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

Dell R760 vs Lenovo SR650a V4

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R760 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4, built from Dell’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the R760, 3 favour the SR650a V4, and they share no processors.

Bottom line. R760 leads on storage density. SR650a V4 leads on virtualisation, AI and acceleration, network throughput. 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
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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 front view: eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays in the centre between the perforated covers of the front GPU slots
Lenovo ThinkSystem
SR650a V4
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMXClarity Controller 3
Configure the SR650a V4 →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.

R7602
Processor sockets
SR650a V42
R760128
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
SR650a V4172Higher
R7608 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
SR650a V48 TB
R76028Higher
Drive bays
SR650a V48
R760Up to 6
Accelerators
SR650a V4Up to 8Higher
R7603,200 W
Largest power supply
SR650a V43,200 W
R7602U Rack
Rack height
SR650a V42U Rack
R760200 GbE class
Fastest network option
SR650a V4800 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 R760 if…

  • Drive bays: 28 against 8 on the SR650a V4
  • 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 SR650a V4 if…

  • Cores, fully populated: 172 against 128 on the R760
  • Accelerators: Up to 8 against Up to 6 on the R760
  • Fastest network option: 800 GbE class against 200 GbE class on the R760
  • One 2U chassis spans eight low-profile L4 cards, four double-wide cards of up to 450 W, or a pair of 600 W H200 NVL or RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs, all in PCIe 5.0 front slots.
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. SR650a V4: 172 cores with 8 TB.SR650a V4
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 8 TB against 8 TB, across 32 and 32 DIMM slots.Line ball
Storage density28 bays in 2U against 8 in 2U.R760
AI & acceleration6 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.SR650a V4
Network throughputFastest card listed: 200 GbE class against 800 GbE class.SR650a V4
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.

SpecificationR760SR650a V4
Processors listed5127
Most cores per processor6486
Processor familiesXeon Max (HBM) · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon ScalableXeon 6 P-core

Memory

SpecificationR760SR650a V4
Fastest rated speed6,400 MT/s8,800 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-6400RDIMM DDR5-6400 · 3DS RDIMM DDR5-6400 · MRDIMM DDR5-8800 (operates at 8000)

Storage

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

SpecificationR760SR650a V4
Maximum bays288
Documented layouts304
Bay sizes3.5-inch · 2.5-inch · E3.S2.5-inch · E3.S
Boot devicesBOSS-N1ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B550i-2i SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit (internal, 2x M.2 NVMe, integrated Broadcom RAID) · ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B545i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (internal, 2x M.2 SATA/NVMe, integrated Broadcom RAID) · ThinkSystem M.2 B350i-2i NVMe Enablement Kit (internal, 2x M.2 NVMe x2, VROC RAID) + 4 more
Storage controllers1024

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR760SR650a V4
Accelerators supportedUp to 6Up to 8
Double-wide cards listed94
OCP slots12
PCIe network slots814
Network cards listed2831

Power & platform

SpecificationR760SR650a V4
Power-supply options1014
Output range700–3,200 W800–3,200 W
ManagementiDRAC9XClarity Controller 3
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet772.13 mm with bezel / 758.29 mm without bezel924 mm (36.4 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.

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 · 4800Intel Xeon Max 9470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Max 9460 — 40 cores / 80 threads · 350 W · 2.2 GHz base · 98 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Max 9462 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 75 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.8 GHz base · 98 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 98 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores / 80 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores / 72 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 68 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438M — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6428N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores / 56 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 53 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 5412U — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores / 40 threads · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 38 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.5 GHz base · 45 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 185 W · 2.6 GHz base · 38 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 205 W · 3.7 GHz base · 23 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 23 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 23 MB cache · 4000Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5600Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 5512U — 28 cores / 56 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores / 48 threads · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · 5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · 4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores / 16 threads · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · 4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 23 MB cache · 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

SR650a V4: processors by cores and TDP

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 processors0816243240485664728088100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon 6 6787P — 86 cores / 172 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6781P — 80 cores / 160 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6761P — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 2.5 GHz base · 336 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6767P — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 2.4 GHz base · 336 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6760P — 64 cores / 128 threads · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6747P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.7 GHz base · 288 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6741P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6740P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 288 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6736P — 36 cores / 72 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6732P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.8 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6745P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 3.1 GHz base · 336 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6737P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6730P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6731P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 245 W · 2.5 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6530P — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.3 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6527P — 24 cores / 48 threads · 255 W · 3 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6521P — 24 cores / 48 threads · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6520P — 24 cores / 48 threads · 210 W · 2.4 GHz base · 144 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6725P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 235 W · 3.7 GHz base · 192 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6724P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 210 W · 3.6 GHz base · 72 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6517P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 190 W · 3.2 GHz base · 72 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6511P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2.3 GHz base · 72 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6515P — 16 cores / 32 threads · 150 W · 2.3 GHz base · 72 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6505P — 12 cores / 24 threads · 150 W · 2.2 GHz base · 48 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6714P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 165 W · 4 GHz base · 48 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6507P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 3.5 GHz base · 48 MB cache · 6400Intel Xeon 6 6503P — 8 cores / 16 threads · 135 W · 2.8 GHz base · 48 MB cache · 64006 6787P86 cores · 4.1 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
Xeon 6 P-core 27Bubble 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

SR650a V4: 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

SR650a V4: drive bays

Front panel

8 × 2.5" NVMe at the front — 8 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

SR650a V4: power supplies

0500100015002000250030003500800 W Platinum — CRPS v1.5; 230V/115V; C14800Platinum800 W Titanium — CRPS Premium; 230V/115V; C14800Titanium800 W Titanium — CRPS v1.4; 230V/115V; C14800Titanium1300 W not stated — -48V DC CRPS Premium (-44V to -54V DC); BizLink connector; efficiency rating not stated in doc1300DC1300 W Platinum — CRPS v1.5; 230V/115V (1000W at 115V); C141300Platinum1300 W Platinum — CRPS v2.4; 230V/115V (1000W at 115V); C141300Platinum1300 W Platinum — HVAC/HVDC CRPS Premium; 200-277V AC / 240-380V DC; Amphenol connector1300Platinum1300 W Titanium — CRPS Premium; 230V/115V (1000W at 115V); C141300Titanium1300 W Titanium — CRPS v2.4; 230V/115V (1000W at 115V); C141300Titanium2000 W Titanium — CRPS Premium; 230V only; C142000Titanium2700 W Platinum — CRPS v2.3; 230V only; C202700Platinum2700 W Platinum — CRPS v2.4; 230V only; C202700Platinum2700 W Titanium — CRPS Premium; 230V only; C202700Titanium3200 W Titanium — CRPS Premium; 230V only; C203200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC
07 — Questions

R760 vs SR650a V4, answered

Is the R760 or the SR650a V4 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 SR650a V4 lists 27 up to 86 cores at 350 W. Fully populated that is 128 cores against 172.

Which holds more memory?

The R760 has 32 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 8 TB. The SR650a V4 has 32 and 8 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R760: 28 bays across 30 documented layouts. SR650a V4: 8 across 4. 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. SR650a V4: up to 8, 4 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. R760: Dell PowerEdge R760 Technical Guide (Rev. A06, June 2026) (Dell document). SR650a V4: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 and SR650i V4 Servers (August 27, 2026) (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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