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Head-to-head · every figure from the vendor documents

Dell R360 vs HPE DL20 Gen11

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R360 and the HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11, built from Dell’s and HPE’s own documents. 2 headline measures favour the R360, 2 favour the DL20 Gen11, and 18 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. R360 leads on storage density, AI and acceleration. DL20 Gen11 leads on network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

Dell PowerEdge R360 front view with eight 2.5-inch drive bays, left status panel and right panel with power button and USB ports
Dell PowerEdge
R360
1U Rack1 socket4 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the R360 →Full data sheet
VS
HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 4SFF front: blanked optical bay, four hot-plug SFF bays, iLO service and USB ports, NS204i-u bay, front fan assembly
HPE ProLiant
DL20 Gen11
1U Rack1 socket4 DIMMHPE iLO 6
Configure the DL20 Gen11 →Full data sheet
01 — Scoreboard

The measures that decide it

Each row is a figure both vendors publish. Bars show the split between the two; a badge marks the larger figure, which is not always the better buy — a shallower chassis or a lower power ceiling can matter more.

1
Processor sockets
1
12
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
12
0.125 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
0.125 TB
8Higher
Drive bays
6
Up to 1Higher
Accelerators
None listed
700 W
Largest power supply
Higher1,000 W
1U Rack
Rack height
1U Rack
10 GbE class
Fastest network option
Higher25 GbE class
02 — Verdict

Which one, and why

Drawn from the measures above and each model’s own data sheet. Neither vendor publishes benchmark results for these servers, so nothing here claims one is “faster”.

Choose the R360 if…

  • Drive bays: 8 against 6 on the DL20 Gen11
  • Accelerators: Up to 1 against None listed on the DL20 Gen11
  • Two 60 mm hot-swap supplies in 1+1 redundancy — the feature the R260 and T160 lack — at 600 W Platinum or 700 W Titanium.

Choose the DL20 Gen11 if…

  • Largest power supply: 1,000 W against 700 W on the R360
  • Fastest network option: 25 GbE class against 10 GbE class on the R360
  • Compact: HPE lists a depth of 37.84 cm for the SFF chassis and 38.22 cm for the LFF one, at 4.32 cm high and 43.46 cm wide.
03 — By workload

Where each one pulls ahead

Calls made on documented capacity only — cores, memory, bays, accelerators and network options — with the figures behind each one shown.

VirtualisationR360: 12 cores with 0.125 TB. DL20 Gen11: 12 cores with 0.125 TB.Line ball
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 0.125 TB against 0.125 TB, across 4 and 4 DIMM slots.Line ball
Storage density8 bays in 1U against 6 in 1U.R360
AI & acceleration1 accelerators against no in the vendor documents.R360
Network throughputFastest card listed: 10 GbE class against 25 GbE class.DL20 Gen11
04 — Specifications

Side by side, differences first

Everything both documents state, grouped. The default view hides rows where the two machines are identical.

Processors

Every processor each vendor lists for the model, from its own document.

SpecificationR360DL20 Gen11
Processors listed1918

Memory

SpecificationR360DL20 Gen11
Fastest rated speed5,600 MT/s4,800 MT/s
Memory typesUDIMM DDR5-4800 (ECC) · UDIMM DDR5-5600 (ECC)UDIMM DDR5-4800 (ECC, Unbuffered)

Storage

Bay counts are the maximum each document states, including rear and mid-chassis positions.

SpecificationR360DL20 Gen11
Maximum bays86
Documented layouts34
Bay sizes2.5-inch · 3.5-inch3.5-inch · 2.5-inch
Boot devicesBOSS-N1 (M.2) · Internal USB 3.2 Gen1HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (2 x 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD, hardware RAID1) · M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs (480GB P80318-B21 / 960GB P80321-B21 / 960GB SED P80327-B21 / 1.92TB P80324-B21) - require HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 LP Serial Port/iLO/M.2 Enablement Kit P65407-B21; M.2s are not supported by HPE Smart Array controllers
Storage controllers86

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR360DL20 Gen11
Accelerators supportedUp to 1None listed
OCP slots01
PCIe network slots21
Network cards listed716

Power & platform

SpecificationR360DL20 Gen11
Power-supply options27
Output range600–700 W290–1,000 W
Input typesACAC · −48 V DC
ManagementiDRAC9HPE iLO 6
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet563.3 mm with bezel / 534.59 mm without bezel (4 x 3.5-inch chassis)37.84 cm / 15.25 in deep (SFF)
05 — The data

Processors, memory, bays and power

The same charts each data sheet carries, drawn to the same scale so the two ranges can be read against each other.

