As we all know, both of HPE and Dell provide the first-class rack servers and tower servers, but Lenovo also offer some good tower servers.
If you don’t know which tower server should you choose, you may read this comparison chart for reference.
Table 1. HPE Server vs. Dell Server vs. Lenovo Server
| Brand | Dell | HPE | Lenovo | |
| Server Model | T640 | ProLiant ML350 G10 | ThinkSystem ST550 | |
| CPU | Model | Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor | 1-2 Intel Xeon processors 8100/6100/5100/4100/3100 series | Intel Xeon Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum processors |
| High-level CPU Model | 8180M | 8080/8010M | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 4C | |
| Chipset | Model | Intel C621 | Intel C622 | Intel C624 |
| RAM | Model | 24 × 64GB/2667MHz/LRDIMM | 24 × 128GB/2667MHz/LRDIMM 32GB/2667MHZ/RDIMM | 12 × DDR4 DIMM Slots, Up to 2666MT/s |
| Total capacity | 1.5TB | 3TB | Supports up to 1.5TB 2666Mhz TruDDR4 (single use 128GB DIMM) | |
| Persistent memory | 12 × NVDIMM, Up to 192GB | No | No | |
| Storage controller | Model | 6Gbps SATA Controller: onbord SW RAID S140 12Gbps RAID Controller: RAID Controller H730P, 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA , 2GB DDR3 NV SDRAM, PCIe, support SAS/SATA/SSD; RAID Controller H740P, 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA , 8GB DDR4-2133 NV DRAM, PCIe, support SAS/SATA/SSD; RAID Controller H330, 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, support SAS/SATA/SSD, no cache, PCIe Internal Controller: HBA330 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, No Cache, No RAID, Pass through only External PERC (RAID): RAID Controller H840 RAID Controller H840, 2Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, 8GB NV, PCIe, support SAS/SATA/SSD, 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 External HBA (Not RAID): 12 Gbps SAS HBA No Cache, No RAID, Pass through only | 1 S100i 1 E208i-a/E208e-p 1 P408i-a/P408e-p 1 P816i-a | 12Gbps RAID Controller: ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter ThinkSystem RAID 930-24i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter12Gbps non-RAID HBA Card: ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA NVMe PCIe interfaces (non-RAID) |
| Cache size / maximum | 8GB | 4GB | None, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB | |
| Cache protection type | / | / | None (530-8i, 730-8i), Flash backup (930-8i, 930-16i, 930-24i) | |
| Battery or capacitor | Battery | Battery | Capacitance | |
| Main technical characteristics | Controller Chip: H730P (LSISAS 3108), H740P (LSISAS 3508), H330 (LSI SAS3008) RAID Support: H730P (0/1/5/6/10/50/60), H740P (0/1/5/6/10/50/60), H330 (0/1/5/10/50), S140 (0/1/5/10) | 12Gb SAS, Up to 240 pieces | Controller Chip: SAS3408 (530-8i), SAS3108 (730-8i), SAS3508 (930-8i, 930-24i), SAS3516 (930-16i), SAS3408 (430-8i), SAS3416 (430-16i) RAID Support: 530-8i (0\1\10\5\50), 730-8i (0\1\10\5\50), 930-8i (0\1\10\5\50\6\60), 930-16i (0\1\10\5\50\6\60), 930-24i (0\1\10\5\50\6\60) | |
| SD Card | Number of SD cards | 2 | 1 | N/A |
| SD card capacity | 64GB | 8/32GB | N/A | |
| SD cards can form RAID levels | 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| M.2 | M.2 Quantity | 2 | ＞2 | 2 |
| M. 2 single chip capacity | 480GB | 1.92TB | ThinkSystem M.2 CV1 32GB ThinkSystem M.2 CV3 128GB | |
| M.2 RAID levels | 1 | SoftRaid 0/1/5/10 | RAID0, RAID1 | |
| Network card | Daughter Card (LOM) | 2 × 10GE | Default 4x1Gb (FlexibleLOM) Optional 2x10Gb / 4x10Gb / 2x25Gb | Standard with 2 1Gb ports |
