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  DEC 3000 Model 800 AXP Workstation and Model 800S AXP Deskside Server DEC 4000 AXP Departmental Servers DEC 7000 AXP Data Center and DEC 10000 AXP Enterprise Servers
CPU Features
Processors 1 Up to 2 Up to 6
CPU Clock Speed 200 MHz 600: 160 MHz 700: 190 MHz 200 MHz
Cache Size (on chip/on board) 8 KB I-cache,
8 KB D-cache/
2 MB
8 KB I-cache, 8 KB D-cache/
1 MB per CPU (600),
4 MB/CPU (700)
8 KB I-cache, 8 KB D-cache/
4 MB per processor
OpenVMS Performance 800/800S 610 620 710 720 610 620 640 660
TPS - 183 - 272 403 325 530 - -
SPECint92 99.3 83.5 - 94.0 - 104.3 - - -
SPECfp92 187.2 143.1 - 188.4 - 200.5 - - -
SPECrate_int92 2,387 1,986 3,696 2,201 4,343 2,392 4,741 9,076 13,351
SPECrate_fp92 4,417 3,317 6,214 4,414 8,436 4,336 8,488 17,157 25,565
LINPACK 1000x1000 148.3 86.4 - 145.6 - 154.5 - - -
DEC OSF/1 Performance
TPS 186 - - - - - - - -
AIM Rating/User Load 119.3/902 92/655 - 105.1/776 - - - - -
SPECint92 130.2 94.6 - 122.4 - 132.6 - - -
SPECfp92 184.0 137.6 185.4 200. - - -
SPECrate_int92 3,137 2,198 - 2,900 - 3,179 - - -
SPECrate_fp92 4,377 3,247 - 4,340 - 4,699 - - -
LINPACK 1000x1000 147.1 110 - 143.4 - 152.3 - - -
I/O Features
Max. Memory (16-Mbit chip) 1 GB 2 GB1 14 GB1
Max. Disk (in cabinet/total) 800:
8.4 GB/170 GB

800S:
8.4 GB/199 GB

32 GB/100 GB (over 1 TB1) 210 GB/over 10 TB
Maximum I/O Bandwidth 100 MB/s 210 MB/s 400 MB/s
I/O Support

(Maximum Configuration)

6-slot TURBOchannel, 12 SCSI-2 (800),14 SCSI-2 (800S), Ethernet, FDDI, ISDN1, Prestoserve, VME, Voice-Quality Audio (800) 6-slot Futurebus+, 4 SCSI-2, 4 Fast SCSI-2, 4 DSSI, Ethernet, FDDI, Prestoserve, HiPPI1, IPI 4 12-slot XMI, 1 9-slot Futurebus+, 10 CI2, 18 DSSI1, 18 Fast SCSI-22, 16 Ethernet2, 8 FDDI, 12 SDI, Prestoserve1, HiPPI1, IPI1
Graphics/Multimedia HX, J300, ZLX-M1, ZLX-M2, ZLX-E1, Denali, DECvideo/PIP n/a n/a
High Availability Features
Cluster Support (OpenVMS) Ethernet, FDDI Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI Ethernet, DSSI1, CI, FDDI
Alpha AXP Farms (DEC OSF/1) Ethernet, FDDI n/a n/a
High Availability Features Supported Disk Shadowing, POLYCENTER Advanced File System, DECsafe ASE1 Disk Shadowing, POLYCENTER Advanced File System, Uninterruptible Power System Disk Shadowing, POLYCENTER Advanced File System, DECsafe ASE1, N+1 Redundant Power System3, Int. Uninterruptible Power System3, Int. Power Conditioning
Software Features
Operating Systems OpenVMS AXP, DEC OSF/1 AXP OpenVMS AXP, DEC OSF/1 AXP OpenVMS AXP, DEC OSF/1 AXP

2 2 CI controllers, 8 Fast SCSI-2 and 8 Ethernet ports supported initially
3 Standard on the DEC 10000 AXP, Optional on the DEC 7000 AXP.

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

 

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