Mark A wrote:
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> "DA Morgan" <damorgan@x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:41f1c249$1_1@127.0.0.1...
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>>What a laugh. Look at the small print at the bottom of the page:
>>
>>DB2 UDB on IBM eServer p595 (64-way Power5 1.9GHz)
>>
>>Oracle RAC 10g on HP Integrity rx5670 Cluster 64P (16 x 4-way Intel
>>Itanium2 6M 1.5GHz)
>>
>>Is this a comparison of the database products DB2 UDB against Oracle or
>>the p595 chips at 1.9GHz against the inferior Itanium2 1.5GHz chips.
>>
>>If IBM has to bend over this far to be faster it deserves to be kicked
>>in the posterior with a boot.
>>
>>Shame on IBM for such pathetic nonsense. Shame on you for posting it.
>>--
>>Daniel A. Morgan[/color]
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>
> If TPC benchmarks are pathetic nonsense, you will have to explain why Oracle
> is so heavily involved with the TPC organization. Many Oracle employees are
> on TPC committees, and some are in charge of those committees.
>
>
www.tpc.org
>
http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_perf_results.asp
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>
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data...ks/111704.html
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> Shame on you for being in denial of an independent benchmark organization
> that is strongly supported by Oracle Corporation.[/color]
Benchmarks are benchmarks. TPC didn't choose the ones to compare: IBM did.
Do you really think a Power5 chip is equivalent to a slower Itanium2?
Answering "yes" might help DB2 but I'll put money on the fact that those
nice hardware people would scream things at you not generally said in
polite company if you are claiming that is IBM's official position about
one of its best chipset.
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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan@x.washington.edu
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