I disagree. Any definition of "HPC" must address capability, not merely saturation of resources.
An HPC system must be capable of doing something challenging for non-HPC systems. Granted, this amounts to "grading on the curve" - or perhaps as for pornography, it could said that we know it when we see it. :) Max --- On Mon, 15 Apr 2013, Prentice Bisbal wrote: > On 04/15/2013 03:17 PM, Max R. Dechantsreiter wrote: >> "High performance computing (HPC) is a form of computer usage where >> utlilization one of the computer subsystems (processor, ram, disk, >> network, etc), is at or near 100% capacity for extended periods of time." >> >> Could my laptop exhibit symptoms of HPC, as you defined them? >> >> > > Yes. While not as sexy as 1000 computers having all their cores pinned at > 100% for days at a time, I think a single computer with it's CPU ( or any > other subsystem) pinned at 100% for a few minutes or so still counts as HPC. > Not very good HPC, but HPC nonetheless. Think of the word 'house'. Whether > you live in a small house (your laptop) or a big, luxurious mansion (a > cluster), I think we can all agree both are still houses. > > Prentice > > > > _______________________________________________ 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
