Head-to-head · every figure from the vendor documents
Dell R760 vs Lenovo SR665 V3
A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R760 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3, built from Dell’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 2 headline measures favour the R760, 4 favour the SR665 V3, and they share no processors.
Bottom line. R760 leads on databases and in-memory work. SR665 V3 leads on virtualisation, 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.
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
Higher320
8 TBHigher
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
6 TB
28
Drive bays
Higher40
Up to 6
Accelerators
HigherUp to 7
3,200 WHigher
Largest power supply
2,600 W
2U Rack
Rack height
2U Rack
200 GbE class
Fastest network option
Higher400 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…
Memory ceiling: 8 TB against 6 TB on the SR665 V3
Largest power supply: 3,200 W against 2,600 W on the SR665 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 SR665 V3 if…
Cores, fully populated: 320 against 128 on the R760
Drive bays: 40 against 28 on the R760
Accelerators: Up to 7 against Up to 6 on the R760
Lenovo lists 48 processors across two EPYC generations in one chassis, spanning 8 cores (EPYC 9015) to 160 (EPYC 9845) at up to 400 W.
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. SR665 V3: 320 cores with 6 TB.SR665 V3
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 8 TB against 6 TB, across 32 and 24 DIMM slots.R760
Storage density28 bays in 2U against 40 in 2U.SR665 V3
AI & acceleration6 accelerators against 7 in the vendor documents.SR665 V3
Network throughputFastest card listed: 200 GbE class against 400 GbE class.SR665 V3
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.
Specification
R760
SR665 V3
Processors listed
51
48
Most cores per processor
64
160
Highest processor TDP
350 W
400 W
Processor families
Xeon Max (HBM) · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet
772.13 mm with bezel / 758.29 mm without bezel
766 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
Xeon Max (HBM) 44th Gen Xeon Scalable 335th Gen Xeon Scalable 14Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
SR665 V3: processors by cores and TDP
AMD EPYC 9005 25AMD EPYC 9004 23Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
R760: memory with every slot filled
SR665 V3: memory with every slot filled
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
SR665 V3: drive bays
Front panel
24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 24 bays in total.
SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe
R760: power supplies
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC
SR665 V3: power supplies
AC−48 V DC
07 — Questions
R760 vs SR665 V3, answered
Is the R760 or the SR665 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 SR665 V3 lists 48 up to 160 cores at 400 W. Fully populated that is 128 cores against 320.
Which holds more memory?
The R760 has 32 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 8 TB. The SR665 V3 has 24 and 6 TB.
Which takes more drives?
R760: 28 bays across 30 documented layouts. SR665 V3: 40 across 19. 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. SR665 V3: up to 7, 6 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). SR665 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 Server Product Guide (publication date is not printed in the text export; guide contains 'New as of July 2026' notes) (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.