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  1. IBM Appendix
  2.   Cost of Ownership Comparisons
  3. HP 3000 v/s AS/400 cost of ownership comparisons are available on the
  4. CSY Hotline under the subject COMPARE. Please refer to that analysis.
  5.  
  6. S800 versus RS/6000
  7. Note that RS/6000 systems come with a one year warranty so that there
  8. are no support charges for the first 12 months.
  9.  
  10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11. 16-user system (configured with 16MB memory and 700MB disk):
  12. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  14.   (30.4 host-based TPC-A)               (59 c/s TPC-A)
  15. F10                                     $11,250         IBM 350  $17,900   
  16. $213
  17.   16 MB memory      incl                32 MB memory       incl
  18.   566 MB disk       incl                160 MB disk        incl
  19.   tape backup       incl                tape backup        incl
  20.   LAN               incl                LAN                incl
  21. 700 MB disk swap   2,400              560 MB storage      3,680       55
  22. 16-user license    3,150              16-user license     4,400        -
  23.                _________                              _________    _____
  24. Total            $16,800              Total             $25,980     $268
  25. 3 year support     8,030              3 year support      6,432
  26. 3 year COO       $24,830              3 year COO        $32,412
  27. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  28.  
  29. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  30. 128 user system (configured with 96MB memory and 2GB disk):
  31. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  32. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  33.   (88 c/s TPC-A)                        (72 c/s TPC-A)
  34. G30              $20,000              IBM 560           $52,500     $425
  35.   32 MB memory      incl                64 MB memory       incl
  36.   566 MB disk       incl                800 MB disk        incl
  37.   tape backup       incl                tape backup        incl
  38.   LAN               incl                LAN                incl
  39. 64 MB memory       6,400              32 MB memory        5,900        -
  40. 2 GB disk          4,700              1 GB disk           4,800       60
  41. 128-user license  17,875              128-user license   17,850        -
  42.                _________                              _________   ______
  43. Total            $48,975              Total             $81,050     $485
  44. 3 year support    17,047              3 year support     11,640
  45. 3 year COO       $66,022              3 year COO        $92,690
  46. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  47.  
  48. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  49. 256 user system (configured with 256MB memory and 5GB disk):
  50. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  51. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  52.   (184.5 c/s TPC-A)                     (160 c/s TPC-A)
  53. H50              $72,000              IBM 980          $114,500     $833
  54.   64 MB memory      incl                64 MB memory       incl
  55.   1 GB disk         incl                2.7 GB disk        incl
  56.   tape backup       incl                tape backup        incl
  57.   LAN               incl                LAN                incl
  58. 192 MB memory     19,200              192 MB memory      35,000        -
  59. 4 GB disk         13,800              2.2 GB storage     12,330      144
  60. 256-user license  22,075              256-user license   28,100        -
  61.               __________                             __________    _____
  62. Total           $127,075              Total            $189,930     $977
  63. 3 year support    38,558              3 year support     23,448
  64. 3 year COO      $165,633              3 year COO       $213,378
  65. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  66.  
  67. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  68. Alternate configuration for 256 users (158 c/s TPC-A):
  69. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  70.                                         IBM 580         $62,500     $425
  71.                                         64 MB memory       incl
  72.                                         2 GB               incl
  73.                                         192 MB memory    35,000        -
  74.                                         3GB storage      10,960      148
  75.                                         256-user license 27,450        -
  76.                                                       _________    _____
  77.                                         Total          $135,910     $573
  78.                                         3 year support   13,752
  79.                                         3 year COO     $149,662
  80. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  81.  
  82. S800 versus AS/400
  83. Note 1:  that AS/400 systems come with a one year warranty so that there
  84. are no support charges for the first 12 months.
  85.   Note 2:  Tape backup and LAN are not included with the base system and
  86. must be purchased separately.
  87.  
  88. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  89. 16-user system (configured with 16MB memory and 700MB disk):
  90. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  91. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  92.   (30 host-based TPC-A)                 (estimated 10 TPS)
  93. F10              $11,250              AS/400 model E06  $16,500     $135
  94.   16 MB memory      incl                8 MB memory        incl
  95.   566 MB disk       incl                988 MB disk        incl
  96.   tape backup       incl                tape backup    optional
  97.   LAN               incl                LAN            optional
  98. 700 MB disk swap   2,400              8 MB memory         2,036        -
  99. 16-user license    3,150              operating system    7,125        -
  100.                _________                              _________    _____
  101. Total            $16,800              Total             $25,661     $135
  102. 3 year support     8,030              3 year support      3,240
  103. 3 year COO       $24,830              3 year COO        $28,901
  104. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  105.  
  106. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  107. 128 user system (configured with 96MB memory and 2GB disk):
  108. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  109. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  110.   (60 host-based TPC-A)                 (estimated 20 TPS)
  111. G30              $20,000              AS/400 model E25 $ 71,070     $288
  112.   32 MB memory      incl                16 MB memory       incl
  113.   566 MB disk       incl                988 MB disk        incl
  114.   tape backup       incl                tape backup    optional
  115.   LAN               incl                LAN            optional
  116. 64 MB memory       6,400              80 MB memory       30,500        -
  117. 2 GB disk          4,700              988 MB disk         6,000        -
  118. 128-user license  17,875              operating system   18,480        -
  119.                 ________                              _________    _____
  120. Total            $48,975              Total            $126,050     $288
  121. 3 year support    17,047              3 year support      6,912
  122. 3 year COO       $66,022              3 year COO       $132,962
  123. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  124.  
