As source reports, today Sun microsystems will declare about the release of the more rapid models servers ultraSparc T1 niagara.
The current models T1000 and T2000 use processors with frequency 1 and 1,2 GHz respectively. New models will obtain more rapid chipsets, 1,4- GHz processor version and in the memory - instead of 32 Gb will be installed 64 Gb. As reported (Fadi azhari), marketing director, all changes in the configuration will lead to 30% increase the performance of machines.
The cost Of high-End niagara t2000 with the version of processors 1,2 GHz and 64 Gb memory is 68 thousand dollars. Updated model with 1,4- GHz processors is evaluated by Sun already in 85 thousand dollars.
Niagara support simultaneous performance of four independent flows of instructions (threads), and the servers from Niagara II, which will be released in the second-half of 2007, will be capable of processing up to 8 threads by one core.
In the second-half of 2008 sun intended to release servers with processor rock, which has 16 cores.
In addition to to this, Sun announced Neptune - the new processor, which was called to accelerate the exchange of data in networks of multimedia systems. It will be used in 10 Gbit/s ethernet card.