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A Principled Technologies test report 4
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
into just 5U of rack-equivalent space – a 70.6 percent reduction in the space that the
legacy solution would take up (a massive 17U).
As Figure 3 shows, the database performance increase of the Dell PowerEdge
VRTX seems even more impressive when you consider that it fits in a fraction of the
space needed for a legacy tower solution. The Dell PowerEdge VRTX delivered a
whopping 272.0 percent more database performance per U of rack-equivalent space, in
orders per minute, than the legacy, disparate hardware solution.
Figure 3: The compact form
factor of the Dell PowerEdge
VRTX means it packs more
performance into less space
than the legacy, disparate
hardware solution.
449.4
120.8
0
100
200
300
400
500
Dell PowerEdge VRTX Legacy, disparate hardware solution
OPM per U
Database performance/U of rack-equivalent
space
As Figure 4 shows, the Dell PowerEdge VRTX also used only six cables, 13 fewer
cables than the legacy, disparate hardware solution. Fewer cables are not only easier to
configure and manage, but it also helps keep your infrastructure looking neat, which is
important when your setup is in an office that customers visit.
Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Ethernet cables
Power cables
Total by type
2
4
Total cables
6
Legacy, disparate hardware solution
Ethernet cables
Power cables
HP ProLiant ML310 G5
2
1
HP ProLiant ML370 G5
2
1
HP ProLiant ML110 G6
2
1
NETGEAR ProSAFE Smart Switch
1
1
Storage
6
2
Total by type
13
6
Total cables
19
Figure 4: The Dell PowerEdge VRTX reduced cabling complexity compared to the legacy, disparate hardware
solution.