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AlphaServer Comparison Chart

This chart compares specifications for the complete
AlphaServer family.


DS Series

 

AlphaServer
800

AlphaServer
DS10

AlphaServer
1200

AlphaServer
DS20

CPU Features

5/500

6/466

5/533

6/500

Number of
Processors

1

1

up to 2

up to 2

CPU/ Clock
Speed

21164/ 500 MHz

21264/ 466 MHz

21164/ 533 MHz

21264/ 500 MHz

Cache Size
(on chip
/on board)
per processor

8 KB I, 8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
2 MB

64 KB I,
64 KB D/
2 MB

8 KB I, 8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
4 MB

64 KB I,
64 KB D/
4 MB

In-cabinet
CPU
Upgrade

-

-

Yes

Yes

Performance

800

DS10

1200

DS20

tpmC @ $/
tpmC

-

-

-

11,616 @
$49.92
(2 CPU)
1-Apr-99

SPECint95

14.2

24.6

16.6

27.7

SPECfp95
1
CPU

16.1

47.9

21.9

58.7

SPECfp95
SMP

-

-

30.5 (2 CPU)

76.1 (2 CPU)

SPEC
int_rate95

129

222

291 (2 CPU)

494 (2 CPU)

SPEC
fp_rate95

145

431

342 (2 CPU)

947 (2 CPU)

SPEC
web96

1,545

-

2,045 (1 CPU)
3,000 (2 CPU)

4,092 (1 CPU)
6,065 (2 CPU)

LINPACK
1000x1000

568.1

-

1,277 (2 CPU)

1,426 (2 CPU)

Configurations

 
800
 DS10
 1200
 DS20

Max Memory

2 GB

 

2 GB

 

4 GB

 

4 GB

Max Disk
(in cabinet/
total)

 

72 GB /
5.3 TB

 

27 GB
 

 

126 GB /
7.9 TB

 

128 GB

Max I/O
Bandwidth

 

266 MB/s

 

250 MB/s

 

500 MB/s

 

532 MB/s

I/O Support

 

3 PCI slots,
2 EISA slots,
1 64-bit
PCI/EISA slot

 

3 64-bit PCI slots,
1 32-bit PCI slot

 

4 64-bit PCI slots,
1 32-bit PCI slot,
1 shared 64-bit
PCI/EISA slot,
2 PCI channels

 

5 64-bit PCI slots,
1 shared 64-bit
PCI/ISA slot,
2 PCI channels

High
Availability
Features

 
800
  DS10
  1200
  DS20

OpenVMS
Clusters

Ethernet,
DSSI, FDDI,
SCSI

Ethernet,
DSSI, FDDI,
SCSI

Ethernet,
DSSI, FDDI,
SCSI, CI

Ethernet,
DSSI, FDDI,
SCSI, CI

UNIX
Clusters

TruCluster Available Server & TruCluster Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

TruCluster Available Server & TruCluster Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

TruCluster Available & Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

TruCluster Available Server & TruCluster Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

Windows NT
Clusters

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

High Availability Features Supported

Auto reboot, thermal management, ECC memory, ECC cache, disk hot swap, memory failover, remote system management, optional UPS. Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual- ported storage

Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, error logging, optional UPS. Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual- ported storage

Auto reboot, thermal
management, remote system management, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, ECC system bus, SMP CPU failover, error logging, UPS optional UPS. Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual- ported storage

Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, ECC system bus, SMP CPU failover, error logging, optional uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual- ported storage

I/O Options

 800
DS10
1200
DS20
 

Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet,
FDDI,
Token Ring,
sync. comm.,
async. Comm.,
ATM, RAID,
Fast SCSI-2,
FW SCSI-2,
Ultra SCSI,
DSSI
(OpenVMS),
Prestoserve

Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet,
FDDI,
Token Ring,
synch comm.,
async. Comm.,
RAID,
Fast SCSI-2,
FW SCSI-2,
Ultra SCSI,
DSSI
(OpenVMS),
ATM

Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet,
FDDI,
Token Ring,
sync. Comm.,
ATM,
Fast SCSI-2,
FW SCSI-2,
FWD SCSI-2,
Ultra SCSI,
RAID, CI,
DSSI
(OpenVMS),
Prestoserve

Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet,
FDDI,
Token Ring,
sync. Comm.,
ATM,
Fast SCSI-2,
FW SCSI-2,
FWD SCSI-2,
Ultra SCSI,
RAID, CI,
DSSI
(OpenVMS),
Prestoserve

