Digital is the #1 vendor in performance in the RISC UNIX workgroup server market*. Results using AIM Technology's Multiuser Benchmark Suite VII are the proof!
In performance tests certified by AIM Technology, the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 not only outperforms the competition, it is also a better value. When evaluating pure performance, the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 offers 3.5x the performance of the IBM RS/6000 C10 and 2.6x of the Tricord DS1000/5100.
Table 1 AIM Multiuser Benchmark Suite VII--Shared Mix Sustained Performance (Higher is better!)
System AIM Multiuser Loads (User Loads) ======================================================== AlphaServer 1000 4/266 452.1 Tricord DS1000/5100 171.8 IBM RS/6000 POWERserver C10 126.6 ========================================================
And, the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 also offers the best price/performance in its class; more than 15% to 58% better than Fujitsu ICL Superserver J534i and K524s, and more than 21% better than the Compaq ProLiant 4000 configured with 4 CPUs.
Table 2 AIM Multiuser Benchmark Suite VII--Shared System Mix Price/Sustained Performance for Systems priced at $50,000-$150,000 (Lower is better!)
System Price/Sustained Performance ========================================================= AlphaServer 1000 4/266 123 Fujitsu-ICL Superserver J534i 146 Compaq ProLiant 4000 (4 CPUs) 156 Fujitsu-ICL Superserver K524s 298 =========================================================
Developed by AIM Technology, the AIM Multiuser Benchmark Suite VII is a multi-threaded benchmark designed to test the performance of systems ranging from compute servers to file servers to multiuser systems, used primarily to maintain databases. Suite VII includes four standard application mixes, Multiuser/Shared, Compute Server, Large Database, and File Server, which measure the performance of the entire system.
The Multiuser/Shared System Mix includes such applications as office automation, word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, database, payroll, and data processing. The benchmark assumes a large number of concurrent users using small amounts of memory performing such activities as heavy tasking, medium integer, light floating point, medium file I/O, numerous shell routines, and string routines. The Multiuser/Shared System Mix reports the following metrics:
Price/Sustained Performers is calculated by dividing the total system price by the system's Sustained Performance.
Table 3 AIM Multiuser/Shared System Mix Results and Configuration Price/Sustained Performance Comparison
Sustained
System Perf.
and Peak AIM
Configuration Perf. Multiuser
AIM Loads Job Total Price/
Multiuser (User Timing System Sustained
(Jobs/Min) Loads) Index Price Performers
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AlphaServer 1000 452.1 442.9 93 $54,520 123
4/266
(1 21064A 266 MHz CPU)
512 MB Memory,
3 2.15 GB Disks,
8 MB PrestoServe
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Fujitsu-ICL 681.6 611.3 74 $89,408 146
Superserver
J534i2
(4 Pentium 100/66 MHz CPUs)
768 MB Memory,
8 1.0 GB Disks
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Compaq ProLiant 487.2 479.8 72 $74,956 156
40002
(4 Pentium 66 MHz CPUs)
524 MB Memory,
4 1.1 GB Disks
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Fujitsu-ICL 444.6 405.6 78 $121,015 298
Superserver
K524s2
(4 SuperSPARC II 75 MHz CPUs)
512 MB Memory,
5 2.0 GB Disks
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* Computer Intelligence InfoCorp (September 1995)
** AIM Technology's "UNIX System Price Performance Guide" (Fall 1995)
Note: Higher Peak Performance, Sustained Performance, and Job Timing Index
indicate better performance. However, a lower Price/Sustained Performers
indicates better price/performance.
Updated: Tuesday, January 23, 1996