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Benchmark notes:
Values shown in the performance benchmarks section were derived using particular, well configured, development-level computer systems, and used 32-bit applications and external cache if external cache is supported on the system. All performance benchmark values and estimates are provided ╥AS IS╙ and no warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Actual system performance may vary and is dependent upon many factors including system hardware configuration and software design and configuration. IBM recommends application-oriented testing for performance predictions. Additional information about the performance benchmarks, values, and systems tested is available from your IBM marketing representative or IBM Authorized Reseller or access the following on the Web:

SPEC/GPC   http://www.specbench.org
TPC              http://www.tpc.org

Unless otherwise indicated, new or updated system benchmarks were conducted using AIX Version 4.2.1.

tpmC: TPC Benchmark C throughput measured as the average number of transactions processed per minute during a valid TPC-C** configuration run of at least twenty minutes.

QthD is the throughput metric of TPC-D and is a classical throughput measure characterizing the ability of the system to support a multi-user workload in a balanced way. A number of query users is chosen, each of which must execute the full set of 17 queries in a different order. In the background, there is an update stream that runs a series if insert/delete operations. QthD is scaled based on the database size from 30GB to 1TB.

$/QpdD: Price-performance metric for the TPC-C benchmark where QpdD is the geometric mean of QppD and QthD. The price reflects the estimated five year cost of ownership for the tested hardware configuration, software and maintenance.

Relative OLTP performance: Estimate of commercial processing performance derived from an IBM analytical model which simulates some of the system╒s operations such as CPU, cache and memory. The model does not simulate disk or network I/O operations. Although general database and operating system parameters are used, the model does not reflect specific databases or AIX version or releases. The model assumes the use of 32-bit applications. An IBM RS/6000 Model 250 is the baseline reference system and has a value of 1.0. Although Relative OLTP may be used to compare estimated RS/6000 commercial processing performance, actual system performance may vary and is dependent upon many factors, including system hardware configuration and software design and configuration.