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Sun's single-JVM World Record (table now shown ordered by bops/jvm):
SPECjbb2005 Performance (ordered by performance bops/JVM : SPECjbb2005 Business Operations per Second, bigger is better)
| System | Date | Processors | Performance | |||
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| (Chips, Cores, Threads) | GHz Type | bops | JVMs | bops/JVM | ||
| Sun Fire E25K | 5/07 | 72, 144, 144 | 1.8 US-IV+ | 1,149,100 | 1 | 1,149,100 |
| Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 580 | 2/07 | 32, 64, 64 | 1.6 Itanium2 | 1,105,465 | 1 | 1,105,465 |
| HP Superdome | 9/06 | 64, 128, 128 | 1.6 Itanium 2 | 2,054,864 | 32 | 64,215 |
| IBM p5 570 | 1/06 | 8, 16, 32 | 2.2 POWER5+ | 326,651 | 8 | 40,831 |
| Fujitsu PP2500 | 3/06 | 128, 128, 128 | 2.08 SPARC64 V | 1,251,024 | 32 | 39,095 |
| Sun Fire E25K | 5/07 | 72, 144, 144 | 1.95 US-IV+ | 2,105,264 | 72 | 29,240 |
Sun results have been submitted to SPEC for review and are on track for publication.
Benchmark Description
SPECjbb2005 (Java Business Benchmark) measures the performance of a Java implemented application tier (server-side Java). The benchmark is based on the order processing in a wholesale supplier application. The performance of the user tier and the database tier are not measured in this test. The metrics given are number of SPECjbb2005 bops (Business Operations per Second) and SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM (bops per JVM instance).
Disclosure Statement:
SPECjbb2005 Sun Fire E25K (72 chips, 144 cores, 1.8 GHz) 1,149,100 SPECjbb2005 bops, 1,149,100 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM submitted for review; Fujitsu PrimeQuest 580 (32 chips, 64 cores, 1.6 GHz) 1,105,465 SPECjbb2005 bops, 1,105,564 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. SPECjbb2005 Sun Fire E25K (72 chips, 144 cores, 1.95 GHz) 2,105,264 SPECjbb2005 bops, 29,240 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM submitted for review; Sun Fire E25K (72 chips, 144 cores, 1.95 GHz) 1,657,274 SPECjbb2005 bops, 23,018 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM; HP Itanium Superdome (64 chips, 128 cores, 1.6 GHz) 2,054,864 SPECjbb2005 bops, 64,215 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM; Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 2500 (128 chips, 128 cores, 2.08 Ghz) 1,251,024 SPECjbb2005 bops, 39,095 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM; IBM eServer p5 570 (8 chips, 16 cores, 2.2 GHz) 326,651 SPECjbb2005 bops, 40,831 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM. SPEC, SPECjbb reg tm of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results as of 5/8/07 on www.spec.org
| Certified Results | |||
| Performance: | 1,105,564 SPECjbb2005 bops | ||
| 1,105,564 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM | |||
| Reference Date: | May 8, 2007 | ||
| Systems: | Sun Fire E25K | ||
| Processor/GHz: | 72 US-IV+ 1.8 GHz | ||
| Operating System: | Solaris 10 | ||
| JVM: | Java HotSpot(TM) 32-Bit Server, Version 6.0_02 | ||
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Sun Fire T2000 Sun Java Systems Application Server World Record Two-Node Price/Performance on SPECjAppserver2004. The HP Itanium2-based server is over 3.4x times most costly than the Sun Fire T2000 Server using Sun Java EE application. Sun's solutions is the lowest overall application tier deployment and maintenance cost. The Sun Fire T2000 server also requires only 2RU vs. 4RU for the more-costly HP Itanium 2 server.
Sun's dual-node configuration delivered throughput in excess of 26,000 operations per minute with absolutely no Java EE Application Server licensing constraints. This submission is fully Java EE 5 compatible and fully supported by Sun Microsystems. Sun Microsystems is the only vendor to provide robust performance on the SPECjAppServer benchmark using a Java EE 5 certified application server.