| PCIe (occupies a standard slot) | Yes | No (embedded, not occupying slots) | Optional 1GbE, 10Gb Base-T or SFP +. One dedicated 1GbE management port Gigabit Ethernet ThinkSystem NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Broadcom ThinkSystem NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Broadcom ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter By Intel ThinkSystem I350-T2 PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Intel ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Intel 10 Gb Ethernet Intel X550-T1 Single Port 10GBase-T Adapter Intel X550-T2 Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter ThinkSystem X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter | |
| GPU | Max Supported GPU | 4 full-width 300W or 8 single-width 150W | 4 | Support 2 GPUs, up to 250W per single |
| GPU Model | Nvidia Tesla V100/P100, K80M, M60, M10, P40, AMD S7150, S7150X2 | PE NVIDIA Quadro P6000 HPE NVIDIA Tesla M10 Quad | NVIDIA Quadro P2000 5GB NVIDIA Quadro P6000 24GB | |
| FPGA | Max Supported FPGA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FPGA Model | POST RTS | N/A | N/A | |
| Hard drive backplane | Type (including the maximum number of supported hard disks) | 32*2.5”/18*3.5”/24*2.5” (include 8*NVMe) | 24SFF SAS/SATA HDD/SSD 16 SFF SAS/SATA HDD/SSD and 8 SFF NVMe SSD 12LFF SAS/SATA HDD/SSD 12 LFF NHP SATA HDD | 2.5-inch hot-swap hard drive configuration a. Eight 2.5 ” SAS / SATA b. Eight 2.5 ” SAS / SATA (4 slots support NVMe) c. 16 x 2.5 ” SAS / SATA d. 16 2.5 ” SAS / SATA (4 slots support NVMe) e. 20 2.5 ” SAS / SATA f. 20 2.5 ” SAS / SATA (4 slots support NVMe) 3.5-inch hot-swap hard drive configuration a. 4 x 3.5 ” SAS / SATA b. Eight 3.5 ” SAS / SATA c. 8 x 3.5 ” SAS / SATA + 4 x 2.5 ” SAS / SATA 3.5-inch simple-swap hard drive configuration a. 4 x 3.5 ” SATA b. Eight 3.5 ” SATA |
| Support hard disk hot swap | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Hard disk configuration | Model and quantity | SAS/SATA; 32*2.5”/18*3.5” | 24 SFF SAS / SATA Hard Drives / Solid State Drives 16 SFF SAS / SATA hard drives / solid state drives and 8 SFFNVMe solid state drives 12 LFF SAS / SATA hard drives / solid state drives 12 LFF non-hot-plug SATA hard drives | 2.5-inch 12Gbps SAS Hard Drive: 300GB 15K, 600GB 15K, 900GB 15K 300GB 10K, 600GB 10K, 900GB 10K, 1.2TB 10K, 1.8TB 10K 3.5-inch 12Gbps SAS hard drive: 300GB 15K, 600GB 15K 2.5-inch 12Gbps NL-SAS hard drive: 1TB 7.2K, 2TB 7.2 3.5-inch 12Gbps NL-SAS hard drive: 1TB 7.2K, 2TB 7.2K, 4TB 7.2K, 6TB 7.2K, 10TB 7.2K 3.5-inch 6Gbps SATA hard drive: 1TB 7.2K, 2TB 7.2K, 4TB 7.2K, 6TB 7.2K, 8TB 7.2K, 10TB 7.2K 2.5-inch 6Gbps SATA hard drive: 1TB 7.2K, 2TB 7.2K 2.5-inch SSD hard drive: SAS interface: PM1635a 400GB, PM1635a 800GB, PM1633a 3.84TB SATA interface: PM863a 240GB, PM863a 480GB, Intel S3520 240GB, Intel S3520 480GB, NVMe PCIe interface: U.2 PM963 1.92TB, U.2 PM963 3.84TB |
| Chassis | Dimension (mm) | 5U rack mountable Height: 443.23 mm Width: 217.7 mm Depth: 707.8 mm | 4U Tower or 5U Rack 46.25 (height) × 64.8 (depth) × 17.4 (width) cm | Tower: Height: 438 mm (17.2 in) Width (with stabilizer feet extended): 272 mm (10.7 in) Width (with stabilizer feet retracted): 176 mm (6.9 in) Depth: 670 mm (26.4 in) Rack Conversion Kit: Height: 176 mm (6.9 in) Width: 482 mm (18.97 in) Depth: 670 mm (26.4 in) |
| Ventilation method | Air-cooled | Air-cooled | Front and rear ventilation | |
| Temperature | operating temperature range (Celsius) | 10°C to 35°C | 10° to 35°C | ASHRAE Class A4: 5 °C – 45 °C (41 °F – 113 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 125-m (410-ft) increase in altitude ASHRAE Class A3: 5 °C – 40 °C (41 °F – 104 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 175-m (574-ft) increase in altitude ASHRAE Class A2: 10 °C – 35 °C (50 °F – 95 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 300-m (984-ft) increase in altitude |
| Humidity range | 10% to 80% | 8% to 90% | ASHRAE Class A4: 8% – 90% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 24 °C (75 °F) ASHRAE Class A3: 8% – 85% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 24 °C (75 °F) ASHRAE Class A2: 8% – 80% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 21 °C (70 °F) | |
