Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 6th Dec 2006 23:04 UTC
Sun has been touting the efficiency of servers using its first-generation UltraSparc T1 'Niagara' processor, but it's promising greater gains with the chip's sequel. The first Niagara consumes about 70 watts running flat out. Sun now thinks Niagara 2 will consume between 70 and 80 watts, John Fowler, executive vice president of systems, said in a meeting with reporters at Sun offices here Tuesday. Although that power consumption is 'just a teeny bit above Niagara 1', Fowler said, the newer chip absorbs several functions that today require separate electronics and also can handle 64 simultaneous instruction sequences, called threads - twice that of Niagara 1.
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2006-09-30
Nice analysis.
Interesting to note that in some places the Niagara-based servers get rebates from the power companies:
http://www.sun.com/emrkt/energy-rebate/index.jsp
That apparently amounts to a $700-$1000 savings per year per server (!).
Dmitri