Oracle updates Exadata systems to speed database operations

The new X11M is based on the latest generation of AMD Epyc processors with up to 96 cores, featuring up to 25% faster per-core performance over previous generations and a 33% increase in memory bandwidth over the prior generation. A long-time Intel shop, Oracle shifted from Intel to AMD with the previous generation of servers.

The X11M boosts AI workload performance by offloading intricate vector processing to storage servers, minimizing data transfers and enhancing efficiency. AI queries are up to 32 times faster when using binary vector formats, and optimized vector distance functions cut CPU usage, improving query performance by as much as 4.7 times.

The Exadata X11M supports traditional OLTP and analytics customers by supporting up to 1.25 times more concurrent transactions and up to 21 percent lower SQL 8K I/O read latency. This means it can achieve up to one million write IOPS on storage servers for transactional workloads.

The new X11M has a variety of deployment options, like traditional on-prem deployments, Oracle Cloud@Customer as-a-Service, public cloud partners and Oracle’s own Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This gives customers the option of on-premises and on-demand.