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IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that a Power Systemsâ„¢ server shattered another milestone, demonstrating nearly three times the performance per processor core of HP Superdome at a lower cost. According to a Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC-C) benchmark result, the IBM UNIX system is the first and only server to achieve more than six million transactions per minute.

IBM’s POWER6â„¢ processor-based Power 595 enterprise server running the AIX® operating system, with DB2® 9.5 data server and DS4800 storage, delivered a performance record of 6,085,166 tpmC at $2.81/tpmC.(1)

The performance of the Power 595 enables customers to replace three 128 core HP Superdomes (384 cores spanning six computer racks) with two 64 core Power 595 servers (128 cores spanning just two computer racks), reducing the number of processor cores by 66 percent, saving 20 percent on energy costs(2) and 55 percent on software licensing purchased by the core,(3) and reducing floor space by 59 percent.(4)

The conversation over performance is always going to be an ongoing one. I remain a big fan of the Power and Cell/B.E processor servers, but the performance benefit is dependent upon you optimizing the platform and the application/workload.; that your operating system and underlying infrastructure is optimized for the platform chosen. It’s always good to hear how the different vendors have achieved their benchmarks, what the possibilities in terms of performance and scale are, an interesting read, do check it out!

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