Performance Increases
Independent tests have shown that virtualised VAX solutions perform at many times the speed of original VAX hardware.
Performance Metrics: VUPs
When running on a 2.4GHz quad processor server with 1GB RAM, our virtualised solutions can achieve ratings of up to 500 VUPs (using SMP with 6 processors at up to 85 VUPs per processor).
This is over 3 times faster than a VAX 6660 (at around 150 VUPs) and around 13 times faster than a MicroVAX 3100 Model 96 (at 38 VUPs).
Example: Oracle Database Performance
The following results were taken from a trial by Oracle comparing a VAX 6650 with a virtualised solution running on a 2.4GHz quad processor server. On today's mid-range or high-end servers, the performance increases would be even greater.
Database Inserts
Single-User OLTP
CPU-Intensive Operations
| Type of Test | VAX 6650 | Virtualised VAX | Speed Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Database INSERTs
Average time for 100 transactions |
17 seconds | 4 seconds | 425% |
|
Single User OLPT
Average time for 1,000 transactions |
2 seconds | 0.7 seconds | 286% |
|
CPU Intensive Operations
Arbitrary program for finding prime numbers |
400 seconds | 65 seconds | 615% |
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