SGI introduces faster R14000A microprocessor in its systemsMountain View 12 February 2002 SGI has made available faster MIPS R14000A microprocessors for its high-end servers, workstations, and advanced graphics supercomputers. The new 600 MHz processor boosts performance of SGI products by up to 37% percent.
Like its predecessors, the MIPS R14000A processor focuses on generating maximum application performance at low cost. SGI systems are optimised to take advantage of the processor's highly efficient design, which draws only 15 watts of power, compared with more than 100 watts for most other 64-bit processors.
Recognised as the most advanced visualisation desktop systems, the Silicon Graphics Octane2 visual workstations with SGI VPro V12 and V10 graphics and new MIPS R14000A processors running at 550 MHz and 600 MHz are available for immediate purchase. SGI offers the Octane2 configurations with the new processors at no increase in price from previous configurations using 400 MHz or 360 MHz, yielding as much as 37% improvement in application performance.
SGI is also announcing a 13% lower list price on 400 MHz Octane2 configurations with VPro V6 graphics.
The new R14000A processors are also offered in the new Silicon Graphics Fuel visual workstation, which is designed to maximise the performance of desktop applications while delivering unprecedented price/performance value.
Leveraging the high-bandwidth system design of the SGI 3000 series systems and offered with either a single 500 MHz processor with 2MB L2 cache or a 600 MHz processor with 4MB L2 cache, Silicon Graphics Fuel delivers significantly higher processing and application performance for similarly configured systems at three times the overall price/performance value.
The MIPS R14000A processor is also available immediately in SGI Origin 3000 server series and SGI Onyx 3000 series advanced graphics systems, increasing computational performance by up to 20%, based on SGI testing. The SGI Origin family of servers and supercomputers provides the most performance in the industry at any price point, as measured by multi-processor benchmark results published by the Standard Performance Evaluation Committee.
The MIPS R14000A processor for Silicon Graphics Octane2 visual workstations, SGI Origin 3000 server series and SGI Onyx 3000 series advanced graphics systems is available immediately through SGI direct and Solution Provider sales channels.
A Silicon Graphics Octane2 workstation configured with a single 550 MHz processor, 2MB L2 cache, V10 graphics and 256MB system memory, 18GB disk drive, and 21-inch monitor included is priced at $20,995 U.S. list. The new R14000A 600 MHz processor upgrade is priced at $5,500 U.S. list and is available for purchase immediately for previously installed Octane2 systems. Dual-processor upgrades will be available in March at $11,000 U.S. list.
The entry price for a dual-processor SGI Origin 3000 series server is under $60,000 U.S. list.
In addition, SGI is also offering a 13% lower list price on its entry-level Octane2 configuration with a 400 MHz processor and V6 graphics.
A Silicon Graphics Octane2 workstation configured with a single 400 MHz processor, 2MB L2 cache, V6 graphics and 256MB system memory, 18GB disk drive, and 21" monitor included is priced at $17,495 U.S. list. A Silicon Graphics Fuel visual workstation with a single 500 MHz processor, 2MB L2 cache, V10 graphics and 256MB system memory, 18GB disk drive and 21-inch monitor is priced at $11,495 U.S. list.
The MIPS R14000A will become available in the newly announced SGI Origin 300 server and SGI Onyx 300 advanced graphics system in the first half of 2002.
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