Dell POWEREDGE M915 - Manual (Page 15)

Power Efficiency Comparison of the Dell PowerEdge M915 and HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Blade Solutions
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Price as Tested
Data in the previous section shows that the PowerEdge blade solution with M915 blades is more power efficient
and higher performing that the ProLiant blade solution with BL680c G7 blades. Despite having twice as many
blade servers, the Dell solution costs 21% less as tested (Figure 6).
Figure 6: Price as Tested 8
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M915 and M1000e prices in U.S. dollars from Dell.com, June 14, 2011. BL680c G7 and C7000 prices in U.S. dollars from HP authorized
reseller, June 14, 2011.
$106,704.00
$137,980.00
$80,000.00
$90,000.00
$100,000.00
$110,000.00
$120,000.00
$130,000.00
$140,000.00
$150,000.00
$160,000.00
Blade Solution Price as Tested
U.S. Dollars (lower is better)
Dell Blade Solution HP Blade Solution