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Get the horsepower you need for heavy-duty applications and still have compute cycles available to feed the grid. The ultimate performance star, the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation demonstrated unquestionable lead over the competition, in both performance and price/performance categories, over a wide range of industry standard and well-recognized benchmarks.
Combining the best available graphics technology with the industry-leading processor architecture, the Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 2222SE processors running at 3GHz, achieved record-setting SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 overall composite score of 9.61.
Created to measure the performance of UGS Corp.'s NX 3 engineering software package, one of the leading Computer Aided Design (CAD) solutions that is often used in Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), the SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 benchmark uses data-intensive models that are designed to exercise functionality and features used in day-to-day activities of a CAD/CAM designer in the automotive industry. The benchmark generates separate results for graphics, CPU and disk I/O operations, as well as a composite number for total system performance. The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation was running Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system and utilized two nVidia Quadro FX 5600 graphic accelerators interconnected using NVIDIA SLI technology, which allows you to scale graphics performance by combining multiple cards in a single system. When compared to other submissions done with NVIDIA SLI, including those workstations that were equipped with the 3GHz Intel Xeon 5160 processor, Sun's result is 7% better than Dell Precision 690 workstation score of 8.98.
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, equipped with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron model 2222SE processors, assumes the lead on industry-recognized SPECint_rate2006 benchmark by utilizing the most advanced features of freely available Sun Studio 12 software that consists of performance tools, NetBeans(TM) software-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as well as C, C++, and Fortran compilers.
The SPEC CPU2006 Benchmark exercises a computer's processor, memory architecture, and compilers on a variety of real-world compute intensive workloads. Compiler software often helps to deliver the best performance by providing optimizations tailored to a specific hardware platform or microprocessor architecture. The Sun Studio 12 software, running in concert with the Solaris 10 Operating system (OS), uses many innovative optimization techniques targeted at x86-based platforms and allows the Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation to produce segment-leading SPECint_rate2006 result of 60.4.
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation is the world's fastest x86 system on the floating point suite of the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark. Based on real world applications, the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark measures the performance of the processor, memory and compiler on the tested system in two different ways. In the first case, the computer is given a single task, and the time it takes to complete that task is measured. In the second case, multiple copies of the benchmark are run simultaneously on the computer and, again, the amount of time it takes to accomplish the tasks is measured. The benchmark has two scores covering floating point-intensive calculations: SPECfp2000 and SPECfp_rate2000. The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, driven by Next-Generation AMD Opteron processors, in combination with the Solaris 10 OS, the most advanced operating system on the planet, and advanced features of Sun Studio 11 software, trumps the competition with x86 world record SPECfp2000 score of 3545 and x86 2-socket world record SPECfp_rate2000 result of 121. These results easily transcend the IBM Power5+-based IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation SPECfp2000 score of 3324 by 6.5% and 49% better than the Intel Woodcrest-based Dell Precision 690 workstation SPECfp_rate2000 score of 81.3, respectively.
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron model 2220SE processors, has reached a new milestone on the SPECint_rate2006 suite of the SPEC CPU2006 benchmark, by utilizing the most advanced features of Sun Studio 11 software and Solaris 10 OS.
The SPEC CPU2006 Benchmark, which is larger and has better real-world applicability than its predecessor, exercises a computer's processor, memory architecture, and compilers on a variety of compute intensive workloads. By increasing both the size and the execution time of the benchmark suites which include protein sequencing, MPEG-4 decoding, XML processing, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, and speech recognition the new test captures the performance of the system more reliably.
Leading the x86 segment and surpassing competing workstations, the next-generation Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation produced a SPECint_rate2006 result of 48.8.
SPECapc for Unigraphics (UGS) NX 3 uses data-intensive models that are designed to exercise functionality and features used in day-to-day activities of a CAD/CAM designer and generates results for graphics, CPU and disk I/O operations, as well as a composite number for total system performance.
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 2220SE processors and running the Windows XP Professional operating system, topped the performance charts, outrunning all competing workstations including those that were equipped with the fastest Intel Xeon 5160 processor. The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation utilized two nVidia Quadro FX 5500 graphic cards interconnected using NVIDIA SLI technology which allows you to scale graphics performance by combining multiple cards in a single system, and achieved SPECapc UGS NX 3 overall composite score of 7.19. This result is 14% better than Dell Precision 690 workstation SPECapc UGS NX 3 score of 6.3 that was also achieved using NVIDIA SLI.
The latest OCUS Benchmark version 5 was designed specifically for the
Wildfire 2.0 and Wildfire 3.0 MCAD (Mechanical Computer-Aided Design)
software packages. The new benchmark requires more system memory to run
and, in addition to 32-bit (normal) version, now features 64-bit
version, that is representative of modern environments utilized by
engineers working on 3D MCAD solutions.
On the normal version of this benchmark, the Sun Ultra 40 workstation,
zoomed to the top spot among all certified platforms, with the leading
total time of 1686 seconds, beating by 48% the time of 2491 seconds
posted by Dell Precision 380 workstation.
The latest version of Pro/E Wildfire (v3.0) that supports Solaris 10
operating system (OS) on x86 platforms, allowed Sun to establish the
performance leadership based on a combination of highly balanced system
design and inherent advantages of the Solaris OS.
With this result the Sun Ultra 40 workstation, equipped with the two
AMD Opteron Model 256 processors and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 graphics
card, once again demonstrates the performance qualities of a leading
MCAD solution on the market.
