Head-to-head · every figure from the vendor documents
HPE DL380 Gen10 vs Lenovo SR665 V3
A specification-by-specification comparison of the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3, built from HPE’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the DL380 Gen10, 5 favour the SR665 V3, and they share no processors.
Bottom line. DL380 Gen10 leads on AI and acceleration. SR665 V3 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.
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.
DL380 Gen102
Processor sockets
SR665 V32
DL380 Gen1056
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
SR665 V3320Higher
DL380 Gen103 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
SR665 V36 TBHigher
DL380 Gen1024
Drive bays
SR665 V340Higher
DL380 Gen10Up to 8Higher
Accelerators
SR665 V3Up to 7
DL380 Gen102,200 W
Largest power supply
SR665 V32,600 WHigher
DL380 Gen102U Rack
Rack height
SR665 V32U Rack
DL380 Gen10100 GbE class
Fastest network option
SR665 V3400 GbE classHigher
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 DL380 Gen10 if…
Accelerators: Up to 8 against Up to 7 on the SR665 V3
Expansion is the whole argument for this chassis. Three riser positions carry as many as eight PCIe 3.0 slots, and the pair of x16/x16/x16 GPU riser kits each take three single-width accelerators — six across two processors. The 1U DL360 Gen10, built from the identical processor table, reaches three slots in total.
Choose the SR665 V3 if…
Cores, fully populated: 320 against 56 on the DL380 Gen10
Memory ceiling: 6 TB against 3 TB on the DL380 Gen10
Drive bays: 40 against 24 on the DL380 Gen10
Lenovo lists 48 processors across two EPYC generations in one chassis, spanning 8 cores (EPYC 9015) to 160 (EPYC 9845) at up to 400 W.
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.
VirtualisationDL380 Gen10: 56 cores with 3 TB. SR665 V3: 320 cores with 6 TB.SR665 V3
Databases & in-memoryMemory ceiling 3 TB against 6 TB, across 24 and 24 DIMM slots.SR665 V3
Storage density24 bays in 2U against 40 in 2U.SR665 V3
AI & acceleration8 accelerators against 7 in the vendor documents.DL380 Gen10
Network throughputFastest card listed: 100 GbE class against 400 GbE class.SR665 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.
Specification
DL380 Gen10
SR665 V3
Processors listed
113
48
Most cores per processor
28
160
Highest processor TDP
205 W
400 W
Processor families
2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Platinum) · 1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Platinum) · 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold) · 1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold) · 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Silver) · 1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Silver) · 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Bronze) · 1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Bronze)
AMD EPYC 9005 · AMD EPYC 9004
Memory
Specification
DL380 Gen10
SR665 V3
Largest module listed
512 GB
256 GB
Fastest rated speed
2,933 MT/s
6,400 MT/s
Memory types
RDIMM DDR4-2933 (2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable only) · RDIMM DDR4-2666 (1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable only) · LRDIMM DDR4-2933 · Intel Optane Persistent Memory for HPE (2666 MT/s) + 1 more
RDIMM DDR5-6400 (5th Gen EPYC) · RDIMM DDR5-4800 (4th Gen EPYC) · 9x4 RDIMM · 3DS RDIMM DDR5-6400
Storage
Bay counts are the maximum each document states, including rear and mid-chassis positions.
Specification
DL380 Gen10
SR665 V3
Maximum bays
24
40
Documented layouts
15
19
Bay sizes
2.5-inch · 3.5-inch
3.5-inch · 2.5-inch
Boot devices
HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device · 2 x M.2 SATA on the default primary riser; RAID 1 requires HPE FIO Enable Smart Array SW RAID (784308-B21) · HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 SW RAID (embedded, 14 SATA ports of which 12 accessible) + 1 more
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheet
SFF drives: 8.73 x 44.54 x 67.94 cm (3.44 x 17.54 x 26.75 in)
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.
DL380 Gen10: processors by cores and TDP
2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Platinum) 141st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Platinum) 112nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold) 471st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold) 232nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Silver) 91st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Silver) 52nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Bronze) 21st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Bronze) 2Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
SR665 V3: processors by cores and TDP
AMD EPYC 9005 25AMD EPYC 9004 23Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU
DL380 Gen10: memory with every slot filled
SR665 V3: memory with every slot filled
DL380 Gen10: drive bays
Front panel
24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 24 bays in total.
SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe
SR665 V3: drive bays
Front panel
24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA at the front — 24 bays in total.
SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe
DL380 Gen10: power supplies
AC277 VAC / HVDC−48 V DC
SR665 V3: power supplies
AC−48 V DC
07 — Questions
DL380 Gen10 vs SR665 V3, answered
Is the DL380 Gen10 or the SR665 V3 the faster server?
Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The DL380 Gen10 lists 113 processors up to 28 cores at 205 W; the SR665 V3 lists 48 up to 160 cores at 400 W. Fully populated that is 56 cores against 320.
Which holds more memory?
The DL380 Gen10 has 24 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 3.0 TB. The SR665 V3 has 24 and 6 TB.
Which takes more drives?
DL380 Gen10: 24 bays across 15 documented layouts. SR665 V3: 40 across 19. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.
Can either take GPUs?
DL380 Gen10: up to 8 accelerators, 14 double-wide cards listed. SR665 V3: up to 7, 6 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. DL380 Gen10: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs (a00008180enw, Version 77, 16 June 2025) (HPE document). SR665 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 Server Product Guide (publication date is not printed in the text export; guide contains 'New as of July 2026' notes) (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.