Oracle Delivers World Record Price/Performance Result with TPC-C Benchmark

Today, Oracle® Database 11g Standard Edition One (www.oracle.com/database/std_one.html) delivered a world record price/performance result with the TPC-C benchmark(1).

Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One running on an HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server with a single six-core Intel® Xeon® X5650 2.67 GHz processor with Oracle Enterprise Linux (www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html) set a world record TPC-C price/performance result of $0.39/tpmC with a performance result of 290,040 tpmC.

Oracle continues to hold the TPC-C world records in both major categories – performance(2) and price/performance(1). In the TPC-C price/performance category, Oracle has delivered the top three results (www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_price_perf_results.asp) (1, 3, 4). These record results were achieved on Oracle Enterprise Linux and Windows.

Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to two sockets. It provides enterprise-class performance and security, is simple to manage, can easily scale as demand increases, and is upwardly compatible with other Oracle Database editions.

"Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One continues to demonstrate exceptional performance and price/performance, as showcased in this benchmark result,” said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president, Systems Technology, Oracle. "Along with its renowned performance and reliability, customers have the ability to easily upgrade as requirements grow, making Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One an ideal solution for many cost-conscious organizations."