Date: 25-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/servers/blades/x8400/index.xml

Sun Blade X8440 Server Modules

No Longer Orderable. It is superceded by the Blade next generation products.

The Sun Blade X8440 Server Module was engineered to satisfy the memory requirements of quad-core processors. Supporting up to twice the memory of competing blade servers, the Sun Blade X8440 module allows you to efficiently leverage the new AMD Opteron quad-core processors to achieve greater server consolidation ratios than can be achieved by competing blade servers.

At a Glance

Server Modules featuring AMD Opteron quad-core (835x Series) processors
Highest memory density for a 4 socket Blade Server: 32 DIMM slots, supporting up to 128GB per server module
Up to 192 Gbps of I/O capacity per server module
Solaris, Linux, VMware and Windows in one blade chassis
Installation services that help you fully utilize the industry's most open platform, built on open source technologies and open standards

Key Applications

Databases and enterprise-class applications
High Performance Computing
Server consolidation and virtualization
High-end x86 clusters and grids
Solaris, Linux, VMware or Windows

World Record Performance

Top 8-thread result on SPEC OMPM2001 HPC benchmark¹

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[1] SPEC, SPEComp are TM of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results as of 01/10/07. For the latest, visit http://www.spec.org

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Sun is helping Gracenote find the music through a combination of the Sun Blade X8440 server module and other Sun offerings. Gracenote is excited about the new Sun Blade X8440 with quad-core AMD Opteron processors.

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Featuring Third-Generation AMD Opteron Processors

Take advantage of the Third-Generation (8300 Series) AMD Opteron Processors. Here's what they give you:

Native quad-core processors
Integrated memory controller and AMD HyperTransport links eliminate performance bottlenecks
Utilizes power efficient DDR2 memory technology

Why choose AMD?