Software
Features

 800
DS10
1200
DS20

Operating
Systems

Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT, Linux

Standard
Software

Internet-Energized, ServerWORKS Manager, UPS Power
Management

Packaging

 800
DS10
1200
DS20

Enclosures

Pedestal,
Rackmount

Desktop,
Rackmount

Pedestal,
Rackmount

Pedestal,
Rackmount

Height,
width,
depth,
weight

Pedestal:
H: 45cm (17.7 in),
W: 22.6cm (8.9 in),
D: 65.8cm (25.9 in),
W: 28 kg (62 lbs),
Rack Med Cab:
H: 170cm (66.9 in),
W: 60cm (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm (36.1 in),
Rack Tall Cab:
H: 2 Meters (78.7 in),
W: 60cm (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm (36.1 in)

Desktop:
H: 12.9cm (5.1 in),
W: 44.7cm (17.6 in),
D: 48.2cm (19.0 in),
W: 15 kg (32 lbs)
(typical)

Pedestal:
H: 46cm (18.1 in),
W: 35.8cm (14.1 in),
D: 58.6cm (23.1 in),
W: 51 kg (113 lbs)
Rack Med Cabinet:
H: 170cm (66.9 in),
W: 60cm, (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm, (36.1 in)
Rack, Tall Cab:
H: 2 Meters (78.7 in),
W: 60cm, (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm, (36.1 in)

Pedestal:
H: 46cm (18.1 in),
W: 35.8cm (14.1 in),
D: 58.6cm (23.1 in),
W: 51 kg (113 lbs),
Rack Med Cab:
H: 170cm (66.9 in),
W: 60cm (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm (36.1 in),
Rack, Tall Cab:
H: 2 Meters (78.7 in),
W: 60cm (23.6 in),
D: 91.6cm (36.1 in)

Features may differ among operating environments.
Performance may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating environment.

 

ES Series

 

AlphaServer 4100

AlphaServer ES40

CPU Features

5/533

5/600

6/500

Number of Processors

Up to 4

Up to 4

Up to 4

CPU/ Clock Speed

21164/ 533 MHz

21164/ 600 MHz

21264/500MHz

Cache Size (on chip/on board) per processor

8 KB I, 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./ 4 MB

8 KB I, 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./ 8 MB

64KB I, 64KB D/4 MB

In-cabinet CPU Upgrade

Yes

Yes

CPU, I/O, memory, storage

Performance

4100

ES40

tpmC @ $/tpmC

-

-

-

SPECint95

16.6

18.8

27.3

SPECfp95 1 CPU

21.9

29.2

57.7

SPECfp95 SMP

42.1
(4 CPU)

51.4
(4 CPU)

104
(4 CPU)

SPECint_rate95

575
(4 CPU)

657
(4 CPU)

957
(4 CPU)

SPECfp_rate95

565
(4 CPU)

858
(4 CPU)

1,658
(4 CPU)

SPECweb96

4,100
(4 CPU)

4,587
(4 CPU)

11,159
(4 CPU)

LINPACK 1000 x 1000

2,038
(4 CPU)

2,634
(4 CPU)

2,761
(4 CPU)

Configurations

 4100
ES40

Max Memory

8 GB

Model 1: 8 GB; Model 2: 16 GB (32GB in Q3)

Max Disk (in cabinet/total)

Pedestal: 380 GB/ over 15 TB; Cabinet: 760 GB/ over 15 TB

Tower: 145 GB/over 15 TB; Pedestal: 528 GB/over 15 TB; Cabinet: 1.2 TB/over 15 TB

Max I/O Bandwidth

500 MB/s

532 MB/s

I/O Support

8 PCI slots (including 3 shared PCI/EISA slots), 2 64-bit PCI channels

Model 1: 6 64-bit PCI; Model 2: 10 64-bit PCI

High Availability Features

 4100
ES40

OpenVMS Clusters

Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI

Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI

UNIX Clusters

TruCluster Available & Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

TruCluster Available & Production Server, Parallel Software Environment
( PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

Windows NT Clusters

Supported

Supported

High Availability

Features Supported

Auto reboot, thermal management, optional redundant power system, remote system management, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, ECC system bus, SMP CPU failover, error logging, optional UPS. Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual-ported storage

Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID, hot swap drives, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, ECC system bus, SMP CPU failover, error logging, hot-swap redundant power and cooling, optional UPS. Also with rackmount: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual-ported storage

I/O Options

 4100
ES40
 

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, sync. Comm., async. Comm., RAID, Fast SCSI-2, FW SCSI-2, FWD SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI, CI, DSSI (OpenVMS), Prestoserve, ATM

