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publication.
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AlphaServer 300 4/266
Workgroup Server |
AlphaServer 400 4/233 Workgroup
Server |
AlphaServer 1000A
4/266, 5/333, and 1000A 5/400
Workgroup Servers |
AlphaServer 2000
5/300 and 5/375 Departmental Servers |
| CPU |
4/266 |
4/233 |
4/266 |
5/333 |
5/400 |
5/300 |
5/375 |
| Processors |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Up to 2 |
Up to 2 |
| CPU/ Clock Speed |
21064A/ 266 MHz |
21064A/ 233 MHz |
21064/ 266 MHz |
21164/ 333 MHz |
21164A/ 400 MHz |
21164/ 291MHz |
21164/ 375 MHz |
| Cache Size (on chip/onboard)/ per processor |
16 KB I,
16 KB D/
2 MB |
8 KB I,
8 KB D/
512 KB |
16 KB I,
16 KB D /
2 MB |
8 KB I,
8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
2 MB |
8 KB I,
8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
4 MB |
| Performance |
4/266 |
4/233 |
4/266 |
5/333 |
5/400 |
5/300 |
5/375 |
| tpmC @ $/tpmC |
- |
- |
1,153 @ 229 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SPECint95 |
5.18 |
4.28 est. |
4.34 |
10.1 |
11.5 |
8.02 |
11.5 |
| SPECfp95 1 CPU |
6.27 |
4.32 est. |
6.03 |
10.6 |
11.1 |
9.64 |
15.1 |
| SPECfp95 SMP |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13.9 |
- |
| SPECint_rate95 |
46.6 |
38.5 est. |
39.0 |
90.7 |
104 |
125 |
204 |
| SPECfp_rate95 |
56.4 |
38.8 est. |
54.3 |
95.7 |
99.6 |
161 |
258 |
| SPECweb96 |
- |
- |
252 |
- |
737 |
681 |
- |
| LINPACK 1000x1000 |
193.2 |
138.4 |
193.2 |
345.8 |
380.8 |
up to 663.5 |
565 |
| I/O Features |
| Max Memory |
512 MB |
384 MB |
1 GB |
1 GB |
| Max Disk (in cabinet/total) |
6.6 GB/ 66.6 GB |
17.2 GB / 90 GB |
30 GB / 440 GB |
34.4 GB / over 4 TB |
| Peak System Bus Bandwidth |
533 MB/s |
267 MB/s |
533 MB/s |
667 MB/s |
| Max I/O Bandwidth |
132 MB/s |
132 MB/s |
132 MB/s |
132 MB/s PCI; 33 MB/s EISA |
| I/O Support |
1 PCI slot,
1 ISA slot,
1 PCI/ISA slot,
2 serial ports,
1 parallel port, Ethernet,
FDDI,
Token Ring, Prestoserve, FWD SCSI-2, RAID,
synch & asynch comm |
2 PCI slots,
3 ISA slots,
1 PCI/ISA slot, FWD SCSI-2, Ethernet, FDDI, synch & asynch comm, Token
Ring |
7 PCI slots,
2 EISA slots,
FWD SCSI-2,
RAID,
Ethernet,
DSSI,
FDDI,
Token Ring,
Prestoserve,
synch & asynch comm. |
3 PCI slots,
7 EISA slots,
Fast SCSI-2,
FW SCSI-2,
FWD SCSI-2,
RAID,
Ethernet,
DSSI,
CI,
FDDI,
Token Ring, Prestoserve,
synch & asynch comm |
| High Availability Features |
| OpenVMS Clusters |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI |
| UNIX Clusters |
n/a |
DECsafe ASE |
DECsafe ASE |
TruCluster, DECsafe ASE, Parallel Software Environment
with PCI Memory Channel |
| Windows NT Clusters |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
| High Availability Features Supported |
Auto reboot, system management, optional external
disk hot swap, error logging, optional UPS |
Auto reboot, system management, optional external
disk hot swap, memory failover, error logging, optional UPS |
Auto reboot, thermal management,
optional redundant power system, remote system management,
RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache,
error logging, optional UPS. |
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. |
| Software Features |
| Operating Systems |
Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT |
| Packaging |
| Enclosures |
Desktop |
Mini-Tower |
Pedestal, Rackmount, Cabinet |
Pedestal |
| Height, width depth, weight |
H: 10 cm (4 in)
W: 43 cm (17 in)
D: 41 cm (16 in)
W: 11 kg (25 lbs) |
H: 43 cm (17 in)
W: 18 cm (7 in)
D: 43 cm (17 in)
W: 12 kg (28 lbs) |
Pedestal:
H: 46 cm (18.1 in)
W: 35.8 cm (14.1 in)
D: 58.6 cm (23.1 in)
W: 39 kg (86 lbs) |
H: 60.5 cm (23.8 in)
W: 43 cm (16.9 in)
D: 65 cm (25.6 in)
W: 54 kg (109 lbs) |
Features may differ among operating environments. Performance
may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating
environment.
