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Every current Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant and Lenovo ThinkSystem model, compared spec by spec from the manufacturers’ own documents: processors, memory, drive bays, accelerators, networking and power. Pick any two — differences first, no pricing, no invented benchmarks.
2U dual-socket
48 comparisons in this class
The mainstream data-centre workhorses — virtualisation, databases, mixed workloads.
R740 vs DL380 Gen10Dell vs HPER740 vs DL380 Gen11Dell vs HPER740 vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR740 vs SR650i V4Dell vs LenovoR740xd vs DL380 Gen10Dell vs HPER740xd vs DL380 Gen11Dell vs HPER740xd vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR740xd vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR760 vs DL380 Gen11Dell vs HPER760 vs DL380 Gen10Dell vs HPER760 vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR760 vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR760xd2 vs DL380 Gen10Dell vs HPER760xd2 vs SR650i V4Dell vs LenovoR760xs vs DL380 Gen10Dell vs HPER760xs vs SR650i V4Dell vs LenovoR760xs vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR7625 vs DL385 Gen11Dell vs HPER7625 vs DL380 Gen12Dell vs HPER7625 vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR7625 vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR770 vs DL385 Gen11Dell vs HPER770 vs DL380 Gen12Dell vs HPER770 vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR770 vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR770AP vs DL385 Gen11Dell vs HPER770AP vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR7725 vs DL385 Gen11Dell vs HPER7725 vs DL380 Gen12Dell vs HPER7725 vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR7725 vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR7725xd vs DL385 Gen11Dell vs HPER7725xd vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoDL380 Gen10 vs SR650 V3HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen10 vs SR665 V3HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen11 vs SR650 V3HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen11 vs SR650a V4HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen12 vs SR650a V4HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen12 vs SR665 V3HPE vs LenovoR740 vs DL380a Gen11Dell vs HPER760 vs DL380a Gen11Dell vs HPEDL380a Gen11 vs SR650a V4HPE vs LenovoDL380a Gen11 vs SR650 V3HPE vs LenovoDL385 Gen11 vs SR665 V3HPE vs LenovoDL385 Gen11 vs SR650 V3HPE vs LenovoR760 vs SR650a V4Dell vs LenovoDL380a Gen11 vs SR650i V4HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen11 vs SR650i V4HPE vs Lenovo
1U dual-socket
33 comparisons in this class
Maximum compute per rack unit, where depth and cooling decide it.
R640 vs DL360 Gen10Dell vs HPER640 vs DL360 Gen11Dell vs HPER640 vs SR630 V3Dell vs LenovoR640 vs SR630 V4Dell vs LenovoR660 vs DL360 Gen11Dell vs HPER660 vs DL360 Gen12Dell vs HPER660 vs SR630 V3Dell vs LenovoR660 vs SR630 V4Dell vs LenovoR660xs vs DL360 Gen10Dell vs HPER6625 vs DL365 Gen11Dell vs HPER6625 vs DL360 Gen12Dell vs HPER6625 vs SR645 V3Dell vs LenovoR6625 vs SR630 V4Dell vs LenovoR670 vs DL365 Gen11Dell vs HPER670 vs DL360 Gen11Dell vs HPER670 vs SR630 V4Dell vs LenovoR670 vs SR645 V3Dell vs LenovoR6725 vs DL365 Gen11Dell vs HPER6725 vs DL360 Gen11Dell vs HPER6725 vs SR645 V3Dell vs LenovoR6725 vs SR630 V4Dell vs LenovoDL360 Gen10 vs SR630 V3HPE vs LenovoDL360 Gen10 vs SR630 V4HPE vs LenovoDL360 Gen11 vs SR630 V3HPE vs LenovoDL360 Gen11 vs SR630 V4HPE vs LenovoR670 vs DL360 Gen12Dell vs HPEDL360 Gen12 vs SR630 V4HPE vs LenovoDL360 Gen12 vs SR645 V3HPE vs LenovoDL365 Gen11 vs SR645 V3HPE vs LenovoDL365 Gen11 vs SR630 V4HPE vs LenovoR6625 vs XD230Dell vs HPER670 vs SR630 V3Dell vs LenovoDL360 Gen12 vs SR630 V3HPE vs Lenovo
1U single-socket
22 comparisons in this class
One socket, lower licensing, edge of the rack.