  125. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  126. 256 user system (configured with 256MB memory and 5GB disk):
  127. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  128. S800 system                           IBM system                     MMC
  129.   (153 host-based TPC-A)                (estimated 45 TPS)
  130. H50             $ 72,000              AS/400 model E60 $220,000     $985
  131.   64 MB memory      incl                64 MB memory       incl
  132.   1 GB disk         incl                1.28 GB disk       incl
  133.   tape backup       incl                tape backup    optional
  134.   LAN               incl                LAN            optional
  135. 192 MB memory     19,200              192 MB            166,800        -
  136. 4 GB disk         13,800              3.7 GB storage     18,000        -
  137. 256-user license  22,075              operating system   75,600        -
  138.               __________                             __________   ______
  139. Total           $127,075              Total            $480,400     $985
  140. 3 year support    38,558              3 year support     23,640
  141. 3 year COO      $165,633              3 year COO       $504,040
  142. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  143.  
  144. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  145. Alternate high-end:
  146. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  147.   IBM system (estimated 165 TPS)                                     MMC
  148.                                       AS/400 model E95 $973,000   $3,500
  149.                                         64 MB memory       incl
  150.                                         1.28 GB disk       incl
  151.                                         tape backup    optional         
  152.                                         LAN            optional         
  153.                                       192 MB memory     166,800         
  154.                                       3.7 GB storage     18,000
  155.                                       operating system  168,000
  156.                                                    ____________  _______
  157.                                       Total          $1,325,800   $3,500
  158.                                       3 year support     84,000
  159.                                       3 year COO     $1,409,800
  160. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  161.  
  162. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  163. RS/6000 POWERstation Configuration Summary
  164. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  165. RS/6000 Model       220               340                350
  166. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  167. Packaging           Desktop/          Desktop/           Desktop/
  168.                     Deskside          Deskside           Deskside
  169. Clock Rate          33 MHz            33 MHz             42 MHz
  170.  
  171. Performance:
  172. LINPACK DP
  173.  Mflops             6.5               14.8               18.6
  174. SPECmark89          27.7              58.5               73.7
  175. SPECfp89            37.4              93.4               118.0
  176. SPECint89           17.7              29.0               36.4
  177. SPECfp92            26.1              58.7               74.2
  178. SPECint92           16.6              27.9               35.4
  179.  
  180. Graphics Performance:
  181. Grayscale Adapter
  182.  (K v/s)            N/A               72                 72
  183. Color Graphics
  184.  Adapter (K v/s)    N/A               125                125
  185. POWER Gt1
  186.  (K 2D v/s)         185               N/A                N/A
  187. POWER Gt3
  188.  (K 2D v/s)         650               650                650
  189. POWER Gt4 (K)*      N/A               650/400/20         650/400/20
  190. POWER Gt4x (K)*     N/A               800/800/80         800/800/80
  191. POWER GTO (K)*      990/990/120       990/990/120        990/990/120
  192.  
  193. Expansion:
  194. Main Memory
  195.  (min-max)          16-64 MB          16-256 MB          32-256 MB
  196. Memory Type         PS/2 SIMM ECC     16 Mbit ECC        16 Mbit ECC
  197. Memory Slots        8                 2                  2
  198. Data/Instr.
  199.  Cache (KB)         8                 32/8               32/8
  200. Bus Width           64-bit            64-bit             64-bit
  201. Avail. Expansion
  202.  Slots              2                 4                  4
  203. Integr. SCSI/
  204.  Ethernet           S/E               S/E                S/E
  205. Ports (Parallel/
  206.  Serial)            1/2               1/2                1/2
  207. XIO slots
  208.  (80 MB/sec)        N/A               N/A                N/A
  209. Internal Disk
  210.  (min-max, MB)      0-1000            160/400-2000       160/400-2000
  211. External Disk
  212.  (max, GB)          8.5               33.8               33.8
  213. Max Total
  214.  Disk (GB)          9.5               35.8               35.8
  215. Operating System    AIX 3.2           AIX 3.2            AIX 3.2
  216. Entry Config.       16 MB, 200 MB,    16 MB, 400 MB,     32 MB, 400 MB,
  217.                     Ethernet, Inte.   Ethernet, Inte.    Ethernet, Inte.
  218.                     SCSI, KB, Mouse,  SCSI, Diskette,    SCSI, Diskette,
  219.                     8507 Grayscale,   KB, Mouse, 8508    KB, Mouse, 8508
  220.                     AIX, GUI          Grayscale, AIX,    Grayscale, AIX,
  221.                                       GUI                GUI
  222. Price               $6,605            $16,895            $22,895
  223. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  224. * 2D v/s / 3D v/s / Gouraud shaded triangles/s
  225. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  226.  
  227. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  228. RS/6000 POWERstation Configuration Summary
  229. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  230. RS/6000 Model       520H          530H          560         580
  231. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  232. Packaging           Deskside      Deskside      Deskside    Deskside
  233. Clock Rate          25 MHz        33 MHz        50 MHz      62.5 MHz
  234.  
  235. Performance:
  236. LINPACK DP
  237.  Mflops             11.5          20.2          30.5        38.1
  238. SPECmark89          45.1          62.2          92.3        126.2
  239. SPECfp89            72.9          102.7         151.6       204.3
  240. SPECint89           22.0          29.3          43.9        61.2
  241. SPECfp92            45.3          64.6          97.6        124.7
  242. SPECint92           21.5          28.5          43.2        59.1
  243.  
