IBM Netfinity Outperforms Compaq, HP and Dell
SOMERS, N.Y (May 08, 1998) – IBM today announced new TPC-C*** performance results for its Netfinity* line of Intel processor-based servers running Windows NT. The performance results — 11,078 tpmC*** (transactions per minute) delivered at a cost of $38.44/tpmC*** — demonstrate the outstanding performance IBM Netfinity 7000 systems deliver to customers at one of the lowest cost-per-transaction figures in the industry.
The new TPC-C results debunk the myth that exceptional power, scalability, control and service available only from IBM come at a high price. Tests demonstrate that customers can implement a powerful IBM server solution at a cost per transaction competitive with the low-cost server vendors.
Configured with four Pentium** Pro 200MHz1 processors, 4GB of Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory and nearly three-quarters of a terabyte2 of disk storage capacity, the Netfinity 7000 server delivers competitive performance and price/performance for enterprise computing environments. These results rival those of many RISC-based UNIX systems and demonstrate performance that surpasses four processor configurations of Compaq’s Proliant 7000, Dell’s PowerEdge 6100 and HP’s NetServer LX Pro.3
“Customers want and demand Intel-based servers that have the power and scalability to handle their business-critical computing,” said Lineene
Krasnow, vice president of marketing, IBM Netfinity. “These latest TPC-C performance results demonstrate that IBM Netfinity servers deliver exceptional power, functionality and value for handling complex business-critical computing needs.”
The TPC-C test was performed on an IBM Netfinity 7000 server running Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0, and Microsoft SQL Server, Enterprise Edition 6.5. In mid-April, IBM announced new IBM Netfinity server models offering greater power and high-availability features to serve critical business and e-business applications.
Source: IBM