Dell EMC Announces Availability of New Powerhouse Four-Socket Servers
May 23, 2018 -- Dell EMC is announcing the availability of two new four-socket servers – the PowerEdge R940xa and PowerEdge R840, part of the 14th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio.
The servers allow customers to:
- Rapidly transform data insights into business outcomes with the Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa, which is designed to accelerate databases for business-critical applications.
- Drive faster insights to better engage with customers and accelerate innovation with the Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 server, which is designed for in-database analytics.
With extensive performance density (up to 112 processing cores) and massive memory (up to 6TB of memory and NVDIMM options), these new servers deliver the necessary powerful performance. In fact, the PowerEdge R840 holds the four-socket world record for SAP SD standard benchmark of 65,900 users. The PowerEdge R940xa lets you accelerate critical workloads with a 1:1 CPU to GPU ratio and up to four double-width GPUs. The R840 offers up to two double-width GPUs in addition to up to 24 NVMe drives for some “serious” speed. Additionally, these servers also support field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which excel on data-intensive computations. The R940xa offers up to eight FPGAs while the R840 offers up to two FPGAs, so you can tailor your workload acceleration requirements.
Beyond offering accelerated performance and high capacity, both servers feature OpenManage Enterprise to monitor and manage the IT infrastructure. An agent-free Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) provides automated, efficient management to improve productivity. Additionally, Dell EMC PowerEdge’s Integrated Security features such as the Cyber Resilient Architecture come standard within every server.
Source: Dell EMC
