http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6103/26.full?rss=1
"Japan's K computer made headlines in June 2011 as the world's fastest supercomputer and again last November when it became the first computer to top 10 petaflops—or 10 quadrillion calculations per second—solving a benchmark mathematical problem. (...) And now, after a year of testing and software development, as the $1.4 billion K computer is put to work on real-world problems, some scientific users say it was too narrowly built for speed." Interesting claim. What kind of architecture structure would benefit Linpack and would hinder real-world applications? Cheers _________________________________________ Ivan S.P. Marin, PhD Postdoctoral Associate Département de géologie et de génie géologique Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, local 3744 1065. ave de la Médecine Université Laval Québec (Québec) Canada G1V 0A6 418-656-2131 poste 7246 ivan.silvestre-paganini-mari...@ulaval.ca _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
