Oracle breaks TPC-C speed record with its database
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Dec. 19, 2011
Oracle said earlier this morning that it broke a new TPC-C speed record with its new database running on a Cisco
server and not an Exadata system, although it didn't mention that two Violin memory flash array systems were needed
to beat the older speed record.
A Cisco UCS C-250 extended memory server with two six-core Xeon X-5690 CPUs, 384 GB of DRAM, and two Violin Memory
flash arrays (5.3TB V-3205 and 16.3TB V-6000) ran Oracle's 11g database on Oracle Linux, and scored 1,053,100 transactions
per minute (tpmC), with a cost per transaction of about $0.59.
This was the third lowest cost-per-tpmC ever, only being beaten by the $0.49/tpmC and $0.51/tpmC of two four-processor
HP Proliant systems running SQL Server back in March of this year. The $0.51/tpmC result used six Violin Memory V3200 flash
arrays, each with with 2.6 TB of flash.
The $0.49 HP result used flash as well. The HP P2000 array had 128 300 GB SAS disk drives and D-2700 enclosure with
256 120 GB SSDs.
Oracle says its technology "delivered more performance, and cost about 11 percent less per tpmC than the nearest rival
on a similar configuration and using identical Intel processors & memory capacity", referring to an HP result of 1,024,380
tpmC and $0.65/tpmC with a ProLiant DL-380 server.
This server featured 81 400 GB SSDs plus 104 disk drives, so you could say that it's a fairly powerful and complex
server, although Oracle didn't spend too much time saying it.
Both Cisco's and Oracle's press announcement somehow forgot to mention the Violin arrays, which was somewhat surprising
as the Violin storage represented the vast majority of the $602,316 Oracle invoice for the tested configuration.
Kevin Closson, a technology director and performance architect in the Data Computing Division of EMC, tweeted about
the result, saying "Style: Get world record result and don't mention key storage technology that made it possible. See
the word Violin?"
He also said that Violin doesn't mention Oracle on its benchmark result page, which is not quite true; the Violin
page has a hot-link to the Cisco UCS tpmC result which does mention Oracle.
In other hi tek news
Micron said that it is going to enter the tablet and ultrabook market in 2012 with SATA solid state drives.
Kevin Kilbuck, Micron's marketing director for NAND solutions is saying that the chip maker is talking to ultrabook
vendors about its SATA interface.
Micron is increasing the overall output of its Singapore plant by about 60 percent, which is also roughly the
percentage demand growth rate that Kilbuck sees coming in the NAND market next year. The plant could produce up to
60,000 wafers a year, with that number doubling if Micron puts in the necessary capital investment.
Kilbuck said that Micron would move to 20 nm technology at its plant next year. Micron and Intel's IMTF joint
manufacturing venture has just announced the beginning of mass production of a 128 Gbit, 20 nm chip.
And while all of this is happening, Hynix has also announced 15 nm NAND technology with volume production expected
by mid-2012.
The controllers for Micron's new SSDs currently come from Marvell, and the company is looking for controller
chips from Taiwanese suppliers next year as well. Potential suppliers are Phison Electronics and Solid State Systems
Inc. from Taiwan.
Source: Oracle.
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