications
•Supported operating systems
•System battery specifications
•Expansion card installation guidelines
•Memory specifications
•Drives specifications
•Ports and connectors specifications
•Storage specifications
•Video specifications
•Environmental specifications
1
Sled dimensions
Figure 1. Sled dimensions
Table 1. Dimensions of the PowerEdge C6525 sled
XYZ
174.4 mm (6.86 inches)40.1 mm (1.58 inches)570.34 mm (22.45 inches)
Chassis weight
Table 2. Chassis weight with sleds
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Table 2. Chassis weight with sleds
SystemMaximum weight (with all sleds and drives)
12 x 3.5-inch configuration45.53 kg (100.37 lb)
24 x 2.5-inch configuration41.5 kg (91.49 lb)
System with no backplane35.15 kg (77.49 lb)
Processor specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports up to two processors in each of the four independent sleds. Each processor supports up
to 64 cores.
Table 3. Processor specifications
Supported processorNumber of processors supported
AMD EPYC™ 7002 and 7003 Series processor2
Supported operating systems
The PowerEdge C6525 supports the following operating systems:
● Canonical Ubuntu LTS
● Citrix XenServer
● Microsoft Windows Server
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● VMware ESXi
● CentOS
NOTE: For more information, see www.dell.com/ossupport.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
NOTE: One battery is supported on each PowerEdge C6525 sled.
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion
cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be
installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
x 16
NANAHalf LengthLow ProfileNA1
Riser 2A
PCIe Gen 4 x
16
Riser 2A
PCIe Gen 4 x
16
Half LengthLow Profile1 and 22
Half LengthLow Profile22
● 12 x 3.5-inch
drives
● 24 x 2.5-inch
drives
● 8 x 2.5-inch
NVMe drives
● No backplane
● 12 x 3.5-inch
drives
● 24 x 2.5-inch
drives
● 8 x 2.5-inch
NVMe drives
● No backplane
● 12 x 3.5-inch
drives
● 24 x 2.5-inch
drives
● 8 x 2.5-inch
NVMe drives
● No backplane
Table 5. Riser configurations: No riser - Processor 1 and 2
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports SAS and SATA hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Table 10. Supported drive options for the PowerEdge C6525 sled
Maximum number of drives in the
sled
12 x 3.5-inch drive systemsThree SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
24 x 2.5-inch Non-NVMe drives
configuration
Maximum number of drives assigned per sled
Six SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
Minimum
RAM
Maximum
RAM
8 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives
configuration (2 NVMe drives per
sled / 8 NVMe drives per chassis)
M.2 SATA drive (optional)The supported capacity of the M.2 SATA card is up to 480 GB
Micro-SD card (optional) for boot
(up to 64 GB)
The NVMe backplane supports either of these configurations:
● Two NVMe drives and four SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
NOTE: NVMe drives are limited to PCIe Gen3 speed.
● Six SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
NOTE: The M.2 SATA card can be installed on the M.2 riser or on the BOSS card
One on riser 1A
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports specifications
Table 11. PowerEdge C6525 sled USB port specifications
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Table 11. PowerEdge C6525 sled USB port specifications
Back panel
One USB 3.0-compliant port
Display port specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports one Mini display port.
NIC ports specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports one 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Interface Controller (NIC) port located on the rear of the
sled.
iDRAC9 port specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports one iDRAC9 direct port that is located on the rear of the system.
Storage specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports RAID options with M.2 SATA drives.
Table 12. Supported RAID options with M.2 SATA drives
OptionsSingle M.2 SATA drive without RAIDDual M.2 SATA drives with hardware
Hardware RAIDNoYes
RAID ModeN/ARAID 1
Number of drives supported12
Supported CPUsCPU 1CPU 1
NOTE: RAID options are only supported on BOSS cards which support two M.2 SATA drives.
RAID
Video specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports one Matrox G200 integrated graphics card with 16 MB RAM.
Table 13. Supported video resolution options
ResolutionRefresh rate (Hz)Color depth (bits)
1024 x 76860up to 24
1280 x 80060up to 24
1280 x 102460up to 24
1360 x 76860up to 24
1440 x 90060up to 24
1600 x 90060up to 24
1600 x 120060up to 24
1680 x 105060up to 24
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Table 13. Supported video resolution options
ResolutionRefresh rate (Hz)Color depth (bits)
1920 x 108060up to 24
1920 x 120060up to 24
Environmental specifications
The sections below contains information about the environmental specifications of the system.
