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NEC Solutions America Achieves Best TPC-H (1000GB) Benchmark Score among Servers Using Next Generation Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 with NEC Itanium(R) 2-Based Express5800/1320Xe ServerSANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 8, 2005 -- NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, announced new TPC-H 1,000GB benchmark scores conducted on its 32-way and 16-way NEC Express5800/1320Xe servers -- running Microsoft's next generation SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (64-bit). Among systems using Microsoft SQL Server, NEC received the highest results with 22,967 QphH@1000GB (Composite Query-per-Hour Performance Metric (QphH@Size)(1)) for the 32-way and 14,203 QphH@1000GB for the 16-way. By achieving a QphH@1000GB result over 20,000 and over 1.6x performance scalability between the 32-way and 16-way results, NEC has demonstrated the strength in high performance, scalability and availability of its Itanium 2-based servers. Both versions of the NEC Express5800/1320Xe (32-way and 16-way) server hardware are now available and those with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 will be available by December 7, 2005. The new TPC-H performance metric benchmark score 22,967 QphH@1000GB and TPC-H price/performance metric $68.51/QphH@1000GB was obtained on NEC's 32-way Express5800/1320Xe system. NEC's 16-way Express5800/1320Xe system with the TPC-H Performance Metric of 14,203 QphH@1000GB had a TPC-H Price/Performance Metric of $97.19/QphH@1000GB. Both scores were accomplished by leveraging NEC's high performing chipset, NEC S2300 Storage Disk Array with SAN capability, Intel(R) Itanium 2 processors, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft's next generation database software Microsoft SQL Server 2005. TPC-H is a benchmark that contains a suite of business oriented ad-hoc queries and concurrent data modifications used to model a decision support environment. The primary performance metric, the TPC-H Composite Query-per-Hour Performance Metric, is used as an overall indication of how well the multiple aspects of a system -- working together -- are able to process queries over the course of an hour. More information is available at http://www.tpc.org/ "By achieving high TPC-H (1000GB) scores on both our 16-way and 32-way versions of the NEC Express5800/1320Xe server shows our continual success among non cluster systems. The NEC Express5800/1320Xe server utilizes the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition to achieve strength in performance, scalability and availability," said Larry Sheffield, executive vice president, Solutions Platform Group, NEC Solutions America. "This is a testament to NEC's success and commitment in providing enterprises with the most superior, and high-performing computing capabilities needed to be competitive in today's business environment." For more information about the NEC Express5800/1320Xe please visit http://www.necsam.com/servers/products/model.cfm?model=10. Additionally, further information about NEC's server line can be found at: http://www.necsam.com/servers/products/. -0- *T Performance Results as of July 25, 2005(2): System NEC Express5800/1320Xe Itanium 2 Server (32 SMP) Throughput 22,967 QphH@1000GB Price/Performance $68.51 per QphH@1000GB Availability Date December 7, 2005 CPU Intel Itanium 2 processors at 1.6GHz with 9M L3 cache 32 processors Main Memory 128GB OS Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for Itanium based systems Database Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 64bit Disk Array NEC S2300 Storage Disk Array System NEC Express5800/1320Xe Itanium 2 Server (16 SMP) Throughput 14,203 QphH@1000GB Price/Performance $97.19 per QphH@1000GB Availability Date December 7, 2005 CPU Intel Itanium 2 processors at 1.6GHz with 9M L3 cache 16 processors Main Memory 128GB OS Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for Itanium based systems Database Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 64bit Disk Array NEC S2300 Storage Disk Array http://tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_perf_results.asp?resulttype= noncluster (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) *T About NEC Solutions (America), Inc. NEC Solutions (America), Inc. is a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY) (FTSE:6701q.1), NEC Solutions America taps into a global resource network to help clients leverage technology to achieve a competitive edge. From corporate performance management and biometric security solutions to digital cinema and in-theatre advertising systems, visual displays and server solutions, the expertise is delivered with the personal attention needed to address individual situations. With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, California, NEC Solutions America serves a wide range of markets, including the health care and public safety, financial services, cinema, retail and manufacturing markets. Information regarding NEC Solutions America can be found at http://www.necsam.com. Editor's Note: Information and specifications are subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Intel and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows Server is a trademark of Microsoft Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 NEC Solutions (America), Inc. All rights reserved. (1) TPC Benchmark, TPC-H and QphH@Size are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. For further TPC-related information, please see http://www.tpc.org/. The TPC believes that comparisons of TPC-H results measured against different database sizes are misleading and discourages such comparisons. (2) As of July 25, 2005, Source: Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), NEC Express5800/1320Xe(32SMP), 22,967QphH@1000GB, $68.51/QphH@1000GB, with thirty two (32) Intel Itanium 2 processor at 1.6 GHz, each with 9MB L3 cache, running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, with 128GB RAM; Available: 12/7/2005. Unisys ES7000 Orion 440 Enterprise Server, 21,506QphH@1000GB, $41.92/QphH@1000GB, Available: 12/07/2005, NEC Express5800/1320Xe(16SMP), 14,203QphH,@1000GB $97.19/QphH@1000GB. Available: 12/07/2005, Bull NovaScale5160, 13,769QphH@1000GB, $32.49/QphH@1000GB, Available:12/07/2005, HP Integrity rx8620, 13,637 QphH@1000GB, $54.00/QphH@1000GB. Available: 12/7/2005. A complete list of all benchmarks can be found at http://www.tpc.org/. |
