| The 'official' numbers for hw announcements are published on each
announcement day in the Performance Briefs and Performance Flashes,
posted on the WWW, in VTX IR, and in:
PERFOM::CSG_REPORTS:
(which is where things moved from MSBCS::CSG_REPORTS:).
Many of the filespecs have obvious abbreviations to indicate operating
system, SerVeR, WorkStation, etc, and the date, in the form YYMMDD.
Thus OSF_SVR_PERF_BRIEF_941103.PS describes the performance of servers
announced in November 1994 under OSF with quite a bit of detail, and
OSF_SVR_PERF_FLASH_941103.PS describes them more briefly. A text
version of the latter is available as OSF_SVR_PERF_FLASH_941103.TXT.
To be added to the mailing list for announcements of future additions
to the directory, send a request to PERFOM::CSGPERF
/John Henning
CSG Performance Group
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| Many of you may have read this when it appeared in the Sales Update
25-Oct-94. Attached is an updated version, reflecting the move of the
group from BXB to ZKO and the move of the directory from MSBCS:: to
PERFOM::
Thanks to Lee for providing this.
/john
From: PERFOM::ALLISON 24-JAN-1995 08:47
To: HENNING
CC:
Subj: FYI - where everything is
Product Performance Data Sources
Lee Allison
DTN 381-0343
603-881-0343
Nashua,NH U.S.A.
Do you know which computer vendor holds--
the highest AIM rating?
the top tpsA and the best tpsA price/performance measurements?
the highest NFS operations/second?
the best graphics performance?
The answers to these and many other performance-related questions are easier
to get than you may think.
The CSG Performance Group provides customer-ready documents that highlight
the performance of Digital's platforms (Alpha, VAX, and MIPS) running such
industry-standard benchmarks as TPC, AIM, SPEC92, SPEC SFS (LADDIS),
Xmark93, GPC/PLB, SYSmark93, LINPACK, NETmark, Dhrystone, DN&R Labs CPU2, CERN,
and others under DEC OSF/1 AXP, Windows NT, and OpenVMS.
Of all our performance documents, perhaps the most recognizable are the
Alpha AXP Workstation and Server Performance Briefs. Published in support
of new Alpha AXP products' introductions, these documents contain "brief"
descriptions of the new platforms and the benchmarks as well as
graphs depicting Alpha AXP performance in comparison to the performance of
competitive systems. Test configurations and the performance of retired
Alpha AXP platforms are appended. Companion documents, i.e., Alpha AXP
Workstation and Server Performance Flashes, show only the performance of
current Alpha AXP platforms.
Additional information is available on a variety of performance-related
topics including tuning (OpenVMS, DEC OSF/1, and Windows NT Performance
Primers), TPC (detailed discussion of TPC-A, TPC-B, TPC-C, and
TPC-D workloads and test specifications in the TPC Primer), graphics (long and
short versions of the Graphics Performance Summary), and even a report comparing
the relative performance of Alpha AXP and VAX systems. SPEC submission pages,
AIM reports (both Digital and non-Digital), TPC Full-Disclosure Reports, and
DECUS and symposium papers are also maintained on-line.
Why? Because all customers are concerned about performance. It is one of the
hottest topics in any sales discussion and most certainly one of the top
decision points. Industry-standard benchmarks provide customers with an
apples-to-apples comparison between vendors and are often required in
RFPs. Most of these benchmarks are regulated through an industry consortium
of vendors, a third-party corporation, or a commitment by vendors to
standard testing methodologies.
The CSG Performance Group is actively involved in the industry's performance
community, and members of our group represent Digital at consortium meetings,
on steering committees, and at benchathons as well as play major roles in the
development of new benchmarks. We are committed to ensuring that Digital's
Alpha AXP performance leadership position continues.
