Wednesday Apr 09, 2008
...at least one more world record writeup from me today, its getting late on this busy day.
so without further adieu...
The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server,
equipped with 2 Sun UltraSPARC T2 Plus
chips (8cores/chip @1.2GHz, 8 threads/core), using Lotus Domino 7.0.1 mail
server delivered the overall World Record Performance, 2nd.
best Price/performance (it is beaten slightly by another Sun result 
) and best power-performance for the Lotus[R] R6iNotes on Domino mail server benchmark.
The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240
server, equipped with 2 UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors with max 128
threads of execution achieved the overall World Record performance
of 65000 R6iNotes users
using the Lotus Domino 7.0.1 Messaging
Server.
The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240
server equipped with 2 1.2GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus achieved 18% more
performance and 42% better price/performance than the 4-chip IBM
p560Q 1.8GHz dual-core POWER5+ server.
The Sun Enterprise T5240 R6iNotes
has the best price/performance than all other competitor's systems,
including IBM and HP, for the R6iNotes benchmark.
The Sun Enterprise T5240 has 2.6X
better power-performance and 10.6X better SWAP than IBM POWER5+
IBMp560Q.
The 4RU IBM p550Q Power5+ used 2X
times the space of the 2RU Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 system.
The 8RU IBM p560Q Power5+ used 4X
times the space of the 2RU Sun SPARC
Enterprise T5240 system.
The
SWaP metric is a measure of Server effeciency ratio that includes
System performance, power and space consumption on a specific
benchmark (SWaP = Performance/[Space(RU)xWatts])
power-performance
is computed as Watts/performance. Since power-performance is related
to price/performance they are both calculated with performance in
the denominator
Lotus Domino 7.0.1 NotesBench R6iNotes Performance Chart (in
increasing $/User order)
Users = number of users supported (bigger is better)
NotesMark
= the benchmark metric (bigger is better)
$/User = cost per user
(smaller is better)
|
System
|
Chip GHz
|
Cores/
Chip
|
OS
|
USERS
|
N-MARK
|
#Dom Part
|
AvRT
|
$/User
|
|
Sun T5240
|
2xUS T2 Plus 1.2
|
8
|
Sol10
|
65000
|
55101
|
6
|
224ms
|
$2.84
|
|
IBM-P5 560Q
|
2xPOWER5+ 1.8
|
4
|
AIXL
|
55000
|
46103
|
6
|
848ms
|
$4.89
|
|
Sun T5220
|
1x US T2 1.4
|
8
|
Sol10
|
43000
|
36240
|
6
|
584ms
|
$2.89
|
|
Sun V890
|
8x USIV+ 2.1
|
2
|
Sol10
|
40000
|
33862
|
4
|
324ms
|
$7.19
|
|
HP BL 480c
|
2x Xeon 2.6
|
4
|
Win 2003
|
27000
|
23117
|
3
|
517ms
|
$13.27
|
|
HP BL 685c
|
2x Opt 8222 2.6
|
4
|
Win 2003
|
26000
|
22329
|
3
|
612ms
|
$14.20
|
|
IBM-P5 550Q
|
2x POWER5 1.5
|
4
|
AIXL
|
24000
|
20108
|
4
|
932ms
|
$5.97
|
|
Sun T2000
|
1x US T1 1.4
|
8
|
Sol10
|
23200
|
19518
|
4
|
692ms
|
$4.48
|
|
IBM X3650
|
2x Xeon 3.8
|
2
|
Linux
|
22000
|
17777
|
4
|
3056ms
|
$3.47
|
|
Sun T2000
|
1xUS T1 1.2
|
8
|
Sol10
|
19000
|
16061
|
4
|
400ms
|
$3.94
|
|
HP Pro DL580
|
4x Xeon 3.0
|
2
|
Win 2003
|
18500
|
15953
|
4
|
434ms
|
$4.15
|
|
HP BL465c
|
2x Opt 2222 3.0
|
2
|
Win 2003
|
17500
|
15092
|
2
|
337ms
|
$16.30
|
|
Sun X4200
|
2X Opt 254 2.8
|
2
|
Linux
|
17000
|
14347
|
4
|
496ms
|
$2.66
|
Complete benchmark results may be found at the Lotus NotesBench
website http://www.notesbench.org.
