We showed that businesses that consolidate data analytics and web hosting workloads with clusters of new Dell PowerEdge R7715 servers and AMD EPYC 9355P processors could see massive TCO savings—up to $13.8 million over five years in one scenario. Here’s the story:
Many modern business applications count on seamless web services, robust back-end virtualization, and near-real-time analytics to keep users connected and produce critical insights for decision makers. When business is thriving and existing server hardware is handling normal demand, it can be easy to overlook the potential benefits that an investment in new hardware can bring. However, as workload and dataset complexities grow, the performance of legacy servers can start to fall behind—something a successful company cannot afford. Older servers can also require more power, more cooling, and more expensive per-core software licenses than newer systems. Consolidating workloads with new servers can enable companies to simultaneously lower TCO outlays while preparing for future demand.
To explore the cost-saving potential of data center consolidation with modern servers, we used real-world analytics and web hosting workloads to compare two four-node clusters: a modern Dell PowerEdge R7715 cluster with AMD EPYC 9355P processors and a legacy HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 cluster with Intel Xeon Gold 6258R processors. We also measured the energy use of each cluster under load. In our tests, the Dell cluster nearly tripled the transaction processing throughput of the legacy HPE cluster while delivering up to three times the performance per watt.
Based on those results, we modeled a migration scenario in which a company replaced five legacy HPE clusters with three Dell PowerEdge R7715 clusters. The Dell clusters supported the same workload footprint as the legacy HPE cluster while reducing the number of licensed cores from 1,120 to 384, decreasing energy consumption by 32 percent, and requiring 40 percent less rack space. In our model, those efficiencies translated to a five-year TCO projection for the Dell solution of about $7.7 million, a savings of $13.8 million compared to a $21.5 million five-year TCO for the legacy environment.
Our analysis indicates that a decision to modernize your data center with the latest generation of Dell PowerEdge R7715 servers and AMD EPYC may deliver serious benefits for performance, efficiency, and ongoing TCO. That type of infrastructure investment can pay off in many ways for years to come.
To learn more about the potential benefits of workload consolidation with new Dell PowerEdge R7715 servers powered by AMD EPYC 9355P processors, check out the report, infographic, and summary presentation below.
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