ProLiant ML330 Outperforms IBM Netfinity 1000 on NetBench 6.0

Compaq ProLiant ML330 Outperforms IBM Netfinity 1000 on NetBench 6.0 2
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NetBench 6.0 Benchmark
Overview
NetBench is a portable benchmark program that measures how well a file server handles file I/O
requests from 32-bit Windows clients, which pelt the server with requests for network file
operations. NetBench reports throughput and client response time measurements. To run
NetBench, you need a file server, a PC running Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups (called
the controller) to start and monitor the tests, and clients to actually run the tests. Version 6.0 of
NetBench has the following new features:
• New response time measures for NetBench clients that show how long a server takes to
respond to each client’s requests.
• Support for the 32-bit Windows client only. That client runs on Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT. There is no longer support for the 16-bit Windows, DOS, or Mac OS clients.
• Fixes for all known bugs.
Results
The Compaq ProLiant ML330 delivers outstanding performance in its class. The test was
performed using NetBench 6.0 and Windows NT 4.0 Server.
On average, the Compaq ProLiant ML330 with 667-MHz Pentium III processor outperforms the
IBM Netfinity 1000 with 650-MHz processor, 256 KB L2 cache, and 64 MB RAM by:
• 61% when averaged over 1 to 60 clients
• 69% when comparing only the peak
On average, the Compaq ProLiant ML330 with 667-MHz Pentium III processor outperforms the
IBM Netfinity 1000 with 650-MHz processor, 256 KB L2 cache, and 128 MB RAM by:
• 60% when averaged over 1 to 60 clients
• 79% when comparing only the peak