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DS Series
AlphaServer
800 		AlphaServer
DS10 		AlphaServer
1200 		AlphaServer
DS20
CPU 5/500 6/466 5/533 6/500
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)
Configs 800  DS10  1200  DS20
Max Mem. 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Max Disk
(in cab/
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 and TruCluster Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect)
Windows NT
Clusters 		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)
 

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

 

ES Series
AlphaServer 4100 AlphaServer ES40
CPU 5/533 5/600 6/500
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 5/533 5/600 6/500
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 and Production Server, Parallel Software Environment (PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect) TruCluster Available and 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 6/525 6/525
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