Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server

Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server

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Where other systems can't keep up, the high performance Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server comes through, delivering up to 2-4x the memory and storage capacity of competitive systems. Watch the T5240 server blaze through anything you throw its way, or use it to consolidate your datacenter using built-in, no-cost virtualization.


At a Glance

  • Up to 128 simultaneous compute threads per server and 2,500 threads per rack, for breakthrough virtualization and consolidation
  • World's first dual-socket, general-purpose CMT server powered by the 3rd generation UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor
  • Drive up utilization, drive down costs, and massively consolidate workloads with built-in, no-cost virtualization technology with Logical Domains (LDoms) and Solaris Containers
  • Up to 2-4x the memory and storage capacity of competitive systems
  • Accelerate application response times and slash energy consumption with Flash SSDs

Key Applications

  • Virtualization and consolidation
  • Middleware and application tier workloads
  • OLTP databases
  • Multi-Threaded workloads

World Record Performance

The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server equipped with two 1.4GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors and running the Oracle Application Server 10g under Solaris 10 Operating System obtained a new World Record score of 3,331.31 JOPS@Standard (Java Operations per Second) for all single Application servers on the SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark. [1]


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Incredible Savings - 2.5x Lower Total Cost of Acquisition

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[1] SPEC, SPECjAppServer are registered trademarks of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. All results from www.spec.org as of 4/8/08. SPECjAppServer2004: Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 (16 cores, 2 chip) 3,331 JOPS@Standard. IBM p 570 (4 cores, 2 chips) 1,197.51 JOPS@Standard. Dell 2900 (4 cores, 2 chips) 652.93 JOPS@Standard. HP rx2660 (4 cores, 2 chips) 874.17 JOPS@Standard.

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