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This chart compares specifications for the current AlphaServer family. For retired systems, go here.

Updated: August 6, 2004

» Download the chart July, 2004 (pdf, 227 KB)

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AlphaServer GS Series

» AlphaServer GS1280

CPU features
Number of processors 2 to 64
CPU /clock speed AlphaChip EV7z / 1.3 GHz, EV7/1.15 GHz
Level 2 cache size on chip 1.75 MB ECC, 7-way set associative
Performance
SPECint_2000 994
SPECint_rate_2000 728 (64 CPUs)
SPECfp_2000 1684
SPECfp_rate_2000 1,224 (64 CPUs)
STREAMS Triad, MB/sec 431,450 (64 CPUs)
SPECompMpeak 57,861 (64 CPUs)
SPECompLpeak 376,173 (64 CPUs)
LINPACK 142,800 (N x N, 64 CPUs)
SPECweb99 -
TPC-C @ $/tpmC/availability -
1 SPEC and the benchmark names: SPECjbb, SPECweb, SPECint, SPEComp, and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Benchmark data presented above reflect results published on www.spec.org as of October 2004. For the latest SPEC benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/.
2 TPC is a registered trademark of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. For the latest TPC benchmark results, visit http://www.tpc.org. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
3 For the latest STREAMS benchmark results, visit http://www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/.
4 For the latest LINPACK benchmark results, visit http://www.netlib.org/benchmark/performance.pdf.
Configurations
Packaging Rackmount
Maximum memory Up to 512 GB (8 GB / processor); RAID memory optional
Maximum internal disk storage 18.6 TB
Maximum I/O bandwidth 222 GB/sec
I/O Support Up to 512 PCI-X slots, 192 PCI slots, and 64 AGP 4X slots
Reliability/high availability features
 

Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID storage, hot swap drives, RAID memory, ECC memory, ECC cache, SMP CPU failover, error logging, hot-swap redundant power and cooling.

Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual-ported storage, hard partitions.

I/O options
 

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, sync. comm., async. comm., ATM, FW SCSI-2, FWD SCSI-2, Ultra2SCSI, Ultra3SCSI, RAID, Fibre Channel, CI (OpenVMS)

Software
Operating systems Tru64 UNIX (maximum SMP configuration is 64 processors)
OpenVMS (maximum SMP configuration is 32 processors)
Standard software Internet-Energized, HP Insight Manager
Clustering Software

TruCluster, OpenVMS Clusters

When configured with Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster, AlphaServer systems provide automated failover and 99.999% availability and allow single system management of multiple servers.

OpenVMS Clusters can link together up to 96 AlphaServer or HP VAX systems spanning up to 500 miles into a virtual system that can share resources and ensure access to information and applications 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Features may differ among operating environments.
Performance may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating environment.

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