Re: Oracle Benchmark Results for Different Hardware Configurations?

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:46:16 GMT
Message-ID: <sD1Og.898$TV3.342@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>

"HansF" <Fuzzy.Greybeard_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:pan.2006.09.13.08.50.15.621507_at_gmail.com...
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:02:45 +0000, Bob Jones wrote:
>
>
>>>> We are not talking about whether you can purchase similar equipments.
>>>> We
>>>> are talking about whether you can evaluate your configurations using
>>>> tpc.org as a guide or even a clue.
>>>
>>> Exactly ... and one can ...
>>>
>>
>> How? What does a TPC benchmark tell you about the performance of your
>> particular systems and applications?
>>
>
> It's all ratios. And yes, the ratios do hide some info, but they are also
> useful in getting an idea.
>
> I often refer to the SpecMark info to get a general idea of the capability
> of a machine. Different SpecMarks for different machines - and similar
> specmarks give me similar responses in load handling ability regardless of
> vendor.
>

Regardless of applications too? After all that is the most important variable out of the bunch. Received on Wed Sep 13 2006 - 19:46:16 CDT