Oracle Extends SPARC Commitment New Sparc 14 Processor Boosts Single-Thread Performance

摘要

Squashing any lingering concerns about its commitment to the SPARC architecture, Oracle has begun beta testing servers using its next-generation Sparc T4 processors. At Hot Chips, the company disclosed details of the new CPU core used in this processor as well as future Oracle processors. Formerly code-named Yosemite Falls, Sparc T4 is the successor to Sun's Rainbow Falls, which Oracle branded Sparc T3. When Oracle acquired Sun in early 2010, there were concerns about its commitment to former-Sun products and technologies including SPARC (see MPR 2/22/10, "Sun Fades Into Oracle's Orbit"). In September 2010, Oracle released systems based on Sparc T3, but this processor had largely been completed before the acquisition.