No Longer Orderable. It is superceded by the next generation Sun Fire X4250.
Introducing Sun's most compact and powerful entry-level server ever. If you're ready to run sophisticated high performance computing (HPC) applications on a budget, this is the best way to get started.
At a Glance
Up to two Intel® Xeon® processors 5400 or 5200 series
Fastest versions of Intel Xeon processors (1600MHz FSB)
Fastest version of memory (800Mhz FB-DIMMs)
Lowest power version of Intel Xeon processors (50W)
Choice of Linux, the Solaris OS, or Windows 2003
Backed worldwide by Sun Service organization
Key Applications
Aerodynamic modeling
Seismic interpretation
Microprocessor/ASIC simulation
Genetic sequencing
Options analysis
Key Industries
Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering (MCAE)
Energy exploration
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
Life sciences
Financial services
World Record Performance
The Sun Fire X2250 server demonstrates x86 World Record on SPECint_rate2006 benchmark1.
In episode #6 of the Radio HPC podcast, Tony Warner interviews David Maples from Allinea. After that, product manager Brian Huynh fills us all in on Sun's newest x86 server-- the Sun Fire X2250 based on the Intel Xeon architecture. Download MP3 or Subscribe on iTunes.
