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AS/400 Extends RPMark95 Performance Leadership
Client Server Labs
AS/400 once again extends it leadership position in the Client Server
Labs RPMark95 performance benchmark. This key multi-application
performance benchmark has become a hallmark for measuring client
server multi-user and multi-application commercial environments.
The previous leading RPMark was held by AS/400 Mod 50S, Feature #2121
uni-processor since Feb '96 (485.40 RPMarks, $196.48/RPMark).
AS/400 Model 53S, FC#2155 (2-way) shatters the old RPMark with a new
performance level of 722.40 RPMarks at $156.24/RPMark.
Nine other vendors, reporting over 30 test, using even the latest 4-way
Intel based 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors have not beaten the AS/400
Mod 50S uni-processor and continue to show less than 6-8% scalability
between their one to four way processor configurations. The AS/400
Model 53S FC#2155 has raised the performance bar 150% above the nearest
competitor for raw performance in this multi-application benchmark.
REAL WORLD MULTI-APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT
The "client/server computing" environment tested uses distributed
applications, OLTP, Decision Support and File Serving Office Automation
to stress various system components that model the loading on C/S in
real-world environments. The results of the 3 applications are then
reported using the geometric mean of the test suite results. The
RPMark95 test is designed to approximate the workload which might
typically be placed upon a multi-user server by 150 users operating
simultaneously.
The RPMark95 test suite includes the following tests:
1. OLTP Application - primarily the new order portion of TPC-C BM
2. DSS Applications - 5 query types from TPC-D BM
3. FS/Office Applic - includes Harvard Graphics, Lotus 1-2-3, MS Word,
cc:Mail, Freelance Graphics
Total DASD requirements are around 8GB.
Complete CS Labs description of RPMark95 and reported benchmark results
are available on the Internet at:
http://www.cslinc.com
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