NEC sets TPC benchmark E (TPC-E) performance record

IRVING, USA: NEC Corp. of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communications, networking and IT solutions, announced that the NEC Express5800/A1080a-E enterprise server with Intel Xeon processor E7 architecture achieved the fastest performance on the TPC BenchmarkTM E (TPC-E)1.

This world record performance of 4,614.22tpsE (transactions-per-second in TPC-E) at $450.18USD/tpsE was achieved by the NEC Express5800/A1080a-E. The results demonstrate the capabilities of Microsoft Corp’s new SQL Server 2012, available April 2, to support very high-end OLTP workloads in demanding enterprise environments and NEC’s commitment to deliver industry-leading SQL Server performance.

Building upon a decade long development experience, the fifth generation Express5800/A1080a-E server with support for the Intel Xeon processor E7 architecture provides optimal investment protection, reliability and scalability in high-load SQL Server and virtual machine environments where downtime can be most costly.

“Microsoft is pleased that NEC has once again shown the tremendous performance characteristics of its enterprise servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012,” said Claude Lorenson, director, SQL Server Product Management, at Microsoft. “The benchmark results demonstrate that the combination of NEC’s proven technology and SQL Server 2012 provide a platform that is ready for today’s most demanding workloads.”

“Drawing from NEC's rich heritage in mainframe and supercomputer computing, the NEC Express5800/A1080a enterprise server’s reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features are built around Intel’s E7 Series processors to meet the increasing demands of business-critical applications,” said Mike Mitsch, VP of IT products, NEC Enterprise Technologies. “This release continues to demonstrate NEC’s commitment to providing mission critical database system solutions with the NEC Express5800 enterprise server products.”

In addition to holding the top position, NEC's Express5800/1000 series servers hold two additional top-ten TPC-E performance benchmarks2 demonstrating NEC’s continuous work to improve performance in its high end server line. TPC-E is an industry-standard benchmark that is designed to be broadly representative of modern OLTP systems. The benchmark simulates a brokerage firm with customers, accounts and holdings, where customers trade stocks and monitor their accounts and the market.