| Comparison of Big Iron Servers |
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| Around 100,000 TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2004 Sun Fire Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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Lintel, Oracle |
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Windows 2003 |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Sun Microsystems |
Sun Microsystems |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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HP |
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HP |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Sun Fire |
Sun Fire |
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Integrity |
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ProLiant |
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ProLiant |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
570 |
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V880 |
E2900 |
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rx5670 |
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DL580 G3 (Rack) |
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DL580 G3 (Rack) |
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Model 570 (2/4) |
Model 570 (2/4) |
| SMP |
4-Way |
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8-Way |
8-Way |
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4-Way |
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4-Way |
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4-Way |
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4-Way |
4-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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UltraSparc-III |
UltraSparc-IV |
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Itanium 2 |
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Intel Xeon MP |
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Intel Xeon MP |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.65 GHz |
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1.2 GHz |
1.2 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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3 GHz |
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3 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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8 MB |
8 MB |
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6 MB |
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4 MB |
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4 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
130,000 |
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110,000 |
100,000 |
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135,000 |
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80,800 |
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95,163 |
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116,500 |
116,500 |
| Memory |
8 GB |
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16 GB |
16 GB |
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8 GB |
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8 GB |
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8 GB |
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8 GB |
8 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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438 GB |
146 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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Solaris 9 |
Solaris 9 |
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HP-UX 11i Enterprise |
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Red Hat Linux AS 3, PE |
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Windows 2003, EE |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, SE |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, SE |
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Oracle 10g, SE |
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SQL Server 2000, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$229,220 |
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$209,195 |
$422,195 |
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$156,933 |
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$98,772 |
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$149,629 |
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$247,230 |
$615,230 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$1.76 |
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$1.90 |
$4.22 |
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$1.16 |
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$1.22 |
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$1.57 |
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$2.12 |
$5.28 |
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Note: 760 Users |
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| Around 250,000 TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2004 Sun Fire Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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Windows 2003 |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Sun Microsystems |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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Unisys |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Sun Fire |
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Integrity |
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ES7000 |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
570 |
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E25000 |
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rx7620-16 |
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Orion 540 |
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Model 595 (8/16) |
Model 595 (8/16) |
| SMP |
8-Way |
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32-Way |
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8-Way |
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16-Way |
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8-Way |
8-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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UltraSparc-IV |
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Itanium 2 |
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Xeon MP |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.9 GHz |
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1.2 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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3 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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8 MB |
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6 MB |
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4 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
290,000 |
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280,000 |
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250,000 |
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237,900 |
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237,900 |
237,900 |
| Memory |
64 GB |
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64 GB |
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64 GB |
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64 GB |
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64 GB |
64 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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146 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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Solaris 9 |
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HP-UX 11i Mission Critical |
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Windows 2003, DCE |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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SQL Server 2000, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$731,270 |
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$2,304,000 |
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$617,950 |
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$735,160 |
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$1,123,430 |
$2,385,130 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$2.52 |
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$8.23 |
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$2.47 |
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$3.09 |
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$4.72 |
$10.03 |
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Note: 1,525 Users |
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| Around 350,000 TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2003 Sun Fire Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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Windows 2003 |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Sun Microsystems |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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Unisys |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Sun Fire |
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Integrity |
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ES7000 |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
570 |
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E12000 |
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rx8620 |
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Orion 540 |
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Model 595 (8/16) |
Model 595 (8/16) |
| SMP |
12-Way |
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36-Way |
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16-Way |
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32-Way |
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11-Way |
11-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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UltraSparc-III |
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Itanium 2 |
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Xeon MP |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.9 GHz |
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1.2 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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3 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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8 MB |
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6 MB |
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4 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
415,000 |
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300,000 |
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325,000 |
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305,000 |
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340,000 |
340,000 |
| Memory |
128 GB |
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144 GB |
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128 GB |
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64 GB |
