ThinkSystem SR655 V3 Sets 2 World Records with New TPC-E Benchmark Result

Lenovo has published a new TPC-E benchmark result that has raised the bar on OLTP database performance. The result has been achieved on the powerful Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 server. The benchmark results are:

• The world’s #1 overall TPC-E result for performance
• The world’s best TPC-E result for performance on 1-processor systems

The TPC-E benchmark is designed to enable customers to objectively measure and compare the performance and price of various Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and database systems.

The ThinkSystem SR655 V3 server achieved the following score (1):

• 18,682.14 tpsE (transactions per second E) @ $80.23 USD/tpsE

This result is the highest TPC-E performance ever published:

• 29.3% faster than the previous generation’s top-of-the-line 128-core Bergamo processor, at 4.73% better price/performance (2)
• 17.6% higher performance than the previous #1 overall TPC-E performance result (3)
• the first TPC-E performance result ever to go over 18,000 transactions per second

Including this new result, Lenovo servers have the #1 1P (1,4), 2P (3,3), and overall (1,4) TPC-E performance and price/performance results.

The SR655 V3 achieved this record level of OLTP performance using the following configuration:

• 1x AMD EPYC 9845 160-core Turin processor at 2.1GHz (1 processor, 160 total cores, 320 total threads)
• 1536 GB of Lenovo TruDDR5 memory
• Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition

This result also relied on Lenovo Storage D1224 DAS enclosures. Six D1224 storage enclosures and 144 SAS SSDs were used in the benchmark configuration, attached directly to the server using six ThinkSystem RAID 940-8e controllers configured with RAID-5. 

Results referenced are current as of May 1, 2025. To view all TPC results, visit www.tpc.org.

(1) The total solution availability for this TPC-E benchmark result is April 29, 2025. See the details for this result at https://tpc.org/4097.

(2) Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 with one AMD EPYC 9754 128-core Bergamo processor at 2.25 GHz (1/128/256). Result details are from https://tpc.org/4094.

(3) Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 with two AMD EPYC 9554 64-core Genoa processors at 3.1 GHz (2/128/256) is the #1 2P TPC-E performance result and #1 2P TPC-E price/performance result. Result details are from https://tpc.org/4096.

(4) Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 with one AMD EPYC 9654 96-core Genoa processor at 2.4 GHz (1/96/192) is the #1 overall TPC-E price/performance result and the #1 1P TPC-E price/performance result. Result details are from https://tpc.org/4093.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 is a 1-socket 2U server that features the 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" family processors. With up to 160 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR655 V3 offers the ultimate 1-socket server performance in a 2U form factor. The server is ideal for dense workloads that can take advantage of GPU processing and high-performance NVMe drives.

The SR655 V3 server is a highly agile offering, supporting 31 different drive bay configurations utilizing the front, middle and rear locations of the server. It also includes 6 different slot configurations at the rear of the server. This adds flexibility to ensure that you can configure the server exactly the way your workload requires.

Combining performance and flexibility, the SR655 V3 server is a great choice for enterprises of all sizes. The server offers a broad selection of drive and slot configurations and offers high performance features that industries such as finance, healthcare and telco need. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design can improve your business environment and can help save operational costs.

The Lenovo Storage D1212 and D1224 Disk Expansion Enclosures offer 12 Gbps SAS direct-attached storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for small to large businesses.

The D1212 (with 3.5-inch drives) and D1224 (with 2.5-inch drives), deliver enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective solution with flexible drive configurations and RAID or JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity.

TPC Benchmark E (TPC-E) is an Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) workload designed to enable customers to objectively measure and compare the performance and price of various OLTP and database systems. TPC-E is a mixture of read-only and update intensive transactions that simulate the activities found in complex OLTP application environments.

To learn more about solutions for database and OLTP applications, please contact your Lenovo Sales Representative.

To find out more about TPC, visit https://www.tpc.org.

To learn more about the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 server, visit the SR655 V3 product web page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/servers-storage/servers/racks/thinksystem-sr655-v3/len21ts0021