Unisys SA has unveiled it`s new Aquanta ES series Windows NT servers based on Intel`s 500-MHz Pentium III Xeon processor, and announced that its new Aquanta ES5045 server set a transaction performance record for 4-processor systems based on Intel technology
According to Ted Wood, programme manager eNTerprise servers at Unisys SA "the test results reflect not only the substantial power boost provided by the new Intel processor, but also the application of Unisys mainframe expertise in tuning server configurations to deliver optimum performance for enterprise-class applications.
Such configurations offer particular value to customers seeking to reduce hardware, software and administrative costs by consolidating heterogeneous applications onto single servers."
The new Aquanta ES5045 server, available immediately, achieved 24,328.67 tpmC (transactions per minute) and a price per transaction of $22.99/tpmC in tests performed under the Transaction Processing Council`s "C" benchmark methodology, the computer industry`s standard method of measuring transaction processing performance.
This performance eclipsed that of the industry`s fastest 4-way server equipped with Intel 450-MHz Pentium II Xeon processors extending the margin of performance and price advantage Unisys Aquanta ES series servers have over leading 4-way UNIX/RISC systems.
Wood added that "Aquanta ES5000 series servers incorporate an array of systems management, hardware components and middleware products to optimize Windows NT Server performance, ease of administration, and availability."
Equipped with up to 2 Mbyte of Level 2 cache, the new Unisys Aquanta ES5000 and ES2000 servers demonstrated a performance improvement of nearly 14 percent compared to Unisys servers incorporating the earlier-generation 450-MHz Intel Pentium II Xeon processor.
"With the Pentium III Xeon processor, Intel continues to deliver performance improvements in shorter and shorter timeframes, and draws us closer to offering advantages once available only on large proprietary RISC-based servers," concluded Wood.
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