The i5 520 SAP Solution Edition Versus Regular i5 520 Standard Edition Machines
i5 520 i5 520 i5 520 i5 520
SE for SAP (7788) Standard (0906) SE for SAP (7789) Standard (0906)
Processor Power5+ Power5+ Power5+ Power5+
Active Cores 1 1 2 2
CPU Speed 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
TPC-C TPM 37,800 37,800 70,645 70,645
CPW Rating 3,800 3,800 7,100 7,100
Base System Price $25,900 $35,100 $47,800 $41,700
Main Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Cost $4,640 $4,640 $4,640 $4,640
Base Disks 8 * 70 GB 15 K 8 * 35 GB 15 K 8 * 70 GB 15 K 8 * 70 GB 15 K
Cost Integrated $15,992 Integrated $15,992
RAID-5 Controller Feature 5727 Feature 5727 Feature 5727 Feature 5727
Cost $1,499 $1,499 $1,499 $1,499
Disk Bundles NA NA NA NA
Capacity NA NA NA NA
Cost NA NA NA NA
Total Capacity 564 GB 564 GB 564 GB 564 GB
Hardware Subtotal $32,039 $57,231 $53,939 $63,831
Estimated Retail $28,194 $50,363 $47,466 $56,171
Operating System i5/OS V5R4 i5/OS V5R4 i5/OS V5R4 i5/OS V5R4
Cost Integrated Integrated Integrated $21,000
Estimated SAP Users 50 50 100 100
Cost Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated
Database DB2/400 DB2/400 DB2/400 DB2/400
Cost Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated
Partitioning Hypervisor Virtualization Engine Virtualization Engine Virtualization Engine Virtualization Engine
Cost Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated
System Cost $28,194 $50,363 $47,466 $77,171
Cost Per CPW $7.42 $13.25 $6.69 $10.87
Cost Per User $563.89 $1,007.27 $474.66 $771.71
Percent Savings 44.0% 38.5%
Note: All i5 Power5+ machines have the first year of Software Maintenance (SWMA) bundled into the hardware price.


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