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Dell R470 vs HPE DL320 Gen11

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R470 and the HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11, built from Dell’s and HPE’s own documents. 4 headline measures favour the R470, 1 favours the DL320 Gen11, and 1 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. R470 leads on virtualisation, databases and in-memory work, storage density, network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

Dell PowerEdge R470 1U front, 8 × 2.5-inch build: two groups of four drive bays around a blank centre, with control panels at both ends
Dell PowerEdge
R470
1U Rack1 socket16 DIMMiDRAC10
Configure the R470 →Full data sheet
VS
HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 1U server, angled front view with the security bezel fitted and the DL320 Gen11 badge on the right-hand ear
HPE ProLiant
DL320 Gen11
1U Rack1 socket16 DIMMHPE iLO 6
Configure the DL320 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
144Higher
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
64
4 TBHigher
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
2.04 TB
16Higher
Drive bays
12
Up to 4
Accelerators
Up to 4
1,500 W
Largest power supply
Higher2,200 W
1U Rack
Rack height
1U Rack
200 GbE classHigher
Fastest network option
100 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 R470 if…

  • Cores, fully populated: 144 against 64 on the DL320 Gen11
  • Memory ceiling: 4 TB against 2.04 TB on the DL320 Gen11
  • Drive bays: 16 against 12 on the DL320 Gen11
  • Up to 144 E-cores or 86 P-cores from one socket in 1U, and every processor on Dell’s list is rated for 35°C ambient in each storage layout of its thermal tables.

Choose the DL320 Gen11 if…

  • Largest power supply: 2,200 W against 1,500 W on the R470
  • Four chassis on one platform — 4 LFF, 8+2 SFF, 12 LFF and GPU Dense — so the same model covers a branch file server, a 1U disk shelf or an accelerator node.
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.

VirtualisationR470: 144 cores with 4 TB. DL320 Gen11: 64 cores with 2.04 TB.R470
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 4 TB against 2.04 TB, across 16 and 16 DIMM slots.R470
Storage density16 bays in 1U against 12 in 1U.R470
AI & acceleration4 accelerators against 4 in the vendor documents.Line ball
Network throughputFastest card listed: 200 GbE class against 100 GbE class.R470
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.

SpecificationR470DL320 Gen11
Processors listed2346
Most cores per processor14464
Highest processor TDP350 W330 W
Processor familiesXeon 6 E-core · Xeon 6 P-core5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · Xeon 6 P-core

Memory

SpecificationR470DL320 Gen11
Largest module listed256 GB96 GB
Fastest rated speed6,400 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-6400RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800

Storage

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

SpecificationR470DL320 Gen11
Maximum bays1612
Documented layouts67
Bay sizes2.5-inch · 3.5-inch · E3.S3.5-inch · 2.5-inch · E3.S
Boot devicesBOSS-N1 DC-MHS (HW RAID 1, 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs 480 GB / 960 GB) · M.2 interposer with up to 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs · Internal USBHPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 NS204i-u NVMe OS Boot Device Cable Kit · HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 NS204i-u Security Lock Removal FIO Trigger System Setting + 1 more
Storage controllers613

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR470DL320 Gen11
Double-wide cards listed03
OCP slots21
PCIe network slots42
Network cards listed1630

Power & platform

SpecificationR470DL320 Gen11
Power-supply options76
Output range800–1,500 W500–2,200 W
Input typesAC · 277 VAC / HVDCAC · −48 V DC
ManagementiDRAC10HPE iLO 6
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet815.14 mm without bezel (rear I/O) / 829.44 mm without bezel (front I/O)8 SFF 60.51 cm (23.82 in)
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.