One Sun Fire T2000 server equipped with 1 UltraSPARC T1 processor (8 cores) at 1.2 GHz running Sun Java System Application Server 9.0 UR 1 PE and a Sun Fire T2000 equipped with 1 UltraSPARC T1 processor (6 cores) at 1.0 GHz running Oracle 10g Database Standard Edition delivered a result of 521.42 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard for the SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark for the best application tier price/performance result for a two-node server.
Competitive Landscape
SPECjAppServer2004 Performance Chart - Ordered by Application Tier Cost per SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard (lower is better), CPJ column is the Cost Per SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard, Score column is the SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard result, Cost column is the application cost of the hardware and software.
| Submitter | CPJ | Score | Cost | J2EE Server | DB Server |
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| Sun | $51.81 | 521.42 | $27,016.95 | 1 x Sun Fire T2000
8 cores, 1 chip (8 cores/chip) @1.2GHz Sun Java System AS 9.0 PE |
1 x Sun Fire T2000
6 cores, 1 chip (6 cores/chip) @1.0GHz Oracle 10g 10.2.0.2 |
| Sun/BEA | $76.37 | 615.64 | $47,016.95 | 1 x Sun Fire T2000
8 cores, 1 chip (8 cores/chip) @1.2GHz WebLogic |
1 x Sun Fire V490
8 cores, 4 chips (2 cores/chip) @1.5GHz Oracle 10g 10.1.0.4 |
| Sun | $122.13 | 616.22 | $75,234.92 | 1 x Sun Fire T2000
8 cores, 1 chip (8 cores/chip) @1.2GHz WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.1 |
1 x Sun Fire X4200
4 cores, 2 chip (2 cores/chip) @2.2GHz DB2 Universal Database v8.2.4 |
| HP | $298.20 | 471.28 | $140,537.88 | 1 x rx4640
4 cores, 4 chips (1 core/chip) Itanium 2 @1.6GHz BEA WebLogic 9.0 |
1 x rx4640
4 cores, 4 chips (1 core/chip) Itanium 2 @1.6GHz Oracle 10g 10.1.0.4 |
Benchmark Description
SPECjAppServer2004 (Java Application Server) is a multi-tier benchmark for measuring the performance of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology-based application servers. SPECjAppServer2004 is an end-to-end application which exercises all major J2EE technologies implemented by compliant application servers as follows:
The primary metric of the SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark is jAppServer Operations Per Second (JOPS) which is calculated by adding the metrics of the Dealership Management Application in the Dealer Domain and the Manufacturing Application in the Manufacturing Domain. There is NO price/performance metric in this benchmark.
Disclosure Statement:
SPEC, SPECjAppServer reg tm of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of Dec 6, 2005. Sun Fire T2000 (8 cores, 1 chip) 521.42 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard. HP rx4640 (4 cores, 4 chips) 471.28 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard. Sun HW+SW application tier cost = $27,016.95, appl cost per JOP = $51.81. HP HW+SW application tier cost = $140,537.88, appl cost per JOP = $298.20 HP Bill of Material from http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2004/results/res2005q3/jAppServer2004-20050913-00016.html. BEA pricing from http://www.awaretechnologies.com/BEA/index.html. IBM pricing from http://www.cdw.com/ System pricing dated 12/06/06 HP rx4640 server specifications 10/19/05 from http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/entry_level/rx4640/index.html
| Certified Results | 521.42 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard | ||
| Reference Date: | Dec 6, 2006 | ||
| Systems: | 1 x Sun Fire T2000, UltraSPARC T1 1.2 GHz (8 cores, 1 proc), 32 GB Memory | ||
| 1 x Sun Fire T2000, UltraSPARC T1 1.0 GHz (6 cores, 1 proc), 8GB Memory | |||
| Operating System: | Solaris 10 6/06 (same for both) | ||
| Software: | Sun Java System Application Server 9.0 Platform Edition UR1 Patch 1 | ||
| Oracle 10g Database Enterprise Edition v10.2.0.2 | |||
| JVM: | J2SE 6.0 | ||
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