BANGALORE, INDIA: At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today announced that AMD Opteron processors continue to power many of the highest-performing supercomputers in the world, including the top two overall.
AMD Opteron processor highlights from the latest Top500 Supercomputer Sites list include:
· For the third straight time, the AMD Opteron processor helps power the number one “Roadrunner” supercomputer;
· The Cray “Jaguar” supercomputer based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors at Oak Ridge National Labs is number two;
· AMD is utilized in nine of the top 20 supercomputers, more than any other processor provider;
· Four of the top 10 supercomputers use AMD Opteron processors;
· The AMD Opteron processor powers 20 Cray supercomputers, including six in the top 25;
· The recently launched Six-Core AMD Opteron processor (formerly code-named “Istanbul”) has already appeared in two Cray XT5 supercomputers
· The top two academic research supercomputers are based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors –- “Kraken” at the University of Tennessee is number six and “Ranger” at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) is number eight.
The semi-annual Top500 Supercomputer Sites list determines its rankings based on the LINPACK benchmark. Recently, Advanced Clustering Technologies published LINPACK scores based on the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor which demonstrate a remarkable cost-per-GFLOP of $35.21.
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Intel inside nearly 80pc of world’s fastest supercomputers
NEW DELHI, INDIA: More supercomputers than ever are using Intel Corporation processors, according to the latest TOP500 list. The high performance computing (HPC) community is especially enthusiastic about the Intel Xeon 5500 processor series. Launched only three months ago, these chips are already driving the research and analytical capabilities of 33 systems on the list.
The 33rd edition of the TOP500 list shows that 399 of the world’s top 500 systems, including two in the top 10, now have Intel inside. Systems using Intel Xeon quad-core processors feature prominently in the list, holding 340 spots. Using reinvented high-k metal gate transistors, Intel’s previous-generation quad-core 45nm Intel Xeon processor 5400 series is used in 263 systems.
Intel-based super computing platforms are playing a pivotal role in a number of research areas, from improving the safety of space exploration to forecasting global climate conditions. More “mainstream” industries, such as financial services and health care, are also using Intel-based systems to achieve faster, more accurate results, to speed the pace of innovation and improve competitive advantage.
In addition to hardware, Intel delivers software tools and technologies to maximize the value of HPC systems with Intel inside. Intel Cluster Ready architecture shortens the time to productivity of clustered systems while increasing software compatibility. Intel Cluster Tools, including compilers, libraries, and message-passing software, maximize the performance of the majority of TOP500 systems with Intel inside.
“High performance computing has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments of Intel’s server business, and Intel is committed to continue to push the boundaries of the world’s highest end supercomputers harder than ever before,” said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Server Platforms Group.
“The new Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series extends the world-record performance and energy efficiency the TOP500 supercomputers demand, and we are delighted to see once again that more supercomputers than ever before are embracing the Intel Xeon processor as a result.”
New Intel compilers, libraries, cluster toolkits available
Intel is now shipping Intel Compiler Professional Editions 11.1 for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. New features include elements of the recently released Intel Parallel Studio, product support for Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and updates for integration with Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse and Xcode.
The update also incorporates enhancements to the Intel Fortran and C++ compilers, Intel Math Kernel Library and Intel Integrated Performance Primitives. The Intel Cluster Toolkits include an updated Intel MPI library.
The 33rd edition of the TOP500 list shows that 399 of the world’s top 500 systems, including two in the top 10, now have Intel inside. Systems using Intel Xeon quad-core processors feature prominently in the list, holding 340 spots. Using reinvented high-k metal gate transistors, Intel’s previous-generation quad-core 45nm Intel Xeon processor 5400 series is used in 263 systems.
Intel-based super computing platforms are playing a pivotal role in a number of research areas, from improving the safety of space exploration to forecasting global climate conditions. More “mainstream” industries, such as financial services and health care, are also using Intel-based systems to achieve faster, more accurate results, to speed the pace of innovation and improve competitive advantage.
In addition to hardware, Intel delivers software tools and technologies to maximize the value of HPC systems with Intel inside. Intel Cluster Ready architecture shortens the time to productivity of clustered systems while increasing software compatibility. Intel Cluster Tools, including compilers, libraries, and message-passing software, maximize the performance of the majority of TOP500 systems with Intel inside.
“High performance computing has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments of Intel’s server business, and Intel is committed to continue to push the boundaries of the world’s highest end supercomputers harder than ever before,” said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Server Platforms Group.
“The new Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series extends the world-record performance and energy efficiency the TOP500 supercomputers demand, and we are delighted to see once again that more supercomputers than ever before are embracing the Intel Xeon processor as a result.”
New Intel compilers, libraries, cluster toolkits available
Intel is now shipping Intel Compiler Professional Editions 11.1 for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. New features include elements of the recently released Intel Parallel Studio, product support for Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and updates for integration with Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse and Xcode.
The update also incorporates enhancements to the Intel Fortran and C++ compilers, Intel Math Kernel Library and Intel Integrated Performance Primitives. The Intel Cluster Toolkits include an updated Intel MPI library.
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