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

> > 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 ??? > The 5-yr cost of the 8400/350 server used in the Oracle test was indeed higher than that used in the Informix test. This was due the fact that memory is more expensive than CPU. The Informix 19% throughput advantage was achieved on server hardware than was priced some 6% below the server hardware used in the Oracle test. The Informix test involved more users and therefore had a much larger number of client systems. The Oracle pricing also excluded all of the options which implement the useful features that are included as standard with Informix.