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Dell R760 vs Lenovo SR650 V3

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R760 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3, built from Dell’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the R760, 2 favour the SR650 V3, and 45 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. SR650 V3 leads on storage density, AI and acceleration. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

Dell PowerEdge R760 front view: 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays with the control panel, USB and VGA ports at the right
Dell PowerEdge
R760
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the R760 →Full data sheet
VS
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 front view with 24 numbered 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and the front USB and VGA ports
Lenovo ThinkSystem
SR650 V3
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMXClarity Controller 2
Configure the SR650 V3 →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.

2
Processor sockets
2
128
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
128
8 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
8 TB
28
Drive bays
Higher40
Up to 6
Accelerators
HigherUp to 8
3,200 WHigher
Largest power supply
2,600 W
2U Rack
Rack height
2U Rack
200 GbE class
Fastest network option
200 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 R760 if…

  • Largest power supply: 3,200 W against 2,600 W on the SR650 V3
  • Dell documents 51 processor SKUs, 31 drive-bay layouts and 10 power supplies for this one chassis — far more choice than the R760xs, R760xd2 or R760xa siblings.

Choose the SR650 V3 if…

  • Drive bays: 40 against 28 on the R760
  • Accelerators: Up to 8 against Up to 6 on the R760
  • Three drive zones — front, mid-chassis and rear — take the 2U chassis to 40 × 2.5-inch or 20 × 3.5-inch bays, and up to 36 NVMe drives can each run on a dedicated x4 link with no oversubscription.
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.

VirtualisationR760: 128 cores with 8 TB. SR650 V3: 128 cores with 8 TB.Line ball
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 8 TB against 8 TB, across 32 and 32 DIMM slots.Line ball
Storage density28 bays in 2U against 40 in 2U.SR650 V3
AI & acceleration6 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.SR650 V3
Network throughputFastest card listed: 200 GbE class against 200 GbE class.Line ball
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.

SpecificationR760SR650 V3
Processors listed5184
Highest processor TDP350 W385 W
Processor familiesXeon Max (HBM) · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable

Memory

SpecificationR760SR650 V3
Fastest rated speed6,400 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-6400RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800 · 9x4 RDIMM · 3DS RDIMM DDR5-5600

Storage

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

SpecificationR760SR650 V3
Maximum bays2840
Documented layouts3020
Bay sizes3.5-inch · 2.5-inch · E3.S3.5-inch · 2.5-inch
Boot devicesBOSS-N1M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Adapter (4Y37A79663) · M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter (4Y37A09750) · M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (4Y37A90063) + 4 more
Storage controllers1022

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR760SR650 V3
Accelerators supportedUp to 6Up to 8
Double-wide cards listed91
PCIe network slots812
Network cards listed2831

Power & platform

SpecificationR760SR650 V3
Power-supply options1011
Output range700–3,200 W750–2,600 W
Input typesAC · 277 VAC / HVDC · −48 V DCAC · −48 V DC
ManagementiDRAC9XClarity Controller 2
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet772.13 mm with bezel / 758.29 mm without bezel766 mm
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.

R760: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R760 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Max 9480 — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 113 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Max 9470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Max 9460 — 40 cores / 80 threads · 350 W · 2.2 GHz base · 98 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Max 9462 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 75 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.8 GHz base · 98 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 98 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores / 80 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores / 72 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 68 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438M — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6428N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores / 56 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 53 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5412U — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores / 40 threads · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 38 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.5 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 185 W · 2.6 GHz base · 38 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 205 W · 3.7 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 5512U — 28 cores / 56 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-44008592+64 cores · 5.5 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
Xeon Max (HBM) 44th Gen Xeon Scalable 335th Gen Xeon Scalable 14Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

SR650 V3: processors by cores and TDP

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 W400 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8593Q — 64 cores / 128 threads · 385 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V — 64 cores / 128 threads · 330 W · 2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores / 120 threads · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 2.4 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores / 72 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ — 28 cores / 56 threads · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5512U — 28 cores / 56 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510T — 12 cores / 24 threads · 115 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ — 8 cores / 16 threads · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U — 8 cores / 8 threads · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 112.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480CL — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.4 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2.2 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P — 44 cores / 88 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H — 40 cores / 80 threads · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores / 80 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores / 72 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 67.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448H — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.4 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6433N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6438M — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6443N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 195 W · 1.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6428N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Platinum 8450H — 28 cores / 56 threads · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 75 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores / 56 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6423N — 28 cores / 56 threads · 195 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5412U — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6403N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6418H — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores / 40 threads · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5433N — 20 cores / 48 threads · 160 W · 2.3 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5423N — 20 cores / 40 threads · 145 W · 2.1 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6416H — 18 cores / 36 threads · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 185 W · 2.5 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Silver 4410T — 10 cores / 20 threads · 150 W · 2.7 GHz base · 26.25 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6434H — 8 cores / 16 threads · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores / 8 threads · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-40008593Q64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 324th Gen Xeon Scalable 52Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R760: 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

SR650 V3: 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

R760: drive bays

Front panel

Rear module

24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front, plus 4 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the rear — 28 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

SR650 V3: drive bays

Front panel

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

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R760: power supplies

0500100015002000250030003500700 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC (200-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 60 mm700Titanium800 W Platinum — Mixed mode (100-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 60 mm800Platinum1100 W N/A (-48 V DC) — -(48-60) V DC input (LVDC); 60 mm1100DC1100 W Titanium — Mixed mode (100-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 1050 W at low line; 60 mm10501100Titanium1400 W Platinum — Mixed mode (100-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 1050 W at low line; 60 mm10501400Platinum1400 W Titanium — Mixed mode 277 V AC and HVDC (336 V DC); 60 mm1400Titanium1800 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC (200-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 60 mm1800Titanium2400 W Platinum — Mixed mode (100-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 1400 W at low line; 86 mm14002400Platinum2800 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC (200-240 V AC / 240 V DC); 86 mm2800Titanium3200 W Titanium — Mixed mode 277 V AC and HVDC (336 V DC); 86 mm3200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC

SR650 V3: power supplies

050010001500200025003000750 W Platinum — AC input power - 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency; input 230V/115V; max quantity 2750Platinum750 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 2750Titanium750 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 2750Titanium1100 W n/a (DC input) — -48V DC input power; input -48V DC; max quantity 21100DC1100 W Platinum — AC input power - 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency; input 230V/115V; max quantity 21100Platinum1100 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21100Titanium1800 W Platinum — input 230V; max quantity 21800Platinum1800 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21800Titanium1800 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21800Titanium2400 W Platinum — input 230V; max quantity 22400Platinum2600 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 22600TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like

45 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: 6 more are exclusive to the R760 and 39 to the SR650 V3.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+64350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 858060350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+56350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q52350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N52300 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 847052350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 846848350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+48350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U48300 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+40300 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y36300 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6454S32270 W
07 — Questions

R760 vs SR650 V3, answered

Is the R760 or the SR650 V3 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R760 lists 51 processors up to 64 cores at 350 W; the SR650 V3 lists 84 up to 64 cores at 385 W. Fully populated that is 128 cores against 128.

Which holds more memory?

The R760 has 32 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 8 TB. The SR650 V3 has 32 and 8 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R760: 28 bays across 30 documented layouts. SR650 V3: 40 across 20. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R760: up to 6 accelerators, 9 double-wide cards listed. SR650 V3: up to 8, 1 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 45 processors appear in both documents, including the Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.

Where these figures come from. R760: Dell PowerEdge R760 Technical Guide (Rev. A06, June 2026) (Dell document). SR650 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 Server Product Guide (publication date is not printed in the text export) (Lenovo 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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