Dell PowerEdge R260 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V3
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 Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V3 is an updated 1U single-socket rack server powered by Intel Xeon E-2400 series processors.
| Dell PowerEdge R260 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Form factor | 1U rack (short-depth) | 1U rack |
| Cpu sockets | 1 | — |
| Cpu platform | One Intel Xeon 6 Performance (6325P to 6377P), Xeon E-2400 series or Pentium G7400 / G7400T processor | — |
| Memory slots | — | — |
| Memory type | DDR5 ECC UDIMM (5600 MT/s default option; Dell lists DDR5-4800 with Xeon 6 Performance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | — | — |
| 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 4x 3.5-inch or up to 10x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays; optional M.2 boot support |
| Pcie slots | Optional Gen4 riser (Riser Config 1); no riser in the default configuration | — |
| 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 | Dual redundant hot-swap 450W Platinum power supplies or fixed 300W Gold PSU |
| Processor | — | Single Intel Xeon E-2400 series processor up to 8 cores (up to 95W TDP) |
| Memory | — | 4x DDR5 DIMM slots supporting up to 128GB DDR5-4800/5600 ECC UDIMM |
| Expansion slots | — | Up to 3x PCIe slots including 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot and 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 internal slot |
| Network | — | 2x integrated 1GbE ports plus dedicated XCC management port |
| Management | — | Lenovo XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) |
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