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Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials vs T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 8identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials has 1.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials has 4 more processor cores than the T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (6 vs 2). Processor family: Intel Xeon E on the Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials, Intel® Xeon® E3 Family on the T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8. Processor model: E-2436 on the Dell R260 + WS 2025 Essentials, E3-1220L on the T1A HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8.

  • Processor family
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:Intel Xeon E
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
  • Processor model
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:E-2436
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:E3-1220L
  • Processor frequency
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:2.9 GHz
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:2.2 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:5 GHz
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:6
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:2
  • Processor cache
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:18 MB
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:3 MB
  • Motherboard chipset
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:Intel C262
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:Intel® C204
  • Internal memory
    • R260 + WS 2025 Essentials:16 GB
    • HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8:8 GB

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Comparison of R260 + WS 2025 Essentials, HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8
78 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon EIntel® Xeon® E3 Family
Processor modelDiffersE-2436E3-1220L
Processor frequencyDiffers2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers5 GHz3.4 GHz
Performance coresKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers62
Processor cacheDiffers18 MB3 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel C262Intel® C204
Number of processors installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR5-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Buffered memory typeKnown for oneUnregistered (unbuffered)Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCYesYes
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory data transfer rateKnown for one5600 MT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB16 GB
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.2 TB8 TB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers12
HDD capacityDiffers1.2 TB4 TB
HDD interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)SATA
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
Supported RAID controllersKnown for onePERC H355Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal drive baysKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSAS, Serial ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported HDD sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneBroadcom 5720Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers15
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Ultra Micro Tower
Product colourBlackBlack
BezelKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Remote administrationKnown for oneiDRAC9 Enterprise 16GUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneWindows Server 2025 EssentialsUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneCanonical Ubuntu Server LTS Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXiUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one700 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input voltageKnown for one200 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for oneC13 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC14 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one10 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS TitaniumUnknown — not stated by the source
Carbon footprintidentical
Carbon emissions, end-of-life (kg of CO2e)Known for one9.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Carbon emissions, energy usage (kg of CO2e)Known for one541.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Carbon emissions, logistics (kg of CO2e)Known for one95Unknown — not stated by the source
Carbon emissions, manufacturing (kg of CO2e)Known for one304Unknown — not stated by the source
PAIA versionKnown for one1.3.2, 2024Unknown — not stated by the source
Total carbon emissions, standard deviation (kg of CO2e)Known for one711Unknown — not stated by the source
Total carbon emissions, w/o use phase (kg of CO2e)Known for one408.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Total carbon footprint (kg of CO2e)Known for one950Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one482 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one42.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one1U/2U 2/4-Post Static RailsUnknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Supported storage drives form factor (internal)Known for one2.5''Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512nUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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