HPE Superdome X vs HPE Synergy comparison

HPE Superdome X and HPE Synergy are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE Superdome X is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while HPE Synergy is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6. HPE Superdome X holds a 8.0% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE Synergy’s 14.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of HPE Superdome X users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of HPE Synergy users who would recommend it.

HPE Superdome X

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HPE Synergy

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

HPE Superdome X and HPE Synergy compete in the enterprise IT market. HPE Synergy has the upper hand in resource management and scalability, while HPE Superdome X excels in performance capabilities.

Features: HPE Superdome X offers high reliability, scalability, and advanced performance in mission-critical environments. It enables the use of large RAM for intensive applications like genomics and machine learning, providing a robust and stable platform. HPE Synergy features an integrated composable infrastructure, which allows easy re-allocation of resources for different workloads. Its central management with HPE OneView simplifies operational integration and enhances flexibility within the IT environment.

Room for Improvement: HPE Superdome X could improve in ease of integration and deployment processes, and could benefit from more intuitive management tools. The complex setup procedures could be streamlined to enhance user experience. HPE Synergy needs improvements in versatility for mixed environments and advanced applications. Enhancing inter-frame storage capabilities and further developing its Image Streamer could add more value to its offerings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Synergy’s modular architecture facilitates smoother deployment and integration, providing more flexibility and excellent customer support. HPE Superdome X, while reliable, presents a more complex setup process but offers dedicated support services for users. The seamless integration feature is an area where HPE Superdome X could further enhance.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Superdome X entails higher initial setup costs but offers significant ROI through its performance in critical applications. HPE Synergy comes with lower initial costs and provides a faster ROI due to its scalable design and reduced deployment expenses, making it a cost-effective solution for dynamic IT environments.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Superdome X

Ranking in Blade Servers

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Synergy

Ranking in Blade Servers

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Composable Infrastructure (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Superdome X is 8.0%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Synergy is 14.6%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE Synergy	14.6%
HPE Superdome X	8.0%
Other	77.4%

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reviewer2056329

Professor at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

Robust product, helped with workload management and offers remote configuration

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. One other problem is energy consumption. We are forced to use both chassis even when we only need, for example, all four processors. It's not always used at full capacity every day. When underutilized, we still need to have both chassis powered, which creates an energy consumption issue. While the machine can be configured to reduce consumption, the idea of having different possible configurations with varying chassis usage, similar to the Flex version, could be interesting for this model, too. This model leverages specific features of the Intel MAP board, so switching like in the Flex might be difficult due to the motherboard switching involved.

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Msheroz S

Works at Saudi Telecom Company

Manage servers efficiently with an integrated view while reducing downtime

My use case is to serve the complete IT environment of the telecom, including all cloud applications. I use HPE Synergy servers for my private cloud and for network management systems. 70% of my workload is running on HPE servers The integrated view, such as managing complete servers and…

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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

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

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

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

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

"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."

"This product is very reliable."

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

"In terms of the productivity of our deployment team, the amount of time has been decreased a lot. In the past, to deploy one c7000 chassis with 15 or 16 blades, we literally used to spend two to three weeks. But with a Synergy, it's very quick. Within three days we can do the deployment."

"This is above and beyond anything else any of the competitors have on the market. If you're researching this, you're going down the right path."

"It's a bit easier to manage than the C7000s."

"Composability... We show our partners the value of composability and how it can meet their needs."

"The scalability is very good. The ability to link chassis or frames together makes it simplistic, especially with the use of OneView."

"HPE Synergy has been dependable for the past 15 years."

"The scalability is great."

"There is no problem with the scalability."

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Cons

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

"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."

"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.""

"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."

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

"Instead of having Synergy vertical, make it horizontal. It is easier to stick in when it is vertical."

"Over the two years of using HPE Synergy, we have found some hardware failures that are frequent in the SOP models, CNA cards, and converged network adapters. These failures are frequently happening for a lot of the customers."

"The main challenge we faced was that when it was installed it just did not work. There were faulty components and it took weeks of troubleshooting to find the faulty components, get them replaced. Getting help from HPE was difficult. Nobody knew about the product. It was a brand-new product and people had not been trained on it. That part was not a great experience."

"One of the things that I would like to see, and could be in their road map, is getting virtual connect to 100 Gig throughput."

"The stability is not good right now. We have had a couple of outages where we have receive very good support from HPE. However, we have not been able to come up with cut and dried reasons for why the outages have occurred. They have not been able to be reproduced, so it has been difficult getting our trust back."

"I'd like to see the firmware updates, as well as the built-in OneView and imager in Composer, become a little more powerful and faster."

"The initial setup was complex. It was slow and just didn't work. Even HPE couldn't make it work for 45 days."

"The only good thing is that they have some powerful machines that you can use, such as the latest generations of HPE Compute that you can use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"VMware is part of the cost. We bought the chassis, we bought the solution. The blades are roughly running us $60,000 a pop right now."

"For me, the scalability is how much money that I need to spend on switches for how many frames, which ultimately means servers. To get the best bandwidth before the most recent product announcement, I have buy new switches every three frames. The competition is shipping a product right now where I only need switches every ten frames."

"We outright purchased Synergy."

"We are satisfied with its price."

"We bought everything outright to start with. We don't do much consumption-based stuff."

"For temporal use, when you throw on the fact that you're essentially doubling your capacity, right there you could claim a 50 percent TCO reduction."

"We have already paid once. It is just the price for the permit and its use. It seems you don't have to keep paying for it, but I am not sure."

"The price point is a little high. We were able to get a good deal on a promotion, to go with it. It would be nice to see the prices come down a little bit."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	7

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	56

Questions from the Community

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?

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How would you choose between HPE's Bladesystem and Synergy?

For me, choosing between HPE’s Bladesystem and Synergy came down to which solution was more powerful, reliable, and stable. It turns out Bladesystem was the winner. Bladesystem is excellent because...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Synergy?

As far as the prices are concerned, rack mount solutions are less expensive than HPE Synergy prices; however, HPE Synergy prices are higher but justify themselves as the solution accommodates all t...

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What needs improvement with HPE Synergy?

In my opinion, for future improvements in HPE Synergy, there should be better management of power consumption complexity as well as an increase in the number of servers that can fit in a single Syn...

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Also Known As

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Overview

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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE Synergy, the first platform built from the ground up for Composable Infrastructure, offers an experience that empowers IT to create and deliver new value instantly and continuously. It is a single infrastructure that reduces operational complexity for traditional workloads and increases operational velocity for the new breed of applications and services. Through a single interface, HPE Synergy composes physical and virtual compute, storage, and fabric pools into any configuration for any application. As an extensible platform, it easily enables a broad range of applications and operational models such as virtualization, hybrid cloud, and DevOps. With HPE Synergy, IT can become not just the internal service provider but the business partner to rapidly launch new applications that become the business.

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