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

Dell R760xd2 vs Dell R760xs

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 and the Dell PowerEdge R760xs, built from Dell’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the R760xd2, 1 favours the R760xs, and 11 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. R760xd2 leads on storage density. R760xs leads on network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 front with the mid-bay drawer pulled out: twelve 3.5-inch drives at the front and twelve more in the mid bay
Dell PowerEdge
R760xd2
2U Rack2 sockets16 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the R760xd2 →Full data sheet
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Dell PowerEdge R760xs front view of the 24-bay system: 16 SAS/SATA and 8 NVMe 2.5-inch carriers, control panels, USB and VGA ports
Dell PowerEdge
R760xs
2U Rack2 sockets16 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the R760xs →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
64
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
64
1.5 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
1.5 TB
28Higher
Drive bays
24
Up to 2
Accelerators
Up to 2
1,800 W
Largest power supply
1,800 W
2U Rack
Rack height
2U Rack
25 GbE class
Fastest network option
Higher100 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 R760xd2 if…

  • Drive bays: 28 against 24 on the R760xs
  • Twenty-four 3.5-inch bays inside 2U — twelve at the front, twelve in a mid-bay drawer — plus a rear module for four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives or NVMe instead (4 × 2.5-inch in carriers, 2 × U.2 or 4 × E3.S).

Choose the R760xs if…

  • Fastest network option: 100 GbE class against 25 GbE class on the R760xd2
  • Storage breadth the 1U siblings cannot match: 24 front 2.5-inch bays (16 SAS/SATA plus 8 NVMe, up to 244.48 TB), or 8 or 12 × 3.5-inch bays up to 288 TB.
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.

VirtualisationR760xd2: 64 cores with 1.5 TB. R760xs: 64 cores with 1.5 TB.Line ball
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 1.5 TB against 1.5 TB, across 16 and 16 DIMM slots.Line ball
Storage density28 bays in 2U against 24 in 2U.R760xd2
AI & acceleration2 accelerators against 2 in the vendor documents.Line ball
Network throughputFastest card listed: 25 GbE class against 100 GbE class.R760xs
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.

SpecificationR760xd2R760xs
Processors listed1521
Highest processor TDP185 W250 W
Processor families4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable

Memory

SpecificationR760xd2R760xs
Fastest rated speed6,400 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-6400RDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600

Storage

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

SpecificationR760xd2R760xs
Maximum bays2824
Documented layouts67
Bay sizes3.5-inch3.5-inch · 2.5-inch
Boot devicesBOSS-N1 (M.2)BOSS-N1 (HW RAID, 2 x M.2 NVMe 480 GB / 960 GB, RAID0/RAID1, front-facing hot-plug) · Internal USB 3.0 (optional)
Storage controllers89

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR760xd2R760xs
Double-wide cards listed10
PCIe network slots56
Network cards listed1227

Power & platform

SpecificationR760xd2R760xs
Power-supply options79
Output range700–1,800 W600–1,800 W
Input typesAC · 277 VAC / HVDC · −48 V DCAC · −48 V DC · 277 VAC / HVDC
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet837 mm (872.74 mm ear to PSU handle)685.78 mm ear to PSU handle (650.24 mm ear to PSU surface)
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.

R760xd2: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 processors08162432100 W150 W200 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Gold 6428N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 185 W · 1.8 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 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 5415+ — 8 cores / 16 threads · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5512U — 28 cores / 56 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel 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 4509Y — 8 cores / 16 threads · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-44006428N32 cores · 5.8 W/core — top SKU and most efficient
4th Gen Xeon Scalable 105th Gen Xeon Scalable 5Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R760xs: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge R760xs processors08162432100 W150 W200 W250 WCores per processorIntel 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 Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 12 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 · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 53 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 38 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores · 185 W · 2.6 GHz base · 30 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 · 23 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Silver 4410T — 10 cores · 150 W · 2.7 GHz base · 27 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 15 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 15 MB cache · DDR5-40006414U32 cores — the top SKU6438Y+6.4 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 84th Gen Xeon Scalable 13Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

R760xd2: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB16 slots · 8 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

R760xs: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB16 slots · 8 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

R760xd2: drive bays

Front panel

36 × 3.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 36 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R760xs: drive bays

Front panel

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

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

R760xd2: power supplies

0500100015002000700 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC 200-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 60 mm700Titanium1100 W N/A (-48 V DC) — (-48) to (-60) V DC input; 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 100-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 1050 W at low line; 60 mm10501400Titanium1400 W Titanium — 277 V AC and HVDC 336 V DC; 60 mm1400Titanium1800 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC 200-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 60 mm1800TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC

R760xs: power supplies

0500100015002000600 W Platinum — Mixed mode 100-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 60 mm600Platinum700 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 to -60 V DC input; 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 100-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 1050 W at low line; 60 mm10501400Titanium1400 W Titanium — 277 V AC and HVDC 336 V DC; 60 mm1400Titanium1800 W Titanium — Mixed mode HLAC 200-240 V AC / 240 V DC; 60 mm1800TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like

11 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: 4 more are exclusive to the R760xd2 and 10 to the R760xs.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon Gold 5512U28185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y24185 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+24185 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+20165 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y16185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S16150 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y16150 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y12150 W
Intel Xeon Silver 451012150 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5415+8150 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y8125 W
07 — Questions

R760xd2 vs R760xs, answered

Is the R760xd2 or the R760xs the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R760xd2 lists 15 processors up to 32 cores at 185 W; the R760xs lists 21 up to 32 cores at 250 W. Fully populated that is 64 cores against 64.

Which holds more memory?

The R760xd2 has 16 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 1.5 TB. The R760xs has 16 and 1.5 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R760xd2: 28 bays across 6 documented layouts. R760xs: 24 across 7. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R760xd2: up to 2 accelerators, 1 double-wide cards listed. R760xs: up to 2, 0 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 11 processors appear in both documents, including the Intel Xeon Gold 5512U. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.

Where these figures come from. R760xd2: Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 Technical Guide (June 2026, Rev. A07) (Dell document). R760xs: Dell PowerEdge R760xs Technical Guide (June 2026, Rev. A04) (Dell 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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