[Info-vax] Integrity i2, i4, i6 relative performance

[David Turner]

Has anyone tried running HP OpenVMS on the i4?
Supported or not, does it work?
I think I might try tomorrow to satisfy my curiosity!

DT



On 4/21/2019 6:35 PM, Forster, Michael wrote:
> Thank you!
> 
> Also many of us need to consider something you all are well aware of - what's supported or certified by our database and application vendors. Big problem currently that prevents many financial or healthcare organizations from migrating to VSI versions and i4 or i6 platforms.
> 
> Michael Forster
> Enterprise Storage and IDX Architect | Information Services
> Medical College of Wisconsin
> O: (414) 955-4967 |  mforster at mcw.edu
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> On 2019-04-20 21:39:05 +0000, Forster, Michael said:
> 
>> Forgive me for this loaded and variable outcome question. For your
>> customers, how significant have the x6 versus x2 chips been for real
>> applications and their experience and performance and potential issues
>> encountered.  I know that on paper the specifications seem to be
>> significant.
> 
> Some performance-related and feature-related reading:
> 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.connect-2Dcommunity.de_sites_default_files_05a-2520Performance-5Fi4-5Fvs-5Fi2.pdf&d=DwICAg&c=aFamLAsxMIDYjNglYHTMV0iqFn3z4pVFYPQkjgspw4Y&r=2i3Iy38OaXCqI2PNgrM4Aw&m=r9wvGaRjf1RT6WyrGquzDXtrHgeHAT7IybnGW54FRRw&s=tlqG0szBsmbJv-Qw4XJM_JX5eUDpZd5CWH6DB5-l6aE&e=
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.realworldtech.com_poulson_&d=DwICAg&c=aFamLAsxMIDYjNglYHTMV0iqFn3z4pVFYPQkjgspw4Y&r=2i3Iy38OaXCqI2PNgrM4Aw&m=r9wvGaRjf1RT6WyrGquzDXtrHgeHAT7IybnGW54FRRw&s=05sp-uPV3sC1tKjBCAQwRfup6jiDskQqAqA6YHuzZ7Q&e=
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msg_comp.os.vms_x-2Dtpyt5P3tU_0kVI5lkUEwAJ&d=DwICAg&c=aFamLAsxMIDYjNglYHTMV0iqFn3z4pVFYPQkjgspw4Y&r=2i3Iy38OaXCqI2PNgrM4Aw&m=r9wvGaRjf1RT6WyrGquzDXtrHgeHAT7IybnGW54FRRw&s=9WVnpnl5VzqA2-foKh0owCZy1e_HGIK4j42ScLGOsuo&e=
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> Integrity i2 Tukwila to Integrity i4 Poulson can be a nice performance jump.
> 
> There are some performance-related feature upgrades in i4 and i6 over
> i2, too.  Alignment fault handling improvements, and some out-of-order
> support, etc.
> 
> Integrity i4 Poulson and Integrity i6 Kittson seem to differ only in
> binning and in labeling.
> 
> A few select i6 processor bins are slightly faster than the fastest of
> i4.  IIRC, around ~15%.
> 
> Outside what arrives with the slightly faster clock on a few bins, i4
> and i6 performance differences are negligible.
> 
> If you're on i2, consider i4 or i6.  If you're already on i4 and not
> right on the edge, then i6 as your i4 ages out, and/or if you need the
> longest hardware-support window.
> 
> For i4, might want to look at more memory, or SSDs, or faster HBAs,
> etc., before i6.
> 
> YMMV, etc.
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