In support of the October introduction of new servers and workstations, the
following documents will be available on announcement day or (shortly
thereafter):
PART NUMBER DOCUMENT
=============================================================================
EC-N3035-10 AlphaServer Family Performance Brief-Windows NT V1.0
EC-N3911-10 AlphaServer Family Performance Brief-OpenVMS AXP V4.0
EC-N3912-10 AlphaServer Family Performance Brief-DEC OSF/1 AXP V4.2
EC-N3888-10 AlphaStation Family Performance Brief-Windows NT V1.0
EC-N3889-10 AlphaStation Family Performance Brief-OpenVMS AXP V6.0
EC-N3890-10 AlphaStation Family Performance Brief-DEC OSF/1 AXP V4.3
EC-N3910-10 AlphaServer Graphics Performance Summary V2.0
EC-N3909-10 Alpha AXP and VAX Comparison V2.0
These documents and others can be found at several locations.
INTERNAL DIGITAL
PERFOM::CSG_REPORTS--all documents published by the
CSG Performance Group. The file DIRECTORY.INDEX contains
filenames and abstracts for each document stored
in this directory.
PERFOM::CSG_AIM--the most current AIM reports for Digital and
non-Digital platforms in PostScript format. See
AIM_DIRECTORY_INDEX.TXT for directory contents.
PERFOM::CSG_TPC--the latest TPC results summary, XLS file
from TPC, and TPC benchmark descriptions.
INTEGRATED REPOSITORY (IR)--accessible through VTX, contains all of
the published Performance Briefs, Flashes, and Primers and
some SPEC submission sheets (SFS). Search by keyterm
"PS" (Products and Services) or "PB" (Performance and
Benchmarking), or use "Performance" or "Benchmarks" to obtain
a list of available documents.
FAST FACTS--electronic newsletter to internal Digital, press, and
analysts that presents performance updates and information as
they become available.
EXTERNAL DIGITAL
INSTAfacts--a fax service that delivers information directly
to your fax machine. Call 800-723-4431 (within U.S.A.) and
908-885-6426 (outside U.S.A.). A catalog of currently available
documents can be obtained to order 2-4 pages
performance information that includes our Performance Flashes,
Digital TPC results, Digital's AIM results, Digital's graphics
results as well as other information on Digital's products and
services.
Internet-accessible gatekeeper.dec.com--specifically in
pub/DEC/DECinfo/performance/sys directory.
Contains the Performance Briefs, Flashes, Graphics Summary,
and the most current Alpha AXP and VAX comparison paper.
CompuServe VAX Forum--the Performance Briefs and Flashes as
well as other information CompuServe: 76703,4403 (mail or
GO VAXFORUM and look in the "hardware" library) or contact
Doyle Myers at Internet address doyle@wrq.com or
76703.4403@compuserve.com for more information.
WWW (Digital's World-Wide Web)--Document URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
is: http://www.digital.com/info/performance/sys.
Currently contains the Performance Briefs, Flashes, and other
performance-related documents.
DECGenisys--has link to Digital's INTEGRATED REPOSITORY available
with V1.2 (shipped early September 1994).
Business Partner Update--monthly tabloid newspaper sent to Digital
partners will contain from time to time articles on Alpha
performance and announcements of available documents.
If you can't find what you need or have questions related to performance of
Digital's Alpha AXP or VAX platforms, you can contact the group directly at
PERFOM::CSGPERF or csgperf@zko.dec.com or call Lee Allison at 603-381-0343.
(please note that the group moved from Boxboro, MA to Nashua, NH in Nov '94)
So, which computer vendor holds--
the highest AIM rating?
the top tpsA and the best tpsA price/performance measurements?
the highest NFS operations/second?
the best graphics performance?
DIGITAL, of course !
AIM - DEC 7000 Model 750 at 643.5 AIMs, 5,283 User Loads, and 6,306.6
Maximum Throughput
TPC - DEC 7000 Model 650 4-node cluster at 3,692.02 tpsA, $4,873/tpsA
AND the best 7 of the top 10 tpsA price/performance results.
NFS - DEC AdvantageCluster File Server 3000 at 4,817 NFS operations/second
and average response time of 26.4 mseconds
Graphics - Xmark93 with 17.83 for the Model 900 ZLX-E1 configuration.
The vendor with the next highest Xmark93 is IBM with 14.19.
We currently have 8 other systems that also beat IBM.
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