Dell POWEREDGE R720 - Manual (Page 9)

Power Efficiency Comparison of the Dell PowerEdge R720 and HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Rack Servers
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SPECpower_ssj2008 also includes a measurement of power while the servers are at 0% target utilization (Active
Idle). The ProLiant DL380p Gen8 drew 17.5W (10%) more than the PowerEdge R720 when both systems were
idle.
Figure 4: Power utilization at active idle 4
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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
more information about SPECpower, see
www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/ .
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Power draw in watts
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SPECpower results
Power utilization at 0% target load (active idle)
in watts (lower is better)
Dell PowerEdge R720 HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8