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In addition to its strong overall database performance, another factor makes the Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors a particularly attractive consolidation target: it’s a four-socket server in a sleek 3U chassis. This means that even if you replaced your legacy 4U server one to one with the new Dell EMC PowerEdge R940, you’d be able to reduce rack space by a quarter.
But upgrading from the legacy server we tested can deliver even larger space savings when you consider the consolidation possible: a single new Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 can do the same work as three legacy servers, which means you shrink your data center footprint from 12U down to just 3U. That’s a 75 percent savings in rack space, which can help you use your data center more efficiently and put off expensive expansion projects.