PRODUCT FOOTPRINT LIBRARY / HARDWARE
Server
78 product carbon footprints in the server field. Filter to like-for-like, then open any product for its full record. Lower is better.
Not benchmarked: this category spans 4 measurement units (1 baseboard, 1 device, 1 unit, 1 unit over 5 years use); a single benchmark is not like-for-like. Use the filters + declared unit on each product to compare like-for-like.
Reference case
Dell PowerEdge R740 — full rack-server LCA
Dell R740 LCA + academic syntheses (embodied vs operational) · 2019
~4,300 kgCO2e embodied per rack server; operational grows with grid carbon
A rack server's embodied (manufacturing) carbon is ~4,300 kgCO2e. Over a 4-5 year life, operational emissions are 70-94% of the total at typical grid intensity, but on a clean grid embodied dominates (~80% for the CPU). The carbon-optimal lever therefore flips with the grid: on dirty grids, efficiency and shorter refresh; on clean grids, a longer server lifetime (optimal ~10 years).
Where the carbon comes from
Use (operational) 52%Manufacturing (embodied) 45%End-of-life 2%Transport 1%
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78 of 78| Product | Status | Screen | Weight | Year | Footprint kg CO₂e ↑ | vs field |
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| Dell Tower Ect1250 | In production | — | 5.45 kg | 2025 | 214 | |
| Dell Tower Plus Ebt2250 | In production | — | 8.62 kg | 2025 | 523 | |
| HP Z4 Rack G5 | In production | — | — | 2026 | 949 | |
| NVIDIA HGX H100 baseboard | In production | — | — | 2025 | 1,312 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 | Discontinued | — | 12.3 kg | 2020 | 2,410 | |
| HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus4 | Discontinued | — | 4.23 kg | 2021 | 2,500 | |
| IBM z16 rack mount Support Element (without shipping crate) | In production | — | — | 2023 | 3,000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 | Discontinued | — | 3.6 kg | 2020 | 3,664 | |
| IBM z16 rack mount Support Element | In production | — | — | 2023 | 4,000 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T130 | Discontinued | — | 11.13 kg | 2019 | 4,260 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T140 | Discontinued | — | 11.84 kg | 2019 | 4,480 | |
| HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server4 | Discontinued | — | 19.5 kg | 2021 | 4,780 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T340 | Discontinued | — | 22.25 kg | 2019 | 4,780 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T330 | Discontinued | — | 26 kg | 2019 | 4,800 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R340 | Discontinued | — | 13.2 kg | 2019 | 5,230 | |
| PowerEdge R240 | Discontinued | — | — | 2019 | 5,260 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R240 | Discontinued | — | 12.2 kg | 2019 | 5,260 | |
| HP ProLiant DL385 Gen10 server4 | Discontinued | — | 23.6 kg | — | 5,360 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R230 | Discontinued | — | 8.05 kg | 2019 | 5,380 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R330 | Discontinued | — | 19.3 kg | 2019 | 5,510 | |
| Dell PowerEdge FC430 | Discontinued | — | 3 kg | 2019 | 5,680 | |
| Dell PowerEdge M630 | Discontinued | — | 7 kg | 2019 | 6,180 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 | Discontinued | — | 16.5 kg | 2019 | 6,267 | |
| Cisco Ucsc 225 M8 Rack Server | In production | — | — | 2025 | 6,316 | |
| Dell PowerEdge C6420 | In production | — | 43.62 kg | 2019 | 6,510 | |
| Dell PowerEdge FC630 | Discontinued | — | 5.8 kg | 2019 | 6,570 | |
| Dell PowerEdge C4140 | Discontinued | — | 22.225 kg | 2019 | 6,800 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R6415 | Discontinued | — | 14.5 kg | 2019 | 6,840 | |
| Dell PowerEdge M640 | Discontinued | — | 6.4 kg | 2019 | 7,000 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R630 | Discontinued | — | 18.6 kg | 2019 | 7,260 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R440 | Discontinued | — | 17.64 kg | 2019 | 7,360 | |
