Engineered to be the highest-performing AMD Opteron-based system on the market, the Sun Fire V40z server demonstrates extreme performance with superior CPU scalability. Industry standard as well as popular application benchmark results serve as excellent proof points in demonstrating the Sun Fire V40z server's ability to outperform other x86 platforms on the market.
Modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded SysBench benchmark
stresses the online transaction processing (OLTP) performance of a database server under intensive load. Driven by two Sun Fire V40z
servers, the benchmark, which measured the performance of both read/write and read-only operations, showed that an open source MySQL
5.0.18 database running on the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) executed the same functions up to 64% faster in read/write mode and up
to 91% faster in read-only mode than when it ran on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server Edition OS. The primary difference
between the two servers, which were powered by dual-core AMD Opteron(TM) Model 875 processors, was in the underlying operating system, keeping
the hardware configuration and database properties the same.
SPEC CPU2000 is an industry-standard benchmark that measures CPU and memory intensive computing tasks. It is made up of two benchmark suites focused on integer and floating point performance of the processor, memory and compiler on the tested system. The Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with four AMD Opteron(TM) Model 856 processors and running SuSE Linux (SLES9), achieved the record breaking SPECint_rate2000 score of 89.8.
The combination of the Solaris 10 OS and Sun(TM) Studio 11 software enabled the Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with four AMD Opteron Model 856 processors, to generate the SPECfp_rate2000 result of 106, effectively more than doubling the score of 52.5 produced by the competing Dell PowerEdge 6850 server, equipped with four Intel Xeon processors.
Based on real world applications, the SPEC CPU2000 suite measures the performance of the processor, memory and compiler on the tested system. The Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with four AMD Opteron Model 856 processors and running SuSE Linux (SLES9), beats other 4-CPU x86 Linux systems with SPECfp_rate2000 result of 100.37.
On the floating point throughput component of the compute-intensive SPEC CPU2000 benchmark, the Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with the latest multi-core AMD Opteron 880 processors, demonstrates linear scalability with the processor frequency, when compared to the previously posted result. By utilizing the latest Sun Studio 11 software running on the Solaris 10 OS, Sun's server achieved the score of 153 and surpassed the previous HP record of 144 by over 6%.
The Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with the latest Opteron Model 854 processors has achieved a SPECfp_rate2000 score of 104. Sun's server propelled by the Solaris 10 OS and Sun(TM) Studio 11 software eclipsed the Xeon processor-powered HP ProLiant DL580 and Dell PowerEdge 6850 results of 53.9 and 52.5 by 93% and 98% respectively. Moreover, Sun's server topped the SPECfp_rate2000 score of 98.5, posted by HP ProLiant 585 server equipped with the same processors, by 6%.
This industry standard SPEC benchmark is used to compare the performance of shared memory servers executing compute-intensive scientific applications. The Sun Fire V40z server equipped with four AMD Opteron processors Model 854, posted a record SPECompM2001 score of 13,817 and outperformed IBM's POWER5+ result of 8,174 by 69%.
In the multi-core configuration, running 8 OpenMP threads, the Sun Fire V40z server has posted a SPECompM2001 score of and 18,680 and overshadowed the Power5+ -based IBM p5 550 server's result of 15,392, by over 21%.
In September 2005 SPEC decided to retire its successful SPECweb99_SSL benchmark, which was for many years an industry-standard measure of secure web serving application performance. In the spirit of reporting the best competitive performance, Sun has submitted a result into the final round and demonstrated the best x86 performance ever reported on this benchmark. The Sun Fire V40z server equipped with 4 multi-core AMD Opteron Model 875 processors and running 64-bit versions of Linux OS and Zeus 4.3r1 web server, has achieved 8,832 conforming connections. This result outshines a similarly configured competing server from HP, the ProLiant DL585, by over 12% and marks the following accomplishments: - New x86 World Record - Best 8-way result - Second best non-clustered result - Third best result overall
The SPECweb99_SSL benchmark is an industry-standard measure of secure web serving application performance. The benchmark simulates multiple users establishing connections to the Web Server and generating static and dynamic HTTP requests. The goal is to demonstrate the maximum number of simultaneous connections that the system can support. The Sun Fire V40z server obtained 7,583 SPECweb99_SSL conforming connections on a 8-way AMD Opteron Model 875-based configuration running 64-bit versions of Linux OS and Zeus 4.3r1 web server. This is the highest 8-way result published and beats the previous record held by HP by 41%. The Sun Fire V40z server is also over 52% faster than IBM eServer p5 570 server, demonstrating the best performance in secure web serving across multiple server architectures.
