Performance studies on Oracle database infrastructures

Our customers use the peakmarks® software to answer questions about the evaluation, quality assurance, and capacity planning of Oracle infrastructures. Based on facts. We present the results of such performance studies in our blog.

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Oracle 19c Performance using the Ampere Altra A1 Processor

August 2023

The Ampere Altra A1 processor uses single-threaded cores with a constant clock rate. The single-thread performance is significantly lower than that of Intel Xeon processors, but throughput scales almost linearly to full CPU utilization. Together with the low Oracle license core factor of 0.25, it represents a real alternative to x86 processors.


Scalability of Intel Xeon servers in Oracle database operation

February 2022

The scalability of many database applications can be realized more easily with scale-up (within a server) instead of scale-out (load distribution across several servers with the addition of various software techniques such as Oracle Real Application Cluster or Oracle Sharding). Therefore, many manufacturers offer database servers with "2", "4", or "8" sockets. This allows both the CPU performance and the main memory capacity of a server to be expanded considerably. Large online transaction systems and the use of in-memory technology benefit from both features. The peakmarks® software includes separate workloads to analyze the scalability capabilities in Oracle database operations. Our study compares a 2-socket Intel Xeon 8358 to a 4-socket Intel Yeon 8380HL.


Exadata X9M PMEM for Log Writer

December 2021

The performance of Oracle Log Writer processes is crucial for the overall performance of transaction-based databases. Exadata Generation X8M introduced persistent memory (PMEM) for a new log writer buffer. Using peakmarks® software, we can analyze log writer performance for different transaction sizes. In this study, we compared the performance of the current Exadata generation X9M-2 with an older Exadata system and a conventional all-flash array of the latest generation.


Oracle on IBM Database Server

October 2021

Business-critical applications require scalability, performance, and reliability from the IT infrastructure. Many companies rely on IBM servers for this. Unfortunately, there are no publicly available and comparable studies on Oracle performance on IBM LinuxOne or IBM POWER servers - neither from Oracle nor IBM. Peakmarks has, therefore, measured the performance of both IBM servers in Oracle database operation.


Oracle on Intel Xeon Servers – With or without Multithreading?

June 2020

Hyperthreading technology enables a single core to handle multiple threads simultaneously, enabling more efficient resource utilization and increasing core throughput. This study analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of Intel Xeon servers with and without hyperthreading when running Oracle database software. The presentation covers detailed results, our conclusions, and recommendations.

Impact of Exadata Storage Tiering on Oracle Online Transaction Processing Performance

November 2019

Most Exadata customers opt for the high capacity storage servers with two-tier storage tiering. Storage tiering should offer high capacity at moderate costs and good performance. Peakmarks has subjected an Exadata X5-2 QRHC system to an intensive test with various database sizes between "1" and "24" TByte. When using Exadata systems for online transaction processing, it is essential that all active data fit into the flash cache to achieve predictable and consistent performance.


Benchmarking Database Cloud Services

August 2019

The peakmarks® software was presented to a broader audience at the 11th TPC Technology Conference 2019 in Los Angeles and published in Lecture Notes of Computer Science, Volume 12257.

Benchmarking Database Cloud Services | Springer Link


Benchmarking of database cloud services has evolved in recent years. We have adapted and improved the peakmarks® software to new technologies and Oracle versions. Here is the updated TPC publication from May 2024, showcasing the latest advancements of peakmarks® Software and current examples with an Oracle Engineered System.

Benchmarking Database Cloud Service, Update May 2024