The Four Hundred - Comparison of Midrange Power Systems i Edition Machines and HP Windows Boxes

Vendor

IBM

HP

Make

Power Systems

ProLiant

ProLiant + BladeSystem

Model

M50

JS22 + BC-S + Storage Blade

DL 380 G5

ProLiant BL460c G5 + c3000

Processor

Power6

Xeon E5405

Active Cores

2

4

CPU Speed

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

4 GHz

2 GHz

Cache per Core

4 MB

2 MB

OLTP TPM

77,113

92,535

74,625

77,000

CPW Rating

7,750

9,300

7,500

7,739

Memory

8 GB

16 GB

8 GB

Disk

8 x 70 GB

1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)

8 x 72 GB

2 x 120 GB + 12 x 72 GB (RAID 1)

Tape

36 GB 4mm

SAS LTO-3

Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade

OS

i 6.1

i 6.1, 5250 Enabled

i 6.1

Windows Server 2008 EE

DB

DB2 for i

SQL Server 2008 EE

Users

40

150

40

150

40

150

40

150

Hypervisor

Power VM Standard

VMware Infrastructure Standard

System List Price

$145,269

$258,472

$262,568

$52,434

$81,281

$34,515

$56,730

$44,246

$66,461

Cost Per TPM List

$1.88

$2.79

$2.84

$0.70

$1.09

$0.45

$0.74

$0.57

$0.86

Cost Per User

$3,632

$6,462

$1,750

$1,311

$542

$863

$378

$1,106

$443

CPW Price/Performance Improvement

-9%

39%

59%

76%

User Price/Performance Improvement

-19%

20%

57%

75%

Vendor

IBM

HP

Make

Power Systems

ProLiant

ProLiant + BladeSystem

Model

M50

JS22 + BC-S + Storage Blade

DL 380 G5

ProLiant BL460c G5 + c3000

Processor

Power6

Xeon E5405

Active Cores

4

8

CPU Speed

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

4 GHz

2 GHz

Cache per Core

4 MB

2 MB

OLTP TPM

149,250

179,100

137,310

149,380

CPW Rating

15,000

18,000

13,800

15,013

Memory

16 GB

32 GB

16 GB

32 GB

16 GB

32 GB

16 GB

32 GB

Disk

8 x 70 GB

1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)

8 x 72 GB

2 x 120 GB + 12 x 72 GB (RAID 1)

Tape

36 GB 4mm

SAS LTO-3

Ultrium LTO-3 Tape Blade

OS

i 6.1

i 6.1, 5250 Enabled

i 6.1

Windows Server 2008 EE

DB

DB2 for i

SQL Server 2008 EE

Users

80

300

80

300

80

300

80

300

Hypervisor

Power VM Standard

VMware Infrastructure Standard

System List Price

$250,020

$476,426

$484,618

$85,224

$142,420

$42,072

$83,127

$51,253

$92,342

Cost Per TPM List

$1.68

$2.66

$2.71

$0.62

$1.04

$0.28

$0.56

$0.34

$0.62

Cost Per User

$3,125

$5,955

$1,615

$1,065

$475

$526

$277

$641

$308

CPW Price/Performance Improvement

-10%

28%

59%

72%

User Price/Performance Improvement

-18%

7%

60%

73%

Power Systems 550 M50 and BladeCenter S and JS22 Blade Servers Versus HP ProLiant and BladeSystem X64 Servers with Windows
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	M50	M50	M50	JS22 + BC-S + Storage Blade	JS22 + 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	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz	4 GHz	4 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	77,113	92,535	92,535	74,625	74,625	77,000	77,000	77,000	77,000
CPW Rating	7,750	9,300	9,300	7,500	7,500	7,739	7,739	7,739	7,739
Memory	8 GB	8 GB	16 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	1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)	1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)	8 x 72 GB	8 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, 5250 Enabled	i 6.1, 5250 Enabled	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 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE
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	$145,269	$258,472	$262,568	$52,434	$81,281	$34,515	$56,730	$44,246	$66,461
Cost Per TPM List	$1.88	$2.79	$2.84	$0.70	$1.09	$0.45	$0.74	$0.57	$0.86
Cost Per User	$3,632	$6,462	$1,750	$1,311	$542	$863	$378	$1,106	$443
CPW Price/Performance Improvement	-9%	39%	39%	59%	76%
User Price/Performance Improvement	-19%	20%	20%	57%	75%

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	M50	M50	M50	JS22 + BC-S + Storage Blade	JS22 + 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	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8
CPU Speed	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz	4 GHz	4 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	149,250	179,100	179,100	137,310	137,310	149,380	149,380	149,380	149,380
CPW Rating	15,000	18,000	18,000	13,800	13,800	15,013	15,013	15,013	15,013
Memory	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB	32 GB
Disk	8 x 70 GB	8 x 70 GB	8 x 70 GB	1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)	1 x 146 GB + 12 x 146 GB (RAID 1)	8 x 72 GB	8 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, 5250 Enabled	i 6.1, 5250 Enabled	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 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE	SQL Server 2008 EE
Users	80	80	300	80	300	80	300	80	300
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	$250,020	$476,426	$484,618	$85,224	$142,420	$42,072	$83,127	$51,253	$92,342
Cost Per TPM List	$1.68	$2.66	$2.71	$0.62	$1.04	$0.28	$0.56	$0.34	$0.62
Cost Per User	$3,125	$5,955	$1,615	$1,065	$475	$526	$277	$641	$308
CPW Price/Performance Improvement	-10%	28%	28%	59%	72%
User Price/Performance Improvement	-18%	7%	7%	60%	73%