Demonstrating leadership in 32-bit JVM performance, the Sun Fire V40z server reached new ground on the SPECjbb2005 benchmark, which is a follow on to the popular SPEC JBB2000 suite. SPECjbb2005 provides a new enhanced workload, implemented in a more object-oriented manner to reflect how real-world applications are designed and introduces new features to make the benchmark a more realistic reflection of today's applications. The Sun Fire V40z server posted the x86 World-Record result of 37,034 business operations per second (bops). The benchmark emulates the business logic and objects of the server-side Java applications, while stressing the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine and the scalability of the system's processors and memory.
The Sun Fire V40z server achieved the 8-way 64-bit world-record on the SPECjbb2000 benchmark, which emulates the business logic and objects of the server-side Java applications. The new high watermark score of 197,545 JBBops/s on the SPEC JBB2000 benchmark, which stresses the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, as well as the performance of the underlying operating system and the scalability of the system's processors and memory, clearly demonstrates that the Solaris 10 OS and Java HotSpot(TM) Server Virtual Machine deliver outstanding results and optimized performance when used in combination with top-performing x64 servers from Sun.
On the SPEC OMPM2001 benchmark, which is used to compare the performance of shared memory servers executing compute-intensive scientific applications, the Sun Fire V40z server with four dual-core chips produced a score of 17,230 and set the new World Record in 8-thread category, overstepping the dual chip dual core Power5-based IBM eServer OpenPower 720 score of 10,750, by over 60%. The benchmark represents a collection of applications that are used in high-energy physics, weather modeling, computational chemistry, mechanical design and several other areas. Not surprisingly, Sun's 20 years of Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) systems expertise in combination with Solaris 10 OS features like Memory Placement Optimization (MPO) and Sun Studio 10 compiler software, allowed Sun's server to shine on this HPC (High-Perfomance Computing) workload.
On the compute intensive industry-standard SPEC CPU2000 benchmark, the Sun Fire V40z server has achieved a SPECfp_rate2000 result of 138, setting a new World-Record for all 8-way x86-compatible systems, as of April 21, 2005. This record outshines the previous top score of 41.1, which was set by the Intel Xeon MP-based HP ProLiant DL740 server, by over 3x. The enhanced 4-socket server, equipped with the dual-core AMD Opteron processors, demonstrates more than double the performance of the single-core 4-socket competitive servers outfitted with the newest Intel Xeon MP EM64T-capable family of processors. Specifically, the Sun Fire V40z server tops the performance of HP ProLiant ML570 G3 and Dell PowerEdge 6850 servers (52.6 and 52.5 respectively) by over 2.5x on the floating point throughput test.
Additionally, for enterprises with a high demand for space, the new 8-way configuration will allow these customers to achieve up to 2x performance gain in the same footprint, when compared with the Sun Fire V40z server running single-core Opteron processors at the same clock speed. This result also highlights the combined power of the Sun Studio 10 software and Solaris the 10 OS. Deployed on the latest Sun Fire servers, this combination allow Sun's customers to experience a significant performance boost, when compared with the results obtained under Linux using other compiler suites.
The Sun Studio 10 software and the Solaris 10 OS dynamic duo coupled with the latest Sun Fire servers delivers two new World-Record SPEC OMPM2001 results. Sun's customers now can reap the performance benefits of the Sun Studio 10 software compiler, which provided an 11% performance boost on the same hardware configuration. The comparison is based on the previous top SPECompM2001 result of 11,223, which was obtained under Linux using the third-party compiler suite. The SPEC OMPM2001 benchmark suite consists of 11 High Performance Computing (HPC) applications written in C and FORTRAN. All of them use the OpenMP programming model and were compiled using Sun Studio 10 software. The Sun Fire V40z server, which provides an excellent deployment platform for a number of high-performance and compute-intensive applications, equipped with four single-core chips, produced a SPECompM2001 result of 12,434 and with the two single-core chips, posted a SPECompM2001 result of 7,129.
The Sun Fire V40z server set a new high watermark score of 116,142 JBBops/s and claimed a four-way 64-bit World Record on the SPEC JBB2000 benchmark, which measures the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, as well as the performance of the underlying operating system and the scalability of the system's processors and memory. This new record clearly demonstrates that the Solaris 10 OS and Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition(J2SE(TM) 5.0) can deliver better results than Linux when used in combination with top-performing servers from Sun.
The Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with four AMD Opteron Model 852 processors and running Zeus Web Server, has demonstrated the World Record performance in secure web serving among all 4-processor systems, as of February 14, 2005. Sun Fire V40z server delivered a result of 5005 conforming connections on the SPECweb99_SSL benchmark and outperformed the best scores of comparably equipped Xeon, Itanium and Power5-based systems, all without resorting to the use of specialized encryption cards.
