With parallel processing and chip multi-threading (CMT) technologies becoming more pervasive, high performance applications are now more dependent on I/O throughput and memory latency for performance gains. Sun's 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology is designed to help accelerate application performance by optimizing I/O throughput within environments that utilize parallel threads. Based on Sun's own innovative multi-threaded ASIC and Throughput Networking software, the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter can provide the critical bandwidth and granual resource allocation that is required for parallel applications and high-speed networks.