Dell PowerEdge R260 vs HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge R260 is a 1U single-socket, short-depth rack server that Dell describes as a 17-inch chassis for near-edge and small business use. The HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 is a short-depth 1U single-socket rack server built around Intel Xeon E-2400 processors, incorporating DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 expansion.
| Dell PowerEdge R260 | HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Form factor | 1U rack (short-depth) | 1U rack |
| Cpu sockets | 1 | 1 |
| Cpu platform | One Intel Xeon 6 Performance (6325P to 6377P), Xeon E-2400 series or Pentium G7400 / G7400T processor | Intel Xeon E-2400 series or Pentium |
| Memory slots | — | 4 |
| Memory type | DDR5 ECC UDIMM (5600 MT/s default option; Dell lists DDR5-4800 with Xeon 6 Performance) | DDR5-4800 ECC UDIMM |
| Memory max (GB) | — | 128 |
| Drive bays | 3.5-inch chassis: up to 2 cabled HDD; 2.5-inch chassis: up to 6 hot-plug SAS or SATA, or 4 hot-plug drives plus 2 NVMe | Up to 2 LFF or 4 to 6 SFF hot-plug or non-hot-plug SATA/SAS |
| Pcie slots | Optional Gen4 riser (Riser Config 1); no riser in the default configuration | 2 PCIe 5.0 expansion slots |
| Gpu support | — | — |
| Network onboard | Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1GbE LOM | — |
| Power supply | Single non-redundant cabled 450 W Platinum PSU by default; 200 to 240 V HLAC option for some chassis | 290W fixed or 500W / 800W Flex Slot Platinum hot-plug |
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