Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST and Oracle(R) Database Achieve Record-Breaking Performance on Linux With TPC-C Benchmark

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and Oracle today announced a TPC-C record performance benchmark result on Linux using Oracle(R) Database on a Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST(R) 580 server and the Linux operating system.(1) Fujitsu is exhibiting at this year’s Oracle OpenWorld, November 12-15, 2007, in booth 1202.

Running on a Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 580 server with 32 Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 1.6 GHz processors, Oracle Database on the Linux operating system achieved 2,196,268 tpmC (transactions per minute) with a price-performance ratio of $4.70/tpmC. This is the fastest TPC-C benchmark ever published on the Linux operating system.

“Deploying Oracle Database on Fujitsu Lintel-based platforms is a cost-effective way for our customers to achieve the highest levels of OLTP performance,” said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president Systems Technology, Oracle. “This TPC-C record performance benchmark reflects our continued commitment to support our customers’ most resource-intensive transaction processing applications.”

“Designed with Fujitsu mainframe expertise, Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 580 servers running Linux deliver the highest reliability and performance in the industry and satisfy the requirements of the world’s most demanding database systems and online transaction processing environments,” said Richard McCormack, senior vice president of marketing for Fujitsu Computer Systems.