Dell PowerEdge MX760c servers handle 19.7% more SQL Server work and support 25% more VMs
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Principled Technologies tested a VMware cluster of new 16th generation Dell PowerEdge MX servers. This accomplished more OLTP orders per minute and increased VM density compared to a similarly configured 15th generation MX750c.
Figure 1: Performance of the previous-generation cluster with 24 VMs and the new-generation cluster with 30 VMs. Higher OPM and lower latency are better.
A sample OLTP database workload was used in the test as OLTP plays a crucial role in many digital business processes, such as retail transactions, inventory tracking, customer relationship management, and other business operations. Based on Microsoft SQL Server 2019 DVD using Store 3 hosted in multiple virtual machines, the workload testing targeted the maximum orders per minute (OPM) each cluster could achieve. This was done by increasing the thread count and decreasing the think time until performance degraded. The testing found customers can accelerate existing virtual machines by a simple lift and shift vMotion-type migration to the newer compute sled. However, due to the extra performance available from the new MX760c platform, thanks in part to its 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, it was also found additional workloads could be added while still maintaining the required performance.
Figure 2: Total orders per minute the two clusters achieved with 24VMs.
Figure 3: Total orders per minute the two clusters achieved with 30 VMs.
Regarding workloads, new-generation Dell PowerEdge MX760c servers can offer compelling performance gains. 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge MX760c servers can simultaneously provide increased workload performance and VM density.