HPE Alletra 4120 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Alletra 4120 is a 2U multi-petabyte hybrid and all-flash enterprise data storage server built on 4th and 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. The ThinkSystem SR650 V3 is Lenovo's premier two-socket 2U enterprise server designed for 4th and 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids and Emerald Rapids).
| HPE Alletra 4120 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Form factor | 2U rack data server | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack-mount storage server | — |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | 2 |
| Cpu architecture | 4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors | — |
| Memory capacity | Up to 6TB DDR5 Registered memory across 32 DIMMs | — |
| Storage bays | Up to 24 front LFF HDDs plus 4 rear LFF or 6 rear EDSFF/SFF drives | — |
| Max capacity | Over 700TB raw storage per 2U node with 28TB HDDs | — |
| Pcie lanes | PCIe Gen5 bandwidth with multiple x16 slots | — |
| Cpu platform | — | 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) and 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) up to 350W TDP |
| Memory slots | — | 32 |
| Memory type | — | DDR5-4800 / DDR5-5600 RDIMM / 3DS RDIMM |
| Memory max (GB) | — | 8,192 |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 40x 2.5-inch SFF, 20x 3.5-inch LFF, or up to 36x EDSFF E1.S / E3.S NVMe drive bays |
| Pcie slots | — | Up to 10 PCIe Gen5 slots plus 2 OCP 3.0 SFF slots and internal CFF RAID slot |
| Gpu support | — | Up to 3 double-wide 350W GPUs or 8 single-wide 75W GPUs |
| Network onboard | — | Dual OCP 3.0 slots (Gen5/Gen4) plus dedicated 1GbE XClarity management port |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant 750W / 1100W / 1800W / 2400W / 2600W AC 80 PLUS Platinum or Titanium PSUs |
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