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The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX server cluster with value SAS SSDs outperformed the configuration with SATA SSDs in terms of orders per minute (OPM) and response times (latency). The value SAS-based configuration processed a total of 1,334,660 OPM across the 24 VMs, or an average of 55,611 per VM. The SATA-based configuration, by contrast, processed only 948,294 OPM, for a per-VM average of 39,512. With servers and drives that can support more orders per minute, your organization could serve more customers, increasing your ability to generate more revenue.
When it came to latency, value SAS SSDs boosted performance even further. The value SAS-based configuration had a total latency of 5.7 milliseconds, compared to 11.3 milliseconds on the SATA-based system. Lower latency generally indicates that a system will respond in less time, which can translate to a better customer experience.