Intel Optane DC persistent memory in a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

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Intel Optane DC persistent memory in a Dell EMC
PowerEdge R740xd server with 2nd Generation Intel
Xeon Scalable processors
Give your VDI users the memory they
need with server technology from
Dell EMC and Intel
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Intel Optane DC persistent memory
Today’s VDI users perform more memory-intensive tasks than in the past.
Intel Optane DC persistent memory is a hybrid of storage and RAM that
allows a system to reach memory capacities well beyond what is possible
with traditional RAM.
Take better advantage of your data center resources
Using 70–90 percent of critical resources, notably CPU and RAM, is generally a good
target to hit. Intel Optane DC persistent memory achieved a better balance of CPU
and memory usage that enabled the server to take full advantage of its hardware.
More happy VDI users, less physical space
Higher is better
Resources
saturated
Resources
underutilized
Ideal resource
usage
Average CPU (%) Max memory (%)
100%80%60%40%20%0%
Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd w/ Intel Optane DC persistent memory
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd w/ Intel Optane DC persistent memory
Percent resource utilization