  244. Graphics Performance:
  245. Grayscale Adapter
  246.  (K v/s)            72            72            72          72
  247. Color Graph. Adapter
  248.  (K v/s)            125           125           125         125
  249. POWER Gt1
  250.  (K 2D v/s)         N/A           N/A           N/A         N/A
  251. POWER Gt3
  252.  (K 2D v/s)         650           650           650         650
  253. POWER Gt4 (K)*      650/400/20    650/400/20    650/400/20  650/400/20
  254. POWER Gt4x (K)*     800/800/80    800/800/80    800/800/80  800/800/80
  255. POWER GTO (K)*      990/990/120   990/990/120   990/990/120 990/990/120
  256.  
  257. Expansion:
  258. Main Memory
  259.  (min-max)          16-512        32-512        64-1024     64-1024
  260. Memory Type         4 Mbit EEC    4 Mbit EEC    16 Mbit EEC 16 Mbit EEC
  261. Memory Slots        8             8             8           8
  262. Data/Instr.
  263.  Cache (KB)         32/8          64/8          64/8        64/32
  264. Bus Width           64-bit        128-bit       128-bit     128-bit
  265. Avail. Expansion
  266.  Slots              7             7             7           8
  267. Integr. SCSI/
  268.  Ethernet           N/A           N/A           N/A         S
  269. Ports (Parallel/
  270.  Serial)            1/2           1/2           1/2         1/2
  271.  
  272. XIO Slots
  273.  (80 MB/sec)        N/A           N/A           N/A         8
  274. Internal Disk
  275.  (min-max, MB)      400-7200      400-7200      800-7200    2000-7200
  276. External Disk
  277.  (max, MB)          42.8          42.8          42.8        42.8
  278. Max Total
  279.  Disk (GB)          50            50            50          50
  280. Operating Sys.      AIX 3.2       AIX 3.2       AIX 3.2     AIX 3.2.3
  281. Entry Config.       16 MB,        32 MB,        64 MB,      64 Mb,
  282.                     400 MB,       400 MB,       800 MB,     2 GB,
  283.                     Ethernet,     Ethernet,     Ethernet,   Ethernet,
  284.                     SCSI,         SCSI,         SCSI,       SCSI,
  285.                     Dsktte, KB,   Dsktte, KB,   Dsktte, KB, Dsktte, KB,
  286.                     Mouse, 8508   Mouse, 8508   Mouse, 8508 Mouse, 8508
  287.                     Grayscale,    Grayscale,    Grayscale,  Grayscale,
  288.                      AIX, GUI      AIX, GUI      AIX, GUI    AIX, GUI
  289. Price               $28,117       $38,117       $59,117     $69,117
  290. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  291. * 2D v/s / 3D v/s / Gouraud shaded triangles/s
  292. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  293.  
  294. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  295. RS/6000 Graphics Comparison
  296. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  297.                     POWER     POWER     POWER     POWER     POWER
  298.                     Gt1       Gt3       Gt4       Gt4x      GTO
  299. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  300. Graphics Specifications:
  301. Color Planes        8         8         8/24      8/24      8/24
  302. Overlay Planes      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
  303. Double Buffer       N/A       N/A       24/24     24/24     24/24
  304.  Planes
  305. Z Buffer            N/A       N/A       Y         Y         Y
  306.  
  307. Graphics Features:
  308. Gouraud Shading     N/A       N/A       Y         Y         Y
  309. Light Sources       N/A       N/A       8         8         8
  310. Dithering           N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
  311. Antialiasing        N/A       N/A       Y         Y         Y
  312. Depth Cueing        N/A       N/A       Y         Y         Y
  313. Texture Mapping     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
  314. Alpha Blending      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
  315.  
  316. Graphics Application Interface:
  317. X11 R4              Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  318. PHIGS               Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  319. PEX
  320. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  321.  
  322. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  323. HP Series 700 Graphics Capabilities:
  324. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  325.                     Integr.   CRX       CRX-24    CRX-24Z   CRX-48Z
  326.                     Color
  327. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  328. Graphics Specifications:
  329. Color Planes        8         8         24        24        24
  330. Overlay Planes      N/A       N/A       8         8         8
  331. Double Buffer
  332.  Planes             N/A       8/8       12/12     12/12     24/24
  333. Z Buffer            N/A       N/A       N/A       Y         Y
  334.  
  335. Graphics Features:
  336. Gouraud Shading     Y*        Y*        Y         Y         Y
  337. Light Sources       16        16        16        16        16
  338. Dithering           Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  339. Antialiasing        N/A       N/A       N/A       Y         Y
  340. Depth Cueing        Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  341. Texture Mapping     N/A       N/A       N/A       Y         Y
  342. Alpha Blending      N/A       N/A       Y*        Y         Y
  343.  
  344. Graphics Application Interface:
  345. X11 R5              Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  346. PHIGS               Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  347. PEX                 Y         Y         Y         Y         Y
  348. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  349. * with PowerShade
  350. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  351.  
  352. IBM RS/6000 versus HP 9000 Series 700 System Comparison
  353.  
  354. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  355. 8 Plane Color Systems Under $15 K
  356. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  357.                                RS/6000       RS/6000        HP 9000
  358.                                220W Gt1      220 Gt3        715/33 C
  359.  
  360. Configuration:
  361. Monitor size                   16" color     16" color      17" color
  362. Resolution                     1280x1024     1280x1024      1024x768
  363. Opt Monitor size               19"           19"            15", 19"
  364.  
