For modern businesses, high performance alone isn’t enough. Data centers must be nimble and efficient in order to support a wide range of workloads cost-effectively. Achieving that goal requires processors and servers that offer the right combination of low-latency bandwidth, acceleration, cooling, and power use.
Research performed by Prowess Consulting found that Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) offer performance and efficiency for diverse workloads, including AI and analytics. In this study, commissioned by Intel and Dell Technologies, we identified several world-record benchmarks for this server/processor combination, including for overall performance and performance/watt. We also identified several benchmark wins against competitive offerings for overall performance, performance under load, and performance at idle. In addition, we found that generation-over-generation comparisons demonstrate that organizations can expect a significant jump in performance from a data center refresh.
Overall, we conclude that PowerEdge servers built with Intel Xeon 6 processors with P-cores can present businesses with a compelling option for consolidating workloads in the data center. The result is better performance, along with reduced space, power usage, and cooling costs for a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), compared to their older, existing server base.
