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| Power Systems 520 M15 and M25 and BladeCenter S with JS12 and JS22 Blade Servers Versus HP ProLiant and BladeSystem X64 Servers with Windows | ||||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | HP | HP | HP | ||||
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | ProLiant | ProLiant | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ||||
| Model | M15 | M15 | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | DL 320s | DL 320s | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ||||
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E6400 | Xeon E6400 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | ||||
| Active Cores | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| CPU Speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | ||||
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | ||||
| OLTP TPM | 42,785 | 42,785 | 38,805 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | ||||
| CPW Rating | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | ||||
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | ||||
| Disk | 4 x 70 GB | 4 x 70 GB | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 4 x 72 GB | 4 x 72 GB | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | ||||
| Tape | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | ||||
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | ||||
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | ||||
| Users | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Hypervisor | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | ||||
| System List Price | $13,866 | $15,116 | $17,215 | $15,504 | $16,514 | $23,795 | ||||
| Cost Per TPM List | $0.32 | $0.35 | $0.44 | $0.33 | $0.35 | $0.51 | ||||
| Cost Per User | $2,773 | $1,512 | $1,722 | $3,101 | $1,651 | $2,379 | ||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | HP | HP | HP | HP | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | ProLiant | ProLiant | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ProLiant + BladeSystem | |
| Model | M15 | M15 | M25 | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | DL 320s | DL 320s | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E6400 | Xeon E6400 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | |
| Active Cores | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| CPU Speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 42,785 | 42,785 | 42,785 | 38,805 | 38,805 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | |
| CPW Rating | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | |
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | |
| Disk | 4 x 70 GB | 4 x 70 GB | 4 x 70 GB | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 4 x 72 GB | 4 x 72 GB | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | |
| Tape | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | |
| Users | 20 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | |
| Hypervisor | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $17,616 | $18,866 | $26,858 | $18,246 | $19,496 | $18,533 | $20,553 | $25,814 | $27,834 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $0.41 | $0.44 | $0.63 | $0.47 | $0.50 | $0.40 | $0.44 | $0.55 | $0.60 | |
| Cost Per User | $881 | $755 | $895 | $912 | $650 | $927 | $685 | $1,291 | $928 | |
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | HP | HP | HP | HP | ||
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | ProLiant | ProLiant | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ||
| Model | M15 | M25 | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | DL 320s | DL 320s | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ||
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E6400 | Xeon E6400 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | ||
| Active Cores | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| CPU Speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | ||
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | ||
| OLTP TPM | 42,785 | 42,785 | 38,805 | 38,805 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | ||
| CPW Rating | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | ||
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Disk | 4 x 70 GB | 4 x 70 GB | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 4 x 72 GB | 4 x 72 GB | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | ||
| Tape | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | ||
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | ||
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | ||
| Users | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | ||
| Hypervisor | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | ||
| System List Price | $17,616 | $26,858 | $18,246 | $19,496 | $18,533 | $20,553 | $25,814 | $27,834 | ||
| Cost Per TPM List | $0.41 | $0.63 | $0.47 | $0.50 | $0.40 | $0.44 | $0.55 | $0.60 | ||
| Cost Per User | $881 | $895 | $912 | $650 | $927 | $685 | $1,291 | $928 | ||
| CPW Price/Performance Improvement | 3% | 42% | -11% | 54% | ||||||
| User Price/Performance Improvement | -10% | 35% | -14% | 53% | ||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | HP | HP | HP | HP | ||
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | ProLiant | ProLiant | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ||
| Model | M15 | M25 | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | DL 320s | DL 320s | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ProLiant BL260c G5 + c3000 | ||
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E6400 | Xeon E6400 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | Core 2 Duo E6405 | ||
| Active Cores | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| CPU Speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 2.13 GHz | ||
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | ||
| OLTP TPM | 42,785 | 42,785 | 38,805 | 38,805 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | 46,700 | ||
| CPW Rating | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | 4,693 | ||
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Disk | 4 x 70 GB | 4 x 70 GB | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 146 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 4 x 72 GB | 4 x 72 GB | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 120 GB + 6 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | ||
| Tape | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | ||
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | ||
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | ||
| Users | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | ||
| Hypervisor | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | ||
| System List Price | $17,616 | $26,858 | $18,246 | $19,496 | $18,533 | $20,553 | $25,814 | $27,834 | ||
| Cost Per TPM List | $0.41 | $0.63 | $0.47 | $0.50 | $0.40 | $0.44 | $0.55 | $0.60 | ||
| Cost Per User | $881 | $895 | $912 | $650 | $927 | $685 | $1,291 | $928 | ||
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| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | HP | HP | HP | HP | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | ProLiant | ProLiant | ProLiant + BladeSystem | ProLiant + BladeSystem | |
| Model | M15 | M25 | M25 | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | JS12 + BC-S + Storage Blade | DL 380 G5 | DL 380 G5 | ProLiant BL460c G5 + c3000 | ProLiant BL460c G5 + c3000 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E5405 | Xeon E5405 | Xeon E5405 | Xeon E5405 | |
| Active Cores | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| CPU Speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 82,585 | 82,585 | 82,585 | 70,645 | 70,645 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | |
| CPW Rating | 8,300 | 8,300 | 8,300 | 7,100 | 7,100 | 7,739 | 7,739 | 7,739 | 7,739 | |
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| Disk | 8 x 70 GB | 8 x 70 GB | 8 x 70 GB | 2 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1) | 4 x 72 GB | 4 x 72 GB | 2 x 120 GB + 12 x 72 GB (RAID 1) | 2 x 120 GB + 12 x 72 GB (RAID 1) | |
| Tape | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | 36 GB 4mm | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | SAS LTO-3 | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | Windows Server 2008 EE | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | SQL Server 2008 SE | |
| Users | 40 | 40 | 150 | 40 | 150 | 40 | 150 | 40 | 150 | |
| Hypervisor | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | Power VM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $27,355 | $40,457 | $67,957 | $26,688 | $40,438 | $25,635 | $47,850 | $35,366 | $57,581 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $0.33 | $0.49 | $0.82 | $0.38 | $0.57 | $0.33 | $0.62 | $0.46 | $0.75 | |
| Cost Per User | $684 | $1,011 | $453 | $667 | $270 | $641 | $319 | $884 | $384 | |
| CPW Price/Performance Improvement | 39% | 36% | 32% | 30% | 53% | |||||
| User Price/Performance Improvement | 29% | 25% | 20% | 30% | 53% | |||||
