| Comparison of the eServer i5 to the iSeries | |||||||
| Entry Machines | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line | |||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM |
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 |
| Model | Model 800 Value | Model 800 Standard | Model 800 Advanced | Model 520 Value | Model 520 Express #1 | Model 520 Express #2 | Model 520 Express #3 |
| SMP | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way |
| Processor | S-Star PPC | S-Star PPC | S-Star PPC | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 |
| Speed | 540 MHz | 540 MHz | 540 MHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU | - | 2 MB | 2 MB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB |
| OLTP TPM | 2,870 | 2,870 | 9,080 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 9,950 |
| Memory | 256 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Disk | 18 GB | 36 GB | 36 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB |
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Standard | V5R3 Value | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express |
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 |
| List Price | $8,795 | $14,860 | $34,363 | $11,214 | $11,500 | $14,500 | $29,900 |
| Cost Per TPM List | $3.06 | $5.18 | $3.78 | $2.25 | $2.31 | $2.91 | $3.01 |
| Around 25,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line | |||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||
| Model | Model 810 | Model 810 | Model 520 | Model 520 | |||
| SMP | 2-Way | 2-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | |||
| Processor | S-Star PPC | S-Star PPC | Power5 | Power5 | |||
| Speed | 750 MHz | 750 MHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 4 MB | 4 MB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||
| OLTP TPM | 25,800 | 25,800 | 23,000 | 23,000 | |||
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | |||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | |||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||
| List Price | $59,804 | $254,804 | $42,530 | $112,530 | Price/Perf Improvement | ||
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.32 | $9.88 | $1.85 | $4.89 | -20% | -50% | |
| Around 50,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line | |||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||
| Model | Model 825 | Model 825 | Model 570 | Model 570 | |||
| SMP | 4-Way | 4-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | |||
| Processor | Power4 | Power4 | Power5 | Power5 | |||
| Speed | 1.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 720 KB | 720 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||
| OLTP TPM | 43,900 | 43,900 | 59,000 | 59,000 | |||
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | |||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | |||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||
| List Price | $171,388 | $421,388 | $135,512 | $361,612 | Price/Perf Improvement | ||
| Cost Per TPM List | $3.90 | $9.60 | $2.30 | $6.13 | -41% | -36% | |
| Around 100,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line | |||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||
| Model | Model 870 | Model 870 | Model 570 | Model 570 | |||
| SMP | 8-Way | 8-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | |||
| Processor | Power4 | Power4 | Power5 | Power5 | |||
| Speed | 1.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 720 KB | 720 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||
| OLTP TPM | 109,700 | 109,700 | 116,500 | 116,500 | |||
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | |||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Standard | |||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||
| List Price | $511,432 | $1,341,432 | $253,658 | $618,658 | Price/Perf Improvement | ||
| Cost Per TPM List | $4.66 | $12.23 | $2.18 | $5.31 | -53% | -57% | |