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Rack server winner
Dell PowerEdge R610
Verdict
With a wealth of new features and improvements, the PowerEdge R610 is the best 1U rack server we've seen.
Review Date: 9 Apr 2009
Price when reviewed: £3932
Overall Rating
Alternative products
HP ProLiant DL380 G6
This 2U rack server offers improved storage potential, low power consumption and excellent server management
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Comparison
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HP ProLiant DL380 G6
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| Part Code | ProLiant DL380 G6 | R610 |
| Review Date | 9 Jul 2009 | 9 Apr 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £3,116 | £3,932 |
| Warranty | ||
| Warranty final | 3yr on-site next business day | 3yr on-site next business day |
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| Physical | ||
| Server format | Rack | Rack |
| Server configuration | 2U | 1U |
| Processor | ||
| CPU family | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.40GHz | 2.40GHz |
| Processors supplied | 1 | 2 |
| CPU socket count | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | ||
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Storage | ||
| Hard disk configuration | 3 x 72GB HP SASS SFF 15k hard disks in hot-swap carriers | 4 x 147GB Fujitsu 10k SFF disks in hot-swap carriers |
| Total hard disk capacity | 216 | 588 |
| RAID module | HP embedded Smart Array P410i | Dell PERC 6/i |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, 10, 5 | 0, 1, 10, 5 |
| Networking | ||
| Gigabit LAN ports | 4 | 4 |
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| Motherboard | ||
| Conventional PCI slots total | 0 | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 0 | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 | 2 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 3 | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 | 0 |
| Power supply | ||
| Power supply rating | 460W | 502W |
| Noise and power | ||
| Idle power consumption | 97W | 144W |
| Peak power consumption | 154W | 260W |
| Software | ||
| OS family | None | None |
