Side-by-Side Comparison
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 vs Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack
Standardized 5-pillar engineering audit, thermal telemetry, verified longevity metrics, and complete technical specification diff.
● HIGHLY RATED
Composite Score:
4.5
/ 5.0
A highly versatile 2U dual-socket enterprise rack server delivering extensive PCIe Gen5 expansion and up to 36 EDSFF drives, counterbalanced by thermal routing trade-offs in dense midplane drive setups.
● HIGHLY RATED
Composite Score:
4.5
/ 5.0
Next-generation rack-scale powerhouse delivering 216 TB/s NVLink bandwidth and 20.7 TB HBM4 backed by enterprise redundant liquid cooling.
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Mizex Comparative Audit Verdict
Both the Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 and Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack share an identical composite score of 4.5. Choice between them depends primarily on specific port requirements, physical dimensions, or pricing.
5-Pillar Engineering Telemetry
Detailed comparison across standardized normalized 1.0 – 5.0 engineering pillars.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11
Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack
Engineering & Architecture
(30%)
Winner: Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack (+0.2)
4.6
4.8
Build Quality & Materials
(20%)
Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 (+0.1)
4.7
4.6
Thermal, Power & Acoustics
(20%)
Winner: Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack (+0.4)
4.1
4.5
Real-World Reliability
(20%)
Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 (+0.2)
4.6
4.4
Buyer Value & Upgrades
(10%)
Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 (+0.3)
4.5
4.2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11: Strengths & Caveats
✔ Advantages
- Unmatched front-panel storage density supporting up to 36 EDSFF NVMe, 24 SFF, or 12 LFF drives
- Extensive I/O bandwidth featuring up to eight PCIe Gen5 slots alongside two OCP 3.0 mezzanine bays
- Robust memory subsystem accommodating up to 8TB of high-speed DDR5 SmartMemory
- Broad compute support spanning both 4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
✖ Documented Caveats
- Midplane drive cage installation forces removal of the air shroud and mandates 1U performance heatsinks
- Populating rear dual-drive SFF bays consumes internal chassis space directly at the expense of PCIe expansion slots
Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack: Strengths & Caveats
✔ Advantages
- Unified rack-scale architecture functioning as a single machine with 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs
- Massive aggregate scale-up bandwidth of 216 TB/s driven by 9 sixth-generation NVLink switch trays
- Substantial memory footprint featuring 20.7 TB HBM4 and up to 54 TB LPDDR5X per rack
- Enterprise DLC-2 direct liquid cooling infrastructure supported by redundant 1.8MW in-row CDUs
✖ Documented Caveats
- Requires specialized high-density data center facilities equipped with comprehensive liquid-cooling loops
- Internal acoustic profiles and tray-level dampening tolerances are pending physical retail teardown
Technical Specification Comparison
Side-by-side spec alignment. Rows highlighted with subtle shading denote differing specifications.
| Specification | Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen11 | Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack |
|---|---|---|
| Brand DIFF | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Supermicro |
| Model DIFF | ProLiant DL380 Gen11 | Supermicro NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Rack |
| Form Factor DIFF | 2U Rackmount | — |
| Processor Support DIFF | 4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | — |
| Maximum Memory Capacity DIFF | 8TB | — |
| Memory Type DIFF | DDR5 SmartMemory | — |
| PCIe Expansion Slots DIFF | Up to 8x PCIe Gen5 slots | — |
| Network Expansion DIFF | 2x OCP 3.0 mezzanine slots | — |
| Storage Interfaces DIFF | SAS4, SATA, EDSFF NVMe | — |
| Front Drive Capacity DIFF | Up to 12 LFF, 24 SFF, or 36 EDSFF drives | — |
| Rear Drive Capacity DIFF | Up to 3x dual-drive SFF bays | — |
| Midplane Drive Options DIFF | 4 LFF or 8 SFF midplane cage | — |
| Maximum SFF Drive Count DIFF | 30 SFF drives | — |
| Remote Management DIFF | HPE integrated remote management tools | — |
| Gpu Configuration DIFF | — | 72x NVIDIA Rubin GPUs |
| Cpu Configuration DIFF | — | 36x NVIDIA Vera CPUs |
| Compute Trays DIFF | — | 18x 1U compute trays (4x Rubin GPUs and 2x Vera CPUs per tray) |
| Switch Trays DIFF | — | 9x 6th-generation NVIDIA NVLink switch trays |
| Scale Up Bandwidth DIFF | — | 216 TB/s |
| Gpu Memory DIFF | — | 20.7 TB HBM4 |
| System Memory DIFF | — | Up to 54 TB LPDDR5X |
| Cooling System DIFF | — | DLC-2 Direct Liquid Cooling (rack manifolds, cold plates, optional rear door heat exchangers) |
| Cooling Distribution Unit DIFF | — | 1.8MW in-row CDU with N+1 redundancy |
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