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Dell PowerEdge XE-Series vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge XE-Series
Ranking in Rack Servers
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huawei KunLun Mission Criti...
Ranking in Rack Servers
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is 3.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 1.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series3.1%
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server1.9%
Other95.0%
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Featured Reviews

MW
Senior Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Flexible management has delivered reliable uptime and supported diverse workloads efficiently
There are some areas for improvement with Dell PowerEdge XE-Series; it's more of a Dell issue. They've promised changes, but engaging with Dell sometimes means they will take the customer on a direct model and cut the partner out. This isn't a technical issue, but a business one. When architecting a solution and introducing Dell to a customer, you sometimes get an email saying the customer wants to buy directly from Dell, leaving all my hard work and introductions for nothing. I believe Dell could add new features to Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in the future. There are many more CPU variants available than just Intel and AMD, and it would be nice to have a major vendor introduce another option outside of those. While I know it's difficult due to supportability and changes, that would just be a preference.
JO
IT Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
A good server with useful features like partitions
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better. HP has better support, and more customers have experience with this brand. For clients, there are opportunities to replace the server and take applications from the Huawei server to the Dell server. The server isn't the problem. The problem is with the applications and the database.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"The features of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series that I like the most are the performance and the GPU, and the benefits I have seen from running AI workloads on PowerEdge servers include high performance."
"The most beneficial features in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, in terms of capabilities and functions, are the maturity of the management, particularly iDRAC, and from an out-of-band management perspective, I rate iDRAC as the best."
"The biggest advantage for the clients is that it is an enterprise AI interface, which means it reduces the time to market and has support for growth from enterprise AI projects to large-scale GenAI deployments."
"The main benefits of using Dell PowerEdge XE-Series were good resources, cost optimization, and a reliable product."
"The solution has almost everything."
"The strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is scalable; the others don't have scalability like this, and the CPU and memory are good in this version."
"Features like partitions are useful."
 

Cons

"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
"One requirement is the storage protocol, as the external storage protocol is not much used in the platform; only iSCSI is used and there is no support for FC or FC over NVMe."
"For Dell PowerEdge XE Servers, particularly for standalone servers, extendability would be a great improvement."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"Current data centers are not ready to support heavy AI HPC clusters."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"Support can be better."
"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is priced very reasonably."
"Dell has competitive pricing."
"The pricing model is quite competitive."
"If you want an SLA for parts and equipment then you need to purchase a support agreement."
"You always want slightly cheaper, but overall, they are quite comparable and quite neutral."
"There are different types of licensing available, that works well for customers. The product is not very much to purchase."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
TCO percentage shows up to 73, 75, 80% improvement in power efficiency.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
In future updates of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I would appreciate dashboard optimization and AI integration. I am not utilizing any AI functionality of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series at this time.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
I have used Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, which is a bit different series of rack server. The primary purposes of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in my case are for servers, as we host multiple applications. ...
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Also Known As

PowerEdge XE Servers
KunLun 9008, KunLun 9016, KunLun 9032
 

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Sample Customers

Epsilon, ROZETTA CORP, JIGUANG, RACKSPACE, NEW BELGIUM BREWING
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