Dell PowerEdge C8000 Rack Enclosure Server
4U shared infrastructure chassis holds up to eight single-wide compute sleds, up to four double-wide compute/GPU storage sleds or a combination of sleds to create the ideal mix for your workloads.
Supported Sled Options
The C8000 supports up to 2 Power Sleds (This can be selected in the "Power Supply Unit" Section below.)
C8220 Compute Server 
View Node
Form Factor: Single Width | 4U/10N
Processor | Max: 12 Cores
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600v2
Memory | Max: 512GB
16 DDR3 @ 1333Mhz
Storage | Max: 2TB or 1.6TB
2 SFF SAS/SATA
Rear Storage: None
PCIe Slots: 3 | Gen: 3.0
GPU: None
C8820x Computer/GPU Server 
View Node
Form Factor: Double Width | 4U/5N
Processor | Max: 8 Cores
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600v2
Memory | Max: 256GB
16 DDR3 @ 1600Mhz
PCIe Slots: 2 | Gen: 3.0
GPU: 2 GPU slots
Storage: | Max: 12TB
- 2 x 2.5” hot-plug hard drives + 8 x 2.5” non-hotplug hard drive
- 2 x 2.5” hot-plug hard drives + 4 x 3.5” non-hotplug hard drive
- 2 x GPUs + 2 x 2.5" non-hot-plug rear hard drive
Note: 2 x 2.5” non-hot-plug rear hard drives only supported with GPUs
C800XD Storage Seld Server 
View Node
Form Factor: Double Width | 4U/4N
Processor: N/A
Memory: N/A
Ports: 4 external mini SAS ports (front)
Controllers:
- LSI® 9202-16e (optional with C8220)
- LSI 9280-8e (optional with C8220X)
Storage: | Max: 48TB
- 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD - Standard
- 12 x 2.5” SAS/SATA SSD - Flexible
- 24 x 3.5” SAS/SATA SSD - Expansion
Ideal for:
- Mix compute, storage and GPU sleds in the same 4U rack chassis
- Save on TCO with shared infrastructure
- Refresh sleds instead of replacing the whole chassis and add up the savings
- More hard drive, I/O and other options available than competitors
More than 1,000 ways to get results fast
Microbes, earthquakes, and customers don’t wait. Neither should you. Speed up your most resource‑intensive workloads by mixing and matching compute, storage and graphics processing unit (GPU) sleds in the same 4U rack chassis.
Do more in the same footprint without compromising performance or capacity. Mixing and matching sleds also allows you to standardize on infrastructure architecture, which can help drive down the total cost of ownership.
Mix workloads in the same chassis
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ C8000 chassis can easily handle multiple workloads in the same chassis, or scaled across racks to help reduce response times while easing serviceability.
The PowerEdge C8000 series packs up to eight single‑wide sleds, four double‑wide sleds, or a variety of combinations to create the ideal mix to meet your needs.
Load the chassis with three types of interchangeable, hot‑pluggable sleds:
- C8220 — Single-wide compute sled
- C8220X — Double-wide compute/GPU sled
- C8000XD — Double-wide storage sled
Pack more compute power in less space while saving energy
Get the cores, memory and I/O expansion you need for peak workload performance, while keeping a dense footprint. The Intel® Xeon® processor E5 product family can boost server performance by up to 80% over previous‑generation processors, accelerate data availability to the processing cores and reduce latency by up to 30%, while delivering up to 70% more performance per watt.
NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPUs can speed high-performance computing (HPC) applications by up to 10x, with up to 665 GFLOPS of double‑precision performance and 1.33 TFLOPS of single‑precision performance.
Storage options, such as 2.5” or 3.5” SAS/SATA or 2.5” SSDs can boost storage density up to 192TB per chassis.
| Sled module type |
Sled Bays |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 (a) |
6 (a) |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| C8220 single-wide compute sled |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| C8220X double-wide compute sled |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| C8000XD storage sled (b) |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Power sled (c) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
a. Sled bays 5 and 6 support installation of two power sleds or two C8220 compute sleds or a combination of the two sled types.
b. For server enclosure with internal power source, install C8000XD storage sleds in sled bays 3 to 10 only.
c. Install power sleds in sled bays 5 and 6 only. |
Know your Server -
CTO Configuration Support
Dell PowerEdge C8000 Base Knowledge
With 10 slots for Compute / GPU Sleds this Dell PowerEdge C8000 Rack Enclosure can handle even the toughest of tasks. The Chassis itself only holds the Fans and one of the power supply options but does not have any compute power. All blank sled slots will be filled with a Blank Sled cover to ensure proper cooling.
Heatsink & Fans
The C8000 Rack Enclosure comes with two rows of three fans for a total of 6 x 120 mm non-redundant, hot-pluggable, high-efficiency fans with PWM control.
Node/Blade Options:
You have 4 Sled options that can be mixed and matched for whatever configuration you might need. Below is a short breakdown of each sled/blade.
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C8220 Single Wide Compute Sled Can support up to 10 SW Sleds
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C8220x Double Wide Compute / GPU Sled Can support up to 5 DW Sleds
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C8000XD Double Wide Storage Sled Can support up to 5 DW Sleds
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Power Sled Single Wide Can only support 2 Power Sleds in Bay 5 and/or 6
Powering the Rack Enclosure.
The C8000 has two Power Options. One option is the Power Sleds which can be installed in Bays 5 or 6. This type of power is considered Internal Power. The other option is to plug the power source into the back of the C8000 Chassis. This is referred to as the External Power Source with the power coming from the Cabinet. The Power Sled also has internal fans to keep the PSU cool. If the Internal Fans in the Power Sled fail you must replace the entire Power Sled.
Remember that the Internal Power Source Sleds can only be installed in Bay 5 and Bay 6 and is not mandatory since you can have the power from the Cabinet as another option.
Dimensions & Weight:
Width: 446.8 mm (17.6 in)
Height: 175 mm (6.9 in)
Length: 813 mm (31.9 in)
Weight (Empty): 45 kg (100 lb)
Weight (Max Configuration): 102 kg (225 lb)
