HP Gen5 to Gen11 using ChatGPT
HP ProLiant Gen | Active Years | CPU Socket | Popular HP CPUs | Cores | Base Clock | Max RAM Capacity | Comparable Dell CPUs | Dell PowerEdge Model Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen5 | 2007–2010 | LGA771 | Intel Xeon 5400 Series (E5450, E5420) | 4 cores | 2.5–3.0 GHz | 64GB ECC DDR2 | Intel Xeon 5400 Series (E5450, E5430) | Dell PowerEdge R900 |
Gen6 | 2009–2012 | LGA1366 | Intel Xeon 5500 & 5600 Series (X5650, E5620) | 4–6 cores | 2.4–3.06 GHz | 192GB ECC DDR3 | Intel Xeon 5500 & 5600 Series (X5650, X5690) | Dell PowerEdge R710 |
Gen7 | 2010–2014 | LGA1366 | Intel Xeon 5600 Series (X5670, X5690) | 6 cores | 2.93–3.46 GHz | 384GB ECC DDR3 | Intel Xeon 5600 Series (X5670, X5690) | Dell PowerEdge R710 |
Gen8 | 2012–2015 | LGA2011 | Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series (E5-2670, E5-2680) | 8–12 cores | 2.5–3.5 GHz | 768GB ECC DDR3 | Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series (E5-2670, E5-2690) | Dell PowerEdge R720 |
Gen9 | 2014–2020 | LGA2011-v3 | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 Series (E5-2680 v4, E5-2690 v4) | 10–22 cores | 2.2–3.5 GHz | 3TB DDR4 | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 Series (E5-2650 v4, E5-2699 v4) | Dell PowerEdge R730 |
Gen10 | 2017–Present | LGA3647 | Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold 6230, Silver 4216) | 12–28 cores | 2.0–4.0 GHz | 6TB DDR4 | Intel Xeon Scalable (Gold 6230, Silver 4216) | Dell PowerEdge R740 |
Gen11 | 2023–Present | SP5 (AMD) / LGA4677 (Intel) | AMD EPYC 9004 Series (EPYC 9654) and Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (8480+) | AMD: 32–96 cores Intel: 16–60 cores | 2.0–4.0 GHz | 12TB DDR5 | AMD EPYC 9004 Series (EPYC 9654), Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (8480+) | Dell PowerEdge R750 |
In 2025, a Dell PowerEdge R640 having E5-2680v4 is still quite good having DDR4 RAM and good CPU price using lga2011-v3 socket. The 2016 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T 120W is quite the best starting CPU.
HKD$1000 R640 with 2680v4
HKD$2000 768GB RAM (32GB x 24pcs)
2680v4 28T 120W $60
2683v4 32T 120W $75
2686v4 36T 174W $130
2695v4 36T 120W $150
2696v4 44T 150W $220
2697v4 32T 145W $220
2698v4 40T 135W $280
2699v4 44T 145W $620
