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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

      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server with two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors was able to support 65,000 simulated email users on Lotus R6i Notes benchmark that was designed to help organizations in estimating the performance of various hardware solutions while reducing expenses associated with internal benchmark activities. Sun Microsystems and Lotus Software have been working together since 1989, providing best-of-breed solutions to the messaging and groupware market. Sun Microsystems is a prominent player in the Lotus Domino market and has been using this benchmark for many years to guide customers to more sensible solutions based on Sun's hardware.

      Benchmark Description

      The NotesBench R6iNotes benchmark is used for performance evaluation of hardware solutions offered by various vendors. It simulates active e-mail users accessing their IBM Lotus Domino mailboxes via standard web browser where each simulated user periodically sends, retrieves, and deletes a specified number of e-mail messages.

       

      Competitive Comparisons Table
       
      Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240
      IBM P5-560Q
      IBM x3650
      Space (RU)
      2
      8
      2
      Power Consumption (Watts)
      815
      1,820
      498
      Performance per Socket (Users)
      32,500
      13,750
      11,000
      Performance (Users)
      65,000
      55,000
      22,000
      Performance / Watt (Higher is Better)
      79.755
      30.220
      44.177
      SWaP (Higher is Better)
      39.9
      3.8
      22.1
      $ / User
      $2.84
      $4.89
      $3.47

      Benchmark Outcome (6)

      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server using two 1.2 GHz UltraSPARCT2 Plus processors achieved the World Record number of supported users among all classes of servers using the Lotus Domino 7.0.1 Messaging server on Lotus R6iNotes benchmark.
      • The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server using two 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors can support 65,000 email users with an average response time of less than 224 milliseconds and a price/performance of $2.84/user. This result signifies the highest number of supported R6iNotes users ever reported.
      • The dual-socket Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server running Lotus Domino 7.0.1 Messaging server under Solaris 10 OS supported 18% more users at 42% better price per user than IBM p 560Q server with eight Power5+ processors. Notably, the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server used half the space of the 4RU IBM p 560Q server.
      • Compared to the IBM p 560Q server configured with four quad core Power 5+ processors and running AIX 5.3, the dual processor Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivers over 2x higher throughput on a per socket basis and 3.8x faster response time. Additionally, Sun's new server has 2.5x better Performance per Watt at 58% better Price per User.
      • This result demonstrates an innovative solution that utilizes the latest generation of CMT processors and allows organizations to minimize their IT expenditures by servicing e-mail users at a lower price point. The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server demonstrates the lowest cost per user among all competitive systems from HP and IBM.
      • The SWaP metric is a measure of server efficiency ratio that includes system performance, power and space consumption on a specific benchmark. (SWaP = Perf /[ Space (RU) x Watts ] ). The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server has 10x lead over IBM p 560Q server.
      • Compared to the IBM x3650 server equipped with two dual core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors and running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, the dual processor Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivers nearly 3x higher throughput, with over 13x faster response time. Additionally, Sun's new server has 80% better performance per Watt at over 20% better Price per User.
      • Compared to the dual-socket HP BL480C blade system equipped with Intel Xeon quad-core processors, the dual processor Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server delivers 2.4x higher performance with nearly 5x better price/performance.

      (6) Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 (2 x 1200 Mhz UltraSPARC T2 Plus, 128GB), 6 partitions, Solaris [TM] 10,Lotus[R]Domino 7.0.1, 65,000 NotesBench R6iNotes users, $2.84 per user, 55,101 NotesMark tpm, 224 ms avg. IBM x3650 (2 x 3GHz Intel Xeon 5160, 24GB), 4 partitions, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP3, Lotus[R]Domino 7.0, 22,000 NotesBench R6iNotes users, $3.47 per user, 17,777 NotesMark tpm, 3.056 seconds avg. IBM p5 560Q (4 x 4 core 1.8GHz Power 5+, 64GB), 6 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0.1, 5,000 NotesBench R6iNotes users, $4.89 per user, 46,193 NotesMark tpm, 848 ms avg. HP BL480C (2 x 2.66GHz Intel Xeon X5355, 8GB), 3 partitions, Windows Server 2003, Lotus[R] Domino 7.0, 27,000 users, $13.27 per user, 23,117 NotesMark tpm, 0.764 seconds avg NotesBench R6iNotes. More info www.notesbench.org
      IBM x3650 power consumption obtained from IBM Power configurator for system configured with 2 x Xeon 5160 3.0GHz processors, redundant PSU, 12 x 2GB DIMMs, and 2 x 74GB SAS drives, on 24/8/07.
      IBM p 560Q power rating of 1820W is estimated as 70% of maximum PSU rating published here on 03/26/07
      Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 power consumption taken from measurements made during the benchmark run.

     
  • 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
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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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