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| The IBM i5 520 SE for EO Versus Two HP Wintel Boxes, Revisted | ||||
| i5 520 | HP ProLiant | HP ProLiant | TPM's iDeal i5 520 | |
| SE for EO | DL140 G2 | DL380 G5 | SE for EO | |
| Processor | Power5+ | Xeon DP | Xeon 5120 | Power5+ |
| Active Cores | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CPU Speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 1.86 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| TPC-C TPM | 37,800 | 38,100 | 40,810 | 37,800 |
| CPW Rating | 3,800 | 3,830 | 4,100 | 3,800 |
| Base System Price | $24,900 | $2,200 | $3,139 | $4,700 |
| Main Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Cost | $4,640 | $1,716 | $2,836 | $3,000 |
| Base Disks | See Below | 36.4 GB, 15 K * 2 | 8 * SAS 36 GB 10 K | See Below |
| Cost | - | $498 | 288 GB | - |
| RAID-5 Controller | Feature 0648 | SCSI RAID | $2,232 | Feature 0648 |
| Cost | $1,999 | $449 | - | $500 |
| Disk Bundles | Feature 5558 | MSA 20 Array | MSA 30 Array | Feature 5558 |
| Capacity | 563 GB | 1.92 TB | 291 GB | 563 GB |
| Cost | $9,592 | $5,106 | $4,981 | $6,400 |
| Total Capacity | 563 GB | 2 TB | 579 GB | 563 GB |
| Hardware Subtotal | $41,131 | $9,969 | $13,188 | $14,600 |
| Estimated Retail | $36,195 | $9,969 | $13,188 | $14,600 |
| Operating System | i5/OS V5R4 | Windows 2003 EE R2 | Windows 2003 EE R2 | OS/400 V5R4 |
| Cost | Integrated | $3,999 | $3,999 | $8,000 |
| 100 User Licenses | None | Client Access | Client Access | None |
| Cost | Integrated | $2,994 | $2,994 | Integrated |
| Database | DB2/400 | SQL Server 2005 SE | SQL Server 2005 SE | DB2/400 |
| Cost | Integrated | $5,999 | $5,999 | $7,000 |
| Partitioning Hypervisor | Virtualization Engine | VMware ESX Server EE | VMware ESX Server EE | Virtualization Engine |
| Cost | Integrated | $5,750 | $5,750 | Integrated |
| System Cost | $36,195 | $28,711 | $31,930 | $29,600 |
| Cost Per CPW | $9.53 | $7.50 | $7.79 | $7.79 |
| Optional Disk Packages | ||||
| 16 70-ish GB Disks | Feature 5559 | |||
| Capacity | 1.1 TB | |||
| Cost | $15,992 | |||