R260 vs DL20 Gen11Dell vs HPER260 vs SR250 V3Dell vs LenovoR360 vs DL20 Gen11Dell vs HPER360 vs SR250 V3Dell vs LenovoR470 vs DL320 Gen12Dell vs HPER470 vs DL325 Gen11Dell vs HPER470 vs SR635 V3Dell vs LenovoR6615 vs DL325 Gen11Dell vs HPER6615 vs DL320 Gen12Dell vs HPER6615 vs SR635 V3Dell vs LenovoR6715 vs DL325 Gen11Dell vs HPER6715 vs DL320 Gen12Dell vs HPER6715 vs SR635 V3Dell vs LenovoDL20 Gen11 vs SR250 V3HPE vs LenovoR470 vs DL320 Gen11Dell vs HPER6615 vs DL320 Gen11Dell vs HPEDL320 Gen11 vs SR635 V3HPE vs LenovoDL320 Gen12 vs SR635 V3HPE vs LenovoDL325 Gen11 vs SR635 V3HPE vs LenovoR6715 vs DL325 Gen12Dell vs HPER470 vs DL325 Gen12Dell vs HPEDL325 Gen12 vs SR635 V3HPE vs Lenovo
2U single-socket
15 comparisons in this class
One processor with room for drives and cards.
R570 vs DL345 Gen11Dell vs HPER570 vs DL340e Gen12Dell vs HPER570 vs SR655 V3Dell vs LenovoR7615 vs DL345 Gen11Dell vs HPER7615 vs DL340e Gen12Dell vs HPER7615 vs SR655 V3Dell vs LenovoR7715 vs DL345 Gen11Dell vs HPER7715 vs DL345 Gen12Dell vs HPER7715 vs SR655 V3Dell vs LenovoR570 vs DL340 Gen12Dell vs HPER7615 vs DL340 Gen12Dell vs HPEDL340 Gen12 vs SR655 V3HPE vs LenovoDL340e Gen12 vs SR655 V3HPE vs LenovoDL345 Gen11 vs SR655 V3HPE vs LenovoDL345 Gen12 vs SR655 V3HPE vs Lenovo
GPU and AI systems
61 comparisons in this class
Accelerator-first chassis: four to eight cards, and the power and cooling that go with them.
R760xa vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPER760xa vs XD685Dell vs HPER760xa vs SR680a V3Dell vs LenovoR760xa vs SR780a V3Dell vs LenovoR960 vs SR860 V3Dell vs LenovoR960 vs SR860 V4Dell vs LenovoXE7740 vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPEXE7740 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE7740 vs SR680a V4Dell vs LenovoXE7740 vs SR650 V4Dell vs LenovoXE7745 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE7745 vs DL380a Gen12Dell vs HPEXE7745 vs SR675 V3Dell vs LenovoXE7745 vs SR685a V3Dell vs LenovoXE8640 vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPEXE8640 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE8640 vs SR680a V3Dell vs LenovoXE8640 vs SR780a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9680 vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPEXE9680 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE9680 vs SR680a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9680 vs SR780a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9680L vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPEXE9680L vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE9680L vs SR680a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9680L vs SR780a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9685L vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE9685L vs DL380a Gen12Dell vs HPEXE9685L vs SR675 V3Dell vs LenovoXE9685L vs SR685a V3Dell vs LenovoXE9780 vs Compute XD690Dell vs HPEXE9780 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE9780 vs SR650 V4Dell vs LenovoXE9780 vs SR680a V4Dell vs LenovoXE9785 vs XD685Dell vs HPEXE9785 vs DL380a Gen12Dell vs HPEXE9785 vs SR675 V3Dell vs LenovoXE9785 vs SR685a V3Dell vs LenovoXE7740 vs DL380a Gen12Dell vs HPEDL380a Gen12 vs SR675 V3HPE vs LenovoDL380a Gen12 vs SR685a V3HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR685a V3HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR680a V4HPE vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR680a V3HPE vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR780a V3HPE vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR650 V4HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR650 V4HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR675 V3HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR680a V3HPE vs LenovoXE9680L vs SR680a V4Dell vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR680a V4HPE vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR685a V3HPE vs LenovoXD685 vs SR780a V3HPE vs LenovoXE9680L vs SR860 V3Dell vs LenovoXE7740 vs SR860 V3Dell vs LenovoXD685 vs SR860 V3HPE vs LenovoCompute XD690 vs SR860 V3HPE vs LenovoXE9685L vs SR860 V4Dell vs LenovoXE7745 vs SR860 V4Dell vs LenovoXD685 vs SR860 V4HPE vs LenovoDL380a Gen12 vs SR860 V4HPE vs Lenovo
Towers
16 comparisons in this class
Office and branch machines, where noise and floor space matter.
