Cisco Computing Model Comparisons

Compare UCS and models

Compare the features and specifications of UCS C-Series rack server models, and UCS B-Series blade server model to find the solution that best meets your company’s needs. 

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UCS X-Series

X215c M8

X210c M7

X410c M7

X210c M6

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Features

Processors1 or 21 or 241 or 2
Processor supported4th Gen AMD EPYC processors4th or 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® scalable processors4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
Maximum memory6 TB8 TB16 TB12 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem
Form factorSingle slotSingle slotDual slotSingle slot
Optional RAID0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Mezzanine I/O adapter slots2222
Mezzanie GPUsUp to 2Up to 2Up to 2Up to 2
Max I/O throughput per blade200 GB200Gb200Gb200Gb
Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Nodes supported 11 (2 post-FCS)1
Maximum servers per chassis8848

Storage

Internal storageSFF - Up to 6 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 6 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 6 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 6 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drives
Maximum internal storage91.8 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB91.8 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB91.8 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB91.8 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB

Documentation

Data SheetX215c M8 data sheetX210c M7 data sheetX410c M7 data sheetX210c M6 data sheet
Spec sheet X210c M7 spec sheetX410c M7 spec sheetX210c M6 spec sheet

UCS C-Series

C225 M8

C245 M8

C885A M8

C220 M7

C240 M7

C220 M6

C225 M6

C240 M6

C245 M6

C125 M5

C220 M5 LFF

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Features

Processors11 or 221 or 21 or 21 or 21 or 21 or 21 or 21 or 21 or 2
Processor supported4th Gen AMD EPYC™ 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ 4th & 5th Gen AMD EPYC™4th or 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® scalable processors4th or 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® scalable processors3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors2nd and 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors2nd and 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ 1st and 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Maximum memory3 TB6 TB2.3 TB4 TB8 TB12 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem8 TB12 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem8 TB2 TB9 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
Form factor1 RU2 RU8 RU1 RU2 RU1 RU1 RU2 RU2 RU.5 RU1 RU
Optional RAID0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60No RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Integrated networking (I/O) - LOMHybrid modular LAN-on-Motherboard (mLOM) / OCP slotHybrid modular LAN-on- Motherboard (mLOM) / OCP slotNo integrated networkingHybrid modular LAN-on- Motherboard (mLOM) / OCP slotHybrid modular LAN-on- Motherboard (mLOM) / OCP slot2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) Dedicated OOB management port1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) / OCP Dedicated OOB management port2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) Dedicated OOB management port1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) / OCP Dedicated OOB management portDedicated OOB management port2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) Dedicated OOB management port
PCIe expansion slotsUp to 3 PCIe Gen 4.0/5.0 slotsUp to 4 PCIe Gen 5.0 slots or up to 8 PCIe Gen 4.0 slots8 PCIe Gen5 x16 lanes half-height, half-length and 5 PCIe Gen5 x16 lanes full-height, half-lengthUp to 2 PCIe 5.0 slots or up to 3 PCIe 4.0 slots Up to 4 PCIe 5.0 slots or up to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots Two different riser configurations: 2x FH PCIe 4.0 or 3x HH PCIe 4.0Two different riser configurations: 2x FH PCIe 4.0 or 3x HH PCIe 4.0Up to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots Risers 1/2: 2x FH/FL & 1 FH 3/4L Riser 3: 2x FH/FL Riser 4: 2x NVMe drives & 1x FH 3/4LUp to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots Risers 1/2: 2x FH/FL & 1 FH 3/4L Riser 3: 2x FH/FL Riser 4: 2x NVMe drives & 1x FH 3/4L1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 slot One dedicated OCP 2.0 network mezzanine slotUp to 2 PCIe Gen3 slots: Riser 1: One x16 connector with x16 lane; full-height profile, 3/4-length Riser 2: One x24 connector with x16 lane; half-height profile, half-length

