Re: Sparc Mhz vs. Intel Mhz for Oracle

You might also take a peek at http://www.tpc.org/

Grain of salt when checking all benchmarks...

I like cross checking INT performance from SPEC for something like apples-apples for raw CPU (FP doesn't matter much for most RDBMS implementations), and then taking a look at TPC. Note that TPC tests more complex functions so is easier to manipulate by the vendor. Also note that some SPEC benchmarks handle parallelism for multiCPUs and others don't... keep an eye out for that.

Don't forget about about 32 bit vs. 64 bit if you need the memory address capability.

Don't you hate it when the RDBMS vendors drive you to a possibly unnatural system config, just because of their current per CPU pricing policies...!

"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:3FCCF735.A4BA6576_at_yahoo.net...
> NetComrade wrote:
> >
> > What's windows?
> >
> > Suse or RedHat.
> > We are CPU bound, that's why I am concerned. I know it's not an
> > apples-to-applies comparison, hence asking if anyone has done it :).
> >
>
> Ah!
>
> Do you run X? Using a remote X-server? With our without local
> X-server? If local, with an X Desktop or just X services?
>
> I generally don't like benchmarks (too artificial .... vendors can and
> do twist it). However I believe the SpecIntMark stuff
> provides a relatively decent comparison of a variety of situations.
> check http://www.spec.org
>
> /Hans
Received on Tue Dec 02 2003 - 21:21:43 CST