NOTE: For additional information about environmental certifications, please refer to the Product Environmental Datasheet
located with the Manuals & Documents on www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Standard operating temperature specifications
NOTE:
1. Not available: Indicates that the configuration is not offered by Dell EMC.
2. Not supported: Indicates that the configuration is not thermally supported.
NOTE: All components including the DIMMs, communication cards, M.2 SATA, and PERC cards can be supported with
sufficient thermal margin if the ambient temperature is equal to or below the maximum continuous operating temperature
listed in these tables.
NOTE: Some of the system hardware configurations require a lowered upper temperature limit. For more information about
the operating temperature requirement, contact technical support.
Table 14. Standard operating temperature specifications
Standard operating temperatureAllowable Operation
Temperature Ranges (For Altitude <900
meters or 2953 feet)
Humidity Percent Ranges8%RH with -12°C minimum dew point to 85%RH with 24°C (75.2°F) maximum
Operational Altitude De-RatingMaximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 meters (1.8°F/574 feet) above
NOTE: Some configurations require a lower ambient temperature. For more information, see the following tables.
The following tables list key restrictions on ambient temperature based on which CPU is configured in the system. All inlet
temperatures that are provided below are in continuous degrees centigrade.
5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F) with no direct sunlight on the platform
Excursion Limited Operation
5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F) Continuous Operation 35 to 40°C (95 to 104°F) 10%
Annual Runtime
dew point
900 meters (2,953 feet)
Table 15. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch
NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H1228064Not
774222564Not
764222548Not
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supported
supported
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
20
20
Table 15. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch
NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
754222532Not
supported
7702200642020252530
7552200482020252530
7532200322020252530
7502180322020252530
7402180242020252530
7452155322525252530
7352155242525252530
7302155162525252530
726215582525252530
7282120163030303535
7272120123030303535
725212083030303535
7F7224024Not
supported
7F5224016Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
20
20
Not
supported
7F3218082020252530
NOTE: H745 is Not supported for CPU TDP ≥ 180 Watts.
NOTE:
● 85C Optics Transceiver is required for OCP cards.
● Additional thermal restrictions are required for 128GB LRDIMM and GPU configuration.
Table 16. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
7H1228064Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
774222564Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
764222548Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
754222532Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
770220064Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
755220048Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
753220032Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
750218032Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
740218024Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
745215532Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
735215524Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
730215516Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
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Table 16. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
72621558Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
728212016202020
727212012202020
72521208202020
7F7224024Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
7F5224016Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
7F321808Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
NOTE:
● 85C Optics Transceiver is required for OCP cards
● Additional thermal restrictions are required for 128GB LRDIMM and GPU configuration
Table 17. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch
NVMe drive configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H12280643535353535
7742225643535353535
7642225483535353535
7542225323535353535
7702200643535353535
7552200483535353535
7532200323535353535
7502180323535353535
7402180243535353535
7452155323535353535
7352155243535353535
7302155163535353535
726215583535353535
7282120163535353535
7272120123535353535
725212083535353535
7F72240243535353535
7F52240163535353535
7F3218083535353535
Table 18. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
7H1228064353535
774222564353535
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Table 18. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
764222548353535
754222532353535
770220064353535
755220048353535
753220032353535
750218032353535
740218024353535
745215532353535
735215524353535
730215516353535
72621558353535
728212016353535
727212012353535
72521208353535
7F7224024353535
7F5224016353535
7F321808353535
NOTE: Additional thermal restrictions are required for 128GB LRDIMM and GPU configuration
Table 19. Maximum continuous operating temperature for single processor with 2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch
NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H1228064Not
supported
7742225643030303535
7642225483030303535
7542225323030303535
7702200643535353535
7702P200643535353535
7552200483535353535
7532200323535353535
7502180323535353535
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
7502P180323535353535
7402180243535353535
7402P180243535353535
7452155323535353535
7352155243535353535
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Table 19. Maximum continuous operating temperature for single processor with 2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch
NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7302155163535353535
7302P155163535353535
726215583535353535
7282120163535353535
7272120123535353535
725212083535353535
7232P120123535353535
7F72240243030303535
7F52240163030303535
7F3218083535353535
NOTE: Additional thermal restrictions are required for 128GB LRDIMM and GPU configuration
Table 20. Maximum continuous operating temperature for single processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
7H1228064Not supportedNot supportedNot supported
774222564202525
764222548202525
754222532202525
770220064253535
7702P20064253535
755220048253535
753220032253535
750218032253535
7502P18032253535
740218024253535
7402P18024253535
745215532303535
735215524303535
730215516303535
7302P15516303535
72621558303535
728212016353535
727212012353535
72521208353535
7232P12012353535
7F7224024202525
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Table 20. Maximum continuous operating temperature for single processor with 3.5-inch Direct drive
configuration - Air cooled
Table 21. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 1x T4 GPU card for 2.5inch direct / 2.5-inch NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H1228064Not supported
7F7224024Not supported
7F5224016Not supported
774222564
764222548
754222532
770220064
75522004825
75322003225
75021803225
74021802425
7F32180825
74521553225
735215524
73021551625
7262155825
728212016
727212012252530
72521208252530
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
25
25
252530
NOTE:
● 3.5" chassis (Air cooled) is not able to support GPU card.