  365. Graphics Specifications:
  366. Color planes                   8             8              8
  367. Overlay planes                 N/A           N/A            N/A
  368. Double buffer                  N/A           N/A            N/A
  369. Z buffer                       N/A           N/A            N/A
  370.  
  371. Compute Performance:
  372. SPECmark89                     27.7          27.7           45.9
  373. SPECfp92                       26.1          26.1           45.0
  374. SPECint92                      16.6          16.6           24.2
  375.  
  376. Graphics Performance:
  377. X11 Perf                       NP            NP             7,633
  378. 2D vec/sec (K)                 185           650            610
  379. 3D vec/sec (K) sust.           N/A           N/A            610
  380. 3D Triangles/sec (K) sust.    N/A            N/A            12
  381. 3D Lighted Quads (K) sust.    N/A            N/A            10
  382. GPC 3D Wireframe(sys_chassis) N/A            N/A            12.8
  383. GPC 3D Solids (cyl_head)      N/A            N/A            9.3
  384. GPC Animation (head)           N/A           N/A            13.6
  385. GPC Simulation (shuttle)      N/A            N/A            10.5
  386.  
  387. Typical Configuration          16 MB,        16 MB,         16 MB,
  388.                               400 MB,        400 MB,        525 MB,
  389.                                Floppy,       Floppy,        Floppy, r
  390.                                2-user         2-user         2-user
  391.                                AIX, 8-bit    AIX, 8-bit     HP-UX,
  392.                               Gt1            Gt3            integr.
  393. Price                          $9,985        $13,020        $9,315
  394.  
  395. Price/Performance (based on typical system):
  396. SPECmark89/$1,000              2.8           2.1            4.9
  397. SPECfp92/$1,000                2.6           2.0            4.8
  398. SPECint92/$1,000               1.7           1.3            2.6
  399. K 3D vectors/$1,000            N/A           N/A            65.5
  400. (higher is better!)
  401. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  402. N/A = not available
  403. NP = not published
  404. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  405.  
  406. IBM RS/6000 versus HP 9000 700 System Comparisons
  407.  
  408. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  409. 24 Plane Color Systems $15 K - 25 K
  410. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  411.  
  412.                                RS/6000       HP 9000        HP 9000
  413.                                340 Gt4       715/50         715/50
  414.                                              CRX-24         CRX-24
  415. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  416. Configuration:
  417. Monitor size                   19" color     19" color      19" color
  418. Resolution                     1280x1024     1280x1024      1280x1024
  419. Opt Monitor size               16"           N/A            N/A
  420.  
  421. Graphics Specifications:
  422. Color planes                   (8)/24        24             24
  423. Overlay planes                 0             8              8
  424. Double buffer                  24/24         12/12          12/12
  425. Z buffer                       N/A           N/A            N/A
  426.  
  427. Compute Performance:
  428. SPECmark89                     58.5          69.0           69.0
  429. SPECfp92                       58.7          72.1           72.1
  430. SPECint92                      27.9          36.5           36.5
  431.  
  432. Graphics Performance:
  433. X11 Perf                       NP            10,650         10,650
  434. 2D vec/sec (K)                 650           680            680
  435. 3D vec/sec (K) sust.           400           680            680
  436. 3D Triangles/sec (K) sust.    20             18             18
  437. 3D Lighted Quads (K) sust.    NP             12             12
  438. GPC 3D Wireframe (sys_chassis) NP            19.0           19.0
  439. GPC 3D Solids (cyl_head)      NP             14.7           14.7
  440. GPC Animation (head)           NP            21.1           21.1
  441. GPC Simulation (shuttle)      NP             16.1           16.1
  442.  
  443. Typical Configuration          16 MB,        16 MB,         32 MB,
  444.                               400 MB,        525 MB,        1 GB,
  445.                                Floppy,       Floppy,        Floppy,
  446.                               2-user         2-user         2-user
  447.                                AIX,          HP-UX,         HP-UX,
  448.                                24-bit        CRX-24         CRX-24
  449.                                Gt4
  450. Price                          $25,650       $18,415        $24,915
  451.  
  452. Price/Performance (based on typical system):
  453. SPECmark89/$1,000              2.3           3.8            2.8
  454. SPECfp92/$1,000                2.3           3.9            2.9
  455. SPECint92/$1,000               1.1           2.0            1.4
  456. 3D vectors/$ 1,000             15.6          36.9           27.3
  457. (higher is better!)
  458. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  459. N/A = not available
  460. NP = not published
  461. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  462.  
  463. IBM RS/6000 versus HP 9000 700 System Comparisons
  464.  
  465. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  466. 24 Plane Color Systems $30 K - 50 K
  467. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  468.                                RS/6000       HP 9000        HP 9000
  469.                                350 Gt4x      725/50         725/50
  470.                                              CRX-24Z        CRX-48Z
  471. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  472. Configuration:
  473. Monitor size                   19" color     19" color      19" color
  474. Resolution                     1280x1024     1280x1024      1280x1024
  475. Opt Monitor size               16"           N/A            N/A
  476.  
  477. Graphics Specifications:
  478. Color planes                   (8)/24        24             24
  479. Overlay planes                 0             8              8
  480. Double buffer                  24/24         12/12          24/24
  481. Z buffer                       Y             Y              Y
  482.  
  483. Compute Performance:
  484. SPECmark89                     73.7          69.0           69.0
  485. SPECfp92                       74.2          72.1           72.1
  486. SPECint92                      35.4          36.5           36.5
  487.  
