Tony and Intel Investors - IBM's Xeon-Based Netfinity Server sets Transaction Benchmark Record
Just another "boring" record for XEON-based servers.
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IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Sets New Performance Standard for On-line
Transaction Processing Systems
Business Wire - September 15, 1998 13:25
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SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998--
Leading TPC-C Performance Result Surges Past Compaq; Gains Benefit Manufacturing, Transportation and
Finance Customers
IBM's Netfinity(i) 7000 M10 server has set a new performance record, delivering 18,893.43 tpmC -- the highest
number of transactions per minute (tpmC(iii)) reported for a Windows NT-based database application. The
results, validated by the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPCiii), demonstrate the exceptional
power of Netfinity servers to run on-line transaction processing applications in industries such as manufacturing,
transportation and finance.
Configured with four Pentium(ii) II Xeon(ii) 400MHz(1) processors, 4GB of error checking and correcting (ECC)
memory, and nearly two terabytes(2) of disk storage capacity, the Netfinity 7000 M10 server surged past rival
Compaq's result of 18,127.40 tpmC -- delivering 18,893.43 tpmC (transactions per minute). The results,
achieved with Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Edition 4.0 and Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition 7.0,
were audited by Information Paradigm, Inc., and published by the Transaction Processing Performance Council
on September 14, 1998. An executive summary of the TPC-C report can be obtained on the Internet from the
IBM Netfinity servers Web page pc.ibm.com.
Based on an order-entry workload, the TPC Benchmark(iii) C exercises the database components used to
perform a wide range of tasks of varying complexity associated with an online transaction processing
application. More information on the TPC-C benchmark can be found at the Transaction Processing
Performance Council's web site at tpc.org.
Since its introduction on June 29, 1998, the Netfinity 7000 M10 has also achieved record-setting performance
results on the TPC-D(iii), SAP R/3 Centralized Sales and Distribution (SD) benchmark, and the SPECweb96
benchmarks.
Performance Demonstrates Commitment
Performance benchmarks measure the speed and power of a system under typical workloads in a business
environment. Since September 1997, IBM Netfinity servers have set records for performance in the industry's
most-watched benchmarks, including SAP(ii) R/3 Distributed and Centralized SD benchmarks, TPC-C and
TPC-D benchmarks, NotesBench, and SPECweb96(ii). These performance results demonstrate IBM's
commitment to develop and sell the most powerful and scaleable industry-standard servers in the industry.
(i) Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation. (ii) Intel and Pentium are
registered trademarks and Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corp. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are
trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. SAP is a registered trademark of
SAP AG. SPECweb96 is a trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. (iii) TPC
Benchmark,TPC-C, tpmC, $/tpmC, TPC-D and TPC are trademarks of the Transaction Processing
Performance Council.
All other company/product names and service marks may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
(1) MHz only measures microprocessor internal clock speed, not application performance; many factors affect
application performance. (2) When referring to hard drive capacities, GB means one billion bytes, TB or
Terabyte means one trillion bytes. Total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating
environments. (3) TPC-C performance results of competitive products are available on the Internet at
tpc.org. The results referenced in this document are listed below. These TPC-C results are current as
of September 14, 1998.
IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Compaq ProLiant
7000-6/400-M1
Throughput 18,893.43 tpmC 18,127.40 tpmC
Price/Performance $29.09 $26.10
Database Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft
Enterprise Enterprise Edition 7.0 SQL Server
Edition 7.0
Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft
Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition 4.0 Windows NT
4.0
Total Solution
Availability December 29, 1998 December 26, 1998
CONTACT: IBM
Michael Corrado, 914/766-3052
e-mail: corrado@us.ibm.com |
