Comparing Istanbul's VMmark Scores
For comparison's sake, we've chosen the HP DL385 G5 and HP DL380 G6 as they were configured for their VMmark tests. In the case of the ProLiant DL380 G6, we could only configure the X5560 and not the X5570 as tested so the price is actually LOWER on the DL380 G6 than the "as tested" configuration. Likewise, we chose the PC-6400 (DDR2/667, 8x8GB) memory for the DL 385 G5 versus the more expensive PC-5300 (533) memory as configured in 2008.
As configured for pricing, each system comes with processor, memory, 2-SATA drives and VMware Infrastructure Standard for 2-processors. Note that in testing, additional NIC's, HBA, and storage are configured and such additions are not included herein. We have omitted these additional equipment features as they would be common to a deployment set and have no real influence on relative pricing.
Systems as Configured for Pricing Comparison
| System | Processor | Speed | Cores | Threads | Memory | Speed | Street | ||||||||
| HP ProLiant DL385 G5 | Opteron 2384 | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 667 | $10,877.00 | ||||||||
| HP ProLiant DL385 G6 | Opteron 2435 | 2.6 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 667 | $11,378.00 | ||||||||
| HP ProLiant DL380 G6 | Xeon X5560* | 2.93 | 8 | 16 | 96 | 1066 | $30,741.00 |
Here's some good news: 50% more cores for only 5% more (sound like an economic stimulus?) The comparison Nehalem-EP is nearly 3x the Istanbul system in price.