R470: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R470 processors081624324048566472808896104112120128136144150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon 6 6780E — 144 cores / 144 threads · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 108 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6766E — 144 cores / 144 threads · 250 W · 1.9 GHz base · 108 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6756E — 128 cores / 128 threads · 225 W · 1.8 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6746E — 112 cores / 112 threads · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6740E — 96 cores / 96 threads · 250 W · 2.4 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6731E — 96 cores / 96 threads · 250 W · 2.2 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon 6 6710E — 64 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.4 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon 6 6787P — 86 cores / 172 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6781P (R1S) — 80 cores / 160 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6767P — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 2.4 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6761P (R1S) — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 2.5 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6747P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.7 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6741P (R1S) — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6737P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6730P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6731P (R1S) — 32 cores / 64 threads · 245 W · 2.5 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6527P — 24 cores / 48 threads · 255 W · 3 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6521P (R1S) — 24 cores / 48 threads · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6724P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 210 W · 3.6 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6517P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 190 W · 3.2 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6511P (R1S) — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2.5 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6505P — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2.2 GHz base · 48 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6 6507P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 3.5 GHz base · 48 MB cache · DDR5-64006 6780E144 cores — the top SKU6 6766E1.7 W/core — most efficient
Xeon 6 E-core 7Xeon 6 P-core 16Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL320 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5512U — 28 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ — 8 cores · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5412U — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores · 185 W · 2.5 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon 6768P — 64 cores · 330 W · 2.4 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6748P — 48 cores · 300 W · 2.5 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6738P — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6728P — 24 cores · 210 W · 2.7 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6724P — 16 cores · 210 W · 3.6 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6714P — 8 cores · 165 W · 4 GHz base6768P64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 194th Gen Xeon Scalable 21Xeon 6 P-core 6Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R470: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB128 GB2 TB256 GB4 TB16 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

DL320 Gen11: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB16 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

R470: drive bays

Front panel

16 × EDSFF NVMe at the front — 16 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL320 Gen11: drive bays

Front panel

12 × 3.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 12 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R470: power supplies

050010001500800 W Platinum — mixed mode 100-240 VAC or 240 HVDC; M-CRPS 60 mm800Platinum800 W Titanium — mixed mode 100-240 VAC or 240 HVDC800Titanium1100 W Platinum — mixed mode 100-240 VAC or 240 HVDC (1050 W lowline)1100Platinum1100 W Titanium — mixed mode 100-240 VAC or 240 HVDC (1050 W lowline)1100Titanium1400 W Titanium — -48 to -60 VDC; LOTES APOWA048 cable1400Titanium1500 W Titanium — mixed mode 100-240 VAC or 240 HVDC (1050 W lowline)1500Titanium1500 W Titanium — 277 VAC or 336 VDC HVDC; APP2006G1/2006G3 power cable1500TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC

DL320 Gen11: power supplies

05001000150020002500500 W Platinum — HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; 94% efficiency; rated input 100-240 VAC (500 W at 100-127 VAC and 100-240 VAC). With 8SFF CTO Server NVMe drives cannot be selected; with 8SFF x4 backplane an internal controller is required (SAS/SATA only).500Platinum800 W Platinum — HPE Flex Slot family; Low Halogen; 94% efficiency; 800 W at 100-127 VAC and 100-240 VAC input, 800 W at 240 VDC input (China only)800Platinum1000 W Titanium — HPE Flex Slot family; 96% efficiency (EU ErP Lot 9 compliant part number); 1000 W at 100-127 VAC and 200-240 VAC. Named 'Hot Plug Power Supply Kit' in Step 2c/Core Options but 'Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit' in Standard Features.1000Titanium1600 W null — HPE 1600W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; -48 VDC input (1600 W at -40 to -72 VDC); no efficiency rating printed; requires HPE 1600W -48VDC Power Cable Lug Kit (P36877-B21); listed in Core Options only (not in Step 2c or Standard Features list)1600DC1600 W Platinum — HPE Flex Slot family; Low Halogen; 94% efficiency; high line only (200-240 VAC); 1600 W at 240 VDC input also printed1600Platinum2200 W Titanium — HPE 1800W-2200W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; 96% efficiency (EU ErP compliant part number). DOC INCONSISTENCY: Standard Features names it 'HPE 1800-2000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit'; Step 2c/Core Options say '1800W-2200W'. No per-voltage output rating printed in Technical Specifications.2200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like

1 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: 22 more are exclusive to the R470 and 45 to the DL320 Gen11.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon 6 6724P16210 W
07 — Questions

R470 vs DL320 Gen11, answered

Is the R470 or the DL320 Gen11 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R470 lists 23 processors up to 144 cores at 350 W; the DL320 Gen11 lists 46 up to 64 cores at 330 W. Fully populated that is 144 cores against 64.

Which holds more memory?

The R470 has 16 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 4 TB. The DL320 Gen11 has 16 and 2.04 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R470: 16 bays across 6 documented layouts. DL320 Gen11: 12 across 7. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R470: up to 4 accelerators, 0 double-wide cards listed. DL320 Gen11: up to 4, 3 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 1 processor appears in both documents, including the Intel Xeon 6 6724P. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.

Where these figures come from. R470: Dell PowerEdge R470 Technical Guide (December 2025) (Dell document). DL320 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 41 - 03-Aug-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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