Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the SQL Server

Performance of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with Intel Optane DC Persistent

Memory vs. Traditional Storage

In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with Intel Optane DC persistent
memory outperformed SATA SSD and NVMe drive configurations in SQL Server 2019 performance.

Durham, NC, November 06, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Organizations seeking to boost SQL Server performance
have a new memory and storage technology option to consider. Principled Technologies (PT) tested the
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server with Intel Optane DC persistent memory and found that the
solution outperformed SATA SSD and NVMe drive configurations when running SQL Server 2019
workloads.

According to the report, “Using Intel Optane DC persistent memory in a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd
server delivered 2.2 times the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 performance of a two-NVMe drive
configuration and improved performance even more significantly over SATA SSDs - delivering an
impressive 11.3 times the transactions per minute.”

To learn more about how different storage configurations affected database performance for a Dell EMC
PowerEdge R740xd server, read the full report at http://facts.pt/gkuc7nc, peruse the summary at
http://facts.pt/mt9n7e8, and see the infographic at http://facts.pt/atq9vot.

About Principled Technologies, Inc.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of technology marketing and learning &
development services.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For more information, please
visit www.principledtechnologies.com.

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Principled Technologies, Inc.
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Durham, NC 27703
press@principledtechnologies.com

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