Benchmark Description
The benchmark simulates active users accessing their Domino[R]
R6iNotes mail files via standard Web browser. Each simulated user
periodically sends, retrieves, and deletes a specified number of
e-mail messages from a browser. An average user runs this script four
times per hour.
The R5iNotes and R6iNotes workloads, using the Lotus Domino Mail
server (R5 or R6) are both HTTP based workloads. R6iNotes is heavier
with added features and larger mail files using the MIME format.
The Lotus Webmail and iNotes workloads are NOT comparable.
Disclosure Statement:
NotesBench R6iNotes Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 (2chip,
8cores/chip@1.2GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus, 8threads/core, 128GB, 6
partitions, Solaris[TM] 10 , Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 65000 users,
$2.84per user, 55101 NotesMark tpm, 224ms avg rt. , IBM eServer
550Q, 8x1.5GHz POWER5, 32GB, 4 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3, Lotus[R]
Domino 7.0, 24000 users, $5.97 per user, 20108 NotesMark tpm, 932 ms
avg rt., IBM eServer 560Q, 8x1.8GHz POWER5+, 64GB, 6 partitions,
AIX5L V5.3, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 55000 users, $4.89 per user, 46193
NotesMark tpm, 848ms avg rt. More info: www.notesbench.org
IBM p5 550Q power specifications calculated by applying 70% of
the maximum Watts published in “Facts and Features Report”,
11/14/06, posted at
ftp:/ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sp/n/PSB01628USEN/PSB01628USEN.PDF
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server
Power consumption has been measured during the full benchmark
execution.
Results Summary
|
Audited Results
|
| |
Users: |
|
65000 |
| |
NotesMark: |
|
55101 |
| |
Price Performance: |
|
$2.84 $/User |
| |
Price Performance: |
|
$3.35 $ /NotesMark |
| |
Response: |
|
224 ms |
| Systems: |
|
One Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 |
| Number Processors: |
|
2 chips, 8cores/chip@1.2GHz, 8 threads/core |
| Speed of Processors: |
|
1200 MHz |
| Storage: |
|
6xSTK2540(12x143GB), 8xSTK2501 (12x143GB) |
| Notes Version: |
|
Lotus Domino 7.0.1 |
| |
#Domino Partition |
|
6 |
| Operating System: |
|
Solaris 10 |
| Cost: |
|
$184,554.00 |
| Other Performance Metrics |
| |
Users/CPU: |
|
65000 |
| |
Users/Core |
|
4062 |
Friday Feb 02, 2007
Quick facts:
The Sun's X4200 M2 server is the BEST low cost solution for Lotus Domino 7 R6iNotes benchmark:
- 16% better $/user than HP DL380G5[3.0GHz (Woodcrest)] previous record
- 24% better $/user than IBM X3650 [3.0GHz (Woodcrest)]
- 56% better $/user than IBM p5-550Q[P5+ 8x1.5GHz]
- 36% better $/user than HP DL580G3 [4xXeon 3.0GHz]
- The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server also shows 6 times better avg RT time than the IBM's X3650 Woodcrest and almost 2 times better than the HP DL380G5 Woodcrest.
see today's earlier posting for more details.
