Photos: Sun fires up Niagara servers

circuitry

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

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 14:50 GMT (07:50 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
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.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 14:50 GMT (07:50 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
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.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 14:50 GMT (07:50 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Sun Fire T1000

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

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 14:50 GMT (07:50 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler