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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

      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server equipped with two 1.4GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors delivered a World Record dual CPU result of 373,405 SPECjbb2005 BOPS, surpassing the nearest competing 2-socket system by more than 15% and beating most 4 processor systems. These results confirm the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server as one of the highest performing and most efficient platforms on the planet for deployment of secure Java-based B2B Enterprise applications.

      Benchmark Description

      SPECjbb2005 (Java Business Benchmark) measures the performance of a Java implemented application server in the middle tier. This benchmark is based on the order processing of a wholesale supplier application. The metrics given are number of SPECjbb2005 bops (Business Operations per Second) and SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM bops per JVM instance).

       

      Competitive Comparisons Table
       
      Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240
      Dell 6950
      HP rx6600
      IBM p 570
      Space (RU)
      2
      4
      7
      4
      Power Consumption (Watts)
      770
      1,099
      1,163
      1,040
      Performance (SPECjbb2005 BOPS)
      373,405
      176,909
      158,174
      175,474
      Performance / Watt (Higher is Better)
      485
      161
      136
      169
      SWaP< (Higher is Better)/div>
      242.5
      40.2
      19.4
      42.2

      Benchmark Outcome (3)

      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server equipped with two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors at 1.4GHz delivered a World Record result for all systems with two processors, achieving unprecedented scores of 373,405 SPECjbb2005 bops and 23,338 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM in a 2U of rack space.
      • The Sun HotSpot JVM sets a new standard for scalability by demonstrating near linear throughput, while fully leveraging the 128 hardware threads of the UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor.
      • Compared to 4 socket Dell PowerEdge 6950 AMD Opteron-based server, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivers over 2x higher performance in half the space and with 3x higher performance per watt, allowing customers to deploy breakaway services with higher levels of scalability and efficiency than ever before possible.
      • Compared to the IBM p 570 server, equipped with two of the latest dual core 4.7GHz Power6 processors and runnin AIX 5.3, the dual processor Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivers more than double the throughput in half the space, while consuming 1/3rd less power.
      • Compared to the IBM p 550 server, equipped with four of the latest dual core 4.2GHz Power6 processors and running AIX 5.3, the dual processor Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivered 3.25x better SWaP and 45% better power-performance.
      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server running enterprise-proven Solaris 10 OS demonstrated 2.4X better performance over the HP rx6600 server that uses four 1.6GHz Intel Itanium2 chips, as well as posted 12.5x better SWaP and 3.5x better power-performance and space than aforementioned HP server.

      (3) SPEC, SPECjbb reg tm of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. All results as of 04/09/08 on http://www.spec.org. Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 results submitted to SPEC. Other results as of 04/01/08 on www.spec.org Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 (2 chips, 16 cores) 373,405 SPECjbb2005 bops, 23,338 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. IBM p 550 (4x4.2GHz Power6 chips, 8 cores) 333,779 SPECjbb2005 bops, 83445 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. HP rx6600 (4 x1.6 GHz Intel Intanium2 chips, 8 cores) 158174 SPECjbb2005 bops, 39544 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. IBM p 570 (2x4.2GHz Power6 chips, 4 cores) 175,474 SPECjbb2005 bops, 87737 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. Dell PowerEdge 6950 (4 chips, 8 cores) 176909 SPECjbb2005 bops, 44,227 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM.

      Dell 6950 power rating of 1100W is estimated as 70% of maximum PSU rating published here on 4/4/08
      IBM p 570 power rating of 1040W is estimated as 80% of maximum PSU rating published here on 06/07/07
      HP rx6600 power rating of 1120W is estimated as 70% of maximum PSU rating published here on 03/23/08
      Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 power consumption taken from measurements made during the benchmark run.

     
  • 04/09/2008   Two Times the Champion! The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server Knocks out Other Dual Processor Systems on Processor-intensive Throughput Tests
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  • 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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