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The Power Systems 700, 701, and 702 Blades Running i 7.1 + DB2 for i or AIX 6.1 Standard Edition + Oracle 11g Standard Edition One or Oracle 11g Standard Edition    
Vendor IBM   IBM   IBM
Make Power Systems   Power Systems   Power Systems
Model PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7   Power7   Power7
Active Cores 1   1   1
CPU Speed 3 GHz   3 GHz   3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB   4 MB   4 MB
OLTP TPM 52,486   115,671   115,671
CPW Rating 5,275   11.3   11.3
Memory 8 GB   8 GB   8 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SEO
Users 10   10   10
Hypervisor Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard
System List Price $26,617   $24,172   $28,462
Cost Per TPM List $0.51   $0.21   $0.25
Cost Per User $2,662   $2,417   $2,846
Power Systems i Premium Per User 10.1%    
   
Vendor IBM IBM   IBM IBM   IBM IBM
Make Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems
Model PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7
Active Cores 1 1   1 1   1 1
CPU Speed 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB
OLTP TPM 52,486 52,486   115,671 115,671   115,671 115,671
CPW Rating 5,275 5,275   11.3 11.3   11.3 11.3
Memory 8 GB 8 GB   8 GB 8 GB   8 GB 8 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1 i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO
Users 20 30   20 30   20 30
Hypervisor Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard
System List Price $29,117 $31,617   $25,972 $27,772   $28,462 $28,462
Cost Per TPM List $0.55 $0.60   $0.22 $0.24   $0.25 $0.25
Cost Per User $1,456 $1,054   $1,299 $926   $1,423 $949
Power Systems i Premium Per User 12.1% 13.8%    
   
Vendor IBM IBM   IBM IBM   IBM IBM
Make Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems
Model PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS700 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7
Active Cores 2 2   2 2   2 2
CPU Speed 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB
OLTP TPM 104,973 104,973   231,343 231,343   231,343 231,343
CPW Rating 10,550 10,550   22.6 22.6   22.6 22.6
Memory 16 GB 16 GB   16 GB 16 GB   16 GB 16 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1 i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO
Users 40 150   40 150   40 150
Hypervisor Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard
System List Price $41,444 $68,944   $35,154 $54,954   $40,134 $40,134
Cost Per TPM List $0.39 $0.66   $0.15 $0.24   $0.17 $0.17
Cost Per User $1,036 $460   $879 $366   $1,003 $268
Power Systems i Premium Per User 17.9% 25.5%    
   
Vendor IBM IBM   IBM IBM   IBM IBM
Make Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems
Model PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7
Active Cores 2 2   2 2   2 2
CPU Speed 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB
OLTP TPM 104,724 104,724   208,178 208,178   208,178 208,178
CPW Rating 10,525 10,525   20.3 20.3   20.3 20.3
Memory 16 GB 16 GB   16 GB 16 GB   16 GB 16 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1 i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SE Oracle 11g SE
Users 40 150   40 150   40 150
Hypervisor Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard
System List Price $68,246 $95,746   $36,456 $56,256   $64,836 $64,836
Cost Per TPM List $0.65 $0.91   $0.18 $0.27   $0.31 $0.31
Cost Per User $1,706 $638   $911 $375   $1,621 $432
Power Systems i Premium Per User 87.2% 70.2%    
   
Vendor IBM IBM   IBM IBM   IBM IBM
Make Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems
Model PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7
Active Cores 4 4   4 4   4 4
CPU Speed 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB
OLTP TPM 209,448 209,448   416,355 416,355   416,355 416,355
CPW Rating 21,050 21,050   40.6 40.6   40.6 40.6
Memory 64 GB 64 GB   64 GB 64 GB   64 GB 64 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1 i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SE Oracle 11g SE
Users 80 300   80 300   80 300
Hypervisor Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard
System List Price $114,871 $169,871   $51,291 $90,891   $108,051 $108,051
Cost Per TPM List $0.55 $0.81   $0.12 $0.22   $0.26 $0.26
Cost Per User $1,436 $566   $641 $303   $1,351 $360
Power Systems i Premium Per User 124.0% 86.9%    
   
Vendor IBM IBM IBM IBM   IBM IBM IBM IBM   IBM IBM IBM IBM
Make Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems   Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems Power Systems
Model PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade   PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS701 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade PS702 + BC-S + Storage Blade
Processor Power7 Power7 Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7 Power7 Power7   Power7 Power7 Power7 Power7
Active Cores 8 8 16 16   8 8 16 16   8 8 16 16
CPU Speed 3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz   3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz 3 GHz
Cache per Core 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB   4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB
OLTP TPM 418,895 418,895 759,185 759,185   832,710 832,710 1,582,190 1,582,190   832,710 832,710 1,582,190 1,582,190
CPW Rating 42,100 42,100 76,300 76,300   81.2 81.2 154.4 154.4   81.2 81.2 154.4 154.4
Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB   128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB   128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
Disk 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)   2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) 2 x 300 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)
Tape SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3   SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3 SAS LTO-3
OS i 7.1 i 7.1 i 7.1 i 7.1   AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard AIX 6.1 Standard   AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise AIX 6.1 Enterprise
DB DB2 for i DB2 for i DB2 for i DB2 for i   Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO Oracle 11g SEO   Oracle 11g SE Oracle 11g SE Oracle 11g SE Oracle 11g SE
Users 80 300 80 300   80 300 80 300   80 300 80 300
Hypervisor Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard   Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard Power VM Standard
System List Price $184,323 $239,323 $329,531 $384,531   $62,763 $102,363 $92,011 $131,611   $190,683 $190,683 $362,251 $362,251
Cost Per TPM List $0.44 $0.57 $0.43 $0.51   $0.08 $0.12 $0.06 $0.08   $0.23 $0.23 $0.23 $0.23
Cost Per User $2,304 $798 $4,119 $1,282   $785 $341 $1,150 $439   $2,384 $636 $4,528 $1,208
Power Systems i Premium Per User 193.7% 133.8% 258.1% 192.2%    
   

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