Oracle's SPARC T5-4 server delivered world record single server performance of 409,721 QphH@3000GB with price/performance of $3.94/QphH@3000GB on the TPC-H @3000GB benchmark. This result shows that the 4-chip SPARC T5-4 server is significantly faster than the 8-chip server results from IBM (POWER7 based) and HP (Intel x86 based).

This result demonstrates a complete data warehouse solution that shows the performance both of individual and concurrent query processing streams, faster loading, and refresh of the data during business operations. The SPARC T5-4 server delivers superior performance and cost efficiency when compared to the IBM POWER7 result...
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Edison Group conducted primary and secondary research and in-depth analysis to quantify cost differences between two industry leaders, Oracle and IBM. Specifically, server infrastructures based on Oracle T4-series servers with Oracle Solaris 11 or on the IBM POWER7-series servers with AIX 7.1 were evaluated. Using data from in-depth interviews of technical personnel currently involved in managing one or the other of these infrastructures, Edison has constructed a TCO model. It is based on two specific server configurations,1 and is intended to help decision-makers evaluate:

• The solutions' acquisition costs (hardware and software licenses, support, and energy requirements);

• Operational costs (installation, configuration, integration and testing; operations and technical support; technical services) and

• Downtime cost.

Since the interviews were conducted, the Oracle T4 has been joined by the T5, and the IBM POWER7 by the POWER7+, the TCO model has been adjusted to take into account the different acquisition costs customers will now encounter. Operational costs and downtime costs are assumed to be unchanged and, as noted below, Edison has assumed rough parity in performance for a typical mix of enterprise applications.
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Oracle's list of benchmarks involving Solaris 11 and the SPARC T4, T4-2, and T4-4 processors includes:

• SPARC T4-4 Beats 8-CPU IBM POWER7 on TPC-H @3000GB Benchmark
• SPARC T4-2 Record SPECjvm2008 with Solaris 11
• SPARC T4-2 Server Beats Intel* on ZFS Encryption
• SPARC T4 Processor Beats Intel* on AES Encryption
• SPARC T4 Processor Outperforms IBM POWER7 and Intel* on OpenSSL AES Encryption
• SPARC T4-1 Server Outperforms Intel* on IPsec Encryption
• SPARC T4-2 Server Beats Intel* on SSL Network
• SPARC T4-2 Server Beats Intel* on Oracle Database Tablespace Encryption Queries

* All Westmere AES-NI
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