SPARCserver670 aka Sun 4/670
Processor History
Model 52 later became the Model 512
Model 54 later became the Model 514
SPECint92
Model 41 is 52.6
Model 52 is 58.1 x 2
Model 54 is 58.1 x 4
SPECfp92
Model 41 is 64.7
Model 52 is 71.4 x 2
Model 54 is 71.4 x 4
SPECthruput89
50.9 (Model 120 ) w/compilers from KAI
91.1 (Model 140 ) w/compilers from KAI
Model 41 is not applicapable
Model 52 is 109 (estimated)
Model 54 is 218 (estimated)
MIPS
28.5 per processor, Models 120 or 140
2 (120) or 4 (140) processors per system
max MIPS 4 processors is 114 MIPS
Model 120 is 57 combined mips
Model 140 is 114 combined mips
Model 41 is 96.2 mips
Model 52 is 200+ mips
Model 54 is 400+ mips
1, 2 or 4 processors per system
max MIPS 4 processors is 400+ MIPS
MFLOPS
4.2 per FPU (Models 120 & 140)
2 or 4 FPU's per system (Models 120 & 140)
max MFLOPS is 16.8 (Model 140)
Model 41 is 17.2 mflops
Model 52 is 38 mflops
Model 54 is 76 mflops
MFLOPS 1,2 or 4 FPU's per system
max MFLOPS is 76 (Model 54)
MBUS
there are no processors directly on the motherboard
CPU's are 1 or 2 per MBUS module
there is a max of 2 MBUS modules per SS10 system
speed is 320MB per second peak and 95MB sustained
MBUS is a SPARC International spec.
Super SPARC is the TI processor we use
PROCESSOR
Texas Instruments Super SPARC
Super SPARC or Viking is a super scalar
implementation of SPARC that follow Version 8
what this means is that it can execute more then
1 instruction per clock cycle
Viking has 20KB of instruction cache on-board
Viking has 16KB of data cache on-board
Viking has an optional external cache of 1MB
Model 30 is the only processor that does not have
the external 1MB cache
CPU
Cypress, 40 MHz (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)
40 MHz; 28.5 MIPS (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)
FPU
TI8847 40Mhz 4.2 Megaflops (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)
Model 41 at 40 MHz, (1 processor) external cache
Model 52 at 45 MHz, (2 processors) external cache
Model 54 at 45 MHz, (4 processors) external cache
MMU
Viking (Models 41, 52 & 54 ) support 64,000 contexts
Viking supports V8 of the SPARC
Reference MMU spec
This allows for QUAD Precision 128 bits also
CACHE
Model 41 at 40 MHz, (1 processor) 1MB external cache
Model 41 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board
Model 52 at 45 MHz, (2 processors) 1MB external cache
Model 52 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board
Model 54 at 45 MHz, (4 processors) 1MB external cache
Model 54 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board
SBUS
there are 4 SBUS slots available on the 600 board
only 3 are available if you have a 4 processor system
the reason for this is the second MBUS module sits
over the fourth SBUS slot
sustained thruput is 30 to 50MBs per second
The reason for SBUS on the 600 series is to
take advantage of the large # of SBus Cards
On a 514 you loose TWO of the SBus slots
because of the size of the processor modules
Clock is 20MHz
CPU 32 byte burst transfers in 11 clock cycles = 58MB/sec
DVMA 32 byte burst transfers in 12 clock cycles = 53MB/sec
MEMORY
max memory is 128MB (4MB SIMMS) OR 512MB (16MB SIMMS)
There are 2 memory groups on the CPU board
of 16 slots each
2 expansion memory cards are available
with 256MB per card
the memory expansion card has 4 memory groups
That are ONLY 4MB SIMMS in each group
max memory is 1GB (512 on CPU & 2 256MB cards)
The 670 or 690 series is physically capable of
supporting 2.5GB
512MB on the motherboard and 2 1GB expansion cards
However, it is NOT supported yet because the OS
needs to be tuned to efficiently use this much memory
MONITOR
optional; color 16" and 19"; 19" monochrome
PACKAGE
Deskside 12 slot cabinet; VME bus
PERIPHERALS
1/4" tape, 1/2" tape, IPI disks, CD-ROM
PORTS
2 RS232/423 ports on cpu board
1 SCSI, 1 ethernet, 1 JTAG
up to 130 serial ports (8 ALM-2's + 2 on CPU)
TAPE
tape is 150MB SCSI 1/4" tape
Front Load 6250/1600/800 HP tape drive
also can accommodate 2.3 GB 8mm
DISK
26 GB of Disk capacity using 1.3 GB SCSI drives
up to 3 drives (3.9GB) in the main cabinet
the expansion rack can have up to 10.4 GB
there is max of two expansion racks
the 1.3's have a seek time of 11.5ms and transfer
at 3 to 4.5MB per second using ZBR (zone bit recording)
SCSI
CD-ROM comes standard
4.5MB/sec (1.3 GB SCSI)
The current max is 41GB - using Solaris 2.1
This is calculated:
(2) DSCSI Expansion pedestals 16.8GB each (33.6GB Total)
using (8) 2.1GB DSCSI's per pedestal
all 4 SBus slots are used with (2) DSCSI Expansion pedestals
this is because you can not go from one tray to the bottom
there is a limit of 4 DSCSI's to the DSBE in this scenario
There is always a cdrom in the 630
we can connect 6 (3 internal & 3 external ) 1.3's (7.8GB Total )
This takes us to the 41 GB max (41.4 actual )
BUS
VME bus
7 available 9u slots
OPERATING SYSTEM
4.1.2
SOLARIS 2.0 will be available in mid 92
SOLARIS 2.0 will be SVR4/MT (multi-threaded)
UPGRADES
customers who have 4/330, 4/370, 4/390
4/470 or 4/490 can board level upgrade
to the new 4/600 systems
Below are examples of MBus upgrades
SPARCserver 600MP Model 120 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 411
SPARCserver 600MP Model 120 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 52
SPARCserver 600MP Model 140 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 54
SPARCserver 600MP Model 41 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 52
SPARCserver 600MP Model 52 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 54
PACKAGE
12 slot VME system
POWER
power supply is 200-240VAC, 1200 watt auto-ranging
DBA
< 55 dba for CPU and < 65 dba for expansion rack
DATABASE
Model 140 is 134.9 tps using Sybase TPC-B
Model 41 TPS is 120 estimated
Model 52 TPS is 180 estimated
Model 54 TPS is 220 estimated
NFS
with the SBus prestoserve and the NC-400
the 600 series made EXCELLENT file servers
with both we can achieve high NFS ops per/sec
TBD performance #'s for the 41, 52 & 54
CODENAME
Galaxy
Date this file was last modified
December 26, 1995