| Hot-swappable power supplies | Nominal power of single power supply (W) | Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, 2000W and 2400W 240V HVDC 750W -48V DC 1100W | HPE Universal Slot Redundant Power Module 500W / 800W / 1600W, or HPE Standard 500W Non-Hot Swap / Non-Redundant Power | One 450W (230V / 115V) 80plus Gold fixed power supply, Two hot-swappable 550W / 750W / 1100W platinum power supplies Two hot-swappable 750W titanium power supplies |
| Quantity | 2 | 2 | 2 (The server supports either a single fixed power supply or one or two hot-swap power supplies) | |
| Dual power mode | Redundancy | Redundancy | N+N | |
| input method | 220V AC/-48VDC/240HVDC | 220VVAC/48VDC/380VDC/ | 100 – 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz / 60 Hz 200 – 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz / 60 Hz | |
| PCI-E (I/O) | Quantity | Up to 8 PCIE 3.0 slots Slot‐1: x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1 Slot‐2: x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1 (x4 lanes) Slot‐3: x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1 Slot‐4: x8 PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH card from CPU2 Slot‐5: x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2 (DMI x4 lanes) Slot‐6: x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2 Slot‐7: x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2 Slot‐8: x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2 | 8 ((x16, x8, x16, x8, x16, x8, x16, x8)) | Up to 6 PCIE 3.0 slots Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x8 (25W); full-height, half-length Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); full-height, half-length Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); full-height, full-length Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 wired) (25W); full-height, full-length (requires second processor) Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); full-height, full-length (requires second processor) Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x8 (x4 wired) (25W); full-height, full-length |
| USB | Quantity | 8 | 6 | Total 7 USB ports Front panel: Two USB ports (one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 port Rear panel: Four USB ports (four USB 2.0, two USB 3.0) Internal: One internal USB 3.0 port for RDX drive |
| Out-of-band management | Yes or No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Main Functions | Compliant with IPMI 2.0 IDRAC9 (Express Edition, Enterprise Edition) with Lifecycle Controller Optional Quick Sync 2 wireless module | HPE iLO Standard with Smart Configuration (Embedded), HPE OneView Standard (download required) (standard), HPE iLO Advanced, HPE iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition and HPE OneView Advanced (optional) | XClarity Controller (XCC) Standard, Advanced, Enterprise Standard features are included by default and can be upgraded to Advanced or Enterprise via Features on Demand (FoD) Support mobile management function (Xclarity Mobile App + front USB interface connection), Mobile App supports Android or iOS | |
| Energy management | Yes or No | Yes | Yes | Yes, Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager |
| System cooling fan | Air baffle, vector heat dissipation | Standard 2 fans, non-hot-swappable, optional 4 additional fans, hot-swappable and N + 1 redundancy | 4 hot-swappable fans, 2 with 1 CPU, 3 with 2 CPUs, 4 fans for N + 1 redundancy | |
| LCD Screen | Yes or No | Optional | LED | N / A, using Light path diagnostics |
| Host front panel with keyhole and key | Yes or No | Yes | Yes | Support, optional lock panel (ThinkSystem 1U Security Bezel) |
Want to check the price of these 3 series, welcome to visit:
HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Servers
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