HP Integrity rx8640 sets #1 overall 16P, 1TB TPC-H performance benchmark record

PERFORMANCE BRIEF HP Integrity rx8640 Server sets #1 16p 1TB TPC-H performance benchmark record ®P ®Pwith MicrosoftP WindowsP Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 Scalability doubles while cutting price/performance in half! TThe new HP Combined with the processor-enhancing capabilities of the HP Super-Integrity rx8640 Scalable Processor Chipset sx2000, the HP Integrity rx8640 Server Server: delivers outstanding performance, scalability, and simplified Superior performance management at an exceptional value. With its latest TPC-H benchmark, announced in July 2006, the HP Integrity rx8640 Server with the dual-• #1 overall 16p ® ®performance result on core Intel Itanium 2 processor demonstrates a superior level of TPC-H 1TB benchmark performance, functionality, and value within enterprise-class midrange • Almost twice as fast in servers. performance as the Bull NovaScale 5160 16p The result, 33,488 QphH, at an outstanding price/performance of $27.00/QphH, is the • 45% better than NEC’s #1 16p 1TB TPC-H result across all operating systems and database environments. 32p Windows result—while reducing price/performance by Figure 1. The HP Integrity rx8640 16p/32c Server with dual-core Intel Itanium 2 processor, defeats 60% the Bull NovaScale 5160 16-processor and the NEC Express5800 32-processor single-core Itanium 2 servers. A full-disclosure report describing these benchmark results has been filed with the Transaction Processing 40,000 ...