NEW SUN FIRE V1280 SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES NEAR LINEAR SCALABILITY OVER COMPARABLE INTEL-BASED SYSTEMSNEW SUN FIRE V1280 SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES NEAR LINEAR SCALABILITY OVER COMPARABLE INTEL-BASED SYSTEMS
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -�� February 10, 2003 -- In an industry performance test conducted by Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) the Sun Fire V1280 system delivered leading performance when compared to Intel-based servers of up to 16 CPUs. The Sun Fire system achieved 98 percent scalability in SPECint_rate2000. The Sun Fire V1280 is a rack-optimized system that delivers enterprise-class availability and scalability, 12 CPUs and 96 GB of memory using advanced technologies such as the cross bar architecture. The Sun Fire V1280 system, featuring the Solaris Operating Environment and 900 MHz UltraSPARC(r) III Cu processors delivered a SPECint_rate2000 score of 73.2 (est.), as measured by the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark. These scores are termed "estimates" under SPEC rules because they were measured using compiler software that will be released later this year. The SPECint_rate2000 results showed near-linear scalability as more processors were added to the system. The 12 CPU Sun Fire V1280 system obtained a SPECint_rate2000 mark that is higher than any 16 CPU system configured with Intel processors. The SPECint_rate2000 benchmark tests the performance of a system��s CPU, memory subsystem and compiler, and measures throughput computing in multiprocessor systems with workloads that rely heavily on integer operations. The Sun Fire system also delivered a single-processor SPECint_rate2000 score of 6.22 (est.). Scalability is a measure of how well multi-processor servers perform when more processors are introduced into the system. In systems that scale linearly, the performance of additional processors in a multi-processor system is closely proportional to their rated performance in single-processor systems. Multi-processor systems that do not scale well provide less incremental value as more processors are added. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding a compiler softward that will be release laterthis year. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ include, increased competition, continued adverse changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. and internationally, failure to rapidly and successfully develop or acquire, and introduce new products, lack of customer acceptance of new products, lack of success in technological advancements, our ability to develop successful partnerships, and our ability to retain key and qualified employees. Please also refer to Sun's periodic reports that are filed from with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2002.
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