Dell PowerEdge C6520 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SD630 V2
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge C6520 is an enterprise 2U 4-node server powered by 2 Intel Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake and 16 memory slots supporting up to 1024GB DDR4-3200 RDIMM (per node). The Lenovo ThinkSystem SD630 V2 is an ultra-dense dual-socket server node designed for the ThinkSystem DA240 Enclosure.
| Dell PowerEdge C6520 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SD630 V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2021 | Nov 2020 |
| Form factor | 2U 4-node | dense node |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | — |
| Cpu platform | Intel Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake, up to 2 processors per node, 250W TDP) | — |
| Memory slots | 16 | — |
| Memory type | DDR4-3200 RDIMM (per node) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,024 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 6x 2.5-inch NVMe/SAS/SATA drives per node (24x 2.5 in 2U chassis) | Up to 2x 2.5-inch hot-swap 7mm SATA/NVMe SSDs or 1x 2.5-inch 15mm drive per node |
| Pcie slots | Up to 2 PCIe Gen4 slots per node | — |
| Gpu support | None supported | — |
| Network onboard | OCP 3.0 mezzanine slot; 1x 1GbE iDRAC9 port per node | — |
| Power supply | Shared dual hot-plug 1600W, 2000W or 2400W Platinum in C6400/C6500 chassis | Shared redundant power supplies in the DA240 enclosure (up to 4x 1800W or 2400W Platinum) |
| Processor | — | Up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 40 cores each (up to 250W TDP) |
| Memory | — | 16x DDR4 DIMM slots (8 per CPU) supporting up to 1TB DDR4-3200 ECC RDIMM |
| Expansion slots | — | 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 low-profile slot and 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 internal slot for network adapter |
| Network | — | Mezzanine adapter slot supporting dual-port 25GbE, 100GbE, or HDR InfiniBand |
| Management | — | Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) |
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