Dell PowerEdge M vs HPE Superdome X comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. Dell Technologies holds a 19.2% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 10.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Dell PowerEdge M

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95% willing to recommend

HPE Superdome X

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1,036 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Dell PowerEdge M

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and HPE Superdome X based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Dell PowerEdge M vs. HPE Superdome X

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge M

Ranking in Blade Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Superdome X

Ranking in Blade Servers

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge M is 19.2%, up from 17.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Superdome X is 10.6%, up from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

JohnDeavers

Senior Solutions Architect at ePlus Technology

Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up

We use the solution for hyper-converged infrastructures with VMware and physical/virtual SQL solutions. Both Dell and Cisco would be data center modernization. We're modernizing from a three-tier to a single infrastructure. The enterprise manager feature sets are great. It's great for managing…

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OmobolajiOlaloku

Senior Enterprise System Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

High resilience, performs well, and high availability

HPE Superdome X is used in my data center for our core banking application The most valuable features of HPE Superdome X are speed, performance, and resilience. HPE Superdome X can improve by adding a lot of cloud capabilities to allow this solution to be cloud-ready in case the customer wants…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."

"PowerEdge has high functionality, especially for automation on the firmware, which allows us to receive alerts for issues."

"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."

"I have compared Dell EMC to other solutions and have found it to be good. The SAN and LAN traffic, manageability, and upgradability are all good."

"The solution is made with high-quality hardware."

"The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."

"The Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) support is notably better than that of other servers."

"The initial setup is easy."

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"We've got a few of them, because we needed some really large machines. So far, they've been working pretty good."

"One of the really cool things about Superdome is, depending on the model you choose, you can put 8-16 blades in it."

"I like the robustness of the machine. Similar performance could likely be achieved with other configurations, but this machine is very stable."

"This product is very reliable."

"Superdome X is a system that can compete in terms of performance and uptime, but it's now standard. That is the great value. There are competitors like IBM, for example, but IBM has a propietary operating system. With Superdome X, you have a system that can run Windows, Red Hat, or VMware, but in a mission critical server."

"The most valuable features of HPE Superdome X are speed, performance, and resilience."

"SDX gave us a very large RAM and we need that for the large-scale graph-handling applications."

Cons

"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."

"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."

"The set up is complex"

"I believe that the tool’s support team is an area with certain concerns where improvements can be made."

"The caching is a bit weak, making the hardware non-responsive, especially on hypervisor layers like ESXi or Hyper-V."

"There is no specific feedback on improvements directly from our usage."

"It requires time to transition to the new generation."

"There is room for improvement in scalability."

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"It would be helpful if you could do the maintenance completely online."

"I know we support Windows and I think it's Red Hat, and I'd like to see more OSs supported."

"In this specific model, it could be beneficial to have a server configuration similar to Cisco, like the kind offered in HPE Superdome Flex X280. The ability to separate the chassis is important because we are forced to use two chassis even with lower loads. So introducing more flexibility in the Superdome environment would be helpful."

"HPE Superdome X can improve by adding a lot of cloud capabilities to allow this solution to be cloud-ready in case the customer wants to move it to the cloud."

"I'd like to see the onboarding of some storage class memory to really expand the already very large RAM, into something that could be even much bigger."

"What would make it better from my point of view is if HPE spent more time on testing with the actual built-in Red Hat Linux drivers, as opposed to always trying to say, "Use our driver.""

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."

"I know we get three years basic, and the on-site licensing model for business seems fine. I wouldn't pay for a support plus or anything."

"It was budget friendly."

"The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."

"If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."

"The cost varies significantly depending on the server's configuration and can range from $10,000 to $60,000 for the same server line family."

"Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."

"The solution's pricing is slightly higher."

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"There is a very expensive one-time cost with no licensing fees."

"The pricing is not very cheap. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very inexpensive, and ten being very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge M?

The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge M?

The pricing is okay for us. For us, the confidence in Dell's equipment is higher than HP. HP is cheaper, however, our preference for Dell comes from its reliability and support.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge M?

We work primarily with power plants such as thermal, solar, and wind power plants. There is no specific feedback on improvements directly from our usage. If areas need improvement, we would address...

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What do you like most about HPE Superdome X?

I like the robustness of the machine. Similar performance could likely be achieved with other configurations, but this machine is very stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Superdome X?

The pricing is not very cheap. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very inexpensive, and ten being very expensive.

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What needs improvement with HPE Superdome X?

In this specific model, it could be beneficial to have a server configuration similar to Cisco, like the kind offered in HPE Superdome Flex X280. The ability to separate the chassis is important be...

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Dell Technologies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Overview

The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers address the challenges of an evolving IT environment by delivering leading enterprise classfeatures and functionality. The M-Series delivers a unique array of options configured to meet the needs of your IT environment both now and in the future.

Multiple blade form-factor choices.
Long life cycle providing better life cycle management and improved TCO.

Modular I/O switches for future scalability.
Breakthrough fan technologies for reduction in power consumption.

Configuration management via chassis management controller.

Persistent MAC/WWN/iSCSI addresses in a switch-agnostic environment.

HPE Superdome X is an HPE server that represents a new category of x86 modular, mission-critical systems to consolidate all tiers of critical applications on a common platform. Engineered with trusted Superdome 2 reliability, the HPE Superdome X includes a modular, bladed design, and shares HPE BladeSystem efficiencies including a common server management framework, supported from x86 to Superdome 2. With breakthrough innovations such as the fault-tolerant Crossbar Fabric and Error Analysis Engine coupled with hard partitioning capabilities, Superdome X sets the standard for mission-critical x86 computing.

Sample Customers

Newport City Homes, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC), Georgian College, AgreeYa Solutions, IIHT Cloud Solutions, Arizona State University, AudienceScience, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Holy Cross School

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