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HPE DL380 Gen11 vs Lenovo SR650 V3

A specification-by-specification comparison of the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3, built from HPE’s and Lenovo’s own documents. 1 headline measure favours the DL380 Gen11, 2 favour the SR650 V3, and 64 processors appear in both lists.

Bottom line. DL380 Gen11 leads on network throughput. SR650 V3 leads on storage density. Neither vendor publishes benchmarks for these machines, so every call here is made on what their documents state.

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2U server, front view: 24 SFF drive bays in three 8-bay boxes, iLO service port, USB port and status LEDs
HPE ProLiant
DL380 Gen11
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMHPE iLO 6
Configure the DL380 Gen11 →Full data sheet
VS
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 front view with 24 numbered 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and the front USB and VGA ports
Lenovo ThinkSystem
SR650 V3
2U Rack2 sockets32 DIMMXClarity Controller 2
Configure the SR650 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
128
Cores, fully populated
Largest listed processor × its socket count
128
8 TB
Memory ceiling
As each document states it
8 TB
36
Drive bays
Higher40
Up to 8
Accelerators
Up to 8
2,200 W
Largest power supply
Higher2,600 W
2U Rack
Rack height
2U 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 DL380 Gen11 if…

  • Fastest network option: 400 GbE class against 200 GbE class on the SR650 V3
  • Five factory chassis — 8SFF, 24SFF, 8LFF, 12LFF and 12EDSFF — plus mid-tray and rear cages, so one model spans small SFF builds, 16 LFF bays and 36 EDSFF NVMe drives.

Choose the SR650 V3 if…

  • Drive bays: 40 against 36 on the DL380 Gen11
  • Largest power supply: 2,600 W against 2,200 W on the DL380 Gen11
  • Three drive zones — front, mid-chassis and rear — take the 2U chassis to 40 × 2.5-inch or 20 × 3.5-inch bays, and up to 36 NVMe drives can each run on a dedicated x4 link with no oversubscription.
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 Gen11: 128 cores with 8 TB. SR650 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 density36 bays in 2U against 40 in 2U.SR650 V3
AI & acceleration8 accelerators against 8 in the vendor documents.Line ball
Network throughputFastest card listed: 400 GbE class against 200 GbE class.DL380 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.

SpecificationDL380 Gen11SR650 V3
Processors listed6684

Memory

SpecificationDL380 Gen11SR650 V3
Memory typesRDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800 · RDIMM 3DS DDR5-5600 · RDIMM 3DS DDR5-4800RDIMM DDR5-5600 · RDIMM DDR5-4800 · 9x4 RDIMM · 3DS RDIMM DDR5-5600

Storage

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

SpecificationDL380 Gen11SR650 V3
Maximum bays3640
Documented layouts1320
Bay sizes2.5-inch · 3.5-inch · E3.S3.5-inch · 2.5-inch
Boot devicesHPE 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 + 2 moreM.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Adapter (4Y37A79663) · M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter (4Y37A09750) · M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (4Y37A90063) + 4 more
Storage controllers1322

Accelerators & I/O

SpecificationDL380 Gen11SR650 V3
Double-wide cards listed31
OCP slots21
PCIe network slots812
Network cards listed3931

Power & platform

SpecificationDL380 Gen11SR650 V3
Power-supply options511
Output range800–2,200 W750–2,600 W
ManagementHPE iLO 6XClarity Controller 2
Chassis depthVendors measure depth differently — see each data sheetSFF CTO: 72.7 cm (28.62 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 Gen11: processors by cores and TDP

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 W400 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8593Q — 64 cores · 385 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V — 64 cores · 330 W · 2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 — 56 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel 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 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 · DDR5-4400Intel 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 Platinum 8490H — 60 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 112.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.4 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P — 44 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 67.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 9462 — 32 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 75 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448H — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.4 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 6418H — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6416H — 18 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H — 16 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel 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 · DDR5-40008593Q64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 294th Gen Xeon Scalable 37Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

