UK’s trusted IT infrastructure partner since 2003
sales@servnetuk.com
0800 987 4111
Servnet
FinanceToolsConfiguratorGet in Touch
Head-to-head · every figure from the vendor documents

Dell R740xd vs HPE DL380 Gen11

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R740xd and the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11, built from Dell’s and HPE’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the R740xd, 5 favour the DL380 Gen11, and they share no processors.

Bottom line. DL380 Gen11 leads on virtualisation, databases and in-memory work, storage density, AI and acceleration, network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

Rear of a Dell PowerEdge R740xd: 3.5-inch drive carriers in rear bays 12 and 13, three PCIe riser openings, iDRAC, serial, VGA, four RJ45, two PSUs
Dell PowerEdge
R740xd
2U Rack2 sockets24 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the R740xd →Full data sheet
VS
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2U server, front view: 24 SFF drive bays in three 8-bay boxes, iLO service port, USB port and status LEDs
HPE ProLiant
DL380 Gen11
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMHPE iLO 6
Configure the DL380 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.

R740xd2
Processor sockets
DL380 Gen112
R740xd56
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
DL380 Gen11128Higher
R740xd3 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
DL380 Gen118 TBHigher
R740xd24
Drive bays
DL380 Gen1136Higher
R740xdUp to 6
Accelerators
DL380 Gen11Up to 8Higher
R740xd2,400 WHigher
Largest power supply
DL380 Gen112,200 W
R740xd2U Rack
Rack height
DL380 Gen112U Rack
R740xd25 GbE class
Fastest network option
DL380 Gen11400 GbE classHigher
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 R740xd if…

  • Largest power supply: 2,400 W against 2,200 W on the DL380 Gen11
  • Dell’s specification table gives this chassis three separate rows of drive bays — front, mid-chassis and rear — where the R740 printed in the same document has front bays only.

Choose the DL380 Gen11 if…

  • Cores, fully populated: 128 against 56 on the R740xd
  • Memory ceiling: 8 TB against 3 TB on the R740xd
  • Drive bays: 36 against 24 on the R740xd
  • Five factory chassis — 8SFF, 24SFF, 8LFF, 12LFF and 12EDSFF — plus mid-tray and rear cages, so one model spans small SFF builds, 16 LFF bays and 36 EDSFF NVMe drives.
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.

VirtualisationR740xd: 56 cores with 3 TB. DL380 Gen11: 128 cores with 8 TB.DL380 Gen11
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 3 TB against 8 TB, across 24 and 32 DIMM slots.DL380 Gen11
Storage density24 bays in 2U against 36 in 2U.DL380 Gen11
AI & acceleration6 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.DL380 Gen11
Network throughputFastest card listed: 25 GbE class against 400 GbE class.DL380 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.

SpecificationR740xdDL380 Gen11
Processors listed11166
Most cores per processor2864
Highest processor TDP205 W385 W
Processor familiesIntel Xeon Processor Scalable Family5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable

Memory

SpecificationR740xdDL380 Gen11
DIMM slots2432
Slots per processor1216
Largest module listed512 GB256 GB
Fastest rated speed2,933 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR4-2666 · RDIMM DDR4-2933 · LRDIMM DDR4-2666 · NVDIMM-N DDR4-2666 + 1 moreRDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM 3DS DDR5-5600 · RDIMM 3DS DDR5-4800

Storage

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

SpecificationR740xdDL380 Gen11
Maximum bays2436
Documented layouts613
Bay sizes2.5-inch · 3.5-inch2.5-inch · 3.5-inch · E3.S
Boot devicesBOSS - HW RAID, 2 x M.2 SATA SSD, 240 GB or 480 GB (Table 4) · IDSDM (2 x microSD, 16/32/64 GB) and/or vFlash (1 x 16 GB microSD)HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe SED Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device + 2 more
Storage controllers1013

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR740xdDL380 Gen11
Accelerators supportedUp to 6Up to 8
Double-wide cards listed23
OCP slots02
Network cards listed439

Power & platform

SpecificationR740xdDL380 Gen11
Power-supply options105
Output range495–2,400 W800–2,200 W
ManagementiDRAC9HPE iLO 6
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheetTables 4/17: height 86.8 mmSFF CTO: 72.7 cm (28.62 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.

