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 10.0% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Dell Technologies’s 1.0% 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

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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

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Density Optimized Servers (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Superdome X is 10.0%, up from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerEdge C is 1.0%, up from 0.8% 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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Naveen Radhwani

Head IT at TO THE NEW Digital

Offers great performance and customization for application servers

There are a few bugs in PowerEdge C that require some configurational settings to be done with the help of a support team when we reconfigure the solution. This is one area where they can improve the performance of the server or implement some application improvements in the solution to make it easier for end users to implement properly.

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

"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."

"This product is very reliable."

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

"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."

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

"The product has high performance and no downtime."

"The scalability of the product is good since it offers high performance and capacity."

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

"The management platform is great."

"The solutions are easy to handle, priced correctly, reliable, and dependable."

"The performance is good."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

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

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"They could automate or simplify it more."

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

"The VxRail should be opened to allow other virtualization platforms to be used."

"An area where the product lacks and needs to consider improvement is by allowing it to integrate with some AI tool for monitoring."

"It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory."

"It would be better if the solution provided simplified storage and hardware with an integrated one-tier architecture."

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

"The need to update the firmware and check if there is any bug in the product is one of the areas where Dell PowerEdge C falls short and needs to make improvements."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

"When we talk about pricing it is the cheapest on the market that I have found."

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

"The cost depends on the configuration."

"The price could be reduced."

"I would rate the pricing 4 out of 10, in terms of its cost expense."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"PowerEdge C is a reasonably priced product, and the pricing depends on how many years you need the product. The cost also includes the support."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

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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?

My experience with the pricing of this tool is that it's in mid-range. They have good competitors in the market who are offering better pricing, so there is scope for improvement in this area.

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What needs improvement with PowerEdge C?

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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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