Dell PowerEdge T160

Chassis options

There is one T160 chassis, an unpainted plated-steel tower partly made from recycled steel, with a front filter bezel that keeps dust and grease off the components. Dell rates it as a 3U tower. Two drive layouts are offered:

Drives are cabled rather than hot-plug, so replacing one means powering down and opening the side panel. That is normal for an entry tower and is one of the differences from the larger PowerEdge T440. Cooling is by air with one standard fan and an optional high-performance fan, up to two cabled fans in total, and Dell describes the acoustics as office-friendly.

Processors

One socket, no second. Dell's spec sheet lists three processor families: the Intel Xeon 6300 series, the Intel Xeon E-2400 series, both with up to 8 cores, and the Intel Pentium G7400 or G7400T with up to 2 cores for the most basic roles. Because there is no upgrade to a second processor, choose the core count for the life of the server. The configured systems ServerDove stocks use a Xeon 6300 series processor; the entry configuration in the collection pairs a Xeon 6315P with 32 GB of DDR5 and a 4 TB hard drive. Dell's spec sheet does not list clock speeds for individual processors, so ask us for the SKU you are considering.

Memory

Four DDR5 DIMM slots. The T160 takes unregistered ECC UDIMMs only, up to 32 GB per module, at speeds up to 4400 MT/s. Registered and load-reduced DIMMs of the kind used in dual-socket PowerEdge servers are not supported, so do not plan to move memory across from a larger server.

Our server memory range includes DDR5 ECC UDIMMs; send the service tag or the current DIMM part number and we confirm the match before shipping.

Storage and RAID

Dell offers the T160 with a choice of internal controllers, a boot subsystem separate from the data drives, and self-encrypting drive support for data at rest.

The alternative to BOSS-N1 for booting is an internal USB 3.0 port. Data drives are SAS or SATA hard drives or SSDs in the 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch cabled bays; our hard drives and solid-state drives ranges cover both. Because the bays are cabled, the controller and cable set fitted decide how many drives can be connected, so tell us the controller in your unit before adding drives. Self-encrypting drives can be managed with local or external key management.

Networking and expansion

Two 1 GbE LAN-on-motherboard ports and a dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port at the rear. Expansion is two half-height, half-length PCIe slots, which is enough for a 10 GbE adapter and a RAID or HBA card. Dell lists no GPU options for the T160.

Ports: at the front, one iDRAC Direct micro-AB USB port and one USB 3.2 Gen1; at the rear, three USB 2.0, three USB 3.2 Gen1, serial, VGA, two Ethernet and the iDRAC port; plus one internal USB 3.2 Gen1.

Power supplies

A single cabled power supply, not hot-plug and not redundant: either 300 W Bronze or 500 W Platinum, both 100 to 240 V AC and Energy Star 4.0 rated according to Dell. The 500 W unit gives headroom for a five-drive configuration and a PCIe adapter. Because there is only one supply, an uninterruptible power supply is the sensible companion for anything that must stay up.

Management

iDRAC9 is embedded, with iDRAC Direct on the front USB port for at-the-server configuration and the iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish for automation. Dell's OpenManage Enterprise console is supported along with its Power Manager, Update Manager, Service and CloudIQ plugins, OpenManage Mobile, and integrations for VMware vCenter, Microsoft System Center, Windows Admin Center, ServiceNow, Red Hat Ansible and Terraform. Security features listed by Dell include cryptographically signed firmware, Secure Boot, Silicon Root of Trust, Secured Component Verification, Secure Erase, Secured-core server and TPM 2.0. System Lockdown requires an iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter licence.

Physical specification

Dell's spec sheet gives no weight for the T160.

Supported operating systems

Dell lists Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and VMware ESXi. As a 2025 platform the T160 is on current compatibility lists for these; check Dell's OS support matrix for the exact release you plan to run.

Buying a Dell PowerEdge T160 from ServerDove

The T160 is a current-generation model, so the units ServerDove lists may be new or refurbished; each listing states which, and every refurbished unit is tested before it goes on sale. We stock configured systems with processor, memory, boot device and data drive fitted, and can build a different configuration, add a second drive layout or a PERC controller, or source a part that is not listed. Hardware is covered by the ServerDove warranty, with extended cover available on request. Delivery across Qatar is typically one day from Doha stock, and base configuration, cabling and installation are available as a service, which for a tower usually means setting it up at the desk or in the cabinet where it will live.

Ask for a quote through the contact page, WhatsApp +974 5521 2108 or sales@serverdove.com. See also the wider Dell servers range and the two-socket PowerEdge T440 tower for offices that have outgrown a single processor.