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Archived AlphaServer information is for your reference only. Product information, even for current products, may have changed since publication.

 
AlphaServer 300 4/266
AlphaServer 800 5/333 and 5/400
AlphaServer 1000A
5/333, 5/400 and 5/500
CPU Features 4/266 5/333 5/400 5/333 5/400 5/500
Processors 1 1 1 1 1 1
CPU/ Clock Speed 21064A/ 266 MHz 21164/ 333 MHz 21164/ 400 MHz 21164/ 333 MHz 21164/ 400 MHz 21164/ 500 MHz
Cache Size (on chip/on
board)/ per processor
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./ 2 MB 8 KB I, 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./ 2 MB 8 KB I, 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./ 2 MB 8 KB I, 8 KB D, 96 KB comb./ 8 MB
Performance 4/266 5/333 5/400 5/333 5/400 5/500
tpmC @ $/tpmC - - - - - 3264.8@$60.91
SPECint95 5.18 10.1 11.7 10.1 11.5 14.4
SPECfp95 1 CPU 6.27 12.9 13.7 10.6 11.1 17.8
SPECint_rate95 46.6 90.9 105 90.7 104 127
SPECfp_rate95 56.4 116 123 95.7 99.6 159
SPECweb96 421 - 934 - - -
LINPACK 1000x1000 193.2 374.6 412.5 345.8 380.8 -
I/O Features
Max Memory 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Max Disk (in cabinet/total) 6.6 GB/ 66.6 GB 36 GB / 5.3 TB 63 GB / 8.8 TB
Peak System Bus Bandwidth 533 MB/s n/a 533 MB/s
Max I/O Bandwidth 132 MB/s 266 MB/s 132 MB/s
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 3 PCI slots, 2 EISA slots, 1 64-bit PCI/EISA slot, FWD SCSI-2, integrated SVGA, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, Ethernet, FDDI, DSSI, Token Ring 7 PCI, 2 EISA slots, FWD SCSI-2, RAID, Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, Token Ring, Prestoserve, synch & asynch comm.
High Availability Features
OpenVMS Clusters Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI
UNIX Clusters TruCluster Available Server TruCluster Available Server & TruCluster Production Server TruCluster Available Server & TruCluster Production Server, Parallel Software Environment with PCI Memory Channel
Windows NT Clusters n/a Supported Supported
High Availability Features Supported Auto reboot, system management, optional external disk hot swap, error logging, optional UPS and power management software Auto reboot, thermal management, ECC memory, ECC cache, hot-swap drives, memory failover, remote management console, optional UPS and power management software Auto reboot, thermal management, optional redundant power system, remote system management, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, error logging, optional UP S and power management software
Software Features
Operating Systems Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT
Packaging
Enclosures Desktop Pedestal, Rackmount, Cabinet Pedestal, Rackmount, Cabinet
Height, width, depth, weight H: 10 cm (4 in)
W: 43 cm (17 in)
D: 41 cm (16 in)
W: 11 kg (25 lbs)
Pedestal:
H: 45 cm (17.7 in)
W: 22.6 cm (8.9 in)
D: 65.8 cm (25.9 in)
W: 28 kg (62 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)

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

1 6,767.80 using two 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.1 and Tru64 UNIX v4.1 D4.
2 10,350.16 using four 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.03, and Tru64 UNIX v4.0D.
3 Measured on a 350 MHz system.