SR650 V3: processors by cores and TDP

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 processors0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 W400 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8593Q — 64 cores / 128 threads · 385 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores / 128 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V — 64 cores / 128 threads · 330 W · 2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores / 120 threads · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 2.4 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores / 72 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel 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 6544Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel 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 Platinum 8490H — 60 cores / 120 threads · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 112.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480CL — 56 cores / 112 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores / 104 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores / 104 threads · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores / 96 threads · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V — 48 cores / 96 threads · 330 W · 2.4 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V — 48 cores / 96 threads · 300 W · 2.2 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P — 44 cores / 88 threads · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H — 40 cores / 80 threads · 330 W · 2.2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores / 80 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores / 72 threads · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 67.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores / 64 threads · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores / 64 threads · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H — 32 cores / 64 threads · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel 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 6433N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel 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 6443N — 32 cores / 64 threads · 195 W · 1.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel 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 6423N — 28 cores / 56 threads · 195 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 6403N — 24 cores / 48 threads · 185 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel 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 5433N — 20 cores / 48 threads · 160 W · 2.3 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5423N — 20 cores / 40 threads · 145 W · 2.1 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 6444Y — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H — 16 cores / 32 threads · 270 W · 2.9 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 · DDR5-40008593Q64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 324th Gen Xeon Scalable 52Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

DL380 Gen11: memory with every slot filled

16 GB512 GB32 GB1 TB64 GB2 TB96 GB3 TB128 GB4 TB256 GB8 TB32 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

SR650 V3: memory with every slot filled

16 GB512 GB32 GB1 TB64 GB2 TB96 GB3 TB128 GB4 TB256 GB8 TB32 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

DL380 Gen11: drive bays

Front panel

12 × EDSFF NVMe at the front — 12 bays in total.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

SR650 V3: drive bays

Front panel

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

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

DL380 Gen11: power supplies

05001000150020002500800 W Platinum — HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency.800Platinum1000 W Titanium — HPE 1000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (1097W @100VAC per Rated Steady-State table, 1000W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 96% efficiency.1000Titanium1600 W null — HPE 1600W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; -48 VDC input; requires 1600W -48VDC Power Cable Lug Kit (P36877-B21) or DC PSU Power Cable Kit; no efficiency rating or input range printed in Technical Specifications.1600DC1600 W Platinum — HPE 1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; high line only 200-240 VAC (1600W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency; C-14 inlet with HPE Power Discovery Services support.1600Platinum2200 W Titanium — HPE 1800W-2200W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 200-240 VAC; 1800W @200VAC, 1900W @208VAC, 2000W @220VAC, 2100W @230VAC, 2200W @240VAC; 96% efficient (EU Lot 9 note). DOC INCONSISTENCY: its option note says 'Flex Slot Platinum power supplies support power efficiency of up to 94%' although named Titanium and listed as 96% elsewhere.2200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC

SR650 V3: power supplies

050010001500200025003000750 W Platinum — AC input power - 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency; input 230V/115V; max quantity 2750Platinum750 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 2750Titanium750 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 2750Titanium1100 W n/a (DC input) — -48V DC input power; input -48V DC; max quantity 21100DC1100 W Platinum — AC input power - 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency; input 230V/115V; max quantity 21100Platinum1100 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21100Titanium1800 W Platinum — input 230V; max quantity 21800Platinum1800 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21800Titanium1800 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 21800Titanium2400 W Platinum — input 230V; max quantity 22400Platinum2600 W Titanium — AC input power - 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency; input 230V; max quantity 22600TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
06 — Like for like

64 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 DL380 Gen11 and 20 to the SR650 V3.

ProcessorCoresTDP
Intel Xeon Platinum 8593Q64385 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+64350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V64330 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V60270 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 858060350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H60350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 857056350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+56350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 847052350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N52300 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q52350 W
Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+48350 W
07 — Questions

DL380 Gen11 vs SR650 V3, answered

Is the DL380 Gen11 or the SR650 V3 the faster server?

Neither document publishes benchmark results, so this page compares what they do state. The DL380 Gen11 lists 66 processors up to 64 cores at 385 W; the SR650 V3 lists 84 up to 64 cores at 385 W. Fully populated that is 128 cores against 128.

Which holds more memory?

The DL380 Gen11 has 32 DIMM slots and a stated ceiling of 8.0 TB. The SR650 V3 has 32 and 8 TB.

Which takes more drives?

DL380 Gen11: 36 bays across 13 documented layouts. SR650 V3: 40 across 20. Counts include rear and mid-chassis positions where the vendor documents them.

Can either take GPUs?

DL380 Gen11: up to 8 accelerators, 3 double-wide cards listed. SR650 V3: up to 8, 1 double-wide listed.

Do they share any processors?

Yes — 64 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. DL380 Gen11: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 47 - 08-Sep-2026) (HPE document). SR650 V3: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 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.

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