PowerEdge R770 MongoDB Overview
Summary
The new Dell PowerEdge R770 expands the range of your datacenter with powerful, flexible, and efficient infrastructure solutions that simplify management while maximizing datacenter utilization. Equipped with IDRAC10’s dedicated security processor, the Dell PowerEdge R770 is a high-performance server for a variety of workloads.
The purpose of this document is to highlight the performance of the Dell PowerEdge R770 on MongoDB workloads as compared to previous generations.
Dell PowerEdge R770
The new Dell PowerEdge R770 can be optimized for efficiency and configured to service a wide range of demanding workloads. The Dell PowerEdge R770 is equipped with Intel Xeon 6700E-series processors, which are designed for efficiency, delivering 2.09x improved performance per socket compared to PowerEdge R750 server running MongoDB workloads [1]. The server includes iDRAC10 with a dedicated security processor, modularity and complexity reduction with DC-MHS, and support for up to 400GbE in every x16 slot. It also offers optimized memory configurations via CXL. Additional features include full PCIe Gen5, dual OCP and PERC controllers. The Dell PowerEdge R770 are ideal for workloads such as dense virtualization, software-defined storage (SDS), SAP/HANA, high-performance scale-out databases, artificial intelligence (AI), and online transaction processing.
Performance Results
The MongoDB benchmark results highlight the significant performance improvements of the Dell PowerEdge R770 server. With 16 vCPUs per instance, the PowerEdge R770 demonstrates a 2.09x improvement in performance per socket compared to the PowerEdge R750. Additionally, the R770 shows a 1.16x improvement in performance per vCPU compared to the R750 when running MongoDB workloads. Furthermore, the R770 achieves a 1.82x improvement in performance per watt compared to the R750 on the same workloads [1]. These results underscore the PowerEdge R770's superior capabilities in managing demanding MongoDB database workloads, making it an excellent choice for businesses looking to optimize their database performance and energy efficiency.
Dell PowerEdge R770
- Side angle of the sleek, new PowerEdge R770
Key Configurations:
- 2 Sockets / 2DPC / 2U
- 32 DIMMs
- E3 drives
- 2.5” Drives
- I/O: 8x PCIe Gen5 , 2x OCP 3.0 slots
What is MongoDB?
MongoDB is a popular open-source NoSQL database that uses a flexible, document-oriented data model. Instead of storing data in tables and rows as in traditional relational databases, MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents, which allows for more dynamic and scalable data structures. This flexibility makes it ideal for handling a variety of data types and adapting to changing application requirements. MongoDB supports horizontal scaling through sharding, high availability with replica sets, and provides powerful querying and indexing capabilities. It is widely used for modern application development, particularly in scenarios requiring large-scale data storage and real-time analytics
References
- For more information about this database, see MongoDB.
Legal Disclosures
[1] Testing was conducted by Intel with the servers located in Dell Labs during the Aug 2024 timeframe, The R770 server was running 2 socket SRF 6780E CPU which has 144 cores compared to R750 server running 2 socket ICX 8380 CPUs which has 40 cores. The testing was performed on MongoDB 16 vCPUs per instance workload.