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Do the virtual math - win after win after win equals #1. HP ProLiant continues to lead the market with hard-hitting benchmarks and product recognition, delivering unmatched performance, unquestionable reliability and unrivaled confidence.
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| HP ProLiant has captured the top spot as market share leader in the virtualization space. As the #1 deployed platform for VMware, HP drives virtualization leadership. |
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Point 1: Performance benchmarks
HP runs the most virtual machines on a 2P server: ProLiant ML370 G5
The world's best performing 2P server is the new #1 performing 2P server on VMware's VMmark benchmark, delivering 42 virtual machines! The 8-core ML370 G5 configured with Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5470 processors at 3.3 GHz defeated an equivalently configured Dell PowerEdge M600 by 10% with a one-tile advantage. (1)
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HP runs the most virtual machines on a blade: ProLiant BL680c G5
HP blade servers raise the bar in virtualization performance! The ProLiant BL680c G5 is the #1 performing blade server, outscoring Dell's highest performing blade, the new PowerEdge M905, by 12% on the VMmark benchmark. Equipped with 4 Intel Xeon E7450 processors and 128GB RAM, the ProLiant BL680c G5 powered 72 virtual machines to blow by the competition. (2)
» HP Explanation of VMmark
» ML370 G5 Performance Brief (1)
» BL680c G5 Performance Brief (2)
» HP Press Release
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| SQL Server Magazine EDITOR'S BEST 2008 |
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Point 2: Editor's Best
HP ProLiant DL580 G5, has been selected as a SQL Server Magazine EDITOR’S BEST 2008 GOLD WINNER in the Hardware category.
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(1) HP ProLiant ML370 G5 (3.3GHz Intel Xeon X5470). 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores per chip. VMmark result: 9.15 @ 7 tiles. Dell PowerEdge M600 (3.3GHz Intel Xeon X5470), 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores per chip, VMmark result: 8.97 @ 6 tiles.
(2) HP ProLiant BL680 G5 (2.4GHz Intel Xeon E7450). 24 cores, 4 chips, 6 cores per chip. VMmark result: 16.05 @ 12 tiles. Dell PowerEdge M905 (2.3GHz AMD Opteron 8356). 16 cores, 4 chips, 4 cores per chip. VMmark result: 14.28 @ 11 tiles
VMware® VMmark™ is a product of VMware, Inc. VMmark utilizes SPECjbb®2005 and SPECweb®2005, which are available from the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). #1 benchmark claims for the BL680c G5 based upon results on the VMware website on 10/10/2008 and #1 benchmark claims for the ML370 G5 based upon results on the VMware website on 10/13/2008.
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