Fujitsu achieves energy efficiency world record with new PRIMERGY RX300 S7 generation

* The recently announced Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 debuts as the world's most energy-efficient single-node server and beating all contenders in its class.
* The Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 sets new mark for server energy efficiency and is first single-node server to break through the 5 000 ssj_ops/watt barrier with the SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark.
* Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 has a 51% energy-efficiency advantage over its nearest benchmarked competitor (HP ProLiant DL360 G7*).
* Customers can now run two-thirds more workloads on their current power budget with this new-generation system without stressing their data centre cooling or increasing the electricity bill.

Fujitsu's recently announced PRIMERGY RX300 S7 server generation sets the new target to beat for single-node server efficiency, achieving a new world record and debuting as the first to break the prestigious SPECpower_ssj2008 milestone of 5 000 overall ssj_ops/watt.1

The result underlines Fujitsu's leadership in the engineering of energy-efficiency PRIMERGY servers. The company already holds energy-efficiency records in their class with the PRIMERGY TX120 S3 and further mono-socket systems.

Many businesses are challenged by the stringent environmental mandates for data centres set by national governments. Thanks to this improved energy efficiency, Fujitsu customers can now run two-thirds more workloads on their current power budget without stressing their data centre cooling. This is good news for mid-sized and large businesses facing power limitations, or with limited heat dissipation in their data centres. Overall, Fujitsu's new server platform reduces both stress on data centre and the environment, while helping to dramatically reduce energy costs.

These results reflect the many innovations made by Fujitsu to increase energy efficiency as a clear corporate goal. For example, Fujitsu ServerView Suite supports simplified and automated PRIMERGY energy management, with innovative features such as automatically switching off PCIe ports when not in use. In combination with 94% efficient power supplies, and other intelligent system improvements, the Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 delivers an energy efficiency result of 5032 overall ssj_ops/watt. According to Intel*, an improvement of up to 51% is achieved compared to the previous HP ProLiant DL360* generation.2

Launched yesterday, the new generation of Fujitsu PRIMERGY dual-socket servers with latest Intel Xeon processor E5 family are designed from the ground up to set a new standard for cost-efficiency, scalability and versatility for mid-sized and large customers demanding highest level of performance. Fujitsu's new concept of a modular design creates a highly customisable server platform that allows customers to more freely configure systems to meet their current IT needs, and extend later if required.

Customers choosing PRIMERGY are also assured of investment protection over the server life cycle. The new PRIMERGY generation provides 100% additional memory capacity and space for an additional 33% internal storage. Ease of administration is assured for PRIMERGY servers thanks to Fujitsu's innovative ServerView Management Suite.

Supporting quotes:

Jens-Peter Seick, Senior Vice-President, Product Development Group Fujitsu Technology Solutions

“Making the most effective use of available resources is an expensive and time-consuming challenge in every data centre. Fujitsu takes energy-efficiency very seriously. Our many innovations in this area are the result of a clear strategy to deliver the most efficient, best-performing servers in every class to meet the needs of our customers - from small to very large data centres. The maximum expandability, outstanding performance, and energy-efficiency credentials of the Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 make it the single-node system to beat.”

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1. Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results published on www.spec.org as of 6 March 2012. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing single node servers. SPEC and SPECpower are trademarks or registered trademarks of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). For the latest SPECpower ssj2008 results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/power_ssj2008.html.

2. Source: Performance comparison using best submitted/published 2-socket single-node server results on the SPECpower_ssj*2008 benchmark as of 6 March 2012. Baseline score of 3,329 ssj*_ops/watt published by Hewlett-Packard on the ProLiant DL360 G7* platform based on the prior generation Intel Xeon processor X5675. Score of 5 093 ssj*_ops/watt submitted for publication by Fujitsu on the PRIMERGY RX300 S7* platform based on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2660, see http://ts.fujitsu.com/rl/products/SPECpower_ssj2008.RX300S7_E5-2660_2P/ssj.0004-main.html. For additional details, please visit www.spec.org.

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