Re: Informix 7.2 vs. Oracle 7.3 on 64-bit Digital Alpha Server
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960325191818.5035L-100000@godzilla>, Dave Watson <dwatson@informix.com> wrote: > INFORMIX ANNOUNCES RECORD TPC-C BENCHMARK ON DIGITAL ALPHASERVER 64-BIT > SYSTEM > > Comparison on Digital Platform Proves Informix Faster, Better, Cheaper > Than Oracle > > Performance of INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server on Digital AlphaServer > Drives Joint Customer Implementations For OLTP And Data Warehousing > > > MENLO PARK, Calif. (March 25, 1996) -- Informix Software Inc. > (NASDAQ:IFMX), the leader in parallel processing database technology, > today announced a record-breaking TPC-C benchmark result on Digital > Equipment Corporation's 64-bit AlphaServer 8400 5/350 system, beating > Oracle's existing performance record on the same platform. In a similarly > configured system comparison against Oracle, Informix exceeded Oracle's > version 7 transaction throughput by 19%. Informix also performed better > than Sybase's System 11 benchmark on the AlphaServer 8400 5/300 by over > 23%. > > INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server version 7.2, delivered 13,646 tpmC at an > outstanding price/performance level of $277/tpmC, running the Digital > AlphaServer Model 8400 5/350. By contrast, Oracle achieved only 11,456 > tpmC, on a more expensive hardware configuration. > Please explain how Oracle used a more expensive hardware configuration ??? [snip for brevity (usual chest-beatings removed)] > The following comparison chart gives a closer look and explanation of > database competitive TPC-C performance: > > TPC Performance Server Hardware > tpmC $/tpmC # of Total > CPUs Memory > > Informix-OnLine 13,646 $277 | 10 6GB > Dynamic Server | > (on Digital AlphaServer | > 8400 5/350) | > | > Oracle 7 11,456 $286 | 8 8GB > (on Digital AlphaServer | > 8400 5/350) | > | According to my mathematics: Informix cost -> 13,646 * $277 = $3,779,942 Oracle cost -> 11,456 * $286 = $3,276,416 - a saving of over half a million dollars! Can this be explained in Informix license fees alone ~ especially as the claim is that the h/w cost for Oracle was higher ? > > [snip for brevity - (more chest-beating and complete Informix customer list removed)] > > --