Dell Inc. (Dell) commissioned its System Performance Analysis team to compare Dell and HP single-socket server options for customers looking to purchase their first server. The Dell PowerEdge T110 II, HP ProLiant ML110 G6, HP Proliant MicroServer and HP Compaq 6005 Pro Business PC were compared. While not a true server, the HP Compaq 6005 Pro Business PC was included in this study to show the benefits of purchasing an actual server, instead of using a converted desktop PC.
Using the industry-standard benchmarks SPECpower_ssj2008, SPECjbb2005 and SiSoftware Sandra 2011, these servers were rated according to performance, performance/watt and storage bandwidth. The servers were installed with the fastest available processor and storage solution each model would support to reflect the best possible solution a customer could purchase. These high-performance configurations were tested with the full Sandra 2011 SP2b benchmark suite and the SPECjbb2005 benchmark. The systems were then configured with a single Serial ATA (SATA) drive to produce a best case SPECpower_ssj2008 score.
The results showed that:
Dell PowerEdge T110 II had the highest performance scores in all benchmark categories, including processor and storage performance, cryptographic bandwidth and performance/watt (energy efficiency).