HPE Superdome X vs PowerEdge C comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while Dell Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 10.7% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Dell Technologies’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

HPE Superdome X

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100% willing to recommend

PowerEdge C

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96% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

PowerEdge C and HPE Superdome X compete in the enterprise server market. PowerEdge C is known for cost-effectiveness, while HPE Superdome X excels with scalability and performance, positioning it as a premium option.

Features: PowerEdge C offers flexible configurations, energy efficiency, and robust performance in cloud applications. HPE Superdome X delivers exceptional scalability, reliability for mission-critical applications, and advanced RAS capabilities.

Room for Improvement: PowerEdge C could enhance scalability and integration with complex environments, and improve RAS features for critical applications. HPE Superdome X would benefit from cost reduction, lower power consumption, and simplified deployment processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PowerEdge C provides a straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service, ensuring minimal setup hurdles. HPE Superdome X offers strong deployment support with a focus on tailored integration services for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: PowerEdge C is favored for competitive pricing and quick ROI due to low initial costs and efficient performance. HPE Superdome X involves a higher initial investment but offers substantial long-term value through resilient architecture and lower downtime, delivering considerable ROI for large-scale, critical operations.

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HPE Superdome X vs. PowerEdge C

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Superdome X

Ranking in Blade Servers

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PowerEdge C

Ranking in Blade Servers

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Density Optimized Servers (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Superdome X is 10.7%, up from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerEdge C is 0.9%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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OmobolajiOlaloku

Senior Enterprise System Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

High resilience, performs well, and high availability

HPE Superdome X is used in my data center for our core banking application The most valuable features of HPE Superdome X are speed, performance, and resilience. HPE Superdome X can improve by adding a lot of cloud capabilities to allow this solution to be cloud-ready in case the customer wants…

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Al Vasek

Executive Business Development Manager, Cloud and Managed Services at Presidio Networked Solutions

Supports business apps and VDI with reliable compute

The solution is all about compute. The solutions are easy to handle, priced correctly, reliable, and dependable. Cisco is similar but more complex to configure and usually more expensive. My team supports a lot of Dell, focusing on hybrid environments like Azure Stack, splitting workloads between high compute needs in databases, which are expensive in the cloud, and other workloads in the cloud.

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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

"I like the robustness of the machine. Similar performance could likely be achieved with other configurations, but this machine is very stable."

"The most valuable features of HPE Superdome X are speed, performance, and resilience."

"One of the really cool things about Superdome is, depending on the model you choose, you can put 8-16 blades in it."

"This product is very reliable."

"We've got a few of them, because we needed some really large machines. So far, they've been working pretty good."

"SDX gave us a very large RAM and we need that for the large-scale graph-handling applications."

"Superdome X is a system that can compete in terms of performance and uptime, but it's now standard. That is the great value. There are competitors like IBM, for example, but IBM has a propietary operating system. With Superdome X, you have a system that can run Windows, Red Hat, or VMware, but in a mission critical server."

"It is a scalable solution."

"The most significant benefits, in my experience, are the configuration, reliability of the equipment, and the support of Dell."

"It provides the necessary infrastructure for our operations."

"The security of the product is very good."

"PowerEdge C is the best server I have worked with. I like that it's user-friendly. PowerEdge C performs very well."

"PowerEdge servers have high CPU processing power, and the support is also good."

"The initial setup is not complex. It's a user-friendly tool."

"I have found the compression capability the most valuable feature."

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Cons

"I'd like to see the onboarding of some storage class memory to really expand the already very large RAM, into something that could be even much bigger."

"It would be helpful if you could do the maintenance completely online."

"HPE Superdome X can improve by adding a lot of cloud capabilities to allow this solution to be cloud-ready in case the customer wants to move it to the cloud."

"In this specific model, it could be beneficial to have a server configuration similar to Cisco, like the kind offered in HPE Superdome Flex X280. The ability to separate the chassis is important because we are forced to use two chassis even with lower loads. So introducing more flexibility in the Superdome environment would be helpful."

"What would make it better from my point of view is if HPE spent more time on testing with the actual built-in Red Hat Linux drivers, as opposed to always trying to say, "Use our driver.""

"I know we support Windows and I think it's Red Hat, and I'd like to see more OSs supported."

"A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage."

"There could be some more ports added in the future."

"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"There has been an increase in quality issues."

"The pricing of PowerEdge solutions is very high nowadays."

"It would be better if it worked with SMTP servers on the cloud. Right now, it only allows notifications via the SMTP server. In the next release, I would like to have a better processor."

"Its customer service could be better."

"The product’s cost needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is not very cheap. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very inexpensive, and ten being very expensive."

"There is a very expensive one-time cost with no licensing fees."

"The licensing cost of PowerEdge C is very high."

"Despite the slightly higher price, we prefer Dell due to the high quality of their products."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"The product costs can be high, especially for disks and other components."

"PowerEdge C is very expensive, but personally, I think it's worth the price."

"We buy licenses for the solution's advanced features."

"I don't handle the financial aspects, so I don't know the exact costs, but in terms of the value it brings, it's worth it."

"The price could be reduced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Superdome X?

I like the robustness of the machine. Similar performance could likely be achieved with other configurations, but this machine is very stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Superdome X?

The pricing is not very cheap. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very inexpensive, and ten being very expensive.

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What needs improvement with HPE Superdome X?

In this specific model, it could be beneficial to have a server configuration similar to Cisco, like the kind offered in HPE Superdome Flex X280. The ability to separate the chassis is important be...

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What do you like most about PowerEdge C?

The solution provides good support and service.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PowerEdge C?

PowerEdge is quite a costly solution, and I would rate the pricing around seven or eight on a scale from one to ten with ten being the most expensive.

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What needs improvement with PowerEdge C?

With reference architectures like VX rack, the update process is quite painful. They could automate or simplify it more. There are prerequisites to go through, and that's usually the only time-cons...

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Also Known As

HP Integrity Superdome, HP Superdome X

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Overview

HPE Superdome X is an HPE server that represents a new category of x86 modular, mission-critical systems to consolidate all tiers of critical applications on a common platform. Engineered with trusted Superdome 2 reliability, the HPE Superdome X includes a modular, bladed design, and shares HPE BladeSystem efficiencies including a common server management framework, supported from x86 to Superdome 2. With breakthrough innovations such as the fault-tolerant Crossbar Fabric and Error Analysis Engine coupled with hard partitioning capabilities, Superdome X sets the standard for mission-critical x86 computing.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

PowerEdge C help you to maximize hyperscale performance with up to 4 independent server nodes, flexible storage and shared infrastructure in a compact 2U chassis.

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Sample Customers

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NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco

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