The PRIMERGY RX600 S4 is the first server model from Fujitsu Siemens Computers to feature the Intel's first 64-bit Quad-Core Xeon MP 7200 / 7300 processor series (codenamed Tigerton), providing top-level performance combined with particularly low power consumption. The new PRIMERGY RX600 S4 will go on sale in October.

In addition to performance gains, the switch to Intel Xeon MP quad-core processors further reduces the PRIMERGY RX600's already highly-efficient heat output per processor, therefore reducing energy consumption. With overheating a major cause of IT component failure, the new lower-heat-output servers also ease overall datacentre cooling needs.

Thanks to new quad-core processors and 128GB of maximum on-board memory - double the previous maximum amount - the PRIMERGY RX600 S4 delivers a perfect consolidation platform ideal for virtual machine tasks, also providing an ideal platform for high-end compute-intensive datacentre functions such as database server and ERP application (enterprise resource planning).

The fourth-generation PRIMERGY RX600, the S4, provides almost double the processing power but retains the same form factor, a compact 4U rack chassis, thanks to quad-core processors of up to 2.93GHz, and a dual 4MB Level 3 cache.

In line with its purpose as a thoroughbred for the datacentre, all components within the PRIMERGY RX600 S4 are fully redundant and hot-swappable. This means that server need not be powered down during maintenance, providing the minimized unplanned downtime required to run mission-critical applications such as databases and ERP systems.

The richly-specified PRIMERGY RX600 S4 delivers the highest levels of throughput and data availability to both LAN and SAN thanks to an 8-port SAS controller with RAID 5 (RAID on Motherboard) functionality, a 1067MHz frontside bus (FSB) and 4x onboard Gigabit Ethernet controllers, in addition to an optional battery back-up unit (BBU) for further high availability operation.

The space-saving 7U rack mount chassis accommodates up to 8 hot-plug 2.5-inch hard drives, and ship with Fujitsu Siemens Computers' iRMC (integrated Remote Management Controller) S2 Server Management Controller delivering comprehensive server management.

A new SPECjbb2005 result on the new Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY RX600 S4 server using the BEA JRockit JVM demonstrates the impressive performance that can be achieved combining latest x86-based hardware and leading software in the business oriented SPECjbb2005 benchmark.

The PRIMERGY RX600 S4 rack server using 4 Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors X7350 (2.93GHz, 8MB L3 cache, 1067MHz system bus, codename Tigerton), 32GB of memory, one 73GB SAS disk drive, and running 8 instances of the BEA JRockit(R) 6.0 P27.4.0 (64-bit) Java Virtual Machine on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) achieved a result of 437412 business operations per second (SPECjbb2005 bops) and 42082 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM.