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We found that using 12 Intel Optane DC persistent memory DCPMMs delivered greater transactional database performance than the traditional storage options we tested, delivering 1.7 times the SQL Server 2019 transactions per minute (TPM) of a four-drive NVMe configuration, 2.2 times the TPM of a two-drive NVMe configuration, and 11.3 times the TPM of the 12-drive SATA SSD configuration. This means that adding Intel Optane DC persistent memory to your data center could boost transactional database performance, allowing you to maximize your existing hardware without large investments in new server-and-storage solutions.
What does the xd stand for? Extra drives—with up to 24 NVMe drives and 32 2.5" or 18 3.5” drives in just 2U of rack space, the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd promotes flexibility through several drive options and high density. The two-socket Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd rack server features 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and embedded Dell EMC iDRAC9 and Dell EMC OpenManage™ software for management.
To learn more about the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd, visit https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/povw/ poweredge-r740xd.