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128 GB |
128 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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146 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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Solaris 9 |
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HP-UX 11i Mission Critical |
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Windows 2003, DCE |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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SQL Server 2000, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$1,167,570 |
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$2,822,530 |
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$1,314,123 |
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$1,174,832 |
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$1,645,510 |
$2,910,810 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$2.81 |
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$9.41 |
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$4.04 |
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$3.85 |
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$4.84 |
$8.56 |
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Note: 1,935 Users |
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| Around 500,000 TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2003 Sun Fire Line |
2004 Sun Fire Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Sun Microsystems |
Sun Microsystems |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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NEC |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Sun Fire |
Sun Fire |
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Integrity |
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Express5800 |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
570 |
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E15000 |
E20000 |
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Superdome-32 |
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1320Xd |
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Model 595 (8/16) |
Model 595 (8/16) |
| SMP |
16-Way |
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72-Way |
72-Way |
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28-Way |
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32-Way |
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16-Way |
16-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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UltraSparc-III |
UltraSparc-IV |
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Itanium 2 |
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Itanium 2 |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.9 GHz |
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1.2 GHz |
1.2 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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8 MB |
8 MB |
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6 MB |
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6 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
535,000 |
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500,000 |
475,000 |
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550,000 |
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683,575 |
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446,700 |
446,700 |
| Memory |
128 GB |
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144 GB |
144 GB |
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128 GB |
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512 GB |
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128 GB |
128 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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146 GB |
146 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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Solaris 9 |
Solaris 9 |
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HP-UX 11i Mission Critical |
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SuSE Linux 9 |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$1,397,870 |
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$5,035,970 |
$4,874,085 |
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$3,159,177 |
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$2,720,364 |
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$1,975,510 |
$3,240,810 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$2.61 |
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$10.07 |
$10.26 |
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$5.74 |
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$3.98 |
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$4.42 |
$7.26 |
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| Around 1 Million TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2004 Sun Fire Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Sun Microsystems |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Sun Fire |
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Integrity |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
590 |
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E25000 |
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Superdome-64 |
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Model 595 (32/64) |
Model 595 (32/64) |
| SMP |
32-Way |
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144-Way |
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64-Way |
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38-Way |
38-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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UltraSparc-IV |
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Itanium 2 |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.9 GHz |
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1.2 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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8 MB |
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6 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 |
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1,001,000 |
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1,005,000 |
1,005,000 |
| Memory |
256 GB |
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272 GB |
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256 GB |
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256 GB |
256 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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146 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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Solaris 9 |
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HP-UX 11i Mission Critical |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$3,057,880 |
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$9,968,045 |
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$6,456,473 |
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$4,933,170 |
$6,297,170 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$3.06 |
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$9.97 |
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$6.45 |
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$4.91 |
$6.27 |
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| Around 1.5 Million TPM |
2004 eServer p5 Line |
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2004 HP Integrity Line |
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Windows 2003 |
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2004 i5 Line |
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| Vendor |
IBM |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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Hewlett-Packard |
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IBM |
IBM |
| Make |
eServer p5 |
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Integrity |
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Integrity |
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eServer i5 |
eServer i5 |
| Model |
595 |
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Superdome-64 |
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Superdome-64 |
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Model 595 (32/64) |
Model 595 (32/64) |
| SMP |
48-Way |
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96-Way |
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96-Way |
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64-Way |
64-Way |
| Processor |
Power5 |
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Itanium 2 mx2 |
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Itanium 2 mx2 |
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Power5 |
Power5 |
| Speed |
1.9 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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1.5 GHz |
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1.65 GHz |
1.65 GHz |
| L2 Cache/CPU |
950 KB |
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6 MB |
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6 MB |
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950 KB |
950 KB |
| OLTP TPM |
1,500,000 |
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1,450,000 |
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1,450,000 |
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1,600,000 |
1,600,000 |
| Memory |
512 GB |
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512 GB |
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512 GB |
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512 GB |
512 GB |
| Disk |
72 GB |
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72 GB |
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72 GB |
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70 GB |
70 GB |
| OS |
AIX 5L 5.2 |
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HP-UX 11i Mission Critical |
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Windows 2003, DCE |
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V5R3 Standard |
V5R3 Enterprise |
| DB |
Oracle 10g, EE |
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Oracle 10g, EE |
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SQL Server 2000, EE |
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DB2/400 |
DB2/400 |
| List Price |
$7,524,832 |
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$9,505,625 |
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$7,277,025 |
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$7,155,890 |
$8,519,890 |
| Cost Per TPM List |
$5.02 |
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$6.56 |
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$5.02 |
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$4.47 |
$5.32 |
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Note: 11,600 Users |
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| Copyright ©
2005 Guild Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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