SPARCstation 2


MIPS

  • 28.5

    MFLOPS

  • 4.2; 6.2 Single Precision

    SPECmarks

  • 21; w/pre-processor from Kuck and Associates - 25

    SPECint92

  • 21.8

    SPECfp92

  • 22.8

    SPECrate_int92

  • 517

    SPECrate_fp92

  • 541

    CPU

  • CY7C600 IU at 40 MHz 28.5 MIPS (from Cypress)
  • 64K virtual write through cache (line size 32 bytes)
  • ASCI technology 1.0 micron CMOS channelless gate arrays

    MMU

  • maps 16 contexts with up to a 1 GB address space each

    FPU

  • TI390C602A at 40 MHz 4.2 MFLOPS (Texas Instr/LSI)

    CACHE

  • 64 KB

    CONTEXTS

  • 16 in hardware

    MEMORY

  • standard=16, upgr to 64 on-board, 128 w/add-on cards
  • as of 7/22/91 - 32 MB standard
  • 80 nanosecond SIMM modules; different than SS1/+
  • SIMMs are stamped with 501-1739-01
  • max memory is 128MB
  • 64MB on the mother board and 32MB on *SBus* card
  • with an additional 32MB on a daughter card
  • there are 4 groups on the mother board that
  • can only be filled with 4MB SIMMS
  • each group must have 4 SIMMS (16MB)

    PERIPHERALS

  • 1/4" tape, CD-ROM, disk, exobyte (8mm) - scsi

    SCSI

  • micro-miniature, SCSI-2, synchronous; transfer rate
  • of up to 5 MB/sec
  • micro-miniature, SCSI-2; controller chip 53C90
  • supports 7 scsi devices; 4 disks, 2 tapes, 1
  • optional; more supported with addition of SBus card

    PORTS

  • (2) RS-423/232, audio i/o, ethernet, scsi
  • more serial/parallel available w/SBus card
  • full asynch and synch ports

    GRAPHICS

  • as of 7/22/91 - GX takes only 1 SBus slot
  • GX, entry level color (8 bit)
  • GS, 24-bit, 3-D solids takes 3 SBus slots
  • GT, 24-bit, high-end, modeling 3-D solid objects
  • 7/22/91 - GXplus offers higher resolution (1280x1024)
  • and double buffering; 2D - 480K; 3D - 310K

    MONITOR

  • monochrome or color(GX), 16 & 19 in, 76Hz, Trinitron
  • 1152x900; GT can have 21" color (1280x1024)

    FRAME BUFFERS

  • 1-bit mono and 8-bit color use 1 SBus slot;
  • BUFFERS 8-bit GX uses 2 SBus slots; up to 3 frame buffers

    TAPE

  • external, QIC-150 MB lunchbox

    DISK

  • standard=207 MB internal pre-install w/OS and OW
  • can house (2) 207 MB internal disks (SCSI)
  • as of 7/22/91 - (2) 424 internal disks
  • up to 5.0 MB burst transfer rate
  • up to 5.2 GB, w/3 SBus card up to 20.8 GB
  • using 16*1.3GB you come with the max of 20.8 GB
  • This is for the 1.3's
  • The 29GB max is 4*7*1.05GB with Solaris 2.1
  • 3 1/2" floppy standard
  • 207, 327, 669 - scsi; as of 7/22 - 424, 1.3 GB

    FLOPPY

  • optional w/diskless configuration; internal 3 1/2"
  • floppy 1.44 MB; included when disk drive is included

    BUS

  • SBus, 3 slots; full Master/Slave on all 3
  • runs at 20Mhz, 20MBs sustained, 80MBs burst
  • SBus 20MHz CPU 32 byte bursts in 11 clock cycles=58/sec
  • SBus 20MHz DVMA 32 byte bursts in 13 clock cycles=36MB/sec

    BOOT PROM

  • recognizes devices, frame buffers, SBus cards

    ETHERNET

  • standard; SBus card for 2nd ethernet (thinnet)

    OPERATING SYSTEM

  • 4.1.x or higher

    POWER

  • .2 K VA; 85 Watts

    SECURITY

  • has a thick metal security loop attached; impossible
  • to open system or move off desk

    UPGRADE

  • to a SS2

    PACKAGE

  • height 4.6', width 9.61', depth 10.4'

    OPTIONS

  • Sun and 3rd party SBus cards; offered headless
  • (allowing all 3 SBUS slots)

    SERVER

  • 57.2 TPS-B (transactions per second) with 50 users,
  • SBus Prestoserve NFS throughput up to 140%,
  • and response times up to 85%

    CODENAME

  • Calvin

    Date this file was last modified

  • December 26, 1995