Re: Is MS-SQL6.5 in the same league as Oracle, Sybase?

Todd Verstraten wrote:
>
> Colin Frank wrote:
> >
> > Once <lupoone_at_mail.intercall.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >ORACLE top on performance, SQL SERVER 6.5 price performance, sybase 11
> > >nt version last on my list. It seems to mirror microsofts urge to ship
> > >more bugs than solid code. I do believe the Unix sybase 11 version is
> > >killer but again oracle rules on speed
> >
> > Normally I limit my responses to helping customers, but my friend needs
> > help here.
> >
> > Sybase XI is the undisputed king of performance from the Alpha to the PC!
> > Oracle may do a damn good job in marketing, but we have better products.
> >
> > Lately I have not seen any performance measurements in Oracle that even
> > come close to the performance of System XI on the same hardware. System
> > XI on SCO posted the highest PC numbers. Heck Sybase System XI NT even
> > out performed SQL SERVER 6.5 on NT -- On their own OS!
> >
> > Check out the published results: http://www.sybase.com/products/tpc
> >
> > Here is a sample:
> >
> > Database TPM-C $/TPM-C Hardware
> > ===============================================================
> > Sybase: 14176.25 198 Alpha Server 8400 5/350
> > Informix: 13646.17 277 Alpha Server 8400 5/350
> > Oracle: 11456.13 286 Alpha Server 8400 5/350 (Not even close)
> > Microsoft: Nothing close in front, mid, or back office :-)
> >
> > Comparisons on identical hardware.
> >
> > Stay informed.
> >
> > Colin...
>
> From personal experience with the three databases with identical systems
> I can tell you also that ORACLE IS NOT THE FASTEST!!!!!
>
> It does will run on faster machines than SQL Server so you can implement
> bigger applications but on the same box it doesn't run faster under any
> scenarios that I have tried (most).

All true but Oracles locking is better...

Steve.devos Received on Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00:00 CET