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, sync. Comm., async. Comm., RAID, Fast SCSI-2, FWD SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI , CI, DSSI (Open VMS), ATM

Software Features

 4100
ES40

Operating Systems

Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT

Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT, Linux

Standard Software

Internet-Energized, ServerWORKS Manager, UPS Power Management

Internet-Energized, server management software, UPS Power Management

Packaging

 4100
ES40

Enclosures

Pedestal, Rackmount

Tower, Pedestal, Rackmount

Height, Width, Depth, Weight

Pedestal: H: 75 cm (29.5 in), W: 49 cm (19.3 in), D: 90 cm (35.4 in), W: 113.6 kg (250 lbs). Medium Cabinet: H: 170cm (66.93 in), W: 60cm (23.62 in), D: 91.6cm (36.06 in). Tall Cabinet: H: 2 Meters (78.74 in), W: 60cm (23.62 in), D: 91.6cm (36.06 in).

Tower: H: 50.8 cm (20 in), W: 38.7 (15.25 in), D: 78.7 cm (31 in), W: 75 kg (165 lbs). Pedestal: H: 78.2 cm (30.8 in), W: 50.8 cm (20 in), D: 80.6 cm (31.75 in), W: 159 kg (350 lbs). Rack: 199.4 cm (78.5 in), W: 59.9 (23.6 in), D: 110.0 cm (43.3 in), W: 477.3 kg (1050 lbs)

Features may differ among operating environments.
Performance may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating environment.

 

GS Series

 

AlphaServer GS60

AlphaServer GS140

CPU Features

6/525

6/525

Number of Processors

Up to 6

Up to 14

CPU/ Clock Speed

21264/ 525 MHz

21264/ 525 MHz

Cache Size (on chip/on board)/ per processor

64 KB I, 64 KB D/ 4 MB

64 KB I, 64 KB D/ 4 MB

In-cabinet CPU Upgrade

Yes

Yes

Performance

  GS60

  GS140

tpmC @ $/tpmC

-

37,540 @ $79.43

TPC-D
ad hoc users
(see TPC-D update)

-

TPC-D@300 GB
8,273.1 (QppD), 3,488.0 (QthD), $999 ($/QphD)

TPC-D
business reporting users
(see TPC-D update)

-

TPC-D@300 GB
29,711.6 (QppD), 4,868.7 (QthD), $192 ($/QphD)

SPECint95

27.7

27.8

SPECfp95 1 CPU

42.5

45.2

SPECfp95 SMP

-

105 (8 CPU)

SPECint_rate95

1,423 (6 CPU)

1,901 (8 CPU)

SPECfp_rate95

1,013 (4 CPU)

1,600 (8 CPU)

SPECweb96

-

14,263 (10 CPU)

LINPACK n x n

-

4,755 (8 CPU)

Configurations

  GS60

GS140

Max Memory

12 GB

28 GB

Max Disk (in cabinet/total)

720 GB / 85 TB

864 GB / 85 TB

Max I/O Bandwidth

1.2 GB/s

1.2 GB/s

I/O Support

132 PCI slots, 8 EISA slots

144 PCI slots, 8 EISA slots, 24 XMI slots

High Availability Features

 

OpenVMS Clusters

Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI

UNIX Clusters

TruCluster Available and Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)

Windows NT Clusters

Supported

High Availability

Features Supported

Auto reboot, thermal management, optional redundant power system, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, ECC system bus, SMP CPU failover, error logging, optional battery backup, optional UPS

I/O Options

 
 

Fast Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, sync. Comm., async. Comm., ATM, Ultra SCSI, FWD SCSI-2, RAID, HiPPI, Fibre Channel, CI (OpenVMS), IPI, DSSI (OpenVMS),

Prestoserve (Tru64 UNIX), Mainframe Channel Connect

Software Features

 

Operating Systems

Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT

Standard Software

Internet-Energized, ServerWORKS Manager, UPS Power Management

Packaging

  GS60
 
GS140

Enclosures

Cabinet, Rackmount

Cabinet, Rackmount

Height, Width, Depth, Weight

H: 170 cm (67 in), W: 60 cm (23.6 in), D: 92.5 cm (36.4 in), W: 272 kg (600 lbs)

H: 170 cm (67 in), W: 80 cm (31.5 in), D: 87.5 cm (34.4 in), W: 408 kg (900 lbs)

Features may differ among operating environments.
Performance may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating environment.

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