Dell today announced two PowerEdge(tm) servers featuring AMD Opteron(tm) processors as part of Dell's commitment to leadership in price-performance, performance per watt and reducing complexity in customers' server environments.

The Dell PowerEdge 6950 is a four-socket server designed for demanding enterprise applications such as database, server consolidation, virtualization and migration from costly RISC-based systems. Featuring AMD Opteron processors, the PowerEdge 6950 can deliver industry leading performance¹, eclipsing performance levels of conventional four-socket servers and consumes up to 20 percent less power than previous generation four-socket PowerEdge servers². 

The PowerEdge SC1435 is a two-socket, rack-dense server optimized for high-performance compute clusters, distributed Web serving and small- to medium-sized businesses that require leading price-performance ratio and energy conservation features.  The AMD Opteron processor-based PowerEdge SC1435 can deliver performance gains of up to 128 percent³ and performance-per-watt improvements of up to 138 percent⁴.

Dell PowerEdge - Excellence in Performance and Performance per Watt

The new servers complement Dell's ninth-generation PowerEdge servers introduced earlier, delivering the most comprehensive technology and design enhancements ever to the widely installed product line.  Enhancements include:

Industry-first programmable LCD that enables quick and easy visual diagnosis of server faults.

Individually labeled hard drives that provide quick identification of the technology, capacity and speed.

Standardized color coding and cabling that help make PowerEdge servers easier to manage and service today and with future generations.

Draw-latch design for tool-less access to server components.

ImageWatch(tm), a Dell service that helps customers proactively manage the number of changes to system images, available in a block-release format further helping to reduce the number of image changes a customer has to manage.

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