Dell PowerEdge T160 — Technical Specifications & Product Overview

1. System Architecture & Processing

• Form Factor: 3U cabled tower server.

• Processor Support: One single-socket (1S) processor options:

  • Intel® Xeon® E-2400 Series processors (up to 8 cores).

  • Intel® Xeon® 6300 Series processors (up to 8 cores).

  • Intel® Pentium® G7400 / G7400T processors (2 cores).

• Chipset: Intel® C262 Chipset.

• Accelerators: None supported.

2. Memory Subsystem

• DIMM Slots: 4 DDR5 DIMM slots (288-pin).

• Memory Type: Supports Unregistered ECC DDR5 DIMMs (UDIMM) only.

• DIMM Capacity: 16GB (Single Rank) or 32GB (Dual Rank) modules.

• Maximum RAM Capacity: Up to 128 GB.

• Memory Speed: Up to 4400 MT/s.

3. Storage & Drive Bays (Front Cabled)

The T160 utilizes front-facing cabled drive configurations rather than hot-swap cages:

• Configuration A: Up to 3 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA HDD/SSD (Max 48 TB).

• Configuration B: Up to 3 x 3.5-inch + 2 x 2.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA HDD/SSD (Max 63.36 TB).

• Configuration C (NVMe Mixed): Up to 3 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA + 2 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives (Max 63.36 TB).

• Note on SAS/SATA speeds: Interface links run up to 12 Gbps for SAS3 and 6 Gbps for SATA. NVMe direct-attach options do not support Software S160 or Hardware PERC RAID.

4. Storage Controllers & Internal Boot

• Internal Hardware Controllers: HBA355i Adapter, PERC H355 Adapter, PERC H755 Adapter.

• External HBAs (Non-RAID): HBA355e Adapter.

• Software RAID: Intel Embedded Software RAID S160.

• Internal Dedicated Boot: BOSS-N1 (Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem), supporting Hardware RAID with 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs.

• Alternative Boot: 1 x Internal USB 3.0 / USB 3.2 Gen1 port.

5. Expansion I/O Slots (PCIe Layout)

Features up to two half-height, half-length PCIe slots:

• Slot 1: 1 x8 physical slot with x4 bandwidth (Gen4/Gen3 depending on processor configuration).

• Slot 2: 1 x16 physical slot with x16 bandwidth.

6. Networking, Ports & Connectivity

• Embedded Network Interfaces (NIC): 2 x 1GbE LOM ports integrated on the planar motherboard.

• Front Panel Ports:

  • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) management port.

  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 port.

• Rear Panel Ports:

  • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC RJ-45 ethernet management port.

  • 2 x 1GbE RJ-45 LOM Network ports.

  • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports.

  • 3 x USB 2.0 ports.

  • 1 x Serial DB9 connector.

  • 1 x VGA port.

7. Power & Cooling Systems

• Power Supply Units (PSU): Single cabled power supply (Non-redundant):

  • 300 W Bronze (100–240 V AC) cabled PSU.

  • 500 W Platinum (100–240 V AC) cabled PSU.

• Cooling Layout: Air cooling via cabled fans.

  • Includes 1 x Standard (STD) fan and an option for 1 x High Performance (HPR) fan setup.

8. Embedded Systems Management & Security

• Management Architecture: iDRAC9 (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9) infrastructure.

• Supported Management Software: OpenManage Enterprise, OpenManage Power Manager plugin, OpenManage Service plugin, and iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish support.

• Security Features: Cryptographically signed firmware, Secured Component Verification (SCV hardware integrity check), Secure Erase, Secured-core server certification, and integrated TPM 2.0 module.

• Physical Protection: Optional Filter Bezel to block dust and dirt in edge/retail deployments.

9. Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V

• Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS

• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• VMware® ESXi®