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Dell Unveils Ninth-Generation PowerEdge Servers with Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors

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Dell has started taking orders for its ninth-generation PowerEdge servers, Precision workstations, and PowerEdge Storage Servers equipped with the latest Intel Xeon processor 5100 series. This new series promises to deliver improved performance, lower power consumption, and a more comprehensive architecture. The new servers are designed to support Dell's strategy of reducing complexity and driving cost-effective enterprise technologies across various customer environments. Key customers, such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), have already expressed their enthusiasm for the new servers, citing Dell's reliability and performance as key factors in their decision.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dell's ninth-generation PowerEdge servers feature the dual-core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, which provides up to a 152% performance increase over the previous generation dual-socket Dell PowerEdge server.
  • The new servers offer improved cooling efficiency, reducing power consumption by up to 25% and increasing performance per watt of electricity by up to 169%.
  • Dell has designed the PowerEdge 1955 blades to deliver investment protection to customers, leveraging the current 7U chassis and enabling customers to deploy the new Dell PowerEdge 1955 side-by-side with existing PowerEdge 1855 blades.
  • The new PowerEdge servers are priced starting at $1,898, $1,848, $1,948, and $1,848, respectively, and are scheduled to ship on July 17.
  • The Dell Precision 690 and 490 workstations, also featuring the dual-core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, deliver performance gains over previous models of up to 45% on single-threaded applications and up to 155% on multithreaded applications.

Statistics:

  • Up to 152% performance increase over the previous generation dual-socket Dell PowerEdge server.
  • Up to 169% increase in performance per watt of electricity.
  • Up to 25% reduction in power consumption.
  • Pricing for the PowerEdge servers starts at $1,898, $1,848, $1,948, and $1,848.
  • Pricing for the Dell Precision workstations starts at $1,779 and $1,529.
  • 45% and 155% performance gains on single-threaded and multithreaded applications, respectively.

Sources:

  • Dell Inc. press release announcing ninth-generation PowerEdge servers.
  • Intel website discussing the Intel Xeon processor 5100 series.
  • SPECjbb2005 benchmark results.
  • National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) website.

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