Re: Informix 7.2 vs. Oracle 7.3 on 64-bit Digital Alpha Ser

Posted in 1996

Dave Watson — Wed, 27 Mar 1996 15:34:52 -0800 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On 27 Mar 1996, David Sidwell wrote: > Isn't it *ever* so strange that you failed to comment on the reason for my post > in the first place - to set the record straight about relative costs. The post > I responded to appeared to have a blatant lie regarding cost of the Oracle > system vs. the cost of the informix one. Hence my post. > FACT: 5 year cost of Digital AlphaServer 8400/350 hardware (including storage, service and warranty) used in Oracle benchmark : $1,904,137 FACT: 5 year cost of Digital AlphaServer 8400/350 hardware (including storage, service and warranty) used in Informix benchmark : $1,781,042 FACT: Informix achieved 13,646.17 transactions per minute FACT: Oracle achieved 11,456.13 transactions per minute