UltraSPARC T2 and T2 Plus Processors

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Specifications

Imagine: one chip, eight cores, 64 threads. Plus integrated 10 GbE networking (UltraSPARC T2 only), crypto, and PCI-Express expansion. Let's add Solaris 10 to the capabilities, the free and open source OS, and no-cost virtualization with a choice of Logical Domains and Solaris Containers. We introduced Sun's second and third generation CMT processor while the rest of the industry is straining to catch up with our first generation.

Key Specifications

Up to 8 cores, up to 64 threads per processor
Dual 10Gbit Ethernet and PCI-E integrated onto chip (UltraSPARC T2 only)
Logical Domains (LDoms) for hardware virtualization with up to 64 OS instances per processor
Cryptographic processing at wire speeds
Coherency links for up to 4 sockets per system (UltraSPARC T2 Plus only)

Chip Features
Processor	UltraSPARC Architecture 2007 (SPARC V9 compliant) Up to 8 cores at 1.2 - 1.6GHz Up to 64 threads per CPU Up to 64 FB-DIMMs, 4 memory controllers (UltraSPARC T2) and 2 memory controllers (UltraSPARC T2 Plus)

Memory bandwidth	60+GB/s at system level

Power consumption	UltraSPARC T2 < 95 watts nominal, 123 watts max UltraSPARC T2 Plus < 105 watts nominal, 160 watts max

Other features	8 x fully pipelined floating point units (FPUs) per processor Dual 10Gbit Ethernet integrated onto chip (UltraSPARC T2 only) PCI-Express I/O integrated onto chip 4MB L2 cache (8 banks) 1 cryptographic co-processor for each core
Core Features
Core features	12 mm² 8 threads 2 instruction pipelines + 1 floating point unit + 1 stream processing unit (cryptographic) 8KB data cache + 16KB instruction cache
Ideal Application Uses
Ideal application uses	Single-socket (UltraSPARC T2) and up to 4-socket (UltraSPARC T2 Plus) rackmount and blade servers 3G/4G telco infrastructure WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) infrastructure Network infrastructure Servers for: Web, middleware, and application tier workloads Business infrastructure, including ERP, CRM, database Virtualization and consolidation of a wide range of applications

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