Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge R740 server vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SN850

57specifications compared
23differ
34identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R740 server:Intel Xeon Silver
- ThinkSystem SN850:Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor model
- PowerEdge R740 server:4116
- ThinkSystem SN850:8170
Processor boost frequency
- PowerEdge R740 server:3 GHz
- ThinkSystem SN850:3.7 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge R740 server:12
- ThinkSystem SN850:26
Processor cache
- PowerEdge R740 server:16.5 MB
- ThinkSystem SN850:35.75 MB
Memory channels supported by processor
- PowerEdge R740 server:Hexa
- ThinkSystem SN850:Hepta
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge R740 server:85 W
- ThinkSystem SN850:165 W
Embedded options available
- PowerEdge R740 server:Yes
- ThinkSystem SN850:No

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Comparison of R740, ThinkSystem SN850
95 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R740 server Model R740 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem SN850 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor modelDiffers	4116	8170
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	12	26
Processor cacheDiffers	16.5 MB	35.75 MB
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Hexa	Hepta
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	85 W	165 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	SR37H
Processor threadsKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityDiffers	2S	S8S
SteppingDiffers	M0	H0
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	89 °C
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 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
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	3 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	80 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	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-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	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 & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
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 quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	120506
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	495 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	482 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	715.5 mm	493 mm
HeightDiffers	76.8 mm	51 mm
WeightDiffers	26.3 kg	7.1 kg
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%

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