Head-to-head · every figure from the vendor documents
HPE DL360 Gen11 vs Lenovo SR630 V3
A specification-by-specification comparison of the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V3, built from HPE’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 3 headline measures favour the DL360 Gen11 and none favour the SR630 V3, and 56 processors appear in both lists.
Bottom line. DL360 Gen11 leads on storage density, network throughput. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.
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
128
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
128
8 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
8 TB
20Higher
Drive bays
16
Up to 3
Accelerators
Up to 3
2,200 WHigher
Largest power supply
1,800 W
1U Rack
Rack height
1U Rack
400 GbE classHigher
Fastest network option
200 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 DL360 Gen11 if…
Drive bays: 20 against 16 on the SR630 V3
Largest power supply: 2,200 W against 1,800 W on the SR630 V3
Fastest network option: 400 GbE class against 200 GbE class on the SR630 V3
Two sockets and 32 DIMM slots in one rack unit: up to 64 cores per processor and 8 TB of DDR5, with 4 TB behind each socket.
Choose the SR630 V3 if…
Two sockets, 32 DDR5 slots and an 8 TB memory ceiling in 1U — the same ceiling Lenovo gives the 2U SR650 V3.
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.
VirtualisationDL360 Gen11: 128 cores with 8 TB. SR630 V3: 128 cores with 8 TB.Line ball
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 8 TB against 8 TB, across 32 and 32 DIMM slots.Line ball
Storage density20 bays in 1U against 16 in 1U.DL360 Gen11
AI & acceleration3 accelerators against 3 in the vendor documents.Line ball
Network throughputFastest card listed: 400 GbE class against 200 GbE class.DL360 Gen11
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.
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet
8+2 SFF: 75.31 cm (29.65 in)
773 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.
DL360 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 294th Gen Xeon Scalable 29Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
SR630 V3: processors by cores and TDP
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 324th Gen Xeon Scalable 52Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
DL360 Gen11: memory with every slot filled
SR630 V3: memory with every slot filled
DL360 Gen11: drive bays
Front panel
20 × EDSFF NVMe at the front — 20 bays in total.
SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe
SR630 V3: drive bays
Front panel
16 × EDSFF NVMe at the front — 16 bays in total.
SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe
DL360 Gen11: power supplies
AC−48 V DC
SR630 V3: power supplies
AC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like
56 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: 2 more are exclusive to the DL360 Gen11 and 28 to the SR630 V3.
Processor
Cores
TDP
Intel Xeon Platinum 8593Q
64
385 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+
64
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V
64
330 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V
60
270 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8580
60
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8570
56
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
56
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N
52
300 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+
48
350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P
48
350 W
07 — Questions
DL360 Gen11 vs SR630 V3, answered
Is the DL360 Gen11 or the SR630 V3 the faster server?
Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The DL360 Gen11 lists 58 processors up to 64 cores at 385 W; the SR630 V3 lists 84 up to 64 cores at 385 W. Fully populated that is 128 cores against 128.
Which holds more memory?
The DL360 Gen11 has 32 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 8.0 TB. The SR630 V3 has 32 and 8 TB.
Which takes more drives?
DL360 Gen11: 20 bays across 5 documented layouts. SR630 V3: 16 across 17. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.
Can either take GPUs?
DL360 Gen11: up to 3 accelerators, 0 double-wide cards listed. SR630 V3: up to 3, 0 double-wide listed.
Do they share any processors?
Yes — 56 processors appear in both documents, including the Intel Xeon Platinum 8593Q. That makes a like-for-like build possible on either server.
Where these figures come from. DL360 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 48 - 08-Sep-2026) (HPE document). SR630 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 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.