IBM Shatters Computing Price Performance Barrier With New High Performance POWER5+(TM) Server

IBM Shatters Computing Price Performance Barrier With New High Performance POWER5+(TM) Server

IBM today introduced eight new System p5â„¢ servers, including several based on the fastest POWER 5+ processors available, including the breakthrough Quad-Core Module technology. IBM’s System p5 and eServerâ„¢ p5 servers, with the number one position in over 70 benchmarks (http://ibm.com/systems/p/benchmarks), provide new levels of midrange performance in more affordable packages, making it easier for clients large and small to take advantage of the performance and virtualization capabilities of IBM System p servers.

In addition, the company announced that the new IBM System p5 570 server set a new record for transaction processing performance in a 16-core system, delivering 1,025,169 tpmC (transactions per minute) on the TPC-C benchmark(1).This performance surpasses the TPC-C performance of the 64 core HP Superdome running HP-UX(2) and is more than 3 times the performance of the comparable 16-core HP Integrity rx8620(3). Using new POWER5+ processor technology at 2.2GHz, the p5-570 server expands client options for large database, ERP, and CRM applications as well as server consolidation.

IBM also unveiled three new systems featuring the computing industry’s only four-core processor module, the POWER5+ Quad Core Module (QCM) technology, creating a complete family of QCM systems from 2U form factors with up to 4-cores, to 8U with 16-cores. The new System p5 560Q server delivers POWER5+ 16-core performance at new low price levels, creating an outstanding value for midrange systems. With Quad Core Module technology, the p5-560Q server beats all competitive 16-core systems on Javaâ„¢ business application performance(4), making it an ideal choice for medium to large database intensive or web application implementations.

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