---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SPARCserver 690MP TPC-A Benchmark Results SunFLASH Vol 39 #26 March 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Database Benchmark Results: TPC-A and TPC-B SPARCserver 690MP Delivers Outstanding Database Performance and Industry-Leading Price/Performance This message announces 3 new benchmark results: + TPC Benchmark A (tm) on SS690MP and SYBASE SQLServer 4.8.1 + TPC Benchmark B (tm) on SS690MP and SYBASE SQLServer 4.8.1 + TPC Benchmark B (tm) on SS2 and SYBASE SQLServer 4.8.1 Results of these benchmarks reinforce Sun's leadership position in the database server market, and demonstrate for the first time SPARCserver capabilities for high terminal connectivity. A First For Sun =============== This is the first time ever that Sun has published results for the TPC Benchmark A (tm). The price/performance result for the SPARCserver 690MP is the BEST EVER posted by *any* vendor on the TPC-A benchmark. Results of this benchmark clearly demonstrate the superior price- performance and high levels ofdatabase performance attainable on Sun's servers when supporting 100's of user terminals in an OLTP environment. The SPARCserver 690MP TPC-B results are the best results to date by Sun. This is the first time Sun has done the TPC-B Benchmark on a SPARCserver 690MP. Results-at-a-Glance: ==================== A quick summary of the new TPC results: +-------------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ | System | Benchmark | TPS | $/TPS | +-------------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ | SPARCserver 690MP | TPC-A | 95.4 tpsA | $8,836/tpsA | | | | | | | SPARCserver 690MP | TPC-B | 134.9 tpsB | $2,779/tpsB | | SPARCserver 2 | TPC-B | 62.1 tpsB | $2,294/tpsB | +-------------------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ The rest of this message contains complete configuration deatils, and competitive comparisons. TPC Benchmark A & B (tm) on SPARCserver 690 MP & TPC Benchmark B (tm) on SPARCserver 2 with SYBASE SQLServer 4.8 =============================================== Summary of results TPC-A: ========================= TPS Company/System (tpsA-local*) $/TPS -------------- ------------- ----- Sun SPARCserver 690MP 95.41 tps $8,836/tpsA (*tpsA-local : TPC-A (tm) transactions per second. TPC-A can be run in either Wide or Local Area Network) Competitive TPC-A Results: ========================== The SPARCserver 690MP delivers much higher performance, connect- ivity, and better price/performance than other servers in its class: Company/System TPS (tpsA) $/tpsA -------------- --------- ------ HP 9000 857S 60.1 tps $16,459/tps HP 9000 877S 74.9 tps $15,813/tps IBM RS6000/950 48 tps $24,069/tps IBM RS6000/560 72 tps $12,671/tps DEC VAX 6000-610 83.6 tps $12,922/tps The SPARCserver 690MP delivers much better price/performance than even the highest-performance database servers: Highest Performance Systems Per Company (TPC-A @ 2/92) ====================================================== Company/System TPS (tpsA) $/tpsA -------------- ---------- ------ Unisys A16-61E 272.5 tps** $43,190/tps Sequent Symmetry S2000/750 214.5 tps $18,507/tps HP 9000 Series 870S/400 173.2 tps $14,820/tps Digital VAX 9000-210 143.4 tps $24,191/tps Sun SPARCserver 690MP 95.4 tps $ 8,836/tps*** IBM RS6000/560 72 tps $12,671/tps ( **Highest tpsA posted to date) (***Best price/performance posted to date) The SPARCserver 690MP delivers much higher performance than the closest price/performance competitors: Best Price/Performance Systems Per Company (TPC-A @ 2/92) ========================================================= Company/System TPS (tpsA) $/tpsA -------------- ---------- ------- Sun SPARCserver 690MP 95.4 tps $ 8,836/tps DEC MicroVAX 3100/80 27.9 tps $10,166/tps Bull DPX/2 380 (2 cpu) 40.95 tps $10,955/tps DG Aviion 5225/AV4320 50.9 tps $11,496/tps HP 9000 Series 817S 51.2 tps $11,830/tps IBM RS6000/560 61 tps $14,166/tps About the benchmark: ==================== TPC Benchmark A exercises the system components necessary to perform tasks associated with that class of online transaction processing (OLTP) environments emphasizing update-intensive database services. Such environments are characterized by: * Multiple on-line terminal sessions * Significant disk input/output * Moderate system and application execution time * Transaction integrity The TPC Benchmark A workload is intended to reflect an OLTP application in which transactions originate at terminals. Each terminal contributes no more than 1/10th of a tpsA. Thus a performance metric of 95+ tps requires that the workload be equivalent to that generated by at least 960 terminals. The metrics used in TPC Benchmark A are throughput as measured in transactions per second(tps), subject to a response time constraint; and the associated price-per-tps. TPC Benchmark A can be run in a wide area or local area network configuration. The throughput metrics are "tpsA-Local" and "tpsA-Wide" respectively. The wide area and local area throughput and price-performance metrics are different and cannot be compared. For more details about this benchmark please refer to the "TPC Benchmark A (tm) Full Disclosure Report Using Sun Microsystems SPARCserver 690MP and SYBASE SQLServer 4.8" available from your local Sun representative. System Configuration: ===================== SPARCserver 690MP Model 140 with 4 Processors, 128MB memory SPARCstation 2, 96MB memory SPARCstation ELC, 64MB memory 30 Emulex P4032 ethernet terminal concentrators, 960 Liberty Freedom 1 terminals Software Configuration: ======================= SunOS 4.1.2 / SunDBE 1.2 SYBASE SQL Server 4.8.1 Results of TPC Benchmark B (tm) on SPARCserver 690 MP ===================================================== Company/System TPS (tpsB*) $/TPS -------------- ---------- ------ Sun SPARCserver 690MP 134.9 tps $2,779/tpsB (*tpsB : TPC Benchmark B transactions per second ) System Configuration: ===================== SPARCserver 690MP Model 140 with 4 Processors, 128MB memory SPARCstation ELC, 8MB memory Software Configuration: ======================= SunOS 4.1.2 / SunDBE 1.2 SYBASE SQL Server 4.8 Results of TPC Benchmark B (tm) on SPARCserver 2 ================================================ Company/System TPS (tpsB) $/TPS -------------- ---------- ------ Sun SPARCserver 2 62.11 tps $2,294/tpsB System Configuration: ===================== SPARCserver 2, 32MB memory SPARCstation ELC, 8MB memory Software Configuration: ======================= SunOS 4.1.2 / SunDBE 1.2 SYBASE SQL Server 4.8 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. 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