HP Superdome Server Shatters Java Performance Benchmark Record

PALO ALTO, CA -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced it has achieved world-record performance for Java® applications on the SPECjbb2000 benchmark. The 64-way HP Superdome server with the newly announced PA-8700+ processor secured the world's best SPECjbb200 result submitted to date, scoring 614,538 Java applications per second and beating a 104-way Sun Starfire 15K. This result also is 80 percent better than IBM's p690 server, showcasing the superior power and scalability of HP's 64-way system for Java applications. HP also has submitted world-leading SPEC OMP results on the HP Superdome server for review to SPEC HPG. SPEC OMP2001 (http://www.spec.org/hpg/omp2001) is targeted principally at high-performance technical or scientific computing systems in research and government institutions. The 64-way HP Superdome server OMP Medium and Large results are 20 percent and 40 percent faster than all previous 64-way submissions, respectively.