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| Comparison of Entry IBM, Sun, and HP Unix Servers: HPC Workload | Percent | ||
| Small Configurations | Jul 2004 Sun Fire | Oct 2005 Sun Fire | Change |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems | Sun Microsystems | |
| Make | Sun Fire | Sun Fire | |
| Model | V210 | X2100 | |
| SMP | 1 Socket/1 Core | 1 Socket/1 Core | |
| Processor | UltraSparc-IIIi | Opteron 148 | |
| Speed | 1.06 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| L2 Cache/CPU | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| Linpack TPP Megaflops | 970 | 3,300 | 240% |
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | |
| Disk | 146 GB | 160 GB | |
| OS | Solaris 9 | Solaris 10 | |
| List Price | $4,645 | $1,715 | -63% |
| Cost Per Megaflops List | $4.79 | $0.52 | -89% |
| Medium Configurations | Jul 2004 Sun Fire | Oct 2005 Sun Fire | |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems | Sun Microsystems | |
| Make | Sun Fire | Sun Fire | |
| Model | V240 | X2100 | |
| SMP | 2 Sockets/2 Cores | 1 Socket/1 Core | |
| Processor | UltraSparc-IIIi | Opteron 152 | |
| Speed | 1.28 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| L2 Cache/CPU | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| Linpack TPP Megaflops | 2,310 | 3,900 | 69% |
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | |
| Disk | 146 GB | 160 GB | |
| OS | Solaris 9 | Solaris 10 | |
| List Price | $6,895 | $2,415 | -65% |
| Cost Per Megaflops List | $2.98 | $0.62 | -79% |
| Large Configurations | Jul 2004 Sun Fire | Oct 2005 Sun Fire | |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems | Sun Microsystems | |
| Make | Sun Fire | Sun Fire | |
| Model | V440 | X4200 | |
| SMP | 4 Sockets/4 Cores | 2 Sockets/2 Cores | |
| Processor | UltraSparc-IIIi | Opteron 254 | |
| Speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| L2 Cache/CPU | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| Linpack TPP Megaflops | 7,335 | 7,700 | 5% |
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | |
| Disk | 146 GB | 146 GB | |
| OS | Solaris 9 | Solaris 10 | |
| List Price | $12,695 | $7,261 | -43% |
| Cost Per Megaflops List | $1.73 | $0.94 | -46% |
| Extra Large Configurations | Jul 2004 Sun Fire | Oct 2005 Sun Fire | |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems | Sun Microsystems | |
| Make | Sun Fire | Sun Fire | |
| Model | V880 | X4200 | |
| SMP | 8 Sockets/8 Cores | 2 Sockets/4 Cores | |
| Processor | UltraSparc-III | Opteron 275 | |
| Speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| L2 Cache/CPU | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
| Linpack TPP Megaflops | 9,020 | 6,150 | -32% |
| Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB | |
| Disk | 438 GB | 146 GB | |
| OS | Solaris 9 | Solaris 10 | |
| List Price | $85,995 | $9,791 | -89% |
| Cost Per Megaflops List | $9.53 | $1.59 | -83% |
| Note: These configurations include no database and no tape drive | |||