Dell XR5610 vs HPE DL145 Gen11
A specification-by-specification comparison of the Dell PowerEdge XR5610 and the HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11, built from Dell’s and HPE’s own documents. 4 headline measures favour the XR5610, 3 favour the DL145 Gen11, and they share no processors.
Bottom line. XR5610 leads on databases and in-memory work, storage density, network throughput. DL145 Gen11 leads on virtualisation, AI and acceleration. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.
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.
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 XR5610 if…
- Memory ceiling: 1 TB against 0.75 TB on the DL145 Gen11
- Largest power supply: 1,800 W against 1,000 W on the DL145 Gen11
- Rack height: 1U Rack against 2U Rack on the DL145 Gen11
- Two chassis orientations: Rear Accessed, or Front Accessed with power, network ports and PCIe slots all on the front face — useful in cabinets you can only reach from one side.
Choose the DL145 Gen11 if…
- Cores, fully populated: 84 against 32 on the XR5610
- Drive bays: 6 against 4 on the XR5610
- Accelerators: Up to 3 against Up to 2 on the XR5610
- Up to 84 cores in one socket (EPYC 8635P), with every processor in the range at a default TDP of 225 W or less.
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.
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 | XR5610 | DL145 Gen11 |
|---|---|---|
| Processors listed | 13 | 19 |
| Most cores per processor | 32 | 84 |
| Highest processor TDP | 205 W | 225 W |
| Processor families | 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable | AMD EPYC 8004 · AMD EPYC 8005 |
Memory
| Specification | XR5610 | DL145 Gen11 |
|---|---|---|
| DIMM slots | 8 | 6 |
| Slots per processor | 8 | 6 |
| Fastest rated speed | 5,600 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s |
| Memory types | RDIMM DDR5-5600 (operates at 4000/4400/4800 MT/s depending on CPU) | RDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM DDR5-6400 |
Storage
Bay counts are the maximum each document states, including rear and mid-chassis positions.
| Specification | XR5610 | DL145 Gen11 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum bays | 4 | 6 |
| Bay sizes | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch · E3.S |
| Boot devices | BOSS-N1 (2 x M.2 NVMe SSD, HW RAID 1) | HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe SED Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device + 1 more |
Accelerators & I/O
| Specification | XR5610 | DL145 Gen11 |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerators supported | Up to 2 | Up to 3 |
| Double-wide cards listed | 0 | 1 |
| PCIe network slots | 2 | 3 |
| Network cards listed | 15 | 16 |
Power & platform
| Specification | XR5610 | DL145 Gen11 |
|---|---|---|
| Power-supply options | 5 | 3 |
| Output range | 800–1,800 W | 700–1,000 W |
| Input types | AC | −48 V DC · AC |
| Management | iDRAC9 | HPE iLO 6 |
| Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet | Rear Accessed configuration: 463 mm (18.22 in) without bezel / 487.7 mm (19.2 in) with bezel | short-depth (edge): 40.66 cm (16 in) deep without Bezel Filter |
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.
XR5610: processors by cores and TDP
DL145 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP
XR5610: memory with every slot filled
DL145 Gen11: memory with every slot filled
XR5610: drive bays
Front panel
4 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 4 bays in total.
DL145 Gen11: drive bays
Front panel
12 × EDSFF SAS/SATA + NVMe at the front — 12 bays in total.
XR5610: power supplies
DL145 Gen11: power supplies
XR5610 vs DL145 Gen11, answered
Is the XR5610 or the DL145 Gen11 the faster server?
Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The XR5610 lists 13 processors up to 32 cores at 205 W; the DL145 Gen11 lists 19 up to 84 cores at 225 W. Fully populated that is 32 cores against 84.
Which holds more memory?
The XR5610 has 8 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 1 TB. The DL145 Gen11 has 6 and 768 GB.
Which takes more drives?
XR5610: 4 bays across 3 documented layouts. DL145 Gen11: 6 across 3. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.
Can either take GPUs?
XR5610: up to 2 accelerators, 0 double-wide cards listed. DL145 Gen11: up to 3, 1 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. XR5610: Dell PowerEdge XR5610 Technical Guide (Rev. A02, December 2024) (Dell document). DL145 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 22 - 08-Sep-2026) (HPE 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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