| Dell PowerEdge FC640 | Discontinued | — | 6.4 kg | 2019 | 7,460 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R730 | Discontinued | — | 29.2 kg | 2019 | 7,490 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R640 | In production | — | 26.3 kg | 2019 | 7,730 | |
| PowerEdge R640 | Discontinued | — | — | 2019 | 7,730 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T440 | Discontinued | — | 26.02 kg | 2019 | 7,810 | |
| HP ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus server4 | Discontinued | — | 13.39 kg | 2021 | 7,980 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T640 | Discontinued | — | 42.36 kg | 2019 | 8,000 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R7415 | Discontinued | — | 26.61 kg | 2019 | 8,090 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R430 | Discontinued | — | 26.3 kg | 2019 | 8,150 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R6515 | In production | 4" | 16.75 kg | 2021 | 8,160 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R540 | Discontinued | — | 25.4 kg | 2019 | 8,230 | |
| HP ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus server4 | Discontinued | — | 16.33 kg | 2021 | 8,370 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T430 | Discontinued | — | 30.2 kg | 2019 | 8,520 | |
| Dell PowerEdge T630 | In production | — | 26 kg | 2019 | 8,560 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R740 | Discontinued | — | 26.3 kg | 2019 | 8,640 | |
| Cisco 8201 Sys | In production | — | 6.57 kg | 2025 | 8,939 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R730XD | Discontinued | — | 29.5 kg | 2019 | 8,970 | |
| Dell PowerEdge FC830 | Discontinued | — | 13 kg | 2019 | 8,970 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R7515 | In production | 4" | 36.3 kg | 2021 | 8,990 | |
| Cisco C220 M7 | In production | — | — | 2024 | 9,064 | |
| Dell PowerEdge M830 | In production | — | 14.5 kg | 2019 | 9,150 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R740XD | Discontinued | — | 33.1 kg | 2019 | 9,180 | |
| Cisco C240 M7 | In production | — | — | 2024 | 9,181 | |
| Cisco C240 M8L | In production | — | — | 2026 | 9,237 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 | Discontinued | — | 35.4 kg | 2019 | 10,058 | |
| Cisco UCS C220 M7 Rack Server w/ 2x CPUs, 1,024GB Memory and 12x SSDs (UCSC-C220-M7) | In production | — | — | 2024 | 10,760 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R7425 | Discontinued | — | 33.4 kg | 2019 | 11,600 | |
| Cisco Ucsx 210C M7 Blade | In production | — | — | 2024 | 11,639 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R830 | In production | — | 31.8 kg | 2019 | 12,600 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R6525 | Discontinued | 4" | 21.8 kg | 2021 | 12,700 | |
| Dell PowerEdge C4130 | Discontinued | — | 20.2 kg | 2019 | 12,700 | |
| Cisco C220 M6 | In production | — | — | 2024 | 12,880 | |
| Cisco Ucsx 210C M8 | In production | — | — | 2026 | 12,943 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 | Discontinued | — | 20.2 kg | 2020 | 13,036 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R940xa | In production | 4" | 56 kg | 2021 | 13,200 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R930 | Discontinued | — | 59 kg | 2019 | 13,300 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 | Discontinued | — | 38.8 kg | 2020 | 13,737 | |
| Cisco C220 M8 | In production | — | — | 2026 | 13,942 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R940 | Discontinued | — | 44 kg | 2019 | 14,100 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 | In production | — | — | 2023 | 14,745 | |
| Dell PowerEdge R840 | Discontinued | — | 36.6 kg | 2019 | 15,600 | |
| HP ProLiant DL580 Gen10 server4 | Discontinued | — | 28.12 kg | 2021 | 15,800 | |
| IBM z16 rack mount PCIe+ I/O drawer | In production | — | — | 2023 | 19,000 | |
| Cisco Ucsc 245 M8 Rack Server | In production | — | — | 2025 | 21,586 | |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850P | Discontinued | — | 25 kg | 2020 | 25,144.2 | |
| Cisco C9407R | In production | — | — | 2024 | 36,787 | |
| IBM z16 rack mount CPC drawer | In production | — | — | 2023 | 39,000 |