300 GB TPC-H performance
beats HP and IBM
September, 2000
 The AlphaServer
GS320 system with Tru64 UNIX has taken the lead
in the 300 GB TPC-H benchmark for RISC-based systems. This
result underscores the new AlphaServer GS Series' superior
ability to perform complex queries in real time, allowing
customers to gain competitive advantage through data warehousing,
data mining and online analytical processing (OLAP) tools.
The AlphaServer GS320 system has been shipping since May
2000.
The AlphaServer GS320 system -- with 32 Alpha CPUs, 64 GB
memory, and 3.3 TB storage in 8 StorageWorks ESA
12000 Storage Arrays -- achieved 4,951.9 Composite QphH (Queries-per-Hour)
in the TPC-H test. The TPC-H benchmark models decision-support
systems that examine large volumes of data and execute highly
complex queries. The benchmark looks at a system's ability
to efficiently execute complex ad hoc queries, testing the
system's ability to respond rapidly.
This TPC-H result underscores the superior performance of
the AlphaServer GS320 system over the competition. The system,
running Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1 and Informix XPS 8.30 FC3,
provided 33 percent better performance than an HP 9000 V2500
at 13 percent lower cost. When compared with IBM's 64 CPU
result on a per-CPU basis, the composite metric is 35 percent
better. Together, the AlphaServer GS Series and Informix
XPS provide extremely high availability and superior manageability
for single servers and systems clustered with TruCluster software.
The following table lists the configurations and availability
of those systems:
| IBM NUMA-Q 2000 |
64 |
7334.4 |
$612 |
DB2 UDB 7.1 |
8/15/2000 |
| Compaq GS320 |
32 |
4951.9 |
$983 |
Informix 8.30FC2 |
8/31/2000 |
| HP 9000 V2500 |
32 |
3714.9 |
$1,119 |
Informix 8.30FC2 |
12/17/1999 |
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