  488. Graphics Performance:
  489. 11 Perf                        NP            10,650         9,890
  490. 2D vec/sec (K)                 800           680            1,000
  491. 3D vec/sec (K) sust.           800           680            1,000
  492. 3D Triangles/sec (K) sust.    80             150            600
  493. 3D Lighted Quads (K) sust.    NP             70             80
  494. GPC 3D Wireframe (sys_chassis) NP            19.0           21.8
  495. GPC 3D Solids (cyl_head)      NP             34.2           39.6
  496. GPC Animation (head)           NP            40.3           66.7
  497. GPC Simulation (shuttle)      NP             26.3           26.3
  498.  
  499. Typical Configuration          32 MB, 1 GB,  32MB, 1 GB,    32 MB, 1 GB,
  500.                                Floppy,       Floppy,        Floppy,
  501.                               2-user         2-user         2-user
  502.                                AIX, 24-bit   HP-UX,         HP-UX,
  503.                                Gt4x          CRX-24Z        CRX-48Z
  504. Price                          $37,050       $29,915        $34,915
  505.  
  506. Price/Performance (based on typical system):
  507. SPECmark89/$1,000              2.0           2.3            2.0
  508. SPECfp92/$1,000                2.0           2.4            2.1
  509. SPECint92/$1,000               1.0           1.2            1.0
  510. 3D vectors/$1,000              21.6          22.7           28.6
  511. (higher is better!)
  512. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  513. N/A = not available
  514. NP = not published
  515. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  516.  
  517. IBM RS/6000 versus HP 9000 700 System Comparisons
  518.  
  519. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  520. 24 Plane Color Systems $60 K - 85 K
  521. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  522.                    RS/6000       RS/6000      HP 9000        HP 9000
  523.                    560 GTO       580 GTO      735 CRX-48Z    755
  524.                                               CRX-48Z
  525. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  526. Configuration:
  527. Monitor size        19" color    19" color    19" color      19" color
  528. Resolution          1280x1024    1280x1024    1280x1024      1280x1024
  529. Opt Monitor size    16", 23"     16", 23"     N/A            N/A
  530.  
  531. Graphics Specifications:
  532. Color planes        (8)/24       (8)/24       24             24
  533. Overlay planes      0            0            8              8
  534. Double buffer       24/24        24/24        24/24          24/24
  535. Z buffer           Y             Y            Y              Y
  536.  
  537. Compute Performance:
  538. SPECmark89          92.3         126.2        147.0          147.0
  539. SPECfp92           97.6          124.7        150.0          150.0
  540. SPECint92          43.2          59.1         80.0           80.0
  541.  
  542. Graphics Performance:
  543. X11 Perf           NP            NP           19,120         19,120
  544. 2D vec/sec (K)      990          990          1,900          1,900
  545. 3D vec/sec (K)sust. 990          990          1,900          1,900
  546. 3D Triangles/      120           120          600            600
  547.   sec (K) sust.
  548. 3D Lighted Quads   NP            NP           150            150
  549.   (K) sust.
  550. GPC 3D Wireframe   NP            NP           40.3           40.3
  551.   (sys_chassis)
  552. GPC 3D Solids      NP            NP           78.7           78.7
  553.   (cyl_head)
  554. GPC Animation      NP            NP           127.1          127.1
  555.   (head)
  556. GPC Simulation     NP            NP           58.5           58.5
  557.   (shuttle)
  558.  
  559. Typical Configuration
  560.                    64 MB,2 GB,   64 MB,2 GB,  64 MB,2 GB,    64 MB,2 GB,
  561.                    Floppy,       Floppy,      Floppy,        Floppy,
  562.                    2-user        2-user       2-user         2-user
  563.                    AIX, 24-bit   AIX, 24-bit  HP-UX,         HP-UX,
  564.                    GTO           GTO          CRX-48Z        CRX-48X
  565. Price              $80,200       $85,400      $61,315        $73,415
  566.  
  567. Price/Performance (based on typical system):
  568. SPECmark89/$ 1,000 1.2           1.5          2.4            2.0
  569. SPECfp92/$ 1,000   1.9           1.5          2.5            2.0
  570. SPECint92/$ 1,000  0.6           0.7          1.3            1.1
  571. 3D vectors/ $ 1,000 12.3         11.6         31.0           25.9
  572. (higher is better!)
  573. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  574. N/A = not available
  575. NP = not published
  576. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  577.  
  578. POWERserver Specifications
  579.  
  580. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  581. POWERserver Configuration Summary
  582. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  583. RS/6000 Model          220              340               350
  584. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  585. Packaging              Desktop/         Desktop/          Desktop/
  586.                        Deskside         Deskside          Deskside
  587.  
  588. Clock Rate             33 MHz           33 MHz            42 MHz
  589.  
  590. LINPACK DP Mflops      6.6              15.0              18.8
  591. SPECmark89             27.7             58.5              73.7
  592. SPECfp89               37.4             93.4              118.0
  593. SPECint89              17.7             29.0              36.4
  594. SPECfp92               26.1             58.7              74.2
  595. SPECint92              16.6             27.9              35.4
  596. TPC-A (OLTP) local     n/a              n/a               n/a
  597. $K/tps-A
  598. TPC-A (OLTP) c/s       n/a              n/a               n/a
  599. $K/tps-A
  600. TPC-B (server)         n/a              n/a               n/a
  601. $K/tps-B
  602.  
