Funny math to the core
Monday Apr 09, 2007
IBM thinks it is about the core count or performance per core. Get real.
It is about the whole system. You can do the math based on the info in the
TPC-H submissions below...
Sun: $4,207,126 /144 core = ?
IBM: $5,358,874 /64 core = ?
It is clear to see that IBM's cores each cost more than 2.5 times more than Sun's cores. Before you get too confused with 'rotten-to-the-core-math', just remember this. The IBM system costs more and the IBM system is a slower on the TPC-H benchmark. http://blogs.sun.com/bmseer/entry/database_world_record_sun_us.
- The Sun Fire E25K 1.8GHz outperformed the IBM p5-595 (Power5+) by 14% and also had 31% better price/performance. Also beat the p595 by 26% on the multi-user test (Throughput).
- The Sun Fire E25K beat the HP Integrity Superdome (Itanium2) by 60% on performance and 34% on price/performance. Sun also beat the Itanium2 Superdome by 72% for the multi-user test (Throughput).
- Last week Sun announced Sun Fire E25K systems with 1.95GHz processors.
TPC-H Disclosure Statement:
Sun Fire E25K 114,713.7 QphH@3000GB, $36.68/QphH@3000GB, avail 04/09/07, HP BladeSystem ProLiant BL25p cluster 64p DC 110,576.5 QohH@3000GB, $37.80/QphH@3000GB avail 06/08/06, Sun Fire E25K 105430.9 QphH@3000GB, $54.87/QphH@3000GB, avail 01/23/06, IBM eServer p5 595 100,512.3 QphH@3000GB, $53.32/QphH@3000GB, avail 03/01/06, HP Integrity Superdome 71,847.8 QphH@3000GB, $55.79/QphH@3000GB, avail 01/18/06, Sun Fire E25K 59,435.7 QphH@3000GB, $100.66/QphH@3000GB, avail 07/27/05, TPC-H, QphH, $/QphH tm of Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC). More info www.tpc.org.
