Tuesday, 13. November 2007
Topic: COMPUTER - on November 13, 2007 at 11:14:00 AM CET
Diversity attacks Top500 supercomputer list
The latest Top 500 Supercomputer list has arrived, reflecting a rather vibrant market for the highest performing systems.
A refreshed version of IBM's BlueGene/L system at Lawrence Livermore National Lab remains the top overall machine. It's been number one since 2004, which must be a source of endless joy at both Big Blue and LLNL. The fresh BlueGene system has posted a Linpack benchmark score of 478.2 teraflops, which compares to 280.6 teraflops six months ago.
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