Figure 3: power utilization at 70% target load – Dell POWEREDGE R720 User Manual
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Power Efficiency Comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R720 and HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Rack Servers
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In Figure 3, the power draw of both servers at the 70% load level is shown.
Figure 3: Power utilization at 70% target load
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At this interval, the HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 consumed 53 watts more on average, 28% higher than the Dell
PowerEdge. This additional power utilization of the HP server caused its overall SPECpower_ssj2008 overall
ops/watt to be worse than the Dell PowerEdge R720.
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Required SPEC disclosure information: R720 scores: (1,235,223 ssj_ops and 303W) @ 100% target load and 3,352 overall ssj_ops/watt vs.
DL380p Gen8: (1,217,238 ssj_ops and 324W) @ 100% and 2,861 overall ssj_ops/watt. Comparison based on results by Dell Labs June 2012.
SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For
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