The Test

We are mostly concerned with how the machine performs under Solaris 10 in comparison to SUSE 9, but we are also concerned with performance from the previous generation V40z to this one. Our very own Johan De Gelas recently wrote a very detailed comparison of various Linux database setups, so we won't spend as much time on database benchmarks for this review. Make no mistake, however, that a machine like the V40z makes the most sense in a database environment. We will use very similar benchmarks to the previous V40z examination, but we will also draw on some references from our Linux workstation articles.


Test Configurations

Machine:

Sun Fire V40z (Dual Core)

Sun Fire V40z

Processor:

(4) AMD Opteron 875

(4) AMD Opteron 850

RAM:

8 x 1024MB PC-2700

8 x 1024MB PC-2700

Hard Drives

SCSI u320 Seagate Cheetah 10,000RPM

SCSI u320 Seagate Cheetah 10,000RPM

Memory Timings:

Default

Operating System(s):

SuSE 9.1 Professional
RedHat 9
JDS 2.0

SUSE SLES 9

Solaris 10

Kernel:

Linux 2.6.8
Linux 2.4 (JDS 2.0)

Linux 2.6.5
SunOS 5.10

Compiler:

linux:~ # gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.2/specs
Configured with: ./configure
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.4.2

Our tests consist of everything from render benchmarks to database to compilation benchmarks. Each of these are designed to stress a particular portion of the system. As we mentioned earlier, the V40z is a premiere platform for databases due to the large amounts of CPU and memory. All tests are done with x86_64 binaries on Solaris and Linux unless otherwise noted. Furthermore, all programs are compiled via GCC with the flags mentioned in the table above.

X was disabled during these benchmarks to reduce overhead.

But... (Solaris 10 Cont.) Database Benchmarks
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  • KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    It brings up the Article Search box because I had to disable the article until we figure out the IE problem.

    Thanks,

    Kristopher
  • yelo333 - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    Is it just me, or is it normal to have problems reading anything but the first page? When I click to go to the next page, it just brings up the "article search" box. The print version also doesn't work.

    Using Firefox on linux. All extensions were disabled for the purpose of troubleshooting, with the same response.

    As it is right now, even clicking the article results in the "Article Search" box, rather then the article. I was able to read the first page about 5 min ago, though.
  • mircea - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    Page 3, 2nd last pharagraph, 4th line "we were ample to use the analyzer"

    I guess you want to say "able".
  • jm20 - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    wierd rendering in IE, does not produce a background and the formatting looks off. Also page 2 is not visible and sends me to the article search page.
  • Marlin1975 - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    yea weird rendering to say the least, that and nothing after page 2?
  • BurntKooshie - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=24...

    Shouldn't the first graph list SLES9 as one of the test parameters isntead of two Solaris 10's?
  • KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - link

    If anyone is getting weird rendering in IE, please email me [email protected]

    Kristopher

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