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Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server

Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers are the industry's first dual socket CMT platforms, delivering the highest compute density ever, with up to 128 threads in as little as 1 RU of physical space while maintaining maximum power efficiency to deliver outstanding levels of performance per watt. With up to 5,120 threads per rack, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 server delivers 32x the compute density of the competing 4-socket servers. Additionally, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers offer rich memory and disk expandability, an embedded hypervisor at no additional cost, integrated cryptographic acceleration and high I/O bandwidth. The above features make Sun's CMT-based servers ideally suited for efficient and secure virtualization of demanding application services, web-based applications, as well as distributed OLTP databases and back-office applications. The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers couple high performance with a low cost, space and power efficient design. Organizations can transform their web scale and enterprise application infrastructure with unsurpassed throughput, while slashing capital and operational expense.

 
  • 04/09/2008   The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server Trumps Competition on SAP SD 2-tier Benchmark for All Dual-Processor Systems
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  • 04/09/2008   The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server supports the highest number of email users ever recorded on a Lotus R6 iNotes Benchmark
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  • 04/09/2008   The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server is the Fastest Single-Node Application Server in the World
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  • 04/09/2008   The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server Shines on the Database Tier of the SPECjAppServer2004 Benchmark
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  • 04/09/2008   The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Demonstrates Best Dual Socket Performance on Java-based Business Benchmark
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  • 04/09/2008   Two Times the Champion! The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server Knocks out Other Dual Processor Systems on Processor-intensive Throughput Tests

      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server bands together an innovative and best-in-class design with advanced features of Solaris 10 Operating System and Sun's compiler software (Sun Studio 12 and GCC for SPARC Systems V4.2) to achieve unprecedented levels of compute performance. Sun's new CoolThreads server, powered by two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors at 1.4GHz, produce the record-breaking SPECint_rate2006 score of 157 and the SPECfp_rate2006 result of 119. These results are the new 2-processor World Records for Integer and Floating Point throughput performance, respectively.

      Benchmark Description

      The SPEC CPU2006 benchmark provides a broader variety of workloads and better real-world applicability of the results. It consists of two benchmark suites in which one suite measures and compares compute-intensive integer performance and the other measures and compares floating point performance. The benchmark exercises a computer's processor, memory architecture, and compilers on a variety of compute intensive workloads, including protein sequencing, MPEG-4 decoding, XML processing, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, and speech recognition.

       

      Competitive Comparisons Table (dual processor systems)
       
      Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240
      IBM p 570
      HP Integrity rx2660
      SPECint_rate2006
      157
      122
      62.8
      SPECfp_rate2006
      119
      115
      55.8

      Benchmark Outcome (2)

      • Surpassing the competing dual processor systems from HP and IBM, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server equipped with two 1.4GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors posted 2- processor World Records on both integer and floating-point throughput suites of the SPEC CPU2006 benchmark.
      • On the Integer-intensive throughput tests, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivered 29% higher performance than the dual processor POWER6-based IBM System p 570 server, and 2.5x more performance than the HP Integrity rx2660 server with two Itanium2 processors.
      • On the Floating Point-intensive throughput tests, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivered 3% higher performance than the dual processor POWER6-based IBM System p 570 server, and over 2x more performance than the HP Integrity rx2660 server with two Itanium2 processors.
      • In addition, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivered 2-processor World Record scores of 142 on SPECint_rate_base2006 suite and 111 on SPECfp_rate_base2006 suite of the benchmark. The "base" scores are produced using less optimized benchmark binaries that were compiled under stricter guidelines. Although "base" scores may not reflect the the ultimate performance of the system, some end users, who may prefer to spend less time tuning their compiler optimizations, may find them more appealing.
      • These results demonstrate that the 3rd generation of CMT processors is capable of processing highly compute-intensive workloads with the leading results among all dual-chip systems on the market.
      • In the same amount of physical space, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server, powered by two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors, delivers 1.9X the floating point and integer throughput performance of the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 server, powered by the previous generation of CMT processors – the UltraSPARC T2.
      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server demonstrates that an elegant CMT design can scale well in SMP applications and provides an unprecedented computing capacity for this segment of the market. Enterprise T5240 server delivers 2.4x higher performance with nearly 5x better price/performance.

      (2) SPEC, SPECint, SPECfp registered trademarks of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server, (2x1.4 GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus chips, 16 cores, 128 threads) 157 SPECint_rate2006, 142 SPECint_rate_base2006, 119 SPECfp_rate2006, 111 SPECfp_rate_base2006. Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 server, (1.4 GHz UltraSPARC T2 chip, 8 cores, 64 threads) 83.2 SPECint_rate2006, 62.3 SPECfp_rate2006. Competitive results from www.spec.org as of April 8, 2008. IBM System p 570 (2 x4.7GHz POWER6 chips, 4 cores, 8 threads) 122 SPECint_rate2006, 115 SPECfp_rate2006. HP Integrity rx2660 (2x1.6 GHz Intel Itanium2 chips, 4 cores, 4 threads) 62.8 SPECint_rate2006, 55.8 SPECfp_rate2006

     
  • 04/09/2008   World Record 2 socket performance on SPEC OMPM2001 HPC benchmark
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    The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is a non-profit corporation formed to establish, maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers. SPEC develops suites of benchmarks and also reviews and publishes submitted results from their member organizations and other benchmark licensees.
    SAP Standard Application Benchmarks test and prove the scalability of mySAP Business Suite. The benchmark results provide basic sizing recommendations for customers by testing new hardware, system software components, and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). They also allow for the comparison of different system configurations. The benchmarking procedure is standardized and well defined. It is monitored by the SAP Benchmark Council made up of representatives of SAP and technology partners involved in benchmarking. The SAP Standard Application Benchmarks can also be used to test and verify scalability, concurrency and multi-user behavior of system software components, RDBMS, and business applications. All performance data relevant to system, user, and business applications are monitored during a benchmark run and can be used to compare platforms and as basic input for sizing recommendations.
    The NotesBench Consortium is an independent organization dedicated to providing Domino and Notes performance information to customers with the goal of reducing customers' expenses associated with internal benchmark activities as well as ensuring more rapid and optimized deployment of Domino and Notes

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