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VAX Workstations and Servers

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System VAXstation 4000
Model 96
Workstation
MicroVAX 3100
Models 40, 85, 88, 96, 98 Desktop Servers
CPU Features Model 40 Model 85 Model 88 Model 96 Model 98
Number of processors 1 1 1 1 1 1
CPU clock speed 100 MHz 25 MHz 62.5 MHz 62.5 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz
Cache size
(on chip/on board)
2 KB/256 KB 6 KB/6 KB 10 KB/512 KB 10 KB/128 KB 10 KB/512 KB 10 KB/512 KB
In-cabinet CPU upgrade Model 60 to Model 96
Models 90/90A to Model 96
Model 40 to Models 85/96
Models 85/95 to Model 96
Model 88 to Model 98
Performance Model 40 Model 85 Model 88 Model 96 Model 98
TPS (est.) NA 39 110 110 200 200
SPECmark89 45 NA NA NA NA NA
I/O Features Model 40 Model 85 Model 88 Model 96 Model 98
Maximum memory 128 MB 32 MB 128 MB 256 MB 128 MB 256 MB
Maximum disk
(in cabinet/total)
4.2 GB/
25.2 GB
10.5 GB/
27.3 GB
10.5 GB/
56.7 GB
10.5 GB/
58.8 GB
10.5 GB/
56.7 GB
16.3 GB/
58.8 GB
Maximum I/O bandwidth 10 MB/s 4 MB/s 4 MB/s 4 MB/s 4 MB/s 4 MB/s
I/O support SCSI, Ethernet, 1-slot TURBOchannel, FDDI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI,
Ethernet
2 SCSI,
Ethernet
2 SCSI,
Ethernet
2 SCSI,
Ethernet
High Availability Features Model 40 Model 85 Model 88 Model 96 Model 98
OpenVMS Clusters Ethernet, FDDI Ethernet
High availability features Disk Shadowing Disk Shadowing
Enclosures Model 40 Model 85 Model 88 Model 96 Model 98
DesktopDesktop Mini-towerDesktop Mini-tower

System
VAX 4000 Models 106A, 108 Server

VAX 4000 Models 505A, 705A Server

VAX 7000 Models 810, 860 Servers
CPU Features Model 106A Model 108 Model 505A Model 705A Models 810, 860
Number of processors 1 1 1 1 Up to 6
CPU clock speed 100 MHz 100 MHz 83.3 MHz 111 MHz 170.9 MHz
Cache size
(on chip/on board)
10 KB/512 KB 10 KB/512 KB 10 KB/512 KB 10 KB/2 MB 10 KB/4 MB per processor
In-cabinet CPU upgrade Models 100/100A/105A to Model 106A NA Each VAX 4000 server upgrades to any higher VAX 4000 server To symmetric multiprocessing VAX CPUs and Alpha CPUs
Performance Model 106A Model 108 Model 505A Model 705A Model 810 Model 860
TPS (est.) 215 215 200 280 375 1200
SPECmark89 NA NA NA NA NA NA
I/O Features Model 106A Model 108 Model 505A Model 705A Model 810 Model 860
Maximum memory 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 3.5 GB
Maximum disk
(in cabinet/total)
8.4 GB/

344.46 GB

16.8 GB/

344.46 GB

14.4 GB/500 GB 42 GB/over 10 TB
Maximum I/O bandwidth 16.3 MB/s 16.3 MB/s 20.3 MB/s 400 MB/s
I/O support 2 DSSI, 1 SCSI, 3 Ethernet, Q-bus 6 DSSI, 3 Ethernet, Q-bus 4 XMI, 10 CI, 24 DSSI, 8 FDDI, 16 Ethernet, 12 SDI, 6 VAXBI, 8 VME
High Availability Features
OpenVMS Clusters Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI Ethernet, DSSI, CI, FDDI
High availability features Disk Shadowing, Uninterruptible Power Supply Disk Shadowing, Uninterruptible Power Supply, Reconfiguration Disk Shadowing, N+1 Redundant Power System, Integrated Uninterruptible Power Supply, Integrated Power Conditioning
Enclosure Model 106A Model 108 Model 505A Model 705A Model 810 Model 860
Desktop Mini-tower

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