A customer is running a VDI environment. A large number of cores and memory capacity are required to support software applications running on virtual machines. Which server will minimize licensing…

Question

Options

• ADL360
• BDL325
• CSY480
• DDL385

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  13% (5)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  77% (30)

Explanation

D (DL385) is the optimal choice because it features dual AMD EPYC processors, which deliver extremely high core counts and large memory capacity at a lower cost per core than Intel-based alternatives - directly minimizing per-core software licensing costs that dominate VDI deployments.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (DL360): Intel Xeon-based, 1U form factor with lower memory capacity and higher per-core licensing costs - not ideal for dense VDI workloads.
• B (DL325): Also AMD EPYC, but single-socket only - it can't match the DL385's dual-socket core count and total memory headroom.
• C (SY480): Intel Xeon-based blade requiring an expensive Synergy composable infrastructure frame, adding infrastructure overhead and Intel licensing costs - the opposite of cost optimization.

Memory tip: Associate AMD EPYC → DL38x series for high-core, cost-sensitive workloads. The "5" in DL385 hints at dual socket (vs. DL325's single socket), and AMD's competitive per-core pricing is the key differentiator over Intel when software licensing scales with core count.

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