SPEC CPU2000 is an industry-standard benchmark which measures CPU and memory intensive computing tasks. It is made up of two benchmark suites focused on integer and floating point performance. The Sun Fire V40z server achieved two new World Records for the 4-way x86 systems on integer and floating point throughput suites of the benchmark, as of February 14, 2005. The Sun Fire V40z server achieved a SPECfp_rate2000 result of 87.1 and SPECint_rate2000 result of 76.7, using compiler suite from PathScale, Inc.
The Sun Fire V40z server, configured with four AMD Opteron Model 852 processors achieved a new World Record SPEC OMPM2001 result of 11,223 for all systems running four parallel threads, as of February 14, 2005. Equipped with 4 single core chips, this server also achieved a 29% boost in performance when compared with the previous results of 8,694 which was published on the same platform. The SPEC OMPM2001, is a key benchmark that is used to compare the performance of shared memory servers executing compute-intensive scientific applications. It represents a collection of applications that are used in high-energy physics, weather modeling, computational chemistry, mechanical design and several other areas. The OpenMP parallel applications used for this benchmarking were built using the award-winning EKOPath Compiler Suite from PathScale Inc.
The Sun Fire V40z server using the latest AMD64 implementation of the standard Java Platform (Java 2 Platform (J2SE(TM) 5.0) posted a new 4-way 64-bit World Record result on the SPEC JBB2000 benchmark (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Java(TM) Business Benchmark). The benchmark measures the implementation of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as well as the performance of the underlying operating system, scalability of processors and memory on Shared Memory Processors (SMPs) platforms. The Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with two AMD Opteron Model 850 processors and running the Solaris 10 OS, delivered 107,465 SPECjbb2000 operations per second, surpassing the best published results for any 4 CPU 64-bit system as of February 1, 2005.
The Sun Fire V40z server, configured with four single core-chips achieved a new World Record SPEC OMPM2001 result of 8,694 in 4-thread category. The server utilized the latest AMD Opteron Model 850 processors and eclipsed the previous best results produced by comparably configured systems, as of November 17, 2004. The SPEC OMPM2001 is a key benchmark that is used to compare the performance of shared memory servers running scientific applications. It represents a collection of applications that are used in high-energy physics, weather modeling, computational chemistry, mechanical design and several others. The OpenMP parallel applications used for this benchmarking were built using the compiler suite from The Portland Group (PGI)
Sun Fire V40z server, equipped with four AMD Opteron Model 850 2.4 GHz processors and running Zeus Web Server version 4.2r4, has demonstrated the World Record performance in secure web serving among 4-processor systems, as of July 26, 2004. The Sun Fire V40z server delivered a result of 4608 conforming connections on SPECweb99_SSL benchmark reiterating Sun's commitment to deliver exceptional, high-performance systems.
The Sun Fire V40z server demonstrated best-to-date floating point performance on the SPEC CPU2000 benchmark, surpassing all competing x86 systems, as of July 26, 2004. The SPEC CPU2000 is an industry-standard benchmark which measures CPU and memory intensive computing tasks. It is made up of two benchmark suites focused on integer and floating point performance. The Sun Fire V40z server achieved a SPECfp_rate2000 result of 70.0, using compilers from PathScale, Inc. and The Portland Group.
The Sun Fire V40z server posted a World Record result for 4-way systems on Linux, as of September 13, 2004. This new world-record result outperforms comparable NEC, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens and IBM servers configured with either Intel Xeon or Intel Itanium processors by up to 64%, and a comparable HP server configured with AMD Opteron processors by 6%. This benchmark emulates typical business workloads, consisting of complete order and invoice processing, demonstrates the ability to run both the application and database software on a single system, and represents the critical tasks performed in real-world e-business environments. The benchmark results fully comply with the SAP Benchmark Council regulations and have been audited and certified by SAP AG. SAP certification number 2004044. For the latest results, visit www.sap.com/benchmark.
Disclaimer: The results of each of the two-tier SAP SD Standard Application Benchmarks mentioned are as follows: NEC Express 5800 Model 140Rc-4 server supported 499 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four Intel XEON processors, 4 GB RAM, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2003059. Dell PowerEdge 7250 server supported 615 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four Intel Itanium 2 processors, 16 GB RAM, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2004056. Fujitsu Siemens Computers Primergy Model RXI600 server supported 685 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four Intel Itanium 2 processors, 16 GB RAM, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2003048. IBM xSeries 365 Model 88626RX server supported 720 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four Intel XEON processors, 8 GB RAM, IBM DB2 UDB 8.1, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2004019. HP ProLiant Model DL585 server supported 770 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four AMD Opteron 850 series processors, 32 GB RAM, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2004024. Sun Fire V40z server supported 820 SAP SD Benchmark users and was configured with four AMD Opteron 850 series processors, 32 GB RAM, Oracle 9i, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (64-bit), running SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70, SAP certification number 2004044.
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