HPE Edgeline EL8000 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 V2
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Edgeline EL8000 Converged Edge System is a rugged 5U short-depth modular chassis designed for harsh operating environments, military edge command, and telco open RAN deployments. The Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 V2 is a ruggedized 1U half-width edge server driven by Intel Xeon D-2700 series processors.
| HPE Edgeline EL8000 | Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2019 | May 2023 |
| Form factor | 5U ruggedized edge system | 1U edge |
| Blade slots | 4 | — |
| Blade models | HPE Edgeline e910 or e920 Compute Blade | — |
| Cpu support | Intel Xeon Scalable 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen | — |
| Accelerator support | Up to 4 high-power full-length PCIe GPUs | — |
| Chassis height | 5U rack mount with 432mm depth | — |
| Compliance | NEBS Level 3, ETSI 300 019, shock and vibration certified | — |
| Cooling | Front-to-back high-flow hot-swappable cooling fans | — |
| Processor | — | Single Intel Xeon D-2700 series SoC processor up to 16 cores (up to 100W TDP) |
| Memory | — | 4x DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 256GB DDR4-3200 ECC RDIMM |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 4x internal M.2 NVMe SSDs or 4x 2.5-inch 7mm SSDs; SED encryption support |
| Expansion slots | — | 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot supporting low-profile AI accelerator cards (such as NVIDIA L4) |
| Network | — | Up to 4x 10GbE SFP+ ports, 4x 1GbE RJ-45 ports, plus optional LTE/5G cellular wireless module |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap external or internal 300W AC or -48V DC power supplies |
| Management | — | Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) with physical tamper-detection switches |
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