Storage

Internal storageSFF - Up to 10 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 28 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2x M.2 drives16 PCIe5 x4 lanes 2.5” U.2 NVMe SSD (data cache), 1 PCIe3 x4 lanes M.2 NVMe (boot device)SFF - Up to 10 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 28 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 10 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 10 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 28 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 28 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives LFF - Up to 16 SAS/SATA/NVMe + up to 4 SFF drives 2 x M.2 drives6 of 24 drives in C4200 chassis 6 SFF SAS/SATA or 4 SFF SAA/SATA + 2 NVMe Additional options: 2 x Cisco Flexible Flash drives (SD card) 2 x M.2 drivesSFF - Up to 10 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives LFF - Up to 4 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives Additional options: 2 x Cisco Flexible Flash drives (SD card) 2 x M.2 drives
Maximum internal storage153 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB382.5 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB30 TB + 1x M.2 1 TB153 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB382.5 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB150 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB150 TB + 2x M.2 960 GBSFF - 420 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB LFF - 348 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB420 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB47.5 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB per nodeSFF - 80 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB
LFF - 180 TB + 2x M.2 960 GB

Power and Environmental

Power suppliesUp to 2 Platinum: 1050W DC and 1600W AC or Titanium: 1200W AC and 2300W ACUp to 2 Platinum: 1050W DC and 1600W AC or Titanium: 1200W AC and 2300W AC6 (N+2) 54V 3000W +2 (N+1) 12V 2400W redundant Titanium grade power supplyUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W DC, 1200W, 1600W, or 2300WUp to 2 x 1050W DC, 1200W, 1600W, or 2300WUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W, 1050W DC or 1600WUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W, 1050W DC or 1600WUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W, 1050W DC or 1600WUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W, 1050W DC or 1600WUp to 2 x 2400W in C4200 chassisUp to 2 x 770W, 1050W, 1050W DC or 1600W
Product dimensionsHxWxD: 1.70 x 16.9 x 30 in. (4.3 x 42.9 x 76.2 cm) Maximum weight: 51.9 lbs (23.54 kg)HxWxD: 3.4 x 17.6 x 29.1 in. (8.7 x 44.8 x 73.8 cm) Weight: 62.7 lbs (28.4 kg)HxWxD: 13.9 x 17.6 x 31.5 in. (35.3 x 44.7 x 80 cm) Weight: 265 lbs (120.2 kg)HxWxD: 1 RU; 1.7 x 16.9 x 29.8 in. (4.3 x 42.9 x 75.6 cm) Weight: up to 37.9 lbs (17.2 kg)HxWxD: 3.4 x 17.6 x 29.1 in. (8.7 x 44.8 x 73.8 cm) Weight: 62.7 lbs (28.4 kg)HxWxD: 1 RU; 1.7 x 16.9 x 29.8 in. (4.3 x 42.9 x 75.6 cm) Weight: up to 37.9 lbs (17.2 kg)HxWxD: 1 RU; 1.7 x 16.9 x 29.8 in. (4.3 x 42.9 x 75.6 cm) Weight: up to 37.9 lbs (17.2 kg)HxWxD: 3.4 x 17.6 x 29.1 in. (8.7 x 44.8 x 73.8 cm) Weight: 62.7 lbs (28.4 kg)HxWxD: 3.4 x 17.6 x 29.1 in. (8.7 x 44.8 x 73.8 cm) Weight: 62.7 lbs (28.4 kg)HxWxD: 2RU; 3.4 x 16.9 x 32.6 in. (8.6 x 42.9 x 82.8 cm)HxWxD: 1 RU; 1.7 x 16.9 x 29.8 in. (4.3 x 42.9 x 75.6 cm) Weight: up to 37.9 lbs (17.2 kg)

Documentation

Data SheetC225 M8 data sheetC245 M8 data sheetC885A M8 data sheetC220 M7 data sheetC240 M7 data sheetC220 M6 Data SheetC225 M6 Data SheetC240 M6 Data SheetC245 M6 Data SheetC125 M5 Data SheetC220 M5 Data Sheet

UCS B-Series

B200 M6

B480 M5

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Features

Processors24
Processor supported3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Maximum memory12 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem18 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem
Form factorHalf-width bladeFull-width blade
RAID0, 10, 1
Mezzanine I/O adapter slots2Up to 5
GPUs0Up to 4
Max I/O throughput per blade80 Gbps (2 x 40 Gbps)160 Gbps (4 x 40 Gbps)
Maximum servers per chassis84

Storage

Internal storageUp to four M.2 SATA or two 7mm SAS/SATA/NVMeUp to four SAS/SATA/SSD/NVMe
Maximum internal storage15.2 TB39 TB

Documentation

Spec sheet B480 M5 Spec Sheet

Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server

A storage server delivering rapid scalability and performance to activate your data and insights in real time.

Resources

  Cisco UCS systems with Intel® Xeon® Platinum processor

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