  603. Memory (min-max)       16-64 MB         16-256 MB         32-256 MB
  604. Memory Type            PS/2 SIMM ECC    16 Mbit ECC       16 Mbit ECC
  605. Memory Slots           8                2                 2
  606. Data/Instr. Cache (KB) 8                32/8              32/8
  607. Bus Width              64-bit           64-bit            64-bit
  608. Avail. Expansion Slots 2                4                 4
  609. Integr. SCSI/Ethernet  S/E              S/E               S/E
  610. XIO slots (80 MB/sec)  0                0                 0
  611. Internal Disk (MB)
  612.  min                   0                160/400           160/400
  613.  max                   1000             2000              2000
  614. External Disk (GB)     8.5              33.8              33.8
  615. Max Total Disk (GB)    9.5              35.8              35.8
  616.  
  617. Entry Configuration    16 MB, 200 MB,   16 MB, 400 MB,    32 MB, 400 MB,
  618.                        Int SCSI/Enet,   Int SCSI/Enet     Int SCSI/Enet
  619.                        Diskette, 1/4"   Diskette, 1/4"    Diskette, 1/4"
  620.                        Tape, AIX        Tape, AIX         Tape, AIX
  621.  
  622. Price                  $9,240           $15,270           $21,270
  623. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  624.  
  625. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  626. RS/6000 POWERserver Configuration Summary
  627. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  628. RS/6000 Model         520H        530H          560          580
  629. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  630. Packaging             Deskside    Deskside      Deskside     Deskside
  631.  
  632. Clock Rate            25 MHz      33 MHz        50 MHz       62.5 MHz
  633.  
  634. LINPACK DP Mflops   11.9          20.5          31.3         38.1
  635. SPECmark89            45.1        62.2          92.3         126.2
  636. SPECfp89              72.9        102.7         151.6        204.3
  637. SPECint89             22.0        29.3          43.9         61.2
  638. SPECfp92              45.3        64.6          97.6         124.7
  639. SPECint92             21.5        28.5          43.2         59.1
  640. TPC-A (OLTP) local  31            42            61           n/a
  641. $K/tps-A              13.9        14.8          14.2         --
  642. TPC-A (OLTP) c/s      n/a         n/a           72           121/157
  643.                                                              (Oracle/
  644.                                                              Informix)
  645. $K/tps-A                                        12.4         8/9.3
  646. TPC-B (server)        44.7        52.6          80.1         n/a
  647. $K/tps-B              2.4         2.7           2.7          --
  648.  
  649. Memory (min-max)    16-512        32-512        64-1024       64-1024
  650.  
  651. Memory Type           4 Mbit EEC  4 Mbit EEC    16 Mbit EEC  16 Mbit EEC
  652. Memory Slots          8           8             8            8
  653. Data/Instr. Cache(KB) 32/8        64/8          64/8         64/32
  654. Bus Width             64-bit      128-bit       128-bit      128-bit
  655. Avail. Exp. Slots     7           7             7            7
  656. Integr. SCSI/Ethernet n/a         n/a           n/a          S
  657. XIO Slots (80 MB/sec) 0           0             0            8
  658. Internal Disk (MB)
  659.   min                 400         400           800          2000
  660.   max                 7200        7200          7200         7200
  661. External Disk (MB)  42.8          42.8          42.8         42.8
  662. Max Total Disk (GB) 50            50            50           50
  663.  
  664. Entry Configuration 16 MB,        32 MB,        64 MB,       64 Mb,
  665.                     400 MB        400 MB        800 MB       2 GB,
  666.                     Enet,         Enet,         Enet, ,      Int. SCSI,
  667.                     Diskette,     Diskette,     Diskette,    Enet,
  668.                       SCSI,       SCSI,         SCSI,        Diskette,
  669.                     1/4" tape,    1/4" tape,    1/4"         1/4"
  670.                       AIX         AIX           525MB tape   525MB tape,
  671.                                                 AIX          AIX
  672.  
  673. Price                 $26,242     $36,242       $57,587      $67,587
  674. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  675.  
  676.  
  677. RS/6000 POWERserver Configuration Summary
  678. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  679. Model                  950               970                980
  680. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  681. Packaging              Rackmount         Rackmount          Rackmount
  682.  
  683. Clock Rate             41.6              50                 62.5
  684.  
  685. LINPACK DP Mflops      25.9              31.0               38.1
  686. SPECmark89             79.4              103.4              126.3
  687. SPECfp89               131.9             169.6              204.3
  688. SPECint89              37.1              49.2               61.3
  689. SPECfp92               81.8              101.0              124.8
  690. SPECint92              36.3              47.8               59.2
  691. TPC-A (OLTP) local     n/a               n/a                n/a
  692. $K/tps-A
  693. TPC-A (OLTP) c/s       n/a               100.9              160
  694. $K/tps-A                                 10.8               11.2
  695. TPC-B (server)         n/a               110.3              n/a
  696. $K/tps-B                                 2.8
  697.  
  698. Memory (min-max)       64 - 512          64 - 512           64 - 1024
  699. Memory Type            4 Mbit EEC        4 Mbit EEC         16 Mbit EEC
  700. Memory Slots           8                 8                  8
  701. Data/Instr. Cache (KB) 64/8              64/32              64/32
  702. Bus Width              128-bit           128-bit            128-bit
  703. Avail. Expansion Slots 8                 8                  8
  704.                        8 add'l MCA       8 add'l MCA
  705.                        slots opt.        slots opt.
