In November 2005, Sun launched the industry's most significant innovation in server processor design in recent history with the UltraSPARC T1 processor, codenamed Niagara.
With 8 cores, each supporting 4 threads, the UltraSPARC T1 processor executes 32 simultaneous threads within a design consuming only 72 watts of power--far less than other processors. The UltraSPARC T1 processor delivered on its promise to revolutionize server technology with breakthrough performance levels while dramatically reducing power, cooling and space consumption.
The Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers and Sun SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000 servers, collectively called Sun CoolThreads Servers have exceeded industry expectations. These servers have set World Record performance and efficiency benchmarks
across a range of the common commercial workloads, while winning many new customers across industries and generating rave reviews from the press and media. Sun Fire CoolThreads servers have become one of Sun's fastest ramping products ever.
Sun designed the Solaris 10 Operating System for chip multithreading giving UltraSPARC T1-based systems new functionality for optimized utilization, relentless availability, unparalleled security, and extreme performance.
You can experience the benefits of CoolThreads technology for yourself by taking a Sun Fire T1000 or Sun Fire T2000 server for a test drive via Sun's no risk, no obligation, no cost, 60-day trial. Sign up for the Try and Buy program today.
UltraSPARC T2 Processor, the Fastest Commodity Processor
Building on the success of the UltraSPARC T1, the UltraSPARC T2 processor is the industry's first
"system on a chip," packing the most cores and threads of any general–purpose processor
available, and integrating all the key functions of a server on a single chip: computing, networking,
security, and input/output (I/O), plus tight integration with the Solaris operating system.
