# Best Servers 2026: Lab-Tested Picks by Category

DevFeed: [Best Servers 2026: Lab-Tested Picks by Category](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/best-servers-2026-lab-tested-picks-by-category-12356.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers>)

Author: Brian Beeler

Published: 2026-09-02T01:19:39Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [StorageReview.com](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/storagereview-com.md>)

Topics: [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [dell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dell.md>), [idc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/idc.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [dell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dell.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [idc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idc.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [september-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/september-2026.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

This September 2026 comparison ranks lab-tested servers by category. It identifies the Dell PowerEdge R7725 as the best overall 2U server, the Dell PowerEdge R770 as the best Intel 2U server, and the Dell PowerEdge R7725xd as the best 2U storage server. It also discusses Lenovo and Supermicro alternatives and provides market context from IDC data, including strong growth driven largely by ODM hardware and AI rack systems.

## Source excerpt

Published September 2026. Rankings reflect systems tested in the StorageReview lab; market context reflects IDC 1Q 2026 tracker data. The server market set an all-time record in 2025 at $444 billion and opened 2026 with first-quarter revenue up another 30 percent, and almost none of that tells you which server to buy. Half of the The post Best Servers 2026: Lab-Tested Picks by Category appeared first on StorageReview.com.