Photos: Sun fires up Niagara servers

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  • circuitry

    circuitry

    This photo shows the circuitry of Sun's eight-core UltraSparc T1 "Niagara" processor.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Sun Fire T2000

    Sun Fire T2000

    Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire T2000 server is the first to use its UltraSparc T1 "Niagara" processor.

    The server, which is set to launch Tuesday in New York, begins at $7,795, and a top-end model costs $25,995.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • UltraSparc T1 processor

    UltraSparc T1 processor

    Sun's UltraSparc T1 processor consumes a maximum of 72 watts and can simultaneously execute 32 instruction sequences called threads. Although the chip has eight processing engines, called "cores," Sun is selling versions with six and four cores.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Sun Fire T1000

    Sun Fire T1000

    The Sun Fire T1000 server costs between $2,995 and $10,995. It shares several components with the .

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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First look at energy-thrifty systems based on Sun's UltraSparc T1 processor.

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circuitry

This photo shows the circuitry of Sun's eight-core UltraSparc T1 "Niagara" processor.

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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