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Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Product Family

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Database performance

    TPC Benchmark C*

Database Performance Using TPC Benchmark C*

Database Performance Using TPC Benchmark C*

Benchmark description

TPC Benchmark C* (TPC-C) simulates a complete computing environment where a population of users executes transactions against a database. The benchmark is centered around the principal activities (transactions) of an order-entry environment. These transactions include entering and delivering orders, recording payments, checking the status of orders, and monitoring the level of stock at the warehouses. While the benchmark portrays the activity of a wholesale supplier, TPC-C is not limited to the activity of any particular business segment; rather, it represents any industry that must manage, sell, or distribute a product or service.

TPC-C involves a mix of five concurrent transactions of different types and complexity either executed online or queued for deferred execution. It does so by exercising a breadth of system components associated with such environments, which are characterized by:

  • The simultaneous execution of multiple transaction types that span a breadth of complexity
  • Online and deferred transaction execution modes
  • Multiple online terminal sessions
  • Moderate system and application execution time
  • Significant disk input/output
  • Transaction integrity (ACID properties)
  • Non-uniform distribution of data access through primary and secondary keys
  • Databases consisting of many tables with a wide variety of sizes, attributes, and relationships
  • Contention on data access and update

TPC-C performance is measured in new-order transactions per minute. The primary metrics are the transaction rate (tpmC), the associated price per transaction ($/tpmC), and the availability date of the priced configuration.

Configuration Details

Best publications to http://www.tpc.org as of March 6, 2012.

TPC Benchmark C*
  Intel® Xeon® Processor X5690-Based Platform Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690-Based Platform
System Cisco UCS C250* Extended-Memory Server IBM Flex System x240*
Number of processors 2 2
Number of cores / threads 6/12 per processor 8/16 per processor
Processor speed 3.46 GHz 2.9 GHz
Last level cache 12 MB 20 MB
Platform manufacturer Cisco* IBM*
System memory 384 GB 768 GB
Link speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 8.0 GT/s QPI
Operating system Oracle Linux* w/ Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2

Availability Date

12/07/11

08/16/12

Total System Cost

602,316 USD

786,171 USD
Source http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Cisco-Oracle_C250_TPC-C_FDR.pdf
 http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_result_detail.asp?id=112041101

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1. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.


2. Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.


3. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology: See the Processor Spec Finder at http://ark.intel.com or contact your Intel representative for more information.


4. Requires a system with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are only available on select Intel® processors. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html.


5. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel HT Technology and an Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. For more information including details on which processors support Intel HT Technology, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.


6. Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html for details.


7. Intel® products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, life sustaining, critical control or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications. All dates and products specified are for planning purposes only and are subject to change without notice.