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Bull NovaScale 5160 Server Sets New TPC-H Benchmark Record

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The Bull NovaScale 5160 server has achieved a groundbreaking performance of 13,769 QphH@1000 GB under the TPC-H Business Intelligence benchmark, running the latest preliminary version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. This remarkable result not only sets a new world record in terms of price/performance, but also demonstrates the exceptional capabilities of Bull's FAME (Flexible Architecture for Multiple Environments) architecture. The exceptional performance of the NovaScale 5160 server establishes Bull as a key player in the market, providing measurable competitive edge to its users.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Bull NovaScale 5160 server achieved a performance of 13,769 QphH@1000 GB under the TPC-H Business Intelligence benchmark.
  • The server ran the latest preliminary version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Xyratex Storage enclosures.
  • The result sets a new world record in terms of price/performance, with a cost of $32.49 per QphH.
  • The exceptional performance of the NovaScale 5160 server establishes Bull as a key player in the market, providing measurable competitive edge to its users.
  • The server was equipped with 16 Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors, running at 1.6 GHz with 6MB cache and 64GB of memory.
  • The database size was 1TB, and the server achieved a QphH@1000 GB rate of 13,769.
  • The result confirms the superiority of Bull NovaScale(R) servers, Intel(R) Itanium(R), and Microsoft technologies.

Statistics:

  • 13,769 QphH@1000 GB: the performance achieved by the Bull NovaScale 5160 server under the TPC-H Business Intelligence benchmark
  • $32.49: the cost per QphH achieved by the server
  • 16: the number of Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors in the server
  • 1.6 GHz: the clock speed of the processors
  • 6MB: the cache size of the processors
  • 64GB: the memory size of the server
  • 1TB: the database size
  • 2005: the year the server was announced (referenced in the original article)
  • 2003: the version of Microsoft Windows Server used by the server (Microsoft Windows Server 2003)

Sources:

  • Bull NovaScale(R) 5160 server announcement (no specific date or URL given)
  • Transaction Processing Council site: http://www.tpc.org/tpch/
  • Bull NovaScale servers offer: www.bull.com/novascale
  • Choosing Windows(R) for the heart of the Data Center": http://www.bull.com/novascale/dc/windows.php
  • About Bull: Bull S.A.

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