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A Principled Technologies test report 3
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
The compact Dell PowerEdge VRTX not only outperformed the legacy tower
solution, but it also used significantly less power while delivering that improved
performance. The VRTX solution used 19.8 percent less power while running our
workloads than the legacy, disparate hardware solution did (see Figure 2). This level of
power reduction could significantly lower ongoing operating costs for your business.
Figure 2: The Dell PowerEdge
VRTX used less power while
running simultaneous
workloads than the legacy,
disparate hardware solution
did.
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In our tests, we used a Dell PowerEdge VRTX with only two servers compared to
the three physical servers in the legacy hardware solution. Adding server nodes and
more or faster drives to the shared storage may achieve greater performance gains.
Additionally, adding new application VMs to your VMware vSphere environment may
give the Dell PowerEdge VRTX scalability and room to grow as the demands of your
business continue to increase. With a legacy, disparate hardware solution, achieving
similar results may require purchasing additional servers that take up more space and
consume more power.
Dell PowerEdge VRTX meets needs in less space while reducing physical complexity
In addition to the extra space that legacy, disparate hardware solutions
encompass, they often have a great deal of complexity when it comes to hardware
pieces and cabling. If your business’ location has premium square footage value,
accommodating your legacy solution can mean sacrificing precious space. The Dell
PowerEdge VRTX is a compact all-in-one-solution that fits easily under a desk and uses
minimal cabling because the solution resides in one chassis.
Though neither solution is likely to be in a server rack in a small or remote
office, we looked at the rack-equivalent space each solution would occupy to make a
universal size comparison. We found that the Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution would fit