The Dell PowerEdge T550 is an enterprise-class, dual-socket 5U tower server designed to deliver balanced performance and immense expandability for demanding workloads like virtualization, database management, and early-stage AI/ML inferencing, particularly in office or remote environments where a rack chassis is not feasible.

Full Technical Specifications

Component	Specification
Form Factor	5U Tower Server (can be converted to rack mount)
Processor	Up to 2x 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Max Cores	Up to 36 cores per CPU
Memory	16x DDR4 DIMM slots (RDIMM)
Max Memory	Up to 1 TB RDIMM
Memory Speed	Up to 3200 MT/s
Drive Bays	Highly configurable; examples include: Up to 24x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives (Max 360 TB) OR Up to 8x 3.5-inch + 8x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs (Max 240 TB)
Internal Boot	BOSS-S2 (HWRAID 2x M.2 SSDs) OR Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)
RAID Controllers	Full suite of PERC options (H755, H745, H355, H345) and HBAs (HBA355i/e)
PCIe Slots	Up to 6x PCIe Gen4 slots
GPU/Accelerators	Up to 2x Double-Wide 300W GPUs (e.g., NVIDIA A40) OR 5x Single-Wide 70W Accelerators (e.g., NVIDIA T4)
Networking	2x 1GbE LOM; 1x OCP 3.0 slot (optional high-speed networking)
Power Supplies	Hot-Swap Redundant options (e.g., 600W, 800W Platinum, 1100W, 1400W Titanium/Platinum AC or DC)
Acoustics	Office-friendly acoustic performance
Security	Silicon Root of Trust, System Lockdown, TPM 2.0, Cryptographically signed firmware
Management	iDRAC9 (with Quick Sync 2 for walk-up management), OpenManage suite, Redfish API

Description

The Dell PowerEdge T550 is a versatile 5U tower server that bridges the gap between rack-level performance and office deployment flexibility. Designed to handle enterprise-class workloads, it is powered by up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, offering a massive core count (up to 36 cores per CPU) and memory capacity (up to 1TB DDR4).

Its core strength is its immense expandability for both storage and acceleration. The large chassis can support a vast array of mixed storage, including up to 24 SFF drives or a configuration mixing 3.5-inch drives with 8 NVMe SSDs. Critical performance for emerging workloads is delivered through up to 6 PCIe Gen4 slots which can house powerful accelerators, including two double-wide 300W GPUs, making it highly capable for AI, data analytics, and graphic-intensive VDI applications.

With its hot-swap redundant power supplies and office-friendly acoustics, the T550 is ideal for businesses that require high availability and data center capabilities but must deploy their infrastructure in traditional office or Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) settings. Remote monitoring and management are streamlined through iDRAC9 and Quick Sync 2.