1 Linpack 1000x1000.
2 Linpack NxN.
3 Measured on a 350 MHz system.
47,598 using four 5/400 MHz CPUs, 3 GB, SYBASE v11, and Digital UNIX v3.2F . 03/10/97
57,985 using four 5/400 MHz CPUs, 4 GB,
Oracle Rdb v7.0, and OpenVMS v7.1
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AlphaServer
4000/4100
5/300 and 5/400
Departmental Servers |
AlphaServer 8200
5/300 and 5/440 Enterprise Servers |
AlphaServer 8400
5/300 and 5/440 Enterprise Servers |
| CPU |
5/300 |
5/400 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
| Number of Processors |
4000: up to 2
4100: Up to 4 |
4000: up to 2
4100: Up to 4 |
Up to 6 |
Up to 6 |
Up to 12 |
Up to 12 |
| CPU/ Clock Speed |
21164/ 300 MHz |
21164A/ 400 MHz |
21164/ 300 MHz |
21164A/ 437 MHz |
21164/ 300 MHz |
21164A/ 437 MHz |
| Cache Size (on chip/on board)/ per processor |
8 KB I , 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./
2 MB |
8 KB I, 8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
4 MB |
8 KB I, 8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
4 MB |
8 KB I, 8 KB D,
96 KB comb./
4 MB |
| Performance |
5/300 |
5/400 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
| tpmC @ $/tpmC |
- |
4100: 7,598 @ $1524
4100: 7,985 @ $1735 |
- |
- |
11,014 @ $222 |
14,176 @ $1983,
30,390 @ $3053 (TruCluster) |
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4000 5/300 |
4100 4/300 |
4000 5/400 |
4100 5/400 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
5/300 |
5/440 |
| SPECint95 |
8.11 |
8.11 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
7.43 |
13.6 |
7.43 |
13.6 |
| SPECfp95 1 CPU |
12.7 |
12.7 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
12.4 |
17.0 |
12.4 |
17.0 |
| SPECfp95 SMP |
16.7 |
21.8 |
24.2 |
33.4 |
- |
34.3 |
- |
42.6 |
| SPECint_rate95 |
144 |
278 |
211 |
422 |
388 |
701 |
767 |
1,358 |
| SPECfp_rate95 |
200 |
303 |
275 |
439 |
420 |
588 |
919 |
1,118 |
| SPECweb96 |
- |
- |
974 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| LINPACK |
7751 |
1,3801 |
1,0191 |
1,8411 |
2,4452 |
3,3372 |
4,9962 |
6,6542 |
| I/O Features |
| Max Memory |
4000: 4 GB, 4100: 8 GB |
12 GB |
28 GB |
| Max Disk (in cabinet/total) |
Pedestal: 90 GB/ over 7.5 TB; Cabinet: 240 GB
/ over 7.5 TB |
160 GB/ over 39 TB |
192 GB/ over 39 TB |
| Peak System Bus Bandwidth |
1.1 GB/s |
2.1 GB/s |
2.1 GB/s |
| Max I/O Bandwidth |
500 MB/s |
1,200 MB/s |
1,200 MB/s |
| I/O Support |
5 PCI slots
3 PCI/EISA slots
FWD SCSI-2
RAID
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
DSSI
CI
FDDI
Token Ring
synch & asynch comm
ATM
Prestoserve.
(Note: 64-bit PCI slots will accept and improve performance of 32-bit PCI
options.) |
132 PCI slots
8 EISA slots
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
CI
FDDI
Token Ring
IPI
synch & asynch comm
FWD SCSI-2
RAID DSSI Prestoserve
HiPPI
Fibre Channel
ATM
Mainframe channel connect |
144 PCI slots
EISA
XMI
Futurebus+®
CI
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
FDDI
Token Ring
IPI
synch & asynch comm FWD SCSI-2
RAID
DSSI
Prestoserve
HiPPI
Fibre Channel
ATM
Mainframe channel connect |
| High Availability Features |
| OpenVMSClusters |
Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI |
Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI |
Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI |
| UNIX Clusters |
TruCluster, DECsafe ASE, Parallel Software Environment
with PCI Memory Channel |
TruCluster, DECsafe ASE, Parallel Software Environment
with PCI Memory Channel |
| Windows NT Clusters |
Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI |
n/a |
n/a |
| 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 CAB: multiple systems, multiple power sources, dual-ported
storage, optional integrated UPS |
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 |
| Software Features |
| Operating Systems |
Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT |
Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT (future) |
| Packaging |
| Enclosures |
Pedestal, Cabinet, System Drawers (4000 upgrades
to 4100 within the enclosure) |
Cabinet |
Cabinet |
| 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)
Cabinet:
H: 170.2 cm (67 in)
W: 60 cm (23.6 in)
D: 97 cm (38.2 in)
W: 350.9 kg (772 lbs)
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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.
1 Linpack 1000x1000.
2 Linpack NxN.
3 Measured on a 350 MHz system.
47,598 using four 5/400 MHz CPUs, 3 GB, SYBASE v11,
and Digital UNIX v3.2F . 03/10/97
57,985 using four 5/400 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, Oracle Rdb v7.0,
and OpenVMS v7.1
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