Dell PowerEdge XE7100 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your PowerEdge XE7100 (14G). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | Up to two independent 2-socket sleds (XE7420 half-width 1U / XE7440 full-width); each sled supports up to two 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) processors, up to 26 cores per processor (supported SKUs listed: Silver 4208/4210/4214/4216, Gold 5220) |
| Memory Configuration | 16 DDR4 DIMM slots per sled; technical guide: up to 1,024 GB (RDIMM); XE7420 reference guide memory table: up to 2048 GB with 16 x 128 GB LRDIMM (dual processor) |
| Drive Configurations | 5U enclosure: up to 100 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives (50 assigned per sled) + up to 8 x 7mm 2.5-inch SATA SSD (4 supported as NVMe) + optional M.2 SATA up to 240 GB |
| Power Supply Options | 2 x 2400W AC hot-plug PSUs, Platinum, 200-240 VAC, 1+1 redundancy |
| RAID Controllers | HBA355i storage controller; Mini PERC form-factor riser (x8 PCIe Gen3, slot 1) per sled; PERC slot in each front expander module |
| Networking Options | 2 x OCP mezzanine ports per sled (x8+x8 OCP Mezz riser, PCIe Gen3); plus x16 PCIe Gen3 low-profile main riser slot |
| Specification Source | Dell official documentation (verified 2026-07-02) |
Upgrade Controllers
Upgrading your RAID controller enables faster disk I/O, larger cache, and support for newer drive technologies. Essential when adding NVMe or SAS-4 drives.
012W3T Dell Pe PERC H840 12GB/S RAID Controller
013MJR Emulex LPE16000 16GB/S FC PCI-E HBA
0187V Dell QLogic QLE2660 1 Port 16GB SFP HBA
019D8P Dell Pe PERC H840 12GB/S RAID Controller
01G44R Dell PERC H750 PCI-E RAID Controller
01HD39 Dell Pe 12GB/S SAS HBA Controller
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.
0DFK3Y Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
0M1G12 Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
0NMWFP Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
0PWR5T Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
0VM51C Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
0Y69D8 Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.
009JYJ Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
009KK9 Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
00JHTD Dell G14 12-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SED/Fips W/X7K8W
00KT5H Dell G14 960-GB 6G 3.5 SATA MU SSD W/X7K8W
00N660 Dell G14 8-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 NL SAS W/X7K8W
00VXWD Dell 6-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
Upgrade Power & Cooling
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
011JPY Dell R750XS High Performance Fan
02PVRX Dell Precision T5820 Cooling Fan
050G83 Dell Poweredge R340 R350 Server CPU Cooling Fan
08PXM2 Dell Precision T5820 Cooling Fan
090XRN Dell CPU Fan for Pe R710
0F457 Dell T550 Standard Cooling Fan
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.
09JW14 Dell Intel Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHZ Processor
338-BLMZ Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5122 3.6GHZ 4C/8T 105W for R640/R740
338-BLNB Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6128 3.4GHZ 6C/12T 115W for R640/R740
338-BLNC Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6140 2.3GHZ 18C/36T 140W for R640/R740
338-BLNE Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHZ 16C/32T 125W for R640/R740
338-BLNF Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5120 2.2GHZ 14C/28T 105W for R640/R740
Upgrade Networking
Stepping up from 1GbE to 10GbE or 25GbE eliminates network bottlenecks for VM migration, iSCSI storage traffic, and backup windows. Most modern workloads benefit from at least 10GbE.
0GMW01 Dell Broadcom 57412 DP 10GBE SFP+ Network Adapter
1224N Dell/Broadcom 57416 2X10GB BASE-T/2X1GB BASE-T RJ45 Rndc
19RNV Mellanox CONNECTX-3 Dual Port 10GB Adapter CX322A
1WYFT Intel X710-T2L Dual Port 10GBE RJ45 PCIe NIC
1YXTT Emulex OCE10102-FX-D Fcoe, Dual Port, 10GB, PCIe Gbic Removed
4V7G2 Dell/Intel X550-T2 10GB DP PCIe BASE-T NIC
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