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Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
APPENDIX C – DETAILED TEST RESULTS
Figure 14 shows the results of our database, mail, and file and print testing as well as power data for the Dell
PowerEdge VRTX solution we tested. The median run was determined by OPM.
Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Median run
Power
Idle power (W)
533.1
534.1
532.3
532.3
Active power (W)
546.6
545.7
544.5
544.5
Database
Orders per minute
2241
2257
2247
2247
Mail
Avg latency (ms)
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
File and print
IOPS
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
Figure 14: Detailed run results for the Dell PowerEdge VRTX from our testing.
Figure 15 shows the results of our database, mail, and file and print testing as well as power data for the legacy,
disparate hardware solution we tested. The median run was determined by OPM.
Legacy, disparate hardware
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Median run
Power
Idle power (W)
660.2
671.4
662.9
671.4
Active power (W)
679.7
678.7
678.1
678.7
Database
Orders per minute
2050
2053
2053
2053
Mail
Avg. latency (ms)
1.22
1.4
1.5
1.4
File and print
IOPS
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.7
Figure 15: Detailed run results for the legacy, disparate hardware solution from our testing.