R360: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R360 processors08160 W50 W100 WCores per processorIntel Xeon 6377P — 12 cores / 24 threads · 95 W · 3.1 GHz base · 36 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6369P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 95 W · 3.3 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6357P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 80 W · 3 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6353P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 65 W · 2.7 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6349P — 6 cores / 12 threads · 95 W · 3.6 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6337P — 6 cores / 12 threads · 80 W · 3.5 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6333P — 6 cores / 12 threads · 65 W · 3.1 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6325P — 4 cores / 8 threads · 55 W · 3.5 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon 6315P — 4 cores / 4 threads · 55 W · 2.8 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2488 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 95 W · 3.2 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2478 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 80 W · 2.8 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2468 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 65 W · 2.6 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2486 — 6 cores / 12 threads · 95 W · 3.5 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2456 — 6 cores / 12 threads · 80 W · 3.3 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2436 — 6 cores / 12 threads · 65 W · 2.9 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2434 — 4 cores / 8 threads · 55 W · 3.4 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon E-2414 — 4 cores / 4 threads · 55 W · 2.6 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Pentium G7400 — 2 cores / 4 threads · 46 W · 3.7 GHz base · 6 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Pentium G7400T — 2 cores / 4 threads · 35 W · 3.1 GHz base · 6 MB cache · DDR5-48006377P12 cores · 7.9 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
Xeon 6300 9Xeon E-2400 8Pentium 2Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL20 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 processors08160 W50 W100 WCores per processorIntel Xeon 6377P — 12 cores · 95 W · 3.1 GHz base · 36 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6369P — 8 cores · 95 W · 3.3 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6357P — 8 cores · 80 W · 3 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6353P — 8 cores · 65 W · 2.7 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6349P — 6 cores · 95 W · 3.6 GHz base · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6337P — 6 cores · 80 W · 3.5 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6333P — 6 cores · 65 W · 3.1 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6325P — 4 cores · 55 W · 3.5 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon 6315P — 4 cores · 55 W · 2.8 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2488 — 8 cores · 95 W · 3.2 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2478 — 8 cores · 80 W · 2.8 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2468 — 8 cores · 65 W · 2.6 GHz base · 24 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2486 — 6 cores · 95 W · 3.5 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2456 — 6 cores · 80 W · 3.3 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2436 — 6 cores · 65 W · 2.9 GHz base · 18 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2434 — 4 cores · 55 W · 3.4 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon E-2414 — 4 cores · 55 W · 2.6 GHz base · 12 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Pentium G7400 — 2 cores · 46 W · 3.7 GHz base · 6 MB cache · DDR5-44006377P12 cores · 7.9 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
Xeon 6300 9Xeon E-2400 8Pentium 1Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R360: memory with every slot filled

16 GB64 GB32 GB128 GB4 slots · 4 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

DL20 Gen11: memory with every slot filled

16 GB64 GB32 GB128 GB4 slots · 4 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

R360: drive bays

Front panel

8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 8 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL20 Gen11: drive bays

Front panel

4 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 4 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R360: power supplies

05001000600 W Platinum — Mixed mode (100-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 600 W at low line; 60 mm; 2250 BTU/hr600600Platinum700 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC (200-240 V AC / 240 V DC); no low-line rating; 60 mm; 2625 BTU/hr700TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC

DL20 Gen11: power supplies

05001000290 W null — HPE DL20 Gen11 290W ATX FIO PS Kit; factory-integrated only, cannot be ordered standalone. Requires ATX enablement kit (P65409-B21 is itself listed as the ATX FIO PSU kit; Standard Features also cites P65409-B21 as the 'ATX PSU FIO Enable Kit' required when using ATX power supplies).290DC290 W Platinum — HPE DL20 Gen10 Plat 290W FIO Power Supply Kit; power efficiency at 92% single output. Listed in Standard Features only, not in Step 2c.290Platinum290 W Platinum — HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus 290W FIO Power Supply Kit; 94% efficiency, multi-output; meets EU Lot 9.290Platinum500 W Platinum — HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; power efficiency at 94% single output.500Platinum800 W Platinum — HPE 800W Flex Slot -48VDC Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; supports power efficiency of up to 94% and 96%. Listed in Standard Features only, not in Step 2c.800Platinum800 W Titanium — HPE 800W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; power efficiency at 96% single output; meets EU Lot 9.800Titanium1000 W Titanium — HPE 1000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; power efficiency at 96% single output; meets EU Lot 9.1000TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like

18 processors you can order in either

Both vendor documents list these parts, so a build can be matched across the two and the comparison comes down to the chassis: 1 more are exclusive to the R360 and 0 to the DL20 Gen11.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon 6377P1295 W
Intel Xeon 6369P895 W
Intel Xeon 6357P880 W
Intel Xeon 6353P865 W
Intel Xeon E-2488895 W
Intel Xeon E-2478880 W
Intel Xeon E-2468865 W
Intel Xeon 6349P695 W
Intel Xeon 6337P680 W
Intel Xeon 6333P665 W
Intel Xeon E-2486695 W
Intel Xeon E-2456680 W
07 — Questions

R360 vs DL20 Gen11, answered

Is the R360 or the DL20 Gen11 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R360 lists 19 processors up to 12 cores at 95 W; the DL20 Gen11 lists 18 up to 12 cores at 95 W. Fully populated that is 12 cores against 12.

Which holds more memory?

The R360 has 4 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 128 GB. The DL20 Gen11 has 4 and 128GB.

Which takes more drives?

R360: 8 bays across 3 documented layouts. DL20 Gen11: 6 across 4. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R360: up to 1 accelerators, 0 double-wide cards listed. DL20 Gen11: no accelerator option in its document.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 18 processors appear in both documents, including the Intel Xeon 6377P. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.

Where these figures come from. R360: Dell PowerEdge R360 Technical Guide (March 2025, Rev. A03) (Dell document). DL20 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 28 - 08-Sep-2026) (HPE document). Each claim on this page is derived from those documents, checked page by page on the two data sheets, and carries no pricing.

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