R740xd: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R740xd processors081624320 W50 W100 W150 W200 W250 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8280L — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.5 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.5 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6258R — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8276 — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.1 GHz base · 38 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.1 GHz base · 38 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6238R — 28 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 38.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 — 26 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 — 26 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M — 26 cores · 165 W · 2.1 GHz base · 36 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 — 26 cores · 165 W · 2.1 GHz base · 36 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6230R — 26 cores · 150 W · 2.1 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 — 24 cores · 205 W · 2.9 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 — 24 cores · 205 W · 2.7 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6248R — 24 cores · 205 W · 3 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6240 — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.6 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6240R — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6212U — 24 cores · 165 W · 2.4 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M — 24 cores · 150 W · 2.1 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 — 24 cores · 150 W · 2.1 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6252 — 24 cores · 150 W · 2.1 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6252N — 24 cores · 150 W · 3 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 5220R — 24 cores · 150 W · 2.2 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 6262V — 24 cores · 135 W · 1.9 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 6238 — 22 cores · 140 W · 2.1 GHz base · 30.25 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6238L — 22 cores · 140 W · 2.1 GHz base · 30.25 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6238M — 22 cores · 140 W · 2.1 GHz base · 30.25 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6152 — 22 cores · 140 W · 2.1 GHz base · 25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6242R — 20 cores · 205 W · 3.1 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6248 — 20 cores · 150 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6210U — 20 cores · 150 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6148 — 20 cores · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 27 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6230N — 20 cores · 125 W · 2.3 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6230 — 20 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6209U — 20 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6138 — 20 cores · 125 W · 2 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5218 — 20 cores · 125 W · 2.3 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5218R — 20 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6222V — 20 cores · 115 W · 1.8 GHz base · 27.5 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 6254 — 18 cores · 200 W · 3.1 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6154 — 18 cores · 200 W · 3 GHz base · 25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6150 — 18 cores · 165 W · 2.7 GHz base · 25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6240L — 18 cores · 150 W · 2.6 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6240M — 18 cores · 150 W · 2.6 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y — 18 cores · 150 W · 2.6 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6140M — 18 cores · 140 W · 2.3 GHz base · 25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6140 — 18 cores · 140 W · 2.3 GHz base · 25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5220 — 18 cores · 125 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5220S — 18 cores · 125 W · 2.7 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6246R — 16 cores · 205 W · 3.4 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6242 — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.8 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6226R — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6208U — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6142M — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6142 — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 — 16 cores · 125 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 — 16 cores · 125 W · 2 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6130 — 16 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5218N — 16 cores · 110 W · 2.3 GHz base · 22 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4216 — 16 cores · 100 W · 2.1 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6132 — 14 cores · 140 W · 2.6 GHz base · 19.25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5120 — 14 cores · 105 W · 2.2 GHz base · 19.25 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 6246 — 12 cores · 165 W · 3.3 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6146 — 12 cores · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 — 12 cores · 150 W · 3 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6226 — 12 cores · 125 W · 2.7 GHz base · 19.25 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6136 — 12 cores · 125 W · 3 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6126 — 12 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 19.25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5118 — 12 cores · 105 W · 2.3 GHz base · 16.5 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y — 12 cores · 105 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4214R — 12 cores · 100 W · 2.4 GHz base · 16.5 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4214 — 12 cores · 85 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4116 — 12 cores · 85 W · 2.1 GHz base · 16 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4210R — 10 cores · 100 W · 2.4 GHz base · 13.75 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 5215 — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5215M — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5215L — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5115 — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.4 GHz base · 13.75 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4210 — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.2 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4114 — 10 cores · 85 W · 2.2 GHz base · 14 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 6244 — 8 cores · 150 W · 3.6 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6144 — 8 cores · 150 W · 3.5 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6234 — 8 cores · 130 W · 3.3 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6134M — 8 cores · 130 W · 3.2 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 6134 — 8 cores · 130 W · 3.3 GHz base · 24.75 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4215R — 8 cores · 130 W · 3.2 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 5217 — 8 cores · 125 W · 3 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4215 — 8 cores · 85 W · 2.5 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4208 — 8 cores · 85 W · 2.1 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Silver 4110 — 8 cores · 85 W · 2.1 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4108 — 8 cores · 85 W · 1.8 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R — 8 cores · 85 W · 1.9 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 — 8 cores · 85 W · 1.7 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2133Intel Xeon Gold 6128 — 6 cores · 115 W · 3.4 GHz base · 19.25 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 — 6 cores · 85 W · 1.9 GHz base · 2667Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 — 6 cores · 85 W · 1.7 GHz base · 11 MB cache · 2133Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 — 4 cores · 105 W · 3.6 GHz base · 16.5 MB cache · 2667Intel Xeon Gold 5222 — 4 cores · 105 W · 3.8 GHz base · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 5122 — 4 cores · 105 W · 3.6 GHz base · 16.5 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Silver 4112 — 4 cores · 85 W · 2.6 GHz base · 8.25 MB cache · 2400Intel Xeon Gold 6256 — null cores · null W · 3.6 GHz base · 33 MB cache · 2933Intel Xeon Gold 6250 — null cores · null W · 3.9 GHz base · 35.75 MB cache · 29338280L28 cores — the top SKU6262V5.6 W/core — most efficient
Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family 111Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL380 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 W400 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8593Q — 64 cores · 385 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V — 64 cores · 330 W · 2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 — 56 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 260 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 260 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ — 8 cores · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H — 60 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 112.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.4 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P — 44 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 67.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 9462 — 32 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 75 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448H — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.4 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6418H — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Gold 6416H — 18 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H — 16 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores · 185 W · 2.5 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 40008593Q64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 294th Gen Xeon Scalable 37Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R740xd: memory with every slot filled

