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

Dell R760xs vs Lenovo SR650 V3

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R760xs and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3, built from Dell’s and Lenovo’s own documents. None of the headline measures favour the R760xs; 6 favour the SR650 V3, and 21 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. SR650 V3 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.

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
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
64
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
Higher128
1.5 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
Higher8 TB
24
Drive bays
Higher40
Up to 2
Accelerators
HigherUp to 8
1,800 W
Largest power supply
Higher2,600 W
2U Rack
Rack height
2U Rack
100 GbE class
Fastest network option
Higher200 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 R760xs if…

  • 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.

Choose the SR650 V3 if…

  • Cores, fully populated: 128 against 64 on the R760xs
  • Memory ceiling: 8 TB against 1.5 TB on the R760xs
  • Drive bays: 40 against 24 on the R760xs
  • 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.

VirtualisationR760xs: 64 cores with 1.5 TB. SR650 V3: 128 cores with 8 TB.SR650 V3
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 1.5 TB against 8 TB, across 16 and 32 DIMM slots.SR650 V3
Storage density24 bays in 2U against 40 in 2U.SR650 V3
AI & acceleration2 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.SR650 V3
Network throughputFastest card listed: 100 GbE class against 200 GbE class.SR650 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.

SpecificationR760xsSR650 V3
Processors listed2184
Most cores per processor3264
Highest processor TDP250 W385 W

Memory

SpecificationR760xsSR650 V3
DIMM slots1632
Slots per processor816
Largest module listed96 GB256 GB
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600RDIMM 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.

SpecificationR760xsSR650 V3
Maximum bays2440
Documented layouts720
Boot devicesBOSS-N1 (HW RAID, 2 x M.2 NVMe 480 GB / 960 GB, RAID0/RAID1, front-facing hot-plug) · Internal USB 3.0 (optional)M.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 controllers922

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationR760xsSR650 V3
Accelerators supportedUp to 2Up to 8
Double-wide cards listed01
PCIe network slots612
Network cards listed2731

Power & platform

SpecificationR760xsSR650 V3
Power-supply options911
Output range600–1,800 W750–2,600 W
Input typesAC · −48 V DC · 277 VAC / HVDCAC · −48 V DC
ManagementiDRAC9XClarity Controller 2
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet685.78 mm ear to PSU handle (650.24 mm ear to PSU surface)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.

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

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

R760xs: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB16 slots · 8 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

R760xs: drive bays

Front panel

24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + NVMe at the front — 24 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

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

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

21 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: 0 more are exclusive to the R760xs and 63 to the SR650 V3.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y32225 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+32205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6414U32250 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5512U28185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5520+28205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+28205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y24225 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y24185 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+24185 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+20165 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y16195 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y16185 W
07 — Questions

R760xs vs SR650 V3, answered

Is the R760xs or the SR650 V3 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The R760xs lists 21 processors up to 32 cores at 250 W; the SR650 V3 lists 84 up to 64 cores at 385 W. Fully populated that is 64 cores against 128.

Which holds more memory?

The R760xs has 16 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 1.5 TB. The SR650 V3 has 32 and 8 TB.

Which takes more drives?

R760xs: 24 bays across 7 documented layouts. SR650 V3: 40 across 20. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

R760xs: up to 2 accelerators, 0 double-wide cards listed. SR650 V3: up to 8, 1 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 21 processors appear in both documents, including the Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.

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