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Dell PowerEdge R6525 10-Bay 2.5'' NVMe

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HP ProLiant DL385 G10 Plus 8-Bay 2.5'' NVMe

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Model Data		Model Data
Brand	Dell	HP
Product Line	PowerEdge	ProLiant
Family	R6525	DL385 G10 Plus
Model	R6525	DL385 G10 Plus
Generation	15th Gen (15G)	Gen 10 Plus (G10+)
Chassis Data		Chassis Data
Form-Factor	Rack	Rack
Rack Units	1U	2U
Max Weight	48 Lbs	42 Lbs
Remote Management	DRAC 9	HP iLO 5
Motherboard Data		Motherboard Data
Socket Type	SP3	SP3
# of Sockets	2x	2x
Max TDP / CPU	280 Watts	280 Watts
Max # of Cores	128x	128x
Power Supplies		Power Supplies
Type	Hot-Plug / Hot-Swap Redundant	Hot-Plug / Hot-Swap Redundant
# of PSUs	2x	2x
Max Server Wattage	1,400 Watts	1,600 Watts
CPU Data		CPU Data
Brand	AMD	AMD
Family	2nd and 3rd Generation EPYC	2nd Generation EPYC
Codename	Rome & Milan	Rome
Architecture	AMD Zen 2 & Zen 3	AMD Zen 2
Max Speed / CPU	3.80 Ghz	3.70 Ghz
Memory Data		Memory Data
Type	PC4 / DDR4 ECC Registered	PC4 / DDR4 ECC Registered
Max Speed	3200 Mhz	3200 Mhz
DIMMs / CPU	16x	16x
Max # of Slots	32x	32x
Max RAM Capacity	8.2TB	8.2TB
Storage Data		Storage Data
Drive Type	Hot-Plug	Hot-Plug
# of Bays - Natively	10x	8x
Native Bays' Size	SFF / 2.5''	SFF / 2.5''
Native Bays' Interface	NVMe	NVMe
Optional Rear Flex-Bays	2x 2.5'' / SFF SATA / SAS / NVMe	6x 2.5'' / SFF SATA / SAS
Max SFF NVMe Drives	12x	16x
Max SFF SAS Drives	2x	14x
Max SFF SATA Drives	2x	14x
Max Storage Capacity	1229TB	2062TB
Boss Card Support	Boss-S2 / Boss-S1 card with up to 2x M.2 SATA SSDs	riser card with up to 2x M.2 NVMe SSDs
	--	4x 3.5'' / SFF SATA / SAS
Optional Mid Flex-Bays	--	8x 2.5'' / SFF SATA / SAS / NVMe
Max LFF SAS Drives	--	4x
Max LFF SATA Drives	--	4x
Networking Connections		Networking Connections
Embedded Connections	Dual-Port 1GB RJ-45	--
Optional NDC	OCP 3.0	Yes
Total # of PCIe Slots	3x	8x
Total # of PCIe Gen 4 Slots	3x	8x
GPUs		GPUs
Max # of Single Wide	3x	4x
Max # of Double Wide	--	2x
Benchmarking		Benchmarking
Processing Power	972	765
Performance Class	High-End	High-End
Key Features		Key Features
Feature	NVMe Support	NVMe Support
	Storage	Processing Power
	Processing Power	Memory
	Memory	Scalability
	Compact	Networking Connections
Recommended Applications		Recommended Applications
Usecase	Media	Media
	Database	Database
	Data Mining	Data Mining
	Backup	Website Hosting
	File Hosting	File Hosting

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