The combination of Solaris 10 and AMD64 has proven to be a powerful combination and help organizations like yours unleash the technology's true performance potential. To date, Solaris 10 has achieved more than 12 record-setting benchmarks on AMD64 hardware, four of which were based on dual-core processors.

The Solaris 10 OS is optimized for the multithreading requirements of dual-core processors, providing near linear scalability and sizable performance gains for existing applications running on the new dual-core Sun Fire V40z server. This allows you to run more applications faster and improve service levels, while simultaneously cutting operating expenses. Innovative Solaris 10 technologies like Solaris Containers, Predictive Self Healing and DTrace, are multi-core aware and designed to take advantage of the AMD64 architecture. Solaris Containers, for instance, is an innovative virtualization technology that improves efficiency through greater system utilization.

Sun solutions based on AMD64:

Sun Fire V40z

The Sun Fire V40z server, now enabled for both dual-core and single-core AMD Opteron™ processors, deliver four-way to eight-way performance in a four-processor system. The Sun Fire V40z server is especially suited in a broad range of industries including financial services, scientific research, bioscience, oil exploration, electronic design (EDA), automobile & aerospace design (MCAE), government, education, and service providers. Get performance, availability, and flexibility, at a high return on IT investment.

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Based on the AMD Opteron™ processor, the Sun Grid Rack System delivers the hardware and software that can enable your organization to meet and exceed its most challenging Grid Computing objectives. Using Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers and easy-to-use management software, the Sun Grid Rack System is an integrated rack that makes grids simpler by delivering outstanding performance, faster time to deployment, and lower risk.

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The dual AMD Opteron™ processor based Sun Fire V20z server delivers high performance, reliability, and scalability in an ultra-dense, rack-optimized 1U form factor. With a single architecture, the Sun Fire V20z server supports both 32-bit and 64-bit computing, allowing you to maintain your existing x86 infrastructure while still enabling a smooth migration to next-generation 64-bit operating systems and applications. The Sun Fire V20z server’s set of features is ideal for a wide range of applications, including high-performance technical computing, Web or application serving, database management, and grid computing.

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The Sun Java™ Workstation W2100z is designed with two AMD Opteron™ processors to enable simultaneous 64- and 32-bit computing with no compromise in performance. With high-performance storage and visualization-class graphics, the Sun W2100z workstation delivers the highest performance for complex computing segments, including oil/gas, imaging and scientific computing.

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The Sun Java™ Workstation W1100z provides outstanding performance, expandability, and reliability needed for computing segments, including software development, EDA, and MCAD/MCAE. Powered by the AMD Opteron™ processor, the Sun W1100z has been architected as an expandable, reliable technical-computing powerhouse.

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Sun Ultra 20 Workstation

The Sun Ultra 20 Workstation is a complete integrated workstation solution for EDA, MCAD and software development. Pre-loaded with Solaris 10 and development tools , support for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, the ability to run Solaris, Linux or Windows, and a choice of 2-D and 3-D graphics accelerators, the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation is available in market-ready installation configurations that allow you to immediately increase your productivity.

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