Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge R740 server vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160

57specifications compared
22differ
35identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R740 server:Intel Xeon Silver
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor model
- PowerEdge R740 server:4116
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:8160
Processor boost frequency
- PowerEdge R740 server:3 GHz
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:3.7 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge R740 server:12
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:24
Processor cache
- PowerEdge R740 server:16.5 MB
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:33 MB
Number of processors installed
- PowerEdge R740 server:2
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge R740 server:85 W
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:150 W
Embedded options available
- PowerEdge R740 server:Yes
- ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160:No

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Comparison of R740, SR950
92 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R740 server Model R740 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 server Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8160 Model SR950 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor modelDiffers	4116	8160
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	12	24
Processor cacheDiffers	16.5 MB	33 MB
Number of processors installedDiffers	2	8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	85 W	150 W
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Processor codeDiffers	SR3HQ	SR3B0
Processor threadsDiffers	24	48
ScalabilityDiffers	2S	S8S
SteppingDiffers	M0	H0
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	85 °C
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	24	12
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	3 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	12 TB
Total storage capacityKnown for one	300 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	300 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported HDD sizesKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RAID controllersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	930-16i
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom 5720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (4U)
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Remote administrationKnown for one	iDRAC9 Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	1.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Canonical Ubuntu LTS Citrix XenServer Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	120481	120501
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	495 W	1600 W
Number of main power suppliesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	482 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	715.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	76.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	26.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	PER7403	Unknown — not stated by the source

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