  706. Integr. SCSI/Ethernet  S                 S                  S
  707. XIO Slots (80 MB/sec) 0                  8 (8 opt.)         8 (8 opt.)
  708. Internal Disk (MB)
  709.   min                  1700              2740               2740
  710.   max                  27550             28920              28920
  711. External Disk (GB)     51.4              134.6              134.6
  712. Max Total Disk (GB)    79                163                163
  713.  
  714. Entry Configuration    64 MB, 1.7GB      64MB, 2.7GB,       64MB, 2.7GB
  715.                        Diskette, Int     Diskette, Enet,    Diskette,
  716.                                                             Enet,
  717.                        SCSI, SCSI        Int SCSI, SCSI     Int SCSI,
  718.                                                             SCSI
  719.                        drawer, 2.3GB     drawer, 2.3GB      drawer,
  720.                                                             2.3GB
  721.                        8mm tape,         8mm tape,          8mm tape,
  722.                                                             CDROM
  723.                        CDROM, AIX        CDROM, AIX         AIX
  724.  
  725. Price                  $82,822           $97,822            $117,822
  726. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  727.  
  728. AS/400 Specifications
  729.  
  730. Note that on all AS/400 systems the operating system is not included
  731. with the system and must be purchased separately.
  732.  
  733. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  734.  
  735. AS/400 Series 9402 Low-end Systems
  736. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  737. Model                   E02             E04               E06
  738. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  739. # processors            1               1                 1
  740. Performance*            1.5             1.9               2.6
  741. TPC-A                   n/a             n/a               n/a
  742. $K/tps-A
  743. Memory (MB)
  744.   min                   8               8                 8
  745.   max                   24              24                40
  746. Storage (MB)
  747.   min                   988             988               988
  748.   max                   1976            3952              7904
  749. Locally attached workstations
  750.   Twinaxial             14              42                68
  751.   ASCII                 12              48                66
  752. I/O slots total:
  753.   integrated            1               3                 3
  754.   w/ expansion          n/a             n/a               7
  755. Base price              $10,200         $12,500           $16,500
  756. OS price                $1,800          $3,935            $7,715
  757. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  758.  
  759. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  760. AS/400 Series 9404 Mid-range Systems
  761. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  762. Model                   E10             E20               E25
  763. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  764. # processors            1               1                 1
  765. Performance*            2.6             3.5               4.2
  766. TPC-A                   9.92            n/a               n/a
  767. $K/tps-A                $9,949
  768. Memory (MB)
  769.   min                   8               8                 16
  770.   max                   40              72                80
  771. Storage (MB)
  772.   min                   988             988               988
  773.   max                   11,856          11,856            15,808
  774. Locally attached workstations
  775.   Twinaxial             160             160               240
  776.   ASCII                 162             162               162
  777. I/O slots total:
  778.   integrated            9               9                 9
  779.   w/ expansion          n/a             n/a               n/a
  780. Base price              $16,100         $33,000           $69,000
  781. OS price                $7,715          $13,650           $18,480
  782. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  783. * Relative performance to the AS/400 model B10.  To calculate estimated
  784.   TPS multiply relative performance by four.
  785. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  786.  
  787. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  788. AS/400 Series 9406 High-end Systems
  789. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  790. Model           E35     E45    E50    E60    E70     E80     E90     E95
  791. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  792. # processors      1       1      1      1      1       2       3       4
  793. Performance*    3.4     4.8    6.4   10.2   14.2    25.2    34.4    42.1
  794. TPC-A          14.0     n/a    n/a    n/a   54.9     n/a     n/a     n/a
  795. $K/tps-A    $13,690      --     --     --$17,993      --      --      --
  796.  
  797. Memory (MB):
  798.   min             8      16     32     64     64      64      64      64
  799.   max            72      80    128    192    256     384     512     512
  800.  
  801. Storage (GB):
  802.   min          1.28    1.28   1.28   1.28   1.28    1.28    1.28    1.28
  803.   max          27.4    27.4   47.9   75.4   75.4   123.4   123.4   123.4
  804.  
  805. Locally attached workstations (max):
  806.   Twinaxial     360     480    720   1000   1400    2400    2400    2400
  807.   ASCII         162     216    324    450    630    1080    1080    1080
  808.  
  809. I/O slots total:
  810.   integrated     11      11     18     18     18      18      18      18
  811.   w/ expansion   55      55     84    140    140     196     196     196
  812.  
  813. Base price     $33K    $69K  $110K  $220K  $335K   $640K   $900K   $973K
  814. OS price    $18,480 $36,750$52,500$75,600$99,750$141,750$168,000$168,000
  815. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  816. * Relative performance to the AS/400 model B10.  To calculate estimated
  817.   TPS multiply relative performance by 4.
  818. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  819.  
  820. ES/9000 Specifications
  821.  
  822. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  823. Series 9221 (Air-Cooled) Systems
  824. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  825. Model             120      130       150         170        200
  826. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  827. IBM MIPS          2.0      3.5       5.0         6.5        n/a
  828. # processors      1        1         1           1          2
  829. Upgradable to:    130      150       170,200     200        n/a
  830.  
  831. Memory capacity (MB):
  832.   min             16       16        16          32         64
  833.   max             256      256       256         256        256
  834.  
  835. Storage capacity (MB):
  836.   central         16-256   16-256    16-256      16-256     16-256
  837.   expanded        0-240    0-240     0-240       0-240      0-240
  838.  
