Dell PowerEdge R440 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge R440 is an enterprise 1U rack server powered by 2 Intel Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake) and 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) and 16 memory slots supporting up to 1024GB DDR4-2666 / DDR4-2933 RDIMM. The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 is a 2-socket 1U rack server for small businesses up to larger enterprises, built for 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Gen 1 support as long-life options.
| Dell PowerEdge R440 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Sep 2017 | — |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 1U rack |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | 2 |
| Cpu platform | Intel Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake) and 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake), up to 24 cores, 150W TDP | Up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors: Gen 2 (Cascade Lake) Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum up to 22 cores, plus Gen 1 (Skylake) as long-life options; 125 W maximum TDP |
| Memory slots | 16 | 12 |
| Memory type | DDR4-2666 / DDR4-2933 RDIMM | TruDDR4 RDIMM / LRDIMM up to 2933 MHz, 6 slots per processor |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,024 | 768 |
| Drive bays | Up to 10x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA or 4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives | 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap, or 4x 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap, or 4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap; up to 2 internal M.2 SATA boot drives |
| Pcie slots | Up to 2 PCIe Gen3 slots | Up to 3 PCIe 3.0 slots: slot 1 x8 low profile, slot 2 x16 or ML2 x8, slot 3 x8 or x16 (x16 needs the second processor) |
| Gpu support | None supported | Not supported |
| Network onboard | 2x 1GbE LOM ports; optional LOM Mezzanine slot; 1x 1GbE iDRAC port | 2x 1GbE RJ-45, a LOM slot for up to 2 more 1/10GbE ports, optional ML2 dual-port 10GbE, and a dedicated management port |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 450W or 550W Platinum | Up to two redundant hot-swap PSUs: 550 W or 750 W Platinum, or 750 W Titanium |
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