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| The Power Systems 570 i Boxes Versus Big Windows X64 Iron | |||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | System x | System x | |
| Model | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | x3950 M2 | x3950 M2 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon E7310 | Xeon E7310 | |
| Active Cores | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| CPU Speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 81,093 | 81,093 | 81,093 | 107,460 | 107,460 | 107,460 | 109,500 | 109,500 | |
| CPW Rating | 8,150 | 8,150 | 8,150 | 10,800 | 10,800 | 10,800 | 11,005 | 11,005 | |
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| Disk | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | |
| Tape | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 DC | Windows Server 2008 DC | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 EE | SQL Server 2008 EE | |
| Users | 40 | 40 | 150 | 40 | 40 | 150 | 80 | 150 | |
| Hypervisor | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $178,130 | $278,130 | $278,130 | $212,880 | $312,880 | $312,880 | $46,374 | $68,589 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.20 | $3.43 | $3.43 | $1.98 | $2.91 | $2.91 | $0.42 | $0.63 | |
| Cost Per User | $4,453 | $6,953 | $1,854 | $5,322 | $7,822 | $2,086 | $580 | $457 | |
| CPW Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| User Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | System x | System x | |
| Model | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | x3950 M2 | x3950 M2 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon X7460 | Xeon X7460 | |
| Active Cores | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| CPU Speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 2.66 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 160,195 | 160,195 | 160,195 | 210,940 | 210,940 | 210,940 | 182,008 | 182,008 | |
| CPW Rating | 16,100 | 16,100 | 16,100 | 21,200 | 21,200 | 21,200 | 18,292 | 18,292 | |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | |
| Disk | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | |
| Tape | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 DC | Windows Server 2008 DC | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 EE | SQL Server 2008 EE | |
| Users | 80 | 80 | 300 | 80 | 80 | 300 | 80 | 300 | |
| Hypervisor | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $322,036 | $522,036 | $522,036 | $391,536 | $591,536 | $591,536 | $58,483 | $104,532 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.01 | $3.26 | $3.26 | $1.86 | $2.80 | $2.80 | $0.32 | $0.57 | |
| Cost Per User | $4,025 | $6,525 | $1,740 | $4,894 | $7,394 | $1,972 | $731 | $348 | |
| CPW Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| User Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | System x | System x | |
| Model | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | x3950 M2 | x3950 M2 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon X7460 | Xeon X7460 | |
| Active Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| CPU Speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 2.66 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 299,495 | 299,495 | 299,495 | 398,995 | 398,995 | 398,995 | 330,924 | 330,924 | |
| CPW Rating | 30,100 | 30,100 | 30,100 | 40,100 | 40,100 | 40,100 | 33,259 | 33,259 | |
| Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | |
| Disk | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | |
| Tape | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 DC | Windows Server 2008 DC | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 EE | SQL Server 2008 EE | |
| Users | 160 | 160 | 600 | 160 | 160 | 600 | 160 | 600 | |
| Hypervisor | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $620,043 | $820,043 | $820,043 | $759,043 | $959,043 | $959,043 | $113,998 | $202,856 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.07 | $2.74 | $2.74 | $1.90 | $2.40 | $2.40 | $0.34 | $0.61 | |
| Cost Per User | $3,875 | $5,125 | $1,367 | $4,744 | $5,994 | $1,598 | $712 | $338 | |
| CPW Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| User Price/Performance Improvement | |||||||||
| Vendor | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | IBM | |
| Make | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | Power Systems | System x | System x | |
| Model | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (No 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | 570 (All 5250) | x3950 M2 | x3950 M2 | |
| Processor | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Power6 | Xeon X7460 | Xeon X7460 | |
| Active Cores | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | |
| CPU Speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 2.66 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Cache per Core | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| OLTP TPM | 573,120 | 573,120 | 573,120 | 765,155 | 765,155 | 765,155 | 630,332 | 630,332 | |
| CPW Rating | 57,600 | 57,600 | 57,600 | 76,900 | 76,900 | 76,900 | 63,350 | 63,350 | |
| Memory | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | |
| Disk | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 70 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | 2 * 73 GB, RAID 5 | |
| Tape | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | SAS LTO-4 | |
| OS | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | i 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 DC | Windows Server 2008 DC | |
| DB | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | DB2 for i | SQL Server 2008 EE | SQL Server 2008 EE | |
| Users | 320 | 320 | 1200 | 320 | 320 | 1200 | 320 | 1200 | |
| Hypervisor | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | PowerVM Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | VMware Infrastructure Standard | |
| System List Price | $1,216,057 | $1,416,057 | $1,416,057 | $1,494,057 | $1,694,057 | $1,694,057 | $214,791 | $406,476 | |
| Cost Per TPM List | $2.12 | $2.47 | $2.47 | $1.95 | $2.21 | $2.21 | $0.34 | $0.64 | |
| Cost Per User | $3,800 | $4,425 | $1,180 | $4,669 | $5,294 | $1,412 | $671 | $339 | |
