Virtualization performance within 1% of bare metal—Redefining what’s possible

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Achieve near-native virtualization performance with HPE ProLiant Gen12 and HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software—secure, efficient, and ready for AI and hybrid cloud.

Breakthrough performance and efficiency—powered by HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software and HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers.

As enterprises face mounting pressure to modernize, reduce costs, and deploy AI- and data-intensive workloads, HPE is redefining what’s possible in virtualization. The latest benchmark results show that HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software delivers performance within 1% of bare-metal systems on HPE ProLiant Compute DL345 Gen12 with 5^th Gen AMD EPYC Processor¹—a breakthrough validated by industry-standard SPEC benchmarks.

But this achievement is only part of the story. It’s the combination of HPE ProLiant Gen12 and VM Essentials that empowers IT leaders to consolidate infrastructure, simplify management, and accelerate innovation—without compromise.

Experience the next generation of virtualization with HPE. By combining the advanced security, efficiency, and AI-driven automation of HPE ProLiant servers with the unified management and cost-saving flexibility of VM Essentials, organizations can modernize their infrastructure without compromise. Achieve near-native performance, simplify operations across hybrid environments, and unleash dramatic savings—while future-proofing your IT for AI, cloud, and edge workloads.

Why HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12?

• Next-level security: Industry-first silicon root of trust (HPE iLO 7), secure enclave technology, and compliance with FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and CNSA 2.0 standards.
• Optimized performance and efficiency: Up to 41% better performance per watt, 7:1 server consolidation, and 65% power savings compared to previous generations.²
• AI-ready platforms: Purpose-built for generative AI, inference workloads, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Automated productivity: Predictive AI insights and unified management with HPE Compute Ops Management.

Why HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software?

• Unified virtualization management: Seamlessly manage VMware ESXi and HVM (KVM-based) environments from a single interface, reducing complexity and vendor lock-in.
• Cost savings: Up to 90% savings on virtualization licensing with socket-based pricing, compared to traditional core-based models.³
• Migration flexibility: Replatform workloads at your own pace, with integrated bulk migration and enterprise-grade cluster features.
• Cloud-ready architecture: Extensible, scalable, and integrated with HPE Private Cloud AI solutions for hybrid and cloud-native operations.

Modernize, accelerate, and innovate

With HPE ProLiant Gen12 servers and VM Essentials software, organizations can modernize infrastructure, reduce operational complexity, and accelerate innovation across AI, data, VDI, and hybrid cloud environments—while achieving near-native performance.

Learn more at

• HPE ProLiant Compute
• HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software

¹ SPEC and the names SPEC CPU 2017 and SPECrate are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The stated SPEC CPU 2017 comparison (1260 vs. 1246) is based on SPECrate2017_int measurements comparing a bare-metal system against the aggregate score of 8 equal-sized HVM instances on the same system. Results are submitted as of 11-21-2025, see spec.org. All rights reserved.

² “HPE ProLiant Compute,” 2025, HPE.

³ “Empower your enterprise with  next-gen compute and virtualization solutions,” 2025, HPE.

Author:
Aaron Lamond
Enterprise Marketing, HPE ProLiant Compute
LinkedIn account - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronlamond/