Dell launched two new servers for small and midsize businesses that the company claims perform as much as 51 percent faster than comparable IBM servers. The two new PowerEdge servers offer high-availability features as well as larger memories, and come in rack- or tower-server configurations.

The rack server, the PowerEdge R300, uses the Intel Xeon x5460 quad-core processor. Dell says tests show its performance is as much as 26 percent better than the comparable server from HP, the DL320 G5p, and as much as 51 percent better than the IBM System X 3250 server. The new tower server, the T300, similarly beats comparable HP and IBM systems, according to Dell. (Performance details was published with the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation, or SPEC, a nonprofit organization that sets benchmarks for high-performance computers.)

“The R300 and T300 are the industry’s fastest one-socket quad-core servers,” a Dell spokesperson told us. “Because of the way we’ve designed the systems, we’ve made it

possible for a processor typically used in higher-performing two-socket servers to be used in a one-socket server.”

Made for SMBs

SMBs often rely on memory-intensive applications, such as Web serving, to run their businesses, and slow performance can hurt productivity. Dell says the R300 and T300 help address that pain point by delivering three times the memory capacity of a typical one-socket server; better memory scalability means they can better handle memory-intensive applications.

“These servers take the performance, memory capacity, and high-availability features previously available only in more expensive, higher-end systems and manufacture them available at a small-business price,” the spokesperson said. “Because of these features, the R300 and T300 can help increase uptime and productivity for SMBs. They plus help simplify [information technology] for SMBs by helping to reduce cost and complexity, enabling customers to focus more on innovation, productivity, and growing their businesses.”

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