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

Dell T560 vs Lenovo ST650 V3

A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge T560 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3, built from Dell’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the T560, 4 favour the ST650 V3, and 21 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. T560 leads on storage density. ST650 V3 leads on virtualisation, databases and in-memory work, 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 T560 front with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays in three rows, power button, status LEDs, USB and iDRAC Direct ports at the top
Dell PowerEdge
T560
Tower2 sockets16 DIMMiDRAC9
Configure the T560 →Full data sheet
VS
Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3 tower front: two 5.25-inch media bays above 32 numbered 2.5-inch hot-swap bays, operator panel and two USB ports
Lenovo ThinkSystem
ST650 V3
Tower / 4U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMXClarity Controller 2
Configure the ST650 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
64
1.5 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
Higher4 TB
24
Drive bays
Higher32
Up to 6
Accelerators
HigherUp to 8
2,800 WHigher
Largest power supply
2,600 W
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 T560 if…

  • Largest power supply: 2,800 W against 2,600 W on the ST650 V3
  • Two 4th or 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors, up to 32 cores each, with 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes per processor and up to three UPI links between them.

Choose the ST650 V3 if…

  • Memory ceiling: 4 TB against 1.5 TB on the T560
  • Drive bays: 32 against 24 on the T560
  • Accelerators: Up to 8 against Up to 6 on the T560
  • Storage-rich for a tower: up to 32 × 2.5-inch or 16 × 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, and up to 24 NVMe drives with a full x4 link each, 12 of them on onboard ports.
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.

VirtualisationT560: 64 cores with 1.5 TB. ST650 V3: 64 cores with 4 TB.ST650 V3
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 1.5 TB against 4 TB, across 16 and 32 DIMM slots.ST650 V3
Storage density24 bays in Tower against 32 in Tower.T560
AI & acceleration6 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.ST650 V3
Network throughputFastest card listed: 25 GbE class against 100 GbE class.ST650 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.

SpecificationT560ST650 V3
Processors listed2141
Highest processor TDP225 W250 W
Processor families4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable

Memory

SpecificationT560ST650 V3
DIMM slots1632
Slots per processor816
Largest module listed96 GB128 GB
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-5600RDIMM DDR5-5600 (5th Gen) · RDIMM DDR5-4800 / 10x4 RDIMM (4th Gen) · 9x4 RDIMM · 3DS RDIMM

Storage

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

SpecificationT560ST650 V3
Maximum bays2432
Bay sizes3.5-inch · 2.5-inch2.5-inch · 3.5-inch
Boot devicesBOSS-N1 (HW RAID, 2 x M.2 NVMe SSD) · Internal USB 3.0 (optional)ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit (B5XJ) - VROC RAID · ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (BYFF) - integrated Broadcom RAID · ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter (B8P9) - integrated Marvell RAID
Storage controllers816

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationT560ST650 V3
Accelerators supportedUp to 6Up to 8
Double-wide cards listed30
OCP slots10
PCIe network slots69
Network cards listed1311

Power & platform

SpecificationT560ST650 V3
Power-supply options116
Output range600–2,800 W750–2,600 W
Input typesAC · −48 V DC · 277 VAC / HVDCAC
ManagementiDRAC9XClarity Controller 2
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet4.5U tower: height 464 mm with feet / 446 mm without / 508.8 mm with casters734 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.

T560: processors by cores and TDP

Dell PowerEdge T560 processors08162432100 W150 W200 W250 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores / 64 threads · 225 W · 2.1 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 6438M — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2.2 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 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 · 2.5 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 Silver 4410T — 10 cores / 20 threads · 150 W · 2.7 GHz base · 27 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 Gold 5512U — 28 cores / 56 threads · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel 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 · DDR5-44006448Y32 cores — the top SKU6438Y+6.4 W/core — most efficient
4th Gen Xeon Scalable 155th Gen Xeon Scalable 6Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

ST650 V3: processors by cores and TDP

Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3 processors08162432100 W150 W200 W250 WCores per processorIntel 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 6416H — 18 cores / 36 threads · 165 W · 2.2 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 · DDR5-40006548N32 cores — the top SKU6428N5.8 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 164th Gen Xeon Scalable 25Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

T560: memory with every slot filled

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

ST650 V3: memory with every slot filled

16 GB512 GB32 GB1 TB64 GB2 TB96 GB3 TB128 GB4 TB32 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

T560: drive bays

Front panel

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

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

ST650 V3: drive bays

Front panel

8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 8 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

T560: power supplies

050010001500200025003000600 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 (249-305 V) and HVDC 336 V DC (260-400 V); 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 mm2800TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC

ST650 V3: power supplies

050010001500200025003000750 W Platinum — 230V/115V (BNFG v3); max 2750Platinum1100 W Platinum — 230V/115V (BNFH v3); max 21100Platinum1100 W Titanium — 230V only (BLKH); C13/C14; max 2; 240V DC PRC1100Titanium1800 W Platinum — 230V only (BMUF v2); max 21800Platinum1800 W Titanium — 230V only (BPK9); max 21800Titanium2600 W Titanium — 230V only, C19 connector (BKTJ v4); max 22600TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC
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 T560 and 20 to the ST650 V3.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y32225 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+32205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M32205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+28205 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5512U28185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y24225 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y24185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5412U24185 W
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+20165 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y16185 W
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S16150 W
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y16195 W
07 — Questions

T560 vs ST650 V3, answered

Is the T560 or the ST650 V3 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The T560 lists 21 processors up to 32 cores at 225 W; the ST650 V3 lists 41 up to 32 cores at 250 W. Fully populated that is 64 cores against 64.

Which holds more memory?

The T560 has 16 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 1.5 TB. The ST650 V3 has 32 and 4 TB.

Which takes more drives?

T560: 24 bays across 6 documented layouts. ST650 V3: 32 across 6. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

T560: up to 6 accelerators, 3 double-wide cards listed. ST650 V3: up to 8, 0 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. T560: Dell PowerEdge T560 Technical Guide (December 2024, Rev. A04) (Dell document). ST650 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3 Server Product Guide (no revision date printed in text (related-publication timestamps run to 2026-07-14)) (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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