Dell PowerEdge MX- Series vs HPE Integrity comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. Dell Technologies holds a 11.3% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Dell PowerEdge MX- Series

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

HPE Integrity and Dell PowerEdge MX-Series are two key players in the enterprise server market. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series seems to have an advantage due to its superior features and flexible infrastructure, despite its higher cost.

Features: HPE Integrity is known for high availability and robust RAS features, built to handle mission-critical data processing. The servers offer high reliability, scalability, and security, ensuring continuous 24/7 service. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is designed with a flexible modular architecture, promoting scalability for diverse and dynamic IT workloads. The advanced kinetic architecture and intelligent automation features enhance adaptability and future-proof IT ecosystems.

Room for Improvement: HPE Integrity could improve in ease of deployment and expand its support services. Simplifying management tools and ensuring more user-friendly interfaces would enhance the overall user experience. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series can enhance processor speed to meet increasing demands from AI-based applications. Additionally, offering more processor model options would be beneficial. The product's energy efficiency could also be optimized further for better cost management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is noted for smooth deployment and comprehensive support, aiding the transition to cloud and hybrid environments. Its customer service is often deemed superior, simplifying implementation and offering extensive resources. HPE Integrity has a reliable deployment process but might be perceived as more complex and less covered by support, which can add to the implementation challenges.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Integrity provides a lower initial setup cost, making it appealing for budget-conscious enterprises. It offers substantial ROI through its steady performance and solid support. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series, with its higher upfront expense, delivers a strong ROI with cutting-edge features tailored for future-oriented enterprises. Its ability to handle modern workloads and dynamic IT needs positions it well for those seeking long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge MX- Series

Ranking in Blade Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Integrity

Ranking in Blade Servers

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge MX- Series is 11.3%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Integrity is 3.1%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge MX- Series	11.3%
HPE Integrity	3.1%
Other	85.6%

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Md. Shohel Rawshan Sarker

Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

Blade platform has supported clustered production workloads and delivers strong performance

In the industry, there are currently blade solutions from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Cisco. Compared to those, all blade solutions are similar in design. In the chassis, there is a back panel where each blade has a card module that plugs into the blade chassis. The chassis contains a network switch as well as a SAN switch. The SAN switch and network switch combined to the blade module provide plug-and-play functionality. The throughput is also good. Dell PowerEdge MX- Series currently has two types of processors with speeds of 2.1 and 2.3 GHz, possibly 2.2 GHz as well. All applications in our environment run on these processors. However, I think the processor speed should be higher because the coming applications are all AI-based and require more powerful processing. As of now, there is no issue with the current processor clock speed for our running applications. They are all Gold processors. In our environment, we have designed a setup with Dell PowerEdge MX- Series chassis with two network switches in the back panel. The two network switches connect to the main upstream network switch with link aggregation protocol (LACP) bonding. Currently, 160 gig, 40, 40, 80, and 80 gig bandwidth is running. The throughput is 80 gig total. Each blade server has a 20 gig network connection and will get a maximum of 20 gig network bandwidth, while the total chassis will deliver a maximum of 80 gig bandwidth. However, it can go up to 160 gig because the upstream network switch supports QSFP+ modules that are 40 gig each, with two 40 gig connections totaling 80 gig. Dell PowerEdge MX- Series also includes a SAN switch. The SAN switch is in the back panel of the chassis and connects to our main central SAN switch, which is connected to central storage. It is easy to onboard our central storage to the blade server as required, and there is no issue with that. The benefits include the fact that Dell PowerEdge MX- Series blade servers have sixteen blade servers in a single chassis, which consumes minimal space in the rack and data center, as well as requiring minimal cabling. For cabling, there are only four network cables connected to the main upstream switch. When connected to the SAN switch, there are only four additional cables, totaling eight cables to the SAN switch. This results in no messy cables in the data center. Additionally, the performance is good enough based on our current applications running on the servers.

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Jason Quartey

Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Robust security layers have supported mission-critical banking and protected sensitive data

Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you. The flexibility of doing things is limited compared to other platforms. The backup and restore features on that module were a bit old. I couldn't create a snapshot and provision a server in minutes. The VM features that I can use now easily were not that easy with HPE Integrity and were not even available for us. I had a lot of interaction with HPE Integrity and wanted to move to a different platform for a different experience. I did not see any products matching the Dell PowerFlex environment in terms of server capabilities when it comes to HPE Integrity. We are now using Oracle products and Oracle Data Guard. Oracle on HPE Integrity was a bit more difficult because you have to get separate patches, separate tunables, and separate kernel settings for HPE Integrity. Everything was so proprietary on HPE Integrity, making it difficult to have one solution. The Dell Linux environment with Oracle Linux OS now will be much easier.

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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

"One of the best aspects of PowerEdge is that it provides a consolidated hardware infrastructure, allowing multiple servers in a simple ten-rack unit."

"The solution integrated well."

"PowerEdge M allows me to manage all servers and blades from one admin console."

"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The density achieved by the M630 while maintaining good performance allowed us to cut our hardware footprint by more than half."

"The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."