  AlphaServer 4000
5/300, 5/400, and 5/466
AlphaServer 4100
5/300, 5/400, and 5/466
CPU Features 5/300 5/400 5/466 5/300 5/400 5/466
Processors up to 2 up to 2 Up to 2 up to 4 up to 4 Up to 4
CPU/ Clock Speed 21164/ 300 MHz 21164A/ 400 MHz 21164/466 MHz 21164/ 300 MHz 21164A/ 400 MHz 21164/466 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./ 2 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 5/466 5/300 5/400 5/466
tpmC @ $/tpmC - - 6,767.80 @ $119 (2 CPU)1 - - 10,350.16@$1252 (4 CPU)
SPECint95 8.11 12.1 14.1 8.11 12.1 14.1
SPECfp95 1 CPU 12.7 17.2 19.2 12.7 17.2 19.2
SPECfp95 SMP 16.7 (2 CPU) 24.2 (2 CPU) 26.5 (2 CPU) 21.8 (4 CPU) 33.4 (4 CPU) 36.1 (4 CPU)
SPECint_rate95 144 (2 CPU) 211 (2 CPU) 250 (2 CPU) 278 (4 CPU) 422 (4 CPU) 485 (4 CPU)
SPECfp_rate95 200 (2 CPU) 275 (2 CPU) 301 (2 CPU) 303 (4 CPU) 439 (4 CPU) 466 (4 CPU)
SPECweb96 - - 1,240(1-CPU) 1,700 (2-CPU) - - 2,304 (4-CPU)
LINPACK 1000 x 1000 775 (2 CPU) 1,019(2 CPU) 1,119 (2 CPU) 1,380(4 CPU) 1,841(4 CPU) 1,934 (4 CPU)
I/O Features
Max Memory 4 GB 8 GB
Max Disk (in cabinet/total) Pedestal: 191 GB/ over 15 TB; Cabinet: 510 GB / over 15 TB Pedestal: 191 GB/ over 15 TB; Cabinet: 510 GB / over 15 TB
Peak System Bus Bandwidth 1.1 GB/s 1.1 GB/s
Max I/O Bandwidth 500 MB/s (1 GB/s with I/O expansion) 500 MB/s
I/O Support 8-16 PCI slots (3 can be used for EISA options), 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.) 8 PCI slots (3 can be used for EISA options), FWD SCSI-2, RAID, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, DSSI, CI, FDDI, Token Ring, synch & asynch comm, ATM, Prestoserve. (Note: 64-bit PCI s lots will accept and improve performance of 32-bit PCI options.)
High Availability Features
OpenVMS Clusters Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI
UNIX Clusters TruCluster Available & Production Server, Parallel Software Environment with PCI Memory Channel
Windows NT Clusters 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 CAB: multiple systems, multip le power sources, dual-ported storage, optional integrated UPS and power management software
Software Features
Operating Systems Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT
Packaging
Enclosures Pedestal, Cabinet, System Drawers (4000 upgrades to 4100 within the enclosure)
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).

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

1 6,767.80 using two 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.1 and Tru64 UNIX v4.1 D4.
2 10,350.16 using four 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.03, and Tru64 UNIX v4.0D.
3 Measured on a 350 MHz system.

 

  AlphaServer 8200 5/300 and 5/440 AlphaServer 8400 5/300 and5/440
CPU Features 5/300 5/440 5/300 5/440
Number of Processors up to 6 up to 6 up to 12 up to 14
CPU/ Clock Speed 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./ 4 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 5/440 5/300 5/440
tpmC @ $/tpmC - - 11,014 @ $222 (10 CPU) 14,176 @ $1863 (10 CPU),
30,390 @ $3053 (TruCluster)
SPECint95 7.43 13.6 7.43 13.6
SPECfp95 1 CPU 12.4 17.0 12.4 17.0
SPECfp95 SMP - 34.3 (6 CPU) - 42.6 (8 CPU)
SPECint_rate95 388 (6 CPU) 701 (6 CPU) 767 (12 CPU) 1,358 (12 CPU)
SPECfp_rate95 420 (6 CPU) 588 (6 CPU) 919 (12 CPU) 1,118 (12 CPU)
SPECweb96 - - - -
LINPACK n x n 2,445(6 CPU) 3,337(6 CPU) 4,996(12 CPU) 6,654(12 CPU), 24,700 (64 CPU)
I/O Features
Max Memory 12 GB 28 GB
Max Disk (in cabinet/total) 364 GB/ over 85 TB 437 GB/ over 85 TB
Peak System Bus Bandwidth 2.1 GB/s 2.1 GB/s
Max I/O Bandwidth 1.2 GB/s 1.2 GB/s
I/O Support 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, 8 EISA slots, 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
OpenVMS Clusters Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, SCSI, CI
UNIX Clusters TruCluster Available and Production Server, Parallel Software Environment with PCI Memory Channel
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 UPS and power management software
Software Features
Operating Systems Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT (future)
Packaging
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.

1 6,767.80 using two 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.1 and Tru64 UNIX v4.1 D4.
2 10,350.16 using four 5/466 MHz CPUs, 4 GB, SYBASE SQL Server v11.03, and Tru64 UNIX v4.0D.
3 Measured on a 350 MHz system.

 

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