Dell PowerEdge R7525 — Refurbished & Custom-Built
The Dell PowerEdge R7525 (Dell R7525) is the dual-socket AMD EPYC 2U that rewrote price/performance: up to 128 cores, 32 DDR4-3200 slots, and up to 24 NVMe-direct bays with PCIe Gen4 throughout. PC Server & Parts builds refurbished R7525s to order — tested under load, free 1-year warranty. Also see our GPU servers — the R7525 hosts up to three double-wide accelerators — and the used GPU server buying guide.
Dell R7525 Specs at a Glance
| Form factor | 2U rack server |
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| Processors | 2× AMD EPYC 7002 / 7003 — up to 128 cores total |
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| Memory | 32 DIMM slots, DDR4-3200 — up to 4 TB |
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| Drive bays | Up to 24× 2.5″ NVMe direct, or SAS/SATA SFF/LFF mixes |
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| GPU support | Up to 3× double-wide accelerators |
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| PCIe | PCIe Gen4, up to 160 usable lanes |
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| Management | iDRAC9 |
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| Generation / released | Dell 15G (AMD), launched 2020 |
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Choose Your Dell R7525 Chassis
Every chassis opens a Build-Your-Own configurator — choose CPUs, memory, drives, and networking, and we assemble and test the complete server before it ships. Don’t see the layout you need? Request a quote.
What the Dell R7525 Is Best At
The R7525 dominates all-flash storage (vSAN/Ceph), dense virtualization, AI inference with mid-range GPUs, big-data analytics, and HPC nodes. 128 Zen cores plus 24 NVMe bays deliver a combination that Intel platforms of the same era simply cannot match per dollar.
Dell R7525 vs Related Models
- Dell R6515 — single-socket EPYC 1U for licensing-sensitive deployments.
- Dell R750 — the Intel Ice Lake 2U counterpart.
Why Buy a Refurbished Dell R7525 from PCSP
PCSP load-tests every R7525 build in our Michigan facility, ships free within the lower 48, and includes a free 1-year warranty (extendable to 5). GPU, NVMe, or cluster configs beyond the configurator are handled through custom quotes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Dell R7525 good for AI and GPU workloads?
Yes — it hosts up to three double-wide accelerators (L40S, A100, and similar) with PCIe Gen4 bandwidth and 128 CPU cores for preprocessing. For inference and fine-tuning on a budget it is one of the best refurbished GPU platforms; see our GPU servers page for ready configurations.
R7525 vs R750 — which 2U should I choose?
Choose the R7525 for maximum cores (128 vs 80), more PCIe Gen4 lanes, and all-NVMe builds; choose the R750 if your stack is validated on Intel or you need specific Intel features (SGX, certain AVX-512 workloads). On raw price/performance the EPYC usually wins.
How is a refurbished Dell R7525 covered if something fails?
All Dell R7525 builds include PCSP’s free 1-year warranty — covered failures are repaired or replaced with parts, labor, and shipping included. You can extend coverage to up to 5 years at checkout, and on-site service plans are offered for production deployments.
Can I customize my Dell R7525 configuration?
Yes. Pick any Dell R7525 chassis above and use the Build-Your-Own configurator to choose CPUs, memory, drives, RAID controller, NICs, and rails — we assemble and burn-in test the exact build before it ships. If the configuration you need isn’t listed, request a quote and our team will spec and source it.