  839. I/O channels (min-max):
  840.   total           0-12     0-12      0-12        0-24       0-24
  841.   parallel        0-12     0-12      0-12        0-24       0-24
  842.   ESCON           0-12     0-12      0-12        0-24       0-24
  843.  
  844. Integrated
  845.  I/O buses        4        4         6           6          6
  846. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  847.  
  848. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  849. Series 9121 (Air-Cooled) Systems
  850. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  851. Model               180          190            210           260
  852. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  853. IBM MIPS            n/a          8.8            12.0          16.0
  854. # processors        1            1              1             1
  855. Upgradable to:      190, 210     210, 260       260, 320      320, 440,
  856. 480
  857.  
  858. Memory capacity (MB):
  859.   min               64           64             64            64
  860.   max               512          512            1024          1024
  861.  
  862. Storage capacity (MB):
  863.   central           16-128       16-128         16-256        16-256
  864.   expanded          0-496        0-496          0-1008        0-1008
  865.  
  866. I/O channels (min-max):
  867.   total             8-32         8-32           8-48          12-48
  868.   parallel          0-24         0-24           0-48          0-48
  869.   ESCON             0-28         0-28           0-44          0-44
  870. Integrated
  871.  I/O buses          n/a          6              0             0
  872. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  873.  
  874. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  875. Series 9121 (Air-Cooled) Systems
  876. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  877. Model         320     440      480      490       570      610
  878. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  879. IBM MIPS      20.0    30.0     38.0     38.0      55.0     70.0
  880. # processors  1       2        2        2         3        4
  881.  
  882. Upgrade to:   440,480,         480      570,610   570      610   n/a
  883.               490,570
  884.  
  885. Memory capacity (MB):
  886.   min         64      128      128      128       192      256
  887.   max         1024    1024     1024     2048      2048     2048
  888.  
  889. Storage capacity (MB):
  890.   central     16-256  16-256   16-256   32-512    32-512   32-512
  891.   expanded    0-1008  0-1008   0-1008   0-2016    0-2016   0-2016
  892.  
  893. I/O channels (min-max):
  894.   total       12-48   12-48    12-48    24-96     24-96    24-96
  895.   parallel    0-48    0-48     0-48     0-96      0-96     0-96
  896.   ESCON       0-44    0-44     0-44     0-88      0-88     0-88
  897.  
  898. Integrated
  899.  I/O buses    0       0        0        0         0        0
  900. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  901.  
  902. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  903. Series 9021 (Water-Cooled) Systems
  904. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  905. Model                330         340        500              520
  906. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  907. IBM MIPS             20.0        23.5       45.0             45.5
  908. # processors         1           1          2                1
  909. Upgradable to:       500, 520    500, 520   580, 620, 640    640, 660
  910.  
  911. Memory capacity (MB):
  912.   min                32          32         64               128
  913.   max                640         1152       2304             2304
  914.  
  915. Storage capacity (MB):
  916.   central            32-128      32-128     64-256           128-256
  917.   expanded           0-512       0-1024     0-2048           0-2048
  918.  
  919. I/O channels:
  920.   total (min - max) 16-64        16-64      32-64            32-64
  921.   parallel (min - max)           16-32      16-32            32-64    0-
  922. 48
  923.   ESCON (min - max) 0-32         0-32       0-32             0-64
  924.  
  925. Integrated I/O buses 0           0          0                0
  926. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  927.  
  928. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  929. Series 9021 (Water Cooled) systems:
  930. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  931. Model          580        620         640        660        720
  932. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  933. IBM MIPS       65.0       83.0        84.4       86.6       117.0
  934. # processors   3          4           2          2          6
  935. Upgradable to: 620, 720,  720, 820    740, 820   820        820, 860,
  936.                740                                          900
  937.  
  938. Memory capacity (MB):
  939.   min          64         128         128        256        128
  940.   max          2304       4608        4608       4608       4608
  941.  
  942. Storage capacity (MB):
  943.   central      64-256     128-512     128-512    256-512    128-512
  944.   expanded     0-2048     0-4096      0-4096     0-4096     0-4096
  945.  
  946. I/O channels (min-max):
  947.   total        32-64      64-128      64-128     64-128     64-128
  948.   parallel     32-64      64-128      0-48       0-96       64-128
  949.   ESCON        0-32       0-64        16-128     0-128      0-64
  950.  
  951. Integrated
  952.  I/O buses     0          0           0          0          0
  953. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  954.  
  955. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  956. Series 9021 (Water-Cooled) Systems
  957. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  958. Model               740          820             860          900
  959.  
  960. IBM MIPS            121.0        159.0           193.0        225.0
  961. # processors        3            4               5            6
  962.  
  963. Upgradable to:      820, 860,    860, 900        900          n/a
  964.                     900
  965. Memory capacity (MB):
  966.   min               256          256             384          512
  967.   max               4608         9216            9216         9216
  968.  
  969. Storage capacity (MB):
  970.   central           256-512      256-1024        384-1024     512-1024
  971.   expanded          0-4096       0-8192          0-8192       0-8192
  972.  
  973. I/O channels:
  974.   total (min-max)  64-128        128-256         128-256      128-256
  975.   parallel(min-max) 0-48         0-96            0-96         0-96
  976.   ESCON (min-max)  16-128        32-256          32-256       32-256
  977.  
  978. Integrated I/O buses             0               0            0  0
  979. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  980.  
  981. From Selling Against the Competition Competitive Binder, 5091-6465E,
  982.   9301
  983. Associated files:  ibmapx.doc
  984. IBM Appendix
  985.