Disclosure Statement:
NotesBench R6iNotes Sun Fire X4200 M2, 2 sockets, 2 cores/socket@2.8GHz AMD Opteron 2220, 32GB, 3 partitions, Red Hat Enterprise Server Linux 4.0, 64-bit, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 17000 users, $2.66per user, 14347 NotesMark tpm, 496ms avg rt. , IBM eServer 550Q, 8x1.5GHz POWER5, 32GB, 4 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3, Lotus Domino 7.0, 24000 users, $5.97 per user, 20108 NotesMark tpm, 932 ms avg rt., HP DL380G5, 2x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon 5160, 6GB, 3 partitions, Windows Server 2003, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 19000 users, $3.15 per user, 15750 NotesMark tpm, 868ms avg rt., IBM X3650, 2x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon, 32GB, 3 partitions, SUSE9, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 22000 users, $3.47 per user, 18989 NotesMark tpm, 3056ms avg rt., HP Proliant DL580G3, 4x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon, 8GB, 4 partitions, Windows Server 2003, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 18500 users, $4.15 per user, 15953 NotesMark tpm, 434ms avg rt., More info: www.notesbench.org
Friday Feb 02, 2007
Sun Fire X4200 M2 (Opteron 2220) delivers record price/performance on Lotus
Domino 7.0 mail server delivered industry leading results with best price/performance for the Lotus[R] R6iNotes
on Domino mail serving benchmark.
The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server,
equipped with 2 AMD Opteron 2220 processors achieved best
price/performance of $2.66/user among all classes of servers using the
Lotus Domino 7.0 Messaging server running the HTTP based R6iNotes
benchmark.
The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server has
performed best as the lowest cost and higher throughput solution for
Lotus Domino 7 Messaging server running HTTP based R6iNotes
benchmark at 24% less price/performance than IBM X3650 Xeon 2x3.0GHz
and 56% less $/user than IBM p5-550Q Power5 2x1.5GHz.
The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server has
achieved 16% less $/user than HP DL380G5 Xeon 2x3.0GHz and 36% less
price/performance than HP Proliant DL580 G3 Dual core Xeon 2x3.0GHz.
The Sun Fires X4200 M2 server had 6X
better average response time (AvRT) than
the IBM X3650 Woodcrest based system and nearly 2X better AvRT than the
HP DL380G5 Woodcrest base system.
Lotus Domino 7.0 NotesBench R6iNotes Performance Chart (in
increasing $/userorder)
Users = number of users supported (bigger is better)
NotesMark = the benchmark metric (bigger is better)
$/User = cost per user (smaller is better)
#Ptn = number of partitions
| System |
#CPUxType |
Cores
/CPU |
GHz |
OS |
$/User |
Users |
NotesMark |
#Ptn |
Response |
| Sun Fire
X4200 M2 |
2xOpteron 2220 |
2 |
2.8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Server Linux 4.0, 64-bit
|
$2.66 |
17000 |
14347 |
3 |
496ms |
| HP DL380G5 |
2xXeon (Woodcrest) |
2 |
3 |
Windows Server 2003 |
$3.15 |
19000 |
15750 |
3 |
868 ms |
| IBM X3650 |
2xXeon (Woodcrest) |
2 |
3 |
SUSE9 |
$3.47 |
22000 |
18989 |
3 |
3056ms |
| Sun Fire
T2000 |
1xUST1 |
8 |
1.4 |
Solaris10 |
$3.94 |
19000 |
16061 |
4 |
400 ms |
| HP Proliant
DL580 G3 |
4xXeon |
2 |
3 |
Windows Server 2003 |
$4.15 |
18500 |
15953 |
4 |
434 ms |
| Sun Fire
T2000 |
1xUST1 |
8 |
1.4 |
Solaris10 |
$4.48 |
23200 |
19518 |
4 |
692 ms |
| IBM eServer 550Q |
2xPOWER5 |
4 |
1.5 |
AIX5L V5.3 |
$5.97 |
24000 |
20108 |
4 |
932 ms |
| Sun Fire V890 |
8xUSIV+ |
2 |
1.8 |
Solaris10 |
$7.19 |
40000 |
33862 |
4 |
324 ms |
Benchmark Description
The benchmark simulates active users accessing their Domino[R]
R6iNotes mail files via standard Web browser. Each simulated user
periodically sends, retrieves, and deletes a specified number of
e-mail messages from a browser. An average user runs this script four
times per hour.
The R5iNotes and R6iNotes workloads, using the Lotus Domino Mail
server (R5 or R6) are both HTTP based workloads. R6iNotes is heavier
with added features and larger mail files using the MIME format.
The Lotus Webmail and iNotes workloads are NOT comparable.
