Posted on 01/10/2002 6:12:44 PM PST by Bush2000
New Platform Record on TPC-C Non-Clustered Benchmark Test
Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition and SQL Server 2000 Advance over UNIX
Las Vegas, NV – November 11, 2001 - In his keynote address at Comdex today, Bill Gates announced a significant milestone for Microsoft's enterprise platform: a Unisys ES7000, running Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition and SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition, set a new high-water mark for Windows performance on the prestigious TPC-C Non-Clustered Benchmark test. Auditors clocked this system processing an astounding 165,219 transactions per minute, a new world-record for Windows-based systems. Moreover, at $21.33 per transaction, this result lays claim to the best price-performance of any entry in the top ten performance list, whose remaining systems cost twice as much per transaction on average.
Redefining the Enterprise Operating Environment
Until recently, only UNIX systems could claim a place on the elite top-ten list for TPC-C Non-Clustered (single server) performers. Competition for these spots is intense, and server hardware manufacturers invest millions of dollars and countless hours vying for position. They are often rewarded for this in the marketplace, where enterprise customers rely on the integrity of TPC data as they evaluate new business platforms.
Now Windows is challenging this elite group, and making it hard for proprietary UNIX vendors to justify the high costs of their systems. With the introduction of Windows Datacenter Server on large-scale systems like the 32-processor Unisys ES7000, Windows and SQL Server now have a platform that can be measured against large-scale UNIX systems.
The results have been astounding. With today's announcement, Windows and SQL Server have not only moved to sixth place in the top ten performance list, they have staked a claim to the best price/performance of any system in the group. While the average price/performance of the other top ten performers is approximately $42 per transaction, Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition is the leader at just over $21 per transaction, nearly twice as cost-effective. Windows has begun to shift the economics of large-scale systems as it has done with smaller servers and personal computers in the past.
A Changing Landscape
The performance record of Windows-based systems is growing with phenomenal speed. Windows has long been the undisputed leader for scalability on smaller systems—those equipped with one to four processors. Prior to the release of Windows 2000, Windows and SQL Server held four of the top ten performance records in the TPC-C Clustered benchmark. Today, Windows and SQL Server hold every result in the top ten, including the staggering world-record of 709,220 transactions per minute.
With today's result, Windows and SQL Server now hold two of the top ten performance results on the TPC-C Non-Clustered list—the benchmark that measures the performance of large, scale-up systems like the Unisys ES7000. Once the domain of costly proprietary vendors like Sun Microsystems, today's list includes Unisys, IBM, Compaq, HP, Fujitsu, and Bull—all members of the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Program. Sun is no longer found on the top-ten TPC-C Non-Clustered performance list.
Sun's absence is not surprising given the effect Windows has had on the economics of single-server systems. A look at the top ten price/performance results on the TPC-C Non-Clustered benchmark shows that Windows 2000 and SQL Server 2000 occupy every record on the list.
Momentum Going Forward
Windows' performance record has been expanding rapidly, in both scale-up and scale-out arenas. The Windows 2000 Server Family and SQL Server 2000 hold world records on SAP-SD Three-tier, SAP-Retail, PeopleSoft eBill Payment, PeopleSoft 8 CRM, Onyx, Great Plains, and Pivotal eRelationship benchmarks.
Today's announcement marks one of the first results published on Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition, part of the next generation of the Windows Server Family. With an impressive base of evidence on Windows 2000 and a glimpse of things to come, Windows is poised to extend its performance and scalability leadership well into the future.
Notes: Today's benchmark result was achieved using a 32-way Unisys ES7000 running Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition and SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. The system performed 165,219 transactions per minute (tpmC) at a cost/transaction of $21.33. The complete system will be available on March 10, 2002, while the Unisys ES7000 and SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition are available today. For more details, see http://www.tpc.org.
UNIX is the winner.
orrin hatch, the senator from novell. sheesh.
on the other hand, we have 6 absolutely wonderful n-class hp/ux servers...
so, call me a unix bigot.
you think the OS market is best modelled by "free enterprise"? ha!
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