NeoJB2U vs Dell PE 550

This page shows a side by side comparison of the most relevant features and the cost of a NeoJB2U and a Dell PowerEdge 550 server with a comparable configuration. As can be seen below a NeoJB2U is about 2/3 less expensive. As Dell’s configurator forces the selection of an even number of memory modules this page calculates with the same amount of memory.

Dell PowerEdge R550NeoJB2UDifference
CPU Cores / ThreadsIntel® Xeon® Silver 4314
16 C / 32 T
Intel® Xeon® Silver 4216
16 C / 32 T
CPU Clock Frequency2.4 – 3.4 GHz2.1 – 3.1 GHz
Installed Memory128 GByte128 GByte
Installable Memory1 TByte / CPU1 TByte / CPU
Speed of Memory3200 MHz3200 MHz
Number of 3.5″ Disk Bays81250% more
Size of OS Storage1 x 1.96 TByte2 x 2.0 TByte RAIDfull redundance
Speed of OS Storage12 GBit/s63 GBit/s425% faster
Network Ports & Speed2x 1GBit/s, 2x 10GBit/s2x 10GBit/s
Redundant Power Supplyyesyes
Available Power2x 800W2x 800W
Number & Type of PCI Slots 3x PCIe 4.0, 1x PCIe 3.06x PCIe 3.0
System Fans5 (cold-swap)4 (hot-swap)
SupportBasic Next Business DayCommunity
Total Cost$ 9’175$ 3’193Save $ 5’982 (-65%)