Disclosure Statement:
NotesBench R6iNotes Sun Fire X4200 M2, 2 sockets, 2
cores/socket@2.8GHz AMD Opteron 2220, 32GB, 3 partitions, Red Hat
Enterprise Server Linux 4.0, 64-bit, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 17000
users, $2.66per user, 14347 NotesMark tpm, 496ms avg rt. , IBM
eServer 550Q, 8x1.5GHz POWER5, 32GB, 4 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3,
Lotus Domino 7.0, 24000 users, $5.97 per user, 20108 NotesMark tpm,
932 ms avg rt., HP DL380G5, 2x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon 5160, 6GB, 3
partitions, Windows Server 2003, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 19000 users,
$3.15 per user, 15750 NotesMark tpm, 868ms avg rt., IBM X3650,
2x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon, 32GB, 3 partitions, SUSE9, Lotus[R] Domino
7.0.1, 22000 users, $3.47 per user, 18989 NotesMark tpm, 3056ms avg
rt., HP Proliant DL580G3, 4x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon, 8GB, 4 partitions,
Windows Server 2003, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 18500 users, $4.15 per
user, 15953 NotesMark tpm, 434ms avg rt., More info:
www.notesbench.org
Results Summary
|
Audited Results
|
|
|
Users:
|
|
17000
|
|
|
NotesMark:
|
|
14347
|
|
|
Price Performance:
|
|
$2.66 $/User
|
|
|
Price Performance:
|
|
$3.15 $/NotesMark
|
|
|
Response:
|
|
496 ms
|
|
System:
|
|
Sun Fire X4200 M2, 32GB, 2x73GB disks
|
|
Number Processors:
|
|
2 sockets, 2 cores/socket
|
|
Processor MHz:
|
|
2.8 GHz
|
|
Storage:
|
|
2 x StorageTek 3320 SCSI JBOD(12x146GB,15Krpm)
Storage Arrays
|
|
Notes Version:
|
|
Lotus Domino 7.0
|
|
|
#Domino Partition
|
|
3
|
|
Operating System:
|
|
Red Hat Enterprise Server Linux 4.0, 64-bit
|
|
Cost:
|
|
$45,239.42
|
|
Other Performance Metrics
|
|
|
|
Users/CPU:
|
|
8500
|
|
|
Users/Core
|
|
4250
|
Wednesday Jan 10, 2007
Lotus Domino NotesBench R6iNotes
Sun Fire T2000 Lotus World Record per-socket performance and Perf/watt
The Sun FireT2000 1.4GHz US T1 using Lotus Domino 7.0.2 mail server delivered
world record results with best per-socket performance of 23200 and
world record performance/watt for the Lotus[R] R6iNotes on Domino mail HTTP based R6iNotes benchmark.
- The Sun Fire T2000 is 22%
faster with 25% faster response times than the latest HP
DL380G5 based on two 3GHz dual-core Intel 5160 (WoodCrest)
running Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This translates
to 2.4x higher performance per socket.
- The Sun Fire T2000 delivers this performance while consuming nearly three times less power,
adding up to 3.4x higher Performance per Watt and SWaP. While the
HP system achieved lower price/performance, for many customers, this
would be offset by the higher energy consumption of the system.
- When compared to IBM's latest p5+
550Q server, based on 2 x Quad Core p5+ processors and the AIX
operating system, the Sun Fire T2000 was able to deliver comparable
performance with 35% faster response times, and 2x higher
Performance per Socket.
- Also, the Sun Fire T2000 Server
consumed 2.5x less power, and only half the space of the IBM system,
adding up to 5X higher SWaP.
- In addition to the power, cooling
and space savings, the Sun Fire T2000 also delivered one third
superior price / performance than IBM system.
