Sun Ultra series

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Sun Ultra 1 workstation
Sun Ultra 1 workstation

The Sun Ultra series is the name given to a series of UltraSPARC-based computer workstations and servers developed and sold by Sun Microsystems. The Ultra series introduced the 64-bit UltraSPARC processor and in later versions, lower-cost PC-derived technology, such as the PCI and ATA busses. Ultra-1 and Ultra-2 used SBus and SCSI.

The Ultra workstations and the Ultra Enterprise (later, simply Enterprise) servers replaced the earlier SPARCstation and SPARCserver series respectively. The Ultra/Enterprise series itself was later replaced by the Sun Blade (workstations) and Sun Fire (servers) ranges.

The Ultra range were sold during the dot com boom, and became one of the biggest selling series of computers ever developed by Sun Microsystems. Many companies and organisations (including Sun Microsystems) still rely on Sun Ultra products.

The Sun Ultra brand has recently (2005) been resurrected with the launch of the Ultra 20, Ultra 40 and Ultra 45 workstations and the Ultra 3 laptop. Confusingly, the Ultra 20 and 40 are not UltraSPARC-based systems, but are based on AMD64-architecture processors.

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[edit] Sun Ultra models

[edit] Ultra workstations

Model Code Codename Processor(s) Processor MHz
Ultra 1 A11 Neutron US-I 143, 167
Ultra 1E A12 Electron US-I 143, 167, 200
Ultra 2 A14 Pulsar Up to two US-I or US-II 143, 167, 200, 300, 400
Ultra 30 A16 Quark US-II 250, 300
Ultra 3000 A17 Duraflame Up to six US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Ultra 4000 A18 Campfire Up to 14 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Ultra 450 A20 Tazmo Up to four US-II 400
Ultra 5 A21 Otter US-IIi 270, 333, 360, 400
Ultra 10 A22 Sea Lion US-IIi 300, 333, 360, 440
Ultra 60 A23 Deuterium Up to two US-II 300, 360 or 450
Ultra 80 A27 Quasar Up to four US-II 450

[edit] Ultra Enterprise/Enterprise servers

[edit] Entry-level

Model Code Codename Processor(s) Processor MHz
UltraServer 1
Ultra Enterprise 1
A11 Neutron US-I 143 or 167
UltraServer 1E
Ultra Enterprise 1E
A12 Electron US-I 143, 167, 200
UltraServer 2
Ultra Enterprise 2
A14 Pulsar Up to two US-I or US-II 143, 167, 200, 300
Ultra Enterprise 150 E150 Dublin US-I 167
Enterprise Ultra 5S A21 Otter US-IIi 270, 333, 360,400
Enterprise Ultra 10S A22 Sea Lion US-IIi 300, 333, 360, 440
Enterprise 450 A25 Tazmax Up to four US-II 250, 300, 400, 480
Enterprise 250 A26 Javelin Up to two US-II 250, 300, 400
Enterprise 420R A33 Quahog Up to four US-II 450
Enterprise 220R A34 Razor Up to two US-II 360, 450

[edit] Mid-range

Model Code Codename Processor(s) Processor MHz
Ultra Enterprise 3000 E3000 Duraflame Up to six US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Ultra Enterprise 4000 E4000 Campfire Up to 14 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Ultra Enterprise 5000 E5000 Campfire Up to 14 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Ultra Enterprise 6000 E6000 Sunfire Up to 30 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400
Enterprise 3500 E3500 Duraflame+ Up to eight US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400, 464
Enterprise 4500 E4500 Campfire+ Up to 14 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400, 464
Enterprise 5500 E5500 Campfire+ Up to 14 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400, 464
Enterprise 6500 E6500 Sunfire+ Up to 30 US-I or US-II 167, 250, 336, 400, 464

[edit] High-end

Model Code Codename Processor(s) Processor MHz
Enterprise 10000 E10000 Starfire four to 64 US-II 250, 336, 400, 466

[edit] Recent Ultra models

Model Code Codename Processor(s) Processor freq.
Ultra 3 A60/A61 ? US-IIi or US-IIIi 550 MHz, 650 MHz, 1.28 GHz
Ultra 20 A63 Marrakesh AMD Opteron 144, 148 or 180 1.8, 2.2, 2.6 GHz
Ultra 45 A70 Chicago Up to two US-IIIi 1.6 GHz
Ultra 40 A71 Sirius Up to two AMD Opteron 246, 254 or 280 2.0, 2.4, 2.8 GHz
Ultra 20 M2 A88 Munich AMD Opteron 1200 series 1.8, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8 GHz
Ultra 25 A89 South Side US-IIIi 1.34 GHz

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