HP DL380 generations comparison
Comparing difference generations of HP DL380 servers


G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 @ 2.10GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v2/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 300GB LOGICAL VOLUME + 3601GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: Matrox s MGA G200EH, Monitor: Smart Cable, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit PCIe

	OS: CentOS 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 0.8.0, Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4

G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 G4, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 1045GB

	OS: CentOS 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4

G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 G7, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 600GB LOGICAL VOLUME + 900GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: 128MB

	OS: CentOS 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core IGP, Audio: C-Media CMI8788, Monitor: E2350, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: CentOS 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz (24 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 3601GB LOGICAL VOLUME, Graphics: Matrox s MGA G200EH, Monitor: LCD Monitor 1 + 7", Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit PCIe

	OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0, Kernel: 3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.4, Display Driver: modesetting 0.8.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20140120, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 G6, Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O + ICH10, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 294GB LOGICAL VOLUME + 600GB LOGICAL VOLUME + 2000GB My Book 1140, Graphics: AMD ES1000 128MB, Monitor: BenQ T720, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit

	OS: CentOS 6.7, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5430 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 G5, Chipset: Intel 5000P MCH, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 20GB, Graphics: ATI ES1000, Monitor: ATEN + UP91, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit

	OS: CentOS 6.0, Kernel: 2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, Compiler: GCC 4.4.4 20100726, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP ProLiant DL380 G5, Chipset: Intel 5000P MCH, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 9GB, Graphics: AMD ES1000 128MB, Monitor: HP W1972a, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit

	OS: CentOS 6.7, Kernel: 2.6.32-573.1.1.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768


AIO-Stress 0.21
Test: Random Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 2348.54 |================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 635.05  |====
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 930.59  |======
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 4623.86 |================================
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 1984.61 |==============
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 110.60  |=
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 95.04   |=
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 75.49   |=


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 6.54   |
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 659.82 |=================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 407.35 |====================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 97.10  |=====
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 4.03   |
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 390.52 |====================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 382.06 |===================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 8.98   |


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 12.16 |================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 25.34 |==================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 14.71 |====================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 6.67  |=========
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 9.40  |=============
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 19.49 |==========================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 12.46 |=================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 12.23 |================


Loopback TCP Network Performance
Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 .... 21.07 |====================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache . 25.32 |========================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache . 37.88 |====================================


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 26.98  |========
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 117.84 |=================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 36.96  |==========
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 20.19  |======
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 16.90  |=====
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 57.69  |================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 49.92  |==============
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 31.52  |=========


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 7.54  |=======
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 37.74 |==================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 11.71 |===========
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 6.11  |======
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 3.28  |===
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 21.19 |===================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 19.29 |=================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 7.36  |=======


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 17.93 |==========================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 22.99 |=================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 19.03 |===========================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 9.33  |=============
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 13.25 |===================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 23.54 |==================================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 17.42 |=========================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 18.65 |===========================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 20.03 |===================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 35.73 |==================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 24.84 |========================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 10.87 |==========
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 15.31 |===============
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 31.07 |==============================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 24.75 |========================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 23.18 |======================


GnuPG 1.4.10
1GB File Encryption
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 12.37 |===============
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 17.52 |=====================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 22.08 |===========================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 6.64  |========
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 9.33  |===========
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 27.74 |==================================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 19.02 |=======================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 18.32 |======================


System XZ Decompression
Phoronix Test Suite v5.2.1
Seconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 6.49 |===========================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 3.70 |===============
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 4.99 |=====================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 8.47 |===================================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 6.93 |=============================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 6.31 |==========================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 537.10  |=============
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 69.90   |==
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 238.37  |======
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 729.27  |==================
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 1284.13 |================================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 178.30  |====
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 230.70  |======
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 487.53  |============


PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 .... 7412.27 |==================================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ..... 59.81   |
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache . 401.29  |==
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ......... 985.68  |=====
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache . 230.78  |=
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache . 247.63  |=
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 ........ 1672.95 |========


PyBench 2008-08-14
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 3726 |====================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 6607 |===================================
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 4025 |=====================
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 1721 |=========
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 2192 |============
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 5421 |=============================
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 4044 |=====================
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 3677 |===================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 17373.38 |===================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 4954.82  |=====
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 11425.62 |============
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 28979.16 |===============================
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 21814.81 |=======================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 10257.92 |===========
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 8499.28  |=========
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 12744.61 |==============


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
G8 E5-2620v2 16GB 4x10K RAID10 ...... 67968  |=================
G4 2x3.60GHz 12GB 4x15K RAID5 ....... 36141  |=========
G7 E5620 8GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 56815  |==============
Desktop i7-4790K 16GB SSD ........... 134799 |=================================
G9 2xE5-2620v3 32GB 5x10K RAID5-2GB . 121096 |==============================
G6 E5504 4GB 4x10K RAID10noWCache ... 45564  |===========
G5 E5430 4GB 6x10K RAID10noWCache ... 58160  |==============
G5 2xE5440 4GB 4x10K RAID5 .......... 60672  |===============