Lotus Domino 7.0 NotesBench R6iNotes Performance Chart (in
decreasing #Users order)
|
System
|
$/User
|
Users
|
NotesMark
|
#Partitions
|
Response
|
|
Sun Fire V890
8xUltraSPARC IV+ 1800MHz
Solaris10
|
$7.19
|
40000
|
33862
|
4
|
324 ms
|
|
IBM eServer Power5 550Q
8x1.5GHz POWER5,
AIX 5L V5.3
|
$5.97
|
24000
|
20108
|
4
|
932 ms
|
|
Sun Fire T2000
1xUltraSPARC T1 1400MHz
Solaris 10
|
$4.48
|
23200
|
19518
|
4
|
692 ms
|
|
IBM X3650,
4x3.0GHz Xeon
SUSE 9
|
$3.47
|
22000
|
18989
|
4
|
>3 Sec
|
|
Sun Fire T2000
1xUltraSPARC T1 1200MHz
Solaris 10HW2
|
$3.94
|
19000
|
16061
|
4
|
400 ms
|
|
HP DL380G5,
2x3.0GHz Xeon 5160,
Windows Server 2003
|
$3.15
|
19000
|
15750
|
3
|
868 ms
|
|
HP Proliant DL580 G3
4x3.0GHz Xeon,
Windows Server 2003
|
$4.29
|
18500
|
15953
|
4
|
434 ms
|
Complete benchmark results may be found at the Lotus NotesBench
website http://www.notesbench.org.
Benchmark version is Notesbench 6.5 running on Lotus Domino 6.5.1
Benchmark Description
The benchmark simulates active users accessing their Domino[R]
R6iNotes mail files via standard Web browser. Each simulated user
periodically sends, retrieves, and deletes a specified number of
e-mail messages from a browser. An average user runs this script four
times per hour.
The R5iNotes and R6iNotes workloads, using the Lotus Domino Mail
server (R5 or R6) are both HTTP based workloads. R6iNotes is heavier
with added features and larger mail files using the MIME format.
The Lotus Webmail and iNotes workloads are NOT comparable.
see also:
NotesBench
Results on Ideas International
NotesBench Website
Disclosure Statement:
NotesBench R6iNotes Sun Fire T2000(1chip, 8cores/chip@1.4GHz
UltraSPARC T1, 4threads/core, 64GB), 4 partitions, Solaris[TM] 10
U3, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.2, 23200 users, $4.48per user, 19518
NotesMark tpm, 692ms avg rt. , IBM eServer 550Q, 8x1.5GHz POWER5,
32GB, 4 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3, Lotus Domino 7.0, 24000 users,
$5.97 per user, 20108 NotesMark tpm, 932 ms avg rt., HP DL380G5,
2x3.0GHz, Intel Xeon 5160, 6GB, 3 partitions, Windows Server 2003,
Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 19000 users, $3.15 per user, 15750 NotesMark
tpm, 868ms avg rt., More info: www.notesbench.org
HP DL380G5 power consumption estimated by taking 70% of the
maximum input wattage rating of 1193W reported here on 11/14/06:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12477_na/12477_na.html#Power%20Specifications
IBM p5 550Q power specifications calculated by applying 70% of the
maximum Watts published in “Facts and Features Report”,
11/14/06, posted at:
ftp:/ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sp/n/PSB01628USEN/PSB01628USEN.PDF
SunFire T2000 1.4GHz server Power consumption has been taken
during the full benchmark execution.
Results Summary
-
|
Audited Results
|
|
|
Users:
|
|
23200
|
|
|
NotesMark:
|
|
19518
|
|
|
Price Performance:
|
|
$4.48 $/User
|
|
|
Price Performance:
|
|
$5.33 $ /NotesMark
|
|
|
Response:
|
|
692 ms
|
|
Systems:
|
|
One Sun Fire T2000
|
|
Number Processors:
|
|
1 chip, 8cores/chip@1.4GHz, 4threads/core
|
|
Speed of Processors:
|
|
1400 MHz
|
|
Storage:
|
|
3 x SS3320 (12x73GB)
|
|
Notes Version:
|
|
Lotus Domino 7.0.2
|
|
|
#Domino Partition
|
|
4
|
|
Operating System:
|
|
Solaris 10 U3
|
|
Cost:
|
|
$104,051.75.00
|
|
Other Performance Metrics
|
|
|
|
Users/CPU:
|
|
23200
|
|
|
Users/Core
|
|
2900
|
|
|
|
|