● 128GB LRDIMM is Not supported.
● 1x GPU card + OCP card is supported. Slot #2 is first priority for T4 GPU.
● 1x GPU card + PCIe card is supported. Slot #2 is first priority for T4 GPU.
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Table 22. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 1x T4 GPU card for 2.5inch direct / 2.5-inch NVMe drive configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H12280643535353535
7F72240243535353535
7F52240163535353535
7742225643535353535
7642225483535353535
7542225323535353535
7702200643535353535
7532200323535353535
7502180323535353535
7402180243535353535
7F3218083535353535
7452155323535353535
7352155243535353535
7302155163535353535
726215583535353535
7282120163535353535
7272120123535353535
725212083535353535
Table 23. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 1x T4 GPU card for 3.5inch direct drive configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
7H1228064Not supported2525
7F7224024202525
7F5224016202525
774222564202525
764222548202525
754222532202525
770220064202525
753220032202525
750218032202525
740218024202525
7F321808202525
745215532202525
735215524202525
730215516202525
72621558202525
728212016202525
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Table 23. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 1x T4 GPU card for 3.5inch direct drive configuration - Liquid cooled
CPUTDPCores12 x drives8 x drives4 x drives
727212012202525
72521208202525
Table 24. Maximum continuous operating temperature for single processor with 1x T4 GPU card for
2.5-inch direct / 2.5-inch NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H1228064Not
supported
7F72240242020202025
7F52240162020202025
7742225642020202025
7642225482020202025
7542225322020202025
7702200642025252530
7702P200642025252530
7532200322025252530
7502180322025252530
7502P180322025252530
7402180242025252530
7402P180242025252530
7452155322025252535
7352155242025252535
7302155162025252535
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
7302P155162025252535
726215582025252535
7282120162525253035
7272120122525253035
725212082525253035
7232P120122525253035
NOTE:
● 3.5" chassis (Air cooled) is not able to support GPU card.
● 128GB LRDIMM is Not supported.
● OCP card is supported.
Table 25. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 128GB LRDIMM for 2.5inch direct / 2.5-inch NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
7H1228064Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
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Table 25. Maximum continuous operating temperature for dual processor with 128GB LRDIMM for 2.5inch direct / 2.5-inch NVMe drive configuration - Air cooled
CPUTDPCores24 x drives16 x drives8 x drives4 x drivesNo BP
774222564Not
supported
764222548Not
supported
754222532Not
supported
7702200642020252525
7532200322020252525
7502180322020252525
7402180242020252525
7452155322020252530
7352155242020252530
7302155162020252530
726215582020252530
7F7224024Not
supported
7F5224016Not
supported
7282120162020253030
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
20
20
20
20
Not
supported
7272120122020253030
725212082020253030
NOTE: H745 is Not supported for CPU TDP ≥ 180 Watts.
NOTE:
● 128GB LRDIMM is Not supported on 3.5" chassis.
● 128GB LRDIMM is Not supported on liquid cooled chassis.
● T4 GPU card is Not supported with 128GB LRDIMM.
Expanded operating temperature specifications
Table 26. Expanded operating temperature
Expanded operating temperatureAllowable Operation
Temperature Ranges (For Altitude
<900 meters or 2953 feet)
Humidity Percent Ranges8% RH with -12°C minimum dew point to 90% RH with 24°C (75.2°F) maximum
5 to 45°C (41 to 113°F) with no direct sunlight on the platform
Excursion Limited Operation
5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F) Continuous Operation 35 to 40°C (95 to 104°F) 10%
Annual Runtime 40 to 45°C (104 to 113°F)1% Annual Runtime
dew point
Operational Altitude De-RatingMaximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 meters (1.8°F/410 feet) above 900
meters (2,953 feet)
NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, system performance may be impacted.
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NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported in the System
Event Log.
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications