RE: IBM Unleashes World's Most Powerful Server

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

An additional interesting thought:

One of these 595:
http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_result_detail.asp?id=106072501
System Information
Total System Cost       11,967,178 US $  
TPC-C Throughput                4,016,222 
Price/Performance       2.98 US $  


Vs.

Sixty-one of these Dell Poweredge servers:
http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_result_detail.asp?id=106063001
System Information
Total System Cost       64,512 US $  
TPC-C Throughput                65,833 
Price/Performance       .98 US $  


In other words, what would the Price/Performance be of a cluster of the
lowest priced individual systems with the performance of the most
powerful single system.



Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:00 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: IBM Unleashes World's Most Powerful Server
>
> Darrell,
>
> The understood unit of measure is simply the acquisition cost /
> transaction per minute.
>
> System Information
> Total System Cost     11,967,178 US $  
> TPC-C Throughput              4,016,222 
> Price/Performance     2.98 US $  
>
> $11,967,178 / 4,016,222 = $2.98 
>
> I suppose it would be possible for a benchmark to figure actual
> operating costs per transaction.  But I doubt it would happen anytime
> soon.  Imagine trying to standardize all the variables that go into
> operating costs.  Although, it might be interesting to have a
> pseudo-operating cost per transaction calculation that included
> maintenance costs and electrical usage at full load.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Charles Wilt
> --
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>