Compaq AlphaServer GS320 BI Benchmarks

Compaq Computer Corporation reported that the recently announced Compaq AlphaServer GS320 system with Tru64 UNIX has taken the lead in the 300GB TPC-H benchmark for RISC-based systems. This result underscores the new AlphaServer GS Series' superior ability to perform complex queries in real-time, allowing customers to gain competitive advantage though data warehousing, data mining and on-line analytical processing (OLAP) tools. The AlphaServer GS320 has been shipping since May 2000.

The AlphaServer GS320 system with 32 Alpha CPUs, 64 GB memory, and 3.3 TB storage in 8 Compaq StorageWorks ESA 12000 Storage Arrays, achieved 4,951.9 Composite QphH (Queries-per-Hour) in the TPC-H test. The TPC-H benchmark models decision support systems that examine large volumes of data, execute highly complex queries; and a system's ability to efficiently execute complex ad hoc queries, testing the system's ability to respond rapidly. This TPC-H result underscores the superior performance of the AlphaServer GS320 over competition. The system, running Compaq Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1 and Informix XPS 8.30 FC3, provided 33 percent better performance than an HP 9000 V2500 at 13 percent lower cost. When compared with IBM's 64 CPU result on a per-CPU basis, the Composite metric is 35% better. Together, the AlphaServer GS Series and Informix XPS provide extremely high availability and superior manageability, for single servers and systems clustered with Compaq TruCluster software.

For more information on this result, please visit www.tpc.org/New_Result/TPCH_Results.html. Additional information on the TPC-H benchmark is available at www.tpc.org. For additional information on the AlphaServer GS320, please visit www.compaq.com/alphaserver/gs_series.html.

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