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Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server

Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server

With highly scalable Quad Core AMD Opteron processors and industry-leading memory capacity in a 1RU entry system, the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server is ideal for high-performance computing clusters running memory-intensive applications -- such as Abacus, Fluent or PowerFLOW --- or high-scale Web application architectures.


At A Glance

  • Industry-leading memory capacity and quad-core processors deliver outstanding application performance on memory-intensive applications
  • Runs Solaris OS, Linux, Windows and VMware[1]
  • Ease of management with embedded Lights Out Manager (LOM) and Sun xVM Ops Center software
  • Quad-Core Upgrade Kits offer an extremely cost-effective way to upgrade to Quad-Core performance

Key Applications

  • High-Performance Technical Computing (HPTC) and Grid Computing
  • Web Infrastructure
  • Electronic design automation (EDA), Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD) or financial modeling

World Record Performance

The Sun Fire X2200 server is the world's fastest 2-socket x86 system on the floating point suite of the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark[2].


Featuring AMD Opteron Quad-Core Processors

The new Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor offers:

  • AMD Balance Smart Cache offers dedicated L1 and L2 caches per core and shared L3 cache for more scalable application performance
  • AMD CoolCore Technology reduces processor energy consumption & heat
  • AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator enables each processor to execute up to four flops per clock per core for significantly improved performance on compute intensive applications
  • Independent Dynamic Core optimizes performance and power to match the compute load
  • Integrated memory controller and AMD HyperTransport links eliminate performance bottlenecks and reduce power requirements


Ideal for Small & Medium Businesses

  • Affordable prices, extreme energy efficiency, and low TCO
  • Advanced performance and reliability
  • Designed for growth and scalability
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[1] VMware ESX support for Quad-Core systems coming soon
[2] SPEC, SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results reflect data published as of 08/11/06. For the latest benchmark results visit http://www.spec.org. For SPEC comparisons, socket equates to chip.

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Quad-Core Upgrade Kits

  • Provides all the parts and instructions needed to upgrade a dual-core Sun Fire X2200 M2 server to quad-core performance
  • Upgrade Kits enhance performance at 55-65% of the cost of a new system
  • Upgrade Kit Recycling Discount saves you money while saving the planet


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Trade-In Offer: Save up to 10 percent when you trade in any server for a Sun Fire X2100 or Sun Fire X2200 server.

Upgrade Kit Recycling Discount: Save up to 20 percent when you return all parts removed during the upgrade process to Sun for proper recycling.

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