T160 vs ML30 Gen11Dell vs HPET160 vs MicroServer Gen11Dell vs HPET160 vs ST50 V3Dell vs LenovoT160 vs ST45 V3Dell vs LenovoT360 vs ML30 Gen11Dell vs HPET360 vs MicroServer Gen11Dell vs HPET360 vs ST250 V3Dell vs LenovoT360 vs ST50 V3Dell vs LenovoMicroServer Gen11 vs ST50 V3HPE vs LenovoMicroServer Gen11 vs ST250 V3HPE vs LenovoML30 Gen11 vs ST250 V3HPE vs LenovoML30 Gen11 vs ST50 V3HPE vs LenovoT160 vs ST250 V3Dell vs LenovoT360 vs ST45 V3Dell vs LenovoMicroServer Gen11 vs ST45 V3HPE vs LenovoML30 Gen11 vs ST45 V3HPE vs Lenovo
Four-socket
3 comparisons in this class
Scale-up for in-memory databases and consolidation.
Blades and sleds
3 comparisons in this class
Chassis-dependent nodes — the enclosure decides power, cooling and fabric.
Edge and rugged
5 comparisons in this class
Short-depth, wide-temperature machines for sites without a machine room.
Generation upgrades
Is the newer model worth it?
The same machine one generation on, with every documented change between them.
R660 vs R670Generation upgradeR6615 vs R6715Generation upgradeR6625 vs R6725Generation upgradeR760 vs R770Generation upgradeR7615 vs R7715Generation upgradeR7625 vs R7725Generation upgradeDL320 Gen11 vs DL320 Gen12Generation upgradeDL325 Gen11 vs DL325 Gen12Generation upgradeDL345 Gen11 vs DL345 Gen12Generation upgradeDL360 Gen10 vs DL360 Gen11Generation upgradeDL360 Gen11 vs DL360 Gen12Generation upgradeDL380 Gen10 vs DL380 Gen11Generation upgradeDL380 Gen11 vs DL380 Gen12Generation upgradeDL380a Gen11 vs DL380a Gen12Generation upgradeML350 Gen11 vs ML350 Gen12Generation upgradeSR630 V3 vs SR630 V4Generation upgradeSR650 V3 vs SR650 V4Generation upgradeSR680a V3 vs SR680a V4Generation upgradeSR850 V3 vs SR850 V4Generation upgradeSR860 V3 vs SR860 V4Generation upgrade
Which variant of the same server?
Full-feature models against their cut-down, storage-dense and GPU siblings.
R660 vs R660xsSame familyR740 vs R740xdSame familyR760 vs R760xaSame familyR760 vs R760xd2Same familyR760 vs R760xsSame familyR760xa vs R760xd2Same familyR760xa vs R760xsSame familyR760xd2 vs R760xsSame familyR770 vs R770APSame familyR7725 vs R7725xdSame familyXE9680 vs XE9680LSame familyXE9780 vs XE9780LSame familyXE9785 vs XE9785LSame familyDL340 Gen12 vs DL340e Gen12Same familyDL360 Gen10 vs DL360 Gen12Same familyDL380 Gen10 vs DL380 Gen12Same familyDL380 Gen10 vs DL380a Gen11Same familyDL380 Gen10 vs DL380a Gen12Same familyDL380 Gen11 vs DL380a Gen11Same familyDL380 Gen11 vs DL380a Gen12Same familyDL380 Gen12 vs DL380a Gen11Same familyDL380 Gen12 vs DL380a Gen12Same familySR650 V3 vs SR650a V4Same familySR650 V3 vs SR650i V4Same familySR650 V4 vs SR650a V4Same familySR650 V4 vs SR650i V4Same familySR650a V4 vs SR650i V4Same family
What the whole catalogue says
Two data studies built from the same verified specifications as these comparisons, each with its dataset published alongside it.
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