Sun Enterprise 450 Server With New 400MHz UltraSPARC-II CPU Outperforms Every System Running Windows NT on SPECWeb Benchmark
Building on its leadership in the UNIX server market both locally and internationally, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has announced the availability of new 400MHz UltraSPARC-II processors for its popular Sun Enterprise 450 workgroup server. In addition, this system featuring faster chips posted record-setting performance results for systems in its class on the SPECweb96 benchmark.
According to the BMI TechKnowledge group, locally Sun is already the leader in the Unix entry server market in terms of revenue.
The Sun Enterprise 450 workgroup server, running on the powerful 400-megahertz (MHz) UltraSPARC-II processor demonstrated its enhanced performance capabilities by posting a record rating of 9115 SPECweb96 HTTP operations per second on the SPECWeb benchmark.
These results outpaced the best result posted by a system running Windows NT - in any class - by more than 70%. Teamed with the new 64-bit Solaris 7 Operating Environment software, these speedier processors provide Sun customers with a faster, more reliable solution for business critical applications such as Internet/intranet, database, enterprise resource planning (ERP), e-commerce and groupware.
"The workgroup market is basically coming down to a two-horse race between Solaris and NT," says David Douglas, director of marketing, workgroup servers at Sun. "Customers are turning to Sun because of our unique ability to bring enterprise features and functionality down to a price they can afford. And with the introduction of faster processors, we are further enabling our workgroup server customers to continue to grow and support their mission critical applications."
Processor Enhancements Enable Scalability to Greater Performance
The introduction of the faster processor enables increased system performance and faster user response time. Additional processing power effectively enables additional headroom on the system for IT departments to accommodate more users as a business grows. For example, an ideal environment to benefit from this type of processor enhancement would be a Web server where power, fast throughput and exceptional network speed are hinged on the strength of the system.
"Increasing the processing power on our Sun servers will allow us to easily enhance our current systems to provide faster, more reliable performance as our user base grows." says Gregg Booth, president of Net-Temps, Inc. "These performance enhancements, combined with the powerful Solaris Operating Environment and Sun`s unsurpassed availability make Sun a clear leader over its NT competition."
Faster Processors Contribute to New Benchmarking Records
The Sun Enterprise 450 server posted record results on the SPECWeb benchmark. The Sun system, configured with four 400MHz UltraSPARC-II processors, outperformed all systems in its class, from industry-leading competitors HP, IBM and Compaq, by more than 45%. The SPECWeb benchmark is the industry`s first standardized benchmark for measuring performance of World Wide Web servers. For all SPECweb96 results see the SPECweb homepage at www.spec.org/osg/web96/.
Sun Enterprise Servers
According to IDC, Sun is the number one provider of UNIX Entry Servers in both worldwide factory revenue and shipments for 1H98. Sun advanced its leadership in the Unix Entry Server market - beating out IBM, HP and Compaq - with a 6-point increase in 1H98 market share over its position in 1997, based on Worldwide shipments.
The Sun Enterprise 450 system is one of five servers designed for workgroup computing environments. The system is part of the Sun Enterprise server line, the industry`s only single, binary compatible family of systems that ranges from one to 64 processors - scaling from cost effective workgroup servers to large department and data center systems. The Sun Enterprise family provides customers with unparalleled investment protection - enabling system upgrades to larger systems within the line, as information needs change.
Solaris 7 Operating Environment
Solaris 7 Operating Environment is reliable, highly scalable, Year 2000 compliant and delivers expanded capabilities for workgroups, data centers and Internet service providers who need "Anytime, Anywhere" access to computing resources.
Share
Editorial contacts