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

HPE DL320 Gen11 vs HPE DL320 Gen12

A specification-by-specification comparison of the HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 and the HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12, built from HPE’s own documents. None of the headline measures favour the DL320 Gen11; 5 favour the DL320 Gen12, and they share no processors.

Bottom line. DL320 Gen12 leads on virtualisation, databases and in-memory work, storage density, network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 1U server, angled front view with the security bezel fitted and the DL320 Gen11 badge on the right-hand ear
HPE ProLiant
DL320 Gen11
1U Rack1 socket16 DIMMHPE iLO 6
Configure the DL320 Gen11 →Full data sheet
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HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 4 LFF front view: four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA bays, USB and iLO service ports, and the DL320 Gen12 badge
HPE ProLiant
DL320 Gen12
1U Rack1 socket16 DIMMHPE iLO 7
Configure the DL320 Gen12 →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.

1
Processor sockets
1
64
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
Higher144
2.04 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
Higher4 TB
12
Drive bays
Higher20
Up to 4
Accelerators
Up to 4
2,200 W
Largest power supply
Higher2,400 W
1U Rack
Rack height
1U Rack
100 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 DL320 Gen11 if…

  • Four chassis on one platform — 4 LFF, 8+2 SFF, 12 LFF and GPU Dense — so the same model covers a branch file server, a 1U disk shelf or an accelerator node.

Choose the DL320 Gen12 if…

  • Cores, fully populated: 144 against 64 on the DL320 Gen11
  • Memory ceiling: 4 TB against 2.04 TB on the DL320 Gen11
  • Drive bays: 20 against 12 on the DL320 Gen11
  • Xeon 6 in a single socket: E-core parts up to 144 cores or P-core parts up to 86, including six Rich I/O processors HPE groups as single-socket parts.
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.

VirtualisationDL320 Gen11: 64 cores with 2.04 TB. DL320 Gen12: 144 cores with 4 TB.DL320 Gen12
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 2.04 TB against 4 TB, across 16 and 16 DIMM slots.DL320 Gen12
Storage density12 bays in 1U against 20 in 1U.DL320 Gen12
AI & acceleration4 accelerators against 4 in the vendor documents.Line ball
Network throughputFastest card listed: 100 GbE class against 400 GbE class.DL320 Gen12
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.

SpecificationDL320 Gen11DL320 Gen12
Processors listed4632
Most cores per processor64144
Highest processor TDP330 W350 W
Processor families5th Gen Xeon Scalable · 4th Gen Xeon Scalable · Xeon 6 P-coreXeon 6 E-core · Xeon 6 P-core

Memory

SpecificationDL320 Gen11DL320 Gen12
Largest module listed96 GB256 GB
Fastest rated speed5,600 MT/s6,400 MT/s
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800RDIMM DDR5-6400 · RDIMM 3DS DDR5-6400

Storage

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

SpecificationDL320 Gen11DL320 Gen12
Maximum bays1220
Documented layouts79
Bay sizes3.5-inch · 2.5-inch · E3.S2.5-inch · E3.S · 3.5-inch
Boot devicesHPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 NS204i-u NVMe OS Boot Device Cable Kit · HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 NS204i-u Security Lock Removal FIO Trigger System Setting + 1 moreHPE NS204i-u v2 480GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device · HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 NS204i-u Internal Cable Kit · HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 NS204i-u GPU Internal Cable Kit + 3 more
Storage controllers1310

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationDL320 Gen11DL320 Gen12
Double-wide cards listed30
OCP slots12

Power & platform

SpecificationDL320 Gen11DL320 Gen12
Output range500–2,200 W800–2,400 W
ManagementHPE iLO 6HPE iLO 7
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet8 SFF 60.51 cm (23.82 in)SFF 60.75 cm (23.92 in)
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.

DL320 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel 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 Gold 6542Y — 24 cores · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 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 · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ — 8 cores · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5412U — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores · 185 W · 2.5 GHz base · 37.5 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 · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon 6768P — 64 cores · 330 W · 2.4 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6748P — 48 cores · 300 W · 2.5 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6738P — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6728P — 24 cores · 210 W · 2.7 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6724P — 16 cores · 210 W · 3.6 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6714P — 8 cores · 165 W · 4 GHz base6768P64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 194th Gen Xeon Scalable 21Xeon 6 P-core 6Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL320 Gen12: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 processors081624324048566472808896104112120128136144100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 WCores per processorIntel Xeon 6780E — 144 cores · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 108 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6766E — 144 cores · 250 W · 1.9 GHz base · 108 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6756E — 128 cores · 225 W · 1.8 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6746E — 112 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon 6731E — 96 cores · 250 W · 2.2 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon 6740E — 96 cores · 250 W · 2.4 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6710E — 64 cores · 205 W · 2.4 GHz base · 96 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon 6787P — 86 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6781P — 80 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6767P — 64 cores · 350 W · 2.4 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6761P — 64 cores · 350 W · 2.5 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6760P — 64 cores · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6747P — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.7 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6741P — 48 cores · 300 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6740P — 48 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6736P — 36 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6732P — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.8 GHz baseIntel Xeon 6745P — 32 cores · 300 W · 3.1 GHz base · 336 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6737P — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6730P — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 288 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6731P — 32 cores · 245 W · 2.5 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6530P — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.3 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6527P — 24 cores · 255 W · 3 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6521P — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6520P — 24 cores · 210 W · 2.4 GHz base · 144 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6725P — 16 cores · 235 W · 3.7 GHz base · 192 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6517P — 16 cores · 190 W · 3.2 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6515P — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.3 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6511P — 16 cores · 150 W · 2.3 GHz base · 72 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6505P — 12 cores · 150 W · 2.2 GHz base · 48 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6507P — 8 cores · 150 W · 3.5 GHz base · 48 MB cache · DDR5-6400Intel Xeon 6503P — 8 cores · 135 W · 2.8 GHz base · 48 MB cache · DDR5-64006780E144 cores — the top SKU6766E1.7 W/core — most efficient
Xeon 6 E-core 7Xeon 6 P-core 25Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL320 Gen11: memory with every slot filled

