| Comparison of the Revamped eServer i5 to the iSeries | |||||||||||||||
| Entry Machines | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line, August 2004 Pricing | 2004 i5 Line, May 2004 Pricing | ||||||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | ||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | 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 | Model 520 Express #4 | Model 520 Express #5 | 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 | 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 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | ||
| Speed | 540 MHz | 540 MHz | 540 MHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 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 | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | ||
| OLTP TPM | 2,870 | 2,870 | 9,080 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 9,950 | 4,975 | 9,950 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 4,975 | 9,950 | ||
| Memory | 256 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | ||
| Disk | 18 GB | 36 GB | 36 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 140 GB (RAID 5) | 140 GB (RAID 5) | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | ||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Standard | V5R3 Value | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Value | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | V5R3 Express | ||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | 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 | $20,200 | $35,600 | $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 | $4.06 | $3.58 | $2.25 | $2.31 | $2.91 | $3.01 | ||
| Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | ||||||||||||||
| 26% | 55% | 44% | 21% | NA | NA | 26% | 55% | 44% | 21% | ||||||
| Around 25,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line, August 2004 Pricing | 2004 i5 Line, May 2004 Pricing | ||||||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||||
| Model | Model 810 | Model 810 | Model 520 | Model 520 | Model 550 | Model 550 | Model 570 (1/2) | Model 570 (1/2) | Model 520 | Model 520 | |||||
| SMP | 2-Way | 2-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | 1-Way | |||||
| Processor | S-Star PPC | S-Star PPC | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | |||||
| Speed | 750 MHz | 750 MHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |||||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 4 MB | 4 MB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||||
| OLTP TPM | 25,800 | 25,800 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 31,600 | 31,600 | 31,600 | 31,600 | 23,000 | 23,000 | |||||
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | |||||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | |||||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||||
| List Price | $59,804 | $254,804 | $43,650 | $113,650 | $84,650 | $276,650 | $82,850 | $311,850 | $45,248 | $115,248 | |||||
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.32 | $9.88 | $1.90 | $4.94 | $2.68 | $8.75 | $2.62 | $9.87 | $1.97 | $5.01 | |||||
| Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | ||||||||||||||
| 18% | 50% | -16% | 11% | -13% | 0% | 15% | 49% | ||||||||
| Around 50,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line, August 2004 Pricing | 2004 i5 Line, May 2004 Pricing | ||||||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||||
| Model | Model 825 | Model 825 | Model 520 | Model 520 | Model 550 | Model 550 | Model 570 (1/2) | Model 570 (1/2) | Model 570 (1/2) | Model 570 (1/2) | |||||
| SMP | 4-Way | 4-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | 2-Way | |||||
| Processor | Power4 | Power4 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | |||||
| Speed | 1.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |||||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 720 KB | 720 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||||
| OLTP TPM | 43,900 | 43,900 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | |||||
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | |||||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | |||||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||||
| List Price | $171,388 | $421,388 | $115,850 | $281,850 | $130,850 | $422,850 | $135,550 | $364,550 | $138,230 | $364,330 | |||||
| Cost Per TPM List | $3.90 | $9.60 | $1.96 | $4.78 | $2.22 | $7.17 | $2.30 | $6.18 | $2.34 | $6.18 | |||||
| Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | ||||||||||||||
| 50% | 50% | 43% | 25% | 41% | 36% | 40% | 36% | ||||||||
| Around 100,000 TPM | 2003 iSeries Line | 2004 i5 Line, August 2004 Pricing | 2004 i5 Line, May 2004 Pricing | ||||||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |||||||
| Make | iSeries | iSeries | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | eServer i5 | |||||||
| Model | Model 870 | Model 870 | No 4-Way Model 520 | No 4-Way Model 520 | Model 550 | Model 550 | Model 570 (2/4) | Model 570 (2/4) | Model 570 (2/4) | Model 570 (2/4) | |||||
| SMP | 8-Way | 8-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | 4-Way | |||||||
| Processor | Power4 | Power4 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | Power5 | |||||||
| Speed | 1.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |||||||
| L2 Cache/CPU | 720 KB | 720 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | 950 KB | |||||||
| OLTP TPM | 109,700 | 109,700 | 116,500 | 116,500 | 116,500 | 116,500 | 116,500 | 116,500 | |||||||
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | |||||||
| Disk | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | 70 GB | |||||||
| OS | V5R2 Standard | V5R2 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | V5R3 Standard | V5R3 Enterprise | |||||||
| DB | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | DB2/400 | |||||||
| List Price | $511,432 | $1,341,432 | $228,250 | $720,250 | $247,230 | $615,230 | $256,376 | $621,376 | |||||||
| Cost Per TPM List | $4.66 | $12.23 | $1.96 | $6.18 | $2.12 | $5.28 | $2.20 | $5.33 | |||||||
| Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | Price/Perf Improvement over iSeries | ||||||||||||||
| 58% | 49% | 54% | 57% | 53% | 56% | ||||||||||
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