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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

4823.0. "Alpha NT/SQL Performance/Benchmark data?" by STOWOA::BLANCHARD () Tue Sep 03 1996 17:13

    Does anyone know where Performance or Benchmarking data can be
    located for SQL on Alpha/NT?
    
    A proposal was made for Alpha NT/SQL, an Alpha 2100A with 1 Alpha 
    21064/250 processor was loaned to banking customer for testing, but 
    the results were more or less the same as with an AST Pentium 100 dual 
    processor.
    
    Thanks,
    B
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4823.1don't be suprised ....TROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayTue Sep 03 1996 17:575
    I assume you expected to be much faster?  I am sure you were more
    expensive.  8-(
    
    I have not seen any up-to-date NT SQL on Alpha data.  The 2100 TPC
    results were withdrawn.  I believe there is AlphaServer 1000A data.
4823.2PADC::KOLLINGKarenTue Sep 03 1996 18:004
    Re; .0
    
    I believe David Hunter (AMCUCS::HUNTER) is the guru you want.
4823.3Thanks very much for the info.STOWOA::BLANCHARDTue Sep 03 1996 18:415
    Many thanks to both of you....Yes, you would think it should be
    faster:-(  I'll Contact David.
    
    Best Regards,
    B
4823.4some more dataTROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayTue Sep 03 1996 20:0315
    Current fastest system we have running MS-SQL TPC tests is a 4 processor
    Prioris ZX with 166Mhz PPro processors.  The 2100 5/300 numbers are so bad
    relative to the Prioris numbers that they're not worth discussing.
    
    I've not seen anything on the 4100 platform, but even if faster than
    the Prioris numbers, don't expect to compete on price/performance
    relative to Intel-based NT servers.
    
    See the comparison of a Compaq 5000 to an AlphaServer 1000A 5/300 in
    Network Computing to give you some idea what you're up against these
    days.
    
    http://techweb.cmp.com/nc/713/713f1NT.html
4823.5not a lot of info available on Alpha NT/SQLSTOWOA::BLANCHARDWed Sep 04 1996 13:594
    Thanks very much for the info and pointer, I haven't found a lot on
    this yet:-)  
    
    B
4823.6other stuff...TROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayWed Sep 04 1996 14:535
    Also suggest that if you are using SQL 6.5 you make sure you have
    Service Pack 1 installed.
    
    See note 560.40 in RICKS::DECHIPS for a discussion of the lack of
    optimization of SQL 6.5 for Alpha without SP1.
4823.7VERN::CARPENTERThu Sep 05 1996 12:046
	Where Do I get the sp1 for SQL Server 6.5?

	The only SP I could find on MS home page were for NT and Windows 95.

Vern
4823.8AXEL::FOLEYRebel Without a Clue-foley@zko.dec.comThu Sep 05 1996 14:065

	http://www.microsoft.com/SQLSupport/

							mike