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

DL320 Gen12: memory with every slot filled

16 GB256 GB32 GB512 GB64 GB1 TB96 GB1.5 TB128 GB2 TB256 GB4 TB16 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

DL320 Gen11: drive bays

Front panel

12 × 3.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 12 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL320 Gen12: drive bays

Front panel

12 × 3.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 12 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL320 Gen11: power supplies

05001000150020002500500 W Platinum — HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; 94% efficiency; rated input 100-240 VAC (500 W at 100-127 VAC and 100-240 VAC). With 8SFF CTO Server NVMe drives cannot be selected; with 8SFF x4 backplane an internal controller is required (SAS/SATA only).500Platinum800 W Platinum — HPE Flex Slot family; Low Halogen; 94% efficiency; 800 W at 100-127 VAC and 100-240 VAC input, 800 W at 240 VDC input (China only)800Platinum1000 W Titanium — HPE Flex Slot family; 96% efficiency (EU ErP Lot 9 compliant part number); 1000 W at 100-127 VAC and 200-240 VAC. Named 'Hot Plug Power Supply Kit' in Step 2c/Core Options but 'Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit' in Standard Features.1000Titanium1600 W null — HPE 1600W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; -48 VDC input (1600 W at -40 to -72 VDC); no efficiency rating printed; requires HPE 1600W -48VDC Power Cable Lug Kit (P36877-B21); listed in Core Options only (not in Step 2c or Standard Features list)1600DC1600 W Platinum — HPE Flex Slot family; Low Halogen; 94% efficiency; high line only (200-240 VAC); 1600 W at 240 VDC input also printed1600Platinum2200 W Titanium — HPE 1800W-2200W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; HPE Flex Slot family; 96% efficiency (EU ErP compliant part number). DOC INCONSISTENCY: Standard Features names it 'HPE 1800-2000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit'; Step 2c/Core Options say '1800W-2200W'. No per-voltage output rating printed in Technical Specifications.2200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC

DL320 Gen12: power supplies

05001000150020002500800 W Platinum — M-CRPS family. Named 'Platinum' yet listed under the heading 'HPE M-CRPS Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kits' whose note says 'All power supplies rated for 96% efficiency' (doc inconsistency). Not in the Standard Features power supply list; no BTU/output figures printed in Technical Specifications. Rated line voltage (per PSU, Technical Specifications): low-line 100-120 VAC, high-line 200-240 VAC, 240 VDC for China800Platinum1000 W Titanium — M-CRPS; 96% efficiency (EU ErP Lot 9 compliant). Rated steady-state: 800W at 100-120 VAC, 1000W at 200-240 VAC, 1000W at 240 VDC (China only). BTU max 3044 (100 VAC) / 3680 (200 VAC).1000Titanium1300 W null — M-CRPS; -48 VDC input; no efficiency class printed in the name. Use with HPE Hardwire -48VDC 3.5m 1000-1300W Power Cord (P79842-B21) or 1000-1300W -48VDC Power Lug Kit (P79845-B21).1300DC1500 W Titanium — M-CRPS; 96% efficiency (EU ErP Lot 9 compliant). Rated steady-state: 1000W at 100 VAC, 1100W at 110-120 VAC, 1500W at 200-240 VAC, 1500W at 240 VDC (China only). BTU max 3792 (100 VAC) / 5560 (200 VAC).1500Titanium2200 W null — M-CRPS; -48 VDC input; no efficiency class printed in the name. Use with HPE Hardwire -48VDC 3.5m 2000-2200W Power Cord (P73874-B21) or 2000-2200W -48VDC Power Lug Kit (P79839-B21).2200DC2400 W Titanium — M-CRPS; 96% efficiency (EU ErP Lot 9 compliant); 73.5mm PSU (rear hot-plug NS204i with this PSU requires riser P77555-B21). Rated steady-state: 1200W at 100-127 VAC, 2400W at 200-240 VAC, 2400W at 240 VDC (China only). BTU max 4268 (100 VAC) / 8532 (240 VAC).2400TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
07 — Questions

DL320 Gen11 vs DL320 Gen12, answered

Is the DL320 Gen11 or the DL320 Gen12 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The DL320 Gen11 lists 46 processors up to 64 cores at 330 W; the DL320 Gen12 lists 32 up to 144 cores at 350 W. Fully populated that is 64 cores against 144.

Which holds more memory?

The DL320 Gen11 has 16 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 2.04 TB. The DL320 Gen12 has 16 and 4 TB.

Which takes more drives?

DL320 Gen11: 12 bays across 7 documented layouts. DL320 Gen12: 20 across 9. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

DL320 Gen11: up to 4 accelerators, 3 double-wide cards listed. DL320 Gen12: up to 4, 0 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. DL320 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 41 - 03-Aug-2026) (HPE document). DL320 Gen12: HPE ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 QuickSpecs (Version 20 - 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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