Dell fleshes out AMD server lineup; Touts energy efficiency
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Dell is rounding out its roster of AMD servers and looking to claim the high ground on energy efficiency over IBM and Hewlett-Packard courtesy of power supply and airflow innovation.
That energy efficiency theme is something Dell is touting throughout its blade portfolio. In a whitepaper, Dell argues that its PowerEdge M610 servers with M1000e enclosures deliver better performance per watt than comparable systems from IBM and HP. Dell is also claiming a 20 percent lower power per blade performance.
The energy performance is delivered via an algorithm that runs fans faster or slower depending on workloads and more efficient power supplies. In addition, airflow consumption has been tweaked for performance, said Payne.
I'm not going to pretend to be smart enough to make an independent verification of Dell's claims. A third party, Enterprise Management Associates, has verified Dell's methodology, but read the paper for yourself.
The more notable point is that the server field is moving from chips, blades and performance to smaller design items---such as fan speed, airflow and power supplies---that can add up to energy savings.