8 GB192 GB16 GB384 GB32 GB768 GB64 GB1.5 TB128 GB3 TB256 GB6 TB512 GB12 TB24 slots · 12 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

DL380 Gen11: memory with every slot filled

16 GB512 GB32 GB1 TB64 GB2 TB96 GB3 TB128 GB4 TB256 GB8 TB32 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

R740xd: drive bays

Front panel

24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + NVMe at the front — 24 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL380 Gen11: drive bays

Front panel

12 × EDSFF NVMe at the front — 12 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R740xd: power supplies

05001000150020002500495 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 6.5-3 A, 1908 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 82/90/94/91% at 10/20/50/100% load.495Platinum750 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 10-5 A, 2891 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 82/90/94/91%.750Platinum750 W Platinum — Table 13 "750W Mix Mode/HVDC (China Only)": 50/60 Hz 100-240 Vac / 10-5 A, or 240 Vdc / 4.5 A, 2891 BTU/hr. Table 14 lists 750W HVDC Platinum at 82/90/94/91%.750Platinum750 W Titanium — Table 13 lists this as "750WT": 50/60 Hz, 200-240 Vac / 5 A, 2843 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 90/94/96/91%.750Titanium1100 W Gold — Table 13 "1100W DC": -48 V DC to -60 V DC, 32 A, 4416 BTU/hr (printed verbatim as "-48--60Vdc/32A"). Table 14 efficiency 80/88/91/88%. Tables 2/3/4 call it "Gold 1100W -48VDC".1100DC1100 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 12-6.5 A, 4100 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 89/93/94.5/92%.1100Platinum1100 W Platinum — Table 13 "1100W Mix Mode/HVDC (China and Japan Only)": 50/60 Hz 100-240 Vac / 12-6.5 A, or 200-380 Vdc / 6.4-3.2 A, 4100 BTU/hr.1100Platinum1600 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 10 A, 6000 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 87/90/94/91%.1600Platinum2000 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 11.5 A, 7500 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 89/93/94/91%.2000Platinum2400 W Platinum — Table 13: 50/60 Hz, 100-240 Vac / 16 A, 9000 BTU/hr. Table 14 efficiency 89/93/94/91.5%.2400PlatinumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC

DL380 Gen11: power supplies

05001000150020002500800 W Platinum — HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency.800Platinum1000 W Titanium — HPE 1000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (1097W @100VAC per Rated Steady-State table, 1000W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 96% efficiency.1000Titanium1600 W null — HPE 1600W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; -48 VDC input; requires 1600W -48VDC Power Cable Lug Kit (P36877-B21) or DC PSU Power Cable Kit; no efficiency rating or input range printed in Technical Specifications.1600DC1600 W Platinum — HPE 1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; high line only 200-240 VAC (1600W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency; C-14 inlet with HPE Power Discovery Services support.1600Platinum2200 W Titanium — HPE 1800W-2200W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 200-240 VAC; 1800W @200VAC, 1900W @208VAC, 2000W @220VAC, 2100W @230VAC, 2200W @240VAC; 96% efficient (EU Lot 9 note). DOC INCONSISTENCY: its option note says 'Flex Slot Platinum power supplies support power efficiency of up to 94%' although named Titanium and listed as 96% elsewhere.2200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
07 — Questions

R740xd vs DL380 Gen11, answered

Is the R740xd or the DL380 Gen11 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R740xd lists 111 processors up to 28 cores at 205 W; the DL380 Gen11 lists 66 up to 64 cores at 385 W. Fully populated that is 56 cores against 128.

Which holds more memory?

The R740xd has 24 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 3 TB with RDIMM/LRDIMM. The DL380 Gen11 has 32 and 8.0 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R740xd: 24 bays across 6 documented layouts. DL380 Gen11: 36 across 13. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R740xd: up to 6 accelerators, 2 double-wide cards listed. DL380 Gen11: up to 8, 3 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

No. The two documents list different processors, so a like-for-like processor build is not possible across these two.

Where these figures come from. R740xd: Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd Technical Guide (Rev. A12, August 2022) (Dell document). DL380 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 47 - 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.

Other comparisons in this class

R740 vs DL380 Gen11Dell vs HPER740xd vs DL380a Gen11Dell vs HPER740xd vs SR650 V3Dell vs LenovoR740xd vs SR665 V3Dell vs LenovoR760 vs DL380 Gen11Dell vs HPEDL380 Gen11 vs SR650 V3HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen11 vs SR650a V4HPE vs LenovoDL380 Gen11 vs SR650i V4HPE vs Lenovo

Not sure which one fits your environment?

Our UK specialists will recommend the right option for your workload and send itemised pricing — vendor-neutral, no obligation.

Response within 4 business hours · 20+ yr UK reseller

Talk to a UK specialist

Get expert advice or a no-obligation quote — servers, storage, networking, maintenance, finance and cloud. We reply the same working day.

or call 0800 987 4111