The Sun Ultra 40 workstation is the first system ever to cross the 2000 mark on this industry standard suite that measures the integer-heavy compute capabilities of the processor, memory and compiler. Sun's system, equipped with single AMD Opteron(TM) Model 256 processor and running SuSE Linux (SLES9), set at record-breaking score of 2057, beating the competing Dell Precision Workstation 380 , which posted a SPECint2000 result of 1863, by 10%.
The Sun Ultra 40 workstation is the fastest single processor x86 system on the market with a SPECfp2000 score of 2497. The combination of AMD Opteron Model 256 CPU, Solaris 10 OS and Sun(TM) Studio 11 software allowed the Sun Ultra 40 workstation to surpass the competition on the SPECfp2000 benchmark, which highlights the floating point capabilities of the processor, memory and compiler on the system under test. Additionally, when executed on identical hardware under SuSE Linux (SLES9), the workstation delivered the best single CPU x86 Linux-based SPECfp2000 result of 2453.
SPEC CPU2000 is an industry-standard benchmark which measures CPU and memory intensive computing tasks. It is made up of two benchmark suites focused on integer and floating point performance of the processor, memory and compiler on the system under test. The Sun Ultra 40 workstation, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 256 processors and running SuSE Linux (SLES9) , achieved the leading SPECint_rate2000 score of 47.6. On the floating point intensive SPECfp_rate2000 benchmark, the same workstation also set the best score of 57.6, using the freely available Sun Studio 11 software under Solaris 10 OS.
On this highly popular MCAD benchmark, the Sun Ultra 40 workstation, equipped with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 graphics card and running a 64-bit version of Windows XP, captures the leading total time among all certified platforms of 553 seconds, beating the HP xw9300 workstation score of 593 seconds by 7%.
Based on real world applications, the SPEC CPU2000 suite measures the performance of the processor, memory and compiler on the tested system. The Sun Ultra 40 workstation, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 856 processors and running SuSE Linux (SLES9), outdoes other 2-CPU x86 Linux systems with SPECfp_rate2000 result of 56.6.
The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, designed with multiple HyperTransport links interconnecting the two multi-core AMD Opteron Model 285
processors, demonstrated the best floating point intensive throughput performance on the industry-standard SPEC CPU2000 benchmark. The fusion
of the Solaris 10 Operating System and Sun Studio 11 compiler suite, produced an excellent SPECfp_rate2000 score of 85.0 that demonstrates
near linear scaling from the previously posted SPECfp_rate2000 result of 78.4.
The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, powered by two blazingly fast multi-core AMD Opteron Model 285 processors, demonstrated the best integer
intensive throughput performance on the industry-standard SPEC CPU2000 benchmark. Conceived with performance in mind, Sun's workstation
produced SPECint_rate2000 score of 81.3 by utilizing PathScale 2.3 compiler suite on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 operating system.
The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, equipped with two dual-core AMD Opteron
Model 280 processors and utilizing the freely available Sun Studio 11
compiler suite on Solaris 10 Operating System, excelled on both integer
and floating point intensive throughput components of the SPEC CPU2000
benchmark, posting scores of SPECint_rate2000 - 71.2 and SPECfp_rate2000
- 78.4.
Leading the pack with the best floating point performance result of
2315, the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, equipped with one AMD Opteron Model
254 processor and running Solaris 10 Operating system, once again
demonstrated that the combination of excellent engineering, a mature
operating system and Sun Studio software tools yields the best outcome.
Powered by two single-core AMD Opteron Model 254 processors and
utilizing the freely available Sun Studio 11 compiler suite on Solaris
10 Operating System, the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation sets a new high
watermark on both integer and floating point intensive throughput
components of the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark, posting the respective scores of
SPECint_rate2000 - 42.7 and SPECfp_rate2000 - 53.0.
The Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, equipped with two single-core AMD Opteron Model 254 processors and running the Solaris 10 Operating System,
demonstrates a SPECfp2000 score of 2505 by harnessing the auto-parallel technology of the Sun Studio 11 compiler suite. This new floating point
World Record result for all 2 CPU x86 workstations was achieved by parallelization of the multi-threaded tasks using the second CPU and did
not require any source code alternation.
On this leading MCAD (Mechanical Computer-Aided Design) benchmark, the
Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, running 64-bit Windows XP Professional
operating system and equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 254 processors,
posted a record score of 584 seconds. This result demonstrates superior
performance and is up to 7% faster than the competing HP xw9300
workstation and up to 49% faster than the Intel Xeon processor-based
workstation, the Dell Precision 670.
The Mathematica benchmark stresses the full range of mathematical functions and includes nonlinear polynomial expansions. The Sun Ultra 40
Workstation posted the result of 5.57733 and zoomed past competition by relying on advance optimization techniques offered by Sun Studio 11
software. Recompiling the Open Source GMP library, used for arbitrary precision arithmetic and floating point operations, with Studio 11
software improved the benchmarking score by up to 30%.
Up to 6% faster than the HP xw9300 system, the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, running 64-bit SuSE Linux, undeniably brings Sun to the
forefront of the MCAE (Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering) market by utilizing the EnSight benchmark that is often used to judge the graphics
performance of workstations. With the composite score of 9.18, the new Sun Ultra 40 workstation, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 254
processors and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card, sets a new World Record.
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