Sun's New x64 Server Sets New World Records

The new Sun Fire X4640 server delivered outstanding performance on the two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application Benchmark, which represents the critical tasks performed in real-world ERP business environments, and the SPECompL2001, which represents workloads consisting of medium and large problem sets that stress the computer's processor, memory, compilers and OpenMP implementation.

The Sun Fire X4640 server uses up to eight six-core AMD Opteron processors in 4RU. Sun reports the machine is up to 65 percent better in performance than the previous generation Sun Fire X4600M2 server. With up to half a terabyte of memory in 64 memory slots, the Sun Fire X4640 server can help customers increase data center efficiency and is targeted for enterprise databases and HPC applications as well as virtualization and consolidation. The Sun Fire X4640 server supports the Solaris, Windows and Linux operating systems and VMware, Solaris Containers and Microsoft Hyper-V for virtualization.

SAP SD Standard Application Benchmark

The Sun Fire X4640 server with eiqht AMD Opteron processors (48 cores, 48 threads) delivered an outstanding x86 Unicode-based result and set an eight-processor world record with 10,000 SAP SD Benchmark users running the SAP enhancement package 4 for the SAP ERP 6.0 application.

The Sun Fire X4640 server running SAP solutions with Oracle Database on top of the Solaris 10 OS, delivered:

21 percent better performance than an eight-processor HP ProLiant DL785 G6 system that utilized faster CPUs and ran the Windows OS
33 percent better performance than a 16-processor NEC Express 5800 server
2.7x the performance of a four-processor IBM System 550 server

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Sun Fire X4640 Server Specifications

Processor

• Up to eight AMD Opteron Processor 8000 Series: Six-Core Processor 8435 (2.6 GHz/75W)/ 8DIMM; Six-Core Processor 8431 (2.4 GHz/75W)/8DIMM

• CPU interconnect: Coherent Hyper 3: Speed: 2.2 GHz, 17.6 GB/sec; Cache: 3 MB L2 and 6 MB L3; Main Memory: 8 DIMM slots per CPU socket, DDR2/667 ECC registered DIMMs (128 bit plus ECC databus); maximum of 64 possible DIMM slots; choice of 4 GB and 8 GB DIMMs

Standard integrated interfaces-

• Network: Four 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports, RJ45 connectors (Intel network controller)

• Network management: One dedicated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port, RJ45 connector

• Serial management: RS-232 serial interface, RJ45 connector

• SAS: Four-channel SAS interface

• USB: Two USB 2.0 ports, front;two USB 2.0 ports, rear; one USB 2.0 port, internal

• Expansion bus: 8 low-profile PCI expansion slots: six PCIe slots (4 x8-lane PCIe slots, 2 x4-lane PCIe slots) and two 64-bit/100 MHz PCI-X slots

Management

• CLI (in-band and out-of-band), IPMI 2.0 (inband and out-of-band), SNMP (out-of-band only)

• ILOM with dedicated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port

• Remote management features: remote keyboard, video, mouse (KVM); remote media functionality; remote power control; remote access to BIOS; remote FRU status, monitoring, logging, and role-based access control

Sun installation assistant

• Guided, easy installation of Linux and Windows operating systems with correct drivers

Mass storage and media

• Hard disk: Up to four hot-swappable, 2.5 inch SAS internal disks

• Internal DVD-ROM: One EIDE DVD-ROM

• 146 GB and 300 GB 2.5” SAS 10,000 rpm/73 GB 15,000 rpm SAS drives supported

Power

• Power supply output rating: 1,133W

• AC power: 100 to 240 VAC (47 to 63 Hz)

• Power source: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz input

• UL maximum(DC output): 1133W PSU Typical power consumption: check power calculator

Dimensions and weight