Dell PowerEdge R260 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SR258 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 ThinkSystem SR258 V3 is Lenovo's compact single-socket 1U rack server engineered for edge locations, branch offices, and regional enterprise deployments across Asia-Pacific markets.
| Dell PowerEdge R260 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SR258 V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| 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 | Single Intel Xeon E-2400 Series (Raptor Lake-E) or Pentium G7400 processor up to 8 cores and 95W TDP |
| Memory slots | — | 4 |
| Memory type | DDR5 ECC UDIMM (5600 MT/s default option; Dell lists DDR5-4800 with Xeon 6 Performance) | DDR5-4800 / DDR5-5200 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 4x 3.5-inch LFF simple-swap/hot-swap or 8x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA/NVMe bays; dual M.2 boot support |
| Pcie slots | Optional Gen4 riser (Riser Config 1); no riser in the default configuration | Up to 2 PCIe Gen5 / Gen4 slots |
| Gpu support | — | — |
| Network onboard | Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1GbE LOM | Dual integrated 1GbE RJ-45 ports plus dedicated 1GbE XClarity management port |
| Power supply | Single non-redundant cabled 450 W Platinum PSU by default; 200 to 240 V HLAC option for some chassis | Fixed 300W Gold PSU or dual redundant 550W / 800W Platinum hot-swap PSUs |
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