"It runs smoothly and supports mission-critical systems."

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"When it comes to high-fault tolerance, HPE Integrity is very good, and we have had very good experience with the integrity of the servers for mission-critical functions and high-fault tolerance."

"The product's most valuable features are troubleshooting and monitoring."

"The benefit provided by the solution for my organization stems from the fact that it provides maximum reliability and availability to users."

"As a summary, I would say it's been the best high availability platform that HP has produced, at least that we have been able to use and forward to our customers with the highest service level availability."

"We currently deployed HP Integrity blade servers; they offer great versatility, redundancy, and a rapid method of deploying multiple virtual guests within 10 minutes."

"It is very fast and easy to use."

"Except running Oracle on Integrity servers, its ROI is well justified in customer environments."

"The tool provides good performance and productivity."

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Cons

"I would like to see a broader range of chassis networking options."

"There is room for improvement in scalability."

"One area for improvement is the connectivity, specifically the backplate and switch connections."

"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."

"I have not noticed any specific improvements needed as most updates are done by the OEM over time."

"Technical support is not good."

"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."

"Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is not a good solution for AI due to the lack of support for the expansion of GPUs; there is a solution, but it is not a useful one."

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"Pricing is very high."

"I would like to see a GUI interface to manage resources and deploy new servers."

"HPE Integrity needs improvement in terms of pricing for scalability."

"Unlike other platforms, it lacks easy integration with popular cloud services like Office 365."

"It is an old technology, so there is not much growth that we can do on it now."

"I don't know if Integrity will survive too much because if the Itanium processors are not going to be supportive anymore, I think in the midterm (4 or 5 years), Integrity's going to be replaced by another product line."

"With the announcement last year from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise that they are no longer supporting Itanium 2 processors, which means HP-UX is going to die soon in a couple of years."

"Since Intel featured this product as a mainframe class, it should perform closer to a mainframe."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."

"Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."

"The cost varies significantly depending on the server's configuration and can range from $10,000 to $60,000 for the same server line family."

"The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."

"I know we get three years basic, and the on-site licensing model for business seems fine. I wouldn't pay for a support plus or anything."

"If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."

"The solution's pricing is slightly higher."

"It was budget friendly."

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"HPE Integrity's pricing could be better."

"The price is not very expensive."

"The pricing is the best."

"There is no license required to use HPE Integrity."

"Price-wise, the solution is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	12

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Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge M?

The best feature is the idrac tools, which allows me to manage/config the platform from the Linux level.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge M?

It is difficult to determine the pricing because I do not manage the pricing information. The price may be getting higher or is similar to other vendors. Currently, the server price is significantl...

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge M?

Firmware upgrades are acceptable, but Dell PowerEdge MX- Series needs to be more stable than other solutions.

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What needs improvement with HPE Integrity?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Integrity?

We are still working with HP products, specifically HPE Integrity servers. We are about to migrate this year to Dell. For Unix, because we are using Unix now, we're going to move to Linux on that p...

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Integrity?

Data protection and application support features are important considerations. My total experience has been seven out of ten. Regarding disaster recovery, we just have the servers that we configure...

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Compared 10% of the time

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HP Integrity Superdome , HP Integrity, SGI Altix

Overview

Dell PowerEdge MX-Series servers excel in high-density, high-performance computing, ideal for modular environments requiring efficient rack-scale solutions. They optimize space, power, and cooling while offering scalable architecture for diverse, demanding workloads.

PowerEdge MX-Series offers unmatched efficiency in high-performance computing infrastructures, leveraging a disaggregated architecture in the IR7000 rack. This approach separates power and cooling from nodes, enhancing flexibility and serviceability for AI, HPC, and large-scale virtualization. Featuring the latest processors and advanced interconnects, it supports robust scalability and superior performance, driving businesses to modernize their infrastructure confidently.

What are the standout features?

High Compute Density: Integrates compute nodes efficiently to optimize space.
Scalable Architecture: Adaptable configuration with disaggregated power and cooling.
iDRAC Management: Streamlines management, ensuring reliability and scalability.
OpenManage Integration: Enhances ease of use with centralized management tools.

What benefits and ROI can be expected?

Cost-Effectiveness: Offers consolidated hardware infrastructure with competitive pricing.
High Availability: Provides robust solutions with high uptime and reliability.
Adaptability: Evolves seamlessly with modern infrastructure demands.
Enhanced Security: Delivers robust security features for enterprise needs.

Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is extensively employed for virtualization, data center consolidation, and hyper-converged infrastructures. Widely adopted for storing virtualization on blade servers and handling compute tasks, it is a trusted foundation for diverse workloads like private clouds and scientific computing. Notably effective for data logging in solar power plants and delivering scalable infrastructure where compute and processing speed are critical, without dependence on traditional virtualization platforms.

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HP Integrity solutions provide an unparalleled portfolio of resilient systems for mission-critical environments. When availability matters, the new HP Integrity NonStop X enables you to stay ahead of your competition by mitigating the risk of downtime and effortlessly meeting your business processing, OLTP, and database requirements all with an industry-standard x86 architecture.

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