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DB2 Breaks the Million Transactions per Minute Barrier on x86-64 Processors AND Sets New Price/Performance Record

On Tuesday August 19th, DB2 became the first database to ever break the 1,000,000 tpmC barrier on an x86-64 processor. This result was accomplished using Intel's latest hexa (six) core processor (nicknamed Dunnington); specifically, it was achieved running DB2 9.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 on an IBM System x3950 M2 8 socket Intel X7460 2.66GHz hexa core server (48 cores).

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In fact, as the previous table shows, DB2 holds the top three price/performance results for any TPC-C result over 1,000,000 tpmC. In addition, these top three price/performance results were achieved on different servers. This accomplishment speaks to the flexibility and power of DB2 on any platform and illustrates the value savings of running DB2 on multiple hardware platforms.

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