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SETI@HOME is actually #2, with 27TFLOPS by billstewart · 2003-06-23 16:08 · Score: 4, Funny · on Top 500 Supercomputers Ranked

The second-fastest supercomputer in the world is SETI@HOME, which averages about 27 TFLOPS these days. That's still slower than Japan's Earth Simulator, which is 35 TFLOPS, but it's twice as fast as the Weapons Of Mass Destruction Labs's fastest machine (13.8 TFLOPS), which is about double the speed of Another Weapons of Mass Desctuction Lab's Evil Linux Cluster. So

The World's Fastest Computer is trying to figure out this planet,
The World's Second-Fastest Computer is a volunteer effort to figure out if anybody's on other planets, cure cancer, and do other good things on this planet, and
The Next Fastest Four Computers are trying to figure out how to blow up this planet.

Re:Really the top? by jpmorgan · 2003-06-16 05:41 · Score: 1 · on Weta Prepares to Render LOTR: ROTK

Dude, the top is the Earth Simulator. It's more than 4 times faster than the #2 super computer (~4000 alphas), and more than 6 times faster than the Linux one. :P

Weta's new cluster doesn't even come close.

even more! by golgotha007 · 2003-06-05 18:11 · Score: 2, Interesting · on SAPAC Unveils New Australian Supercomputer

an even more interesting supercomputer!

Japan's Earth Simulator Center has 10 TB of main memory and the theoretical performance of 40Tflops!

quite a system and definetely worth checking out.

Re:How come we've never heard of this? by Dahan · 2003-02-22 12:03 · Score: 1 · on Nerd Vacation to the Earth Simulator

Hmm, well according to their title graphic, it's "chikyuu shimyure-ta". Which does translate into Earth Simulator.

Re:Future of Supercomputing by oliverthered · 2003-02-11 03:25 · Score: 2, Informative · on Forget Moore's Law?

it is a cluster....

640 processor nodes, each consisting of eight vector processors are connected as a high speed interconnection network.

That makes it a cluster (640 processor nodes) of clusters (8 vector processors)

Future of Supercomputing by jaaron · 2003-02-11 02:43 · Score: 4, Interesting · on Forget Moore's Law?

Clustering has definitely won out in the United States mostly due to the appeal of cheap processing power, but that doesn't mean that clustering is always best. Like another poster mentioned, it depends on what you're doing. For Google, clustering is probably a good solution, but for high end supercomputing, it doesn't always work.

Check out who's on top of the TOP 500 supercomputers. US? Nope. Cluster? Nope. The top computer in the world is the Earth Simulator in Japan. It's not a cluster of lower end processors. It was built from the ground up with one idea -- speed. Unsurprisingly it uses traditional vector processing techniques developed by Cray to achieve this power. And how does it compare with the next in line? It blows them away. Absolutely blows them away.

I recently read a very interesting article about this (I can't remember where - I tried googling) which basically stated that the US has lost it's edge in supercomputing. The reason was two fold: (1) less government and private funding for supercomputing projects and (2) a reliance on clustering. There is communication overhead in clustering that dwarfs similar problems in traditional supercomputers. Clusters can scale, but the max speed is limited.

Before you start thinking that it doesn't matter and that the beowulf in your bedroom can compare to any Cray, recognize that there are still problems within science that would take ages to complete. These are very different problems from those facing Google, but they are nonetheless real and important.

Re:Hey! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-05 13:37 · Score: 0 · on Lifetime Careers in IT?

Even a big guy could work in this one.

spawns high-tech race by edox. · 2002-12-30 21:38 · Score: 0 · on India's Bargain Supercomputer

Simulated on by the challenge from Japan, the US gov is investing money into the technology race. IBM, flush with a $563 million government contract to build two new supercomputers, [2004 with a 100-teraflop machine that would be nearly three times faster than Earth simulator] Click here

Impressive numbers by DrunkenPenguin · 2002-11-17 09:07 · Score: 3, Informative · on Linux Clusters Finally Break the TeraFLOP barrier

Impressive numbers. I suggest you go take a look at that hardware that runs the Earth Simulator (#1 on the top 500 list). That flash movie is impressive. .. But don't forget that you got a helluva lot faster CPU inside your head - your brains beat all that expensive hardware all the way.
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Are the Japanese ahead????? by exhilaration · 2002-06-21 04:34 · Score: 1 · on Inside The World's Most Advanced Computer

Am I the only one that was a little freaked out when they announced ES - a computer significantly faster than any American supercomputer? Why hasn't this been brought up??

Japan already dominates the electronic and automobile industries, and all of a sudden it has the most powerful computer on the planet! The United States (or American companies) lead the world in the production and sales of computers: IBM, HP, Compaq, Apple - these are the brands that are on desks across the world. When people in other countries think "computers", they think America.

http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/esc/eng/images/g7_7_4. gif

Take a look at the above graph - Japan is finally ahead in a race that's been going on for decades.

Come on, isn't anyone else a *little* disturbed?? We're no longer the best in an industry that frankly we've bet our future on, and by such a wide margin!

This is NOT A TROLL, and I have nothing against the Japanese - they make great stuff, but the computer industry belongs to AMERICA, and all of a sudden it looks like we've got a SERIOUS competitor.

Re:"Inside" the Earth Simulator by Quazi · 2002-06-21 03:32 · Score: 1 · on Inside The World's Most Advanced Computer

Imagine this as a 3U rackmount case.. heh!

Re:"Inside" the Earth Simulator by hyoo · 2002-06-21 00:02 · Score: 2 · on Inside The World's Most Advanced Computer

A better view of the layout is shown on the bottom right of this page, the purpose of the color coding appears to be for aesthetics. You know, for when godzilla rips the roof off the building.

"Inside" the Earth Simulator by erlando · 2002-06-20 21:44 · Score: 4, Interesting · on Inside The World's Most Advanced Computer

There are some nice pictures on the ES site as well. I wonder if the colouration of the cabinets is there to prevent the engineers from getting lost..? :o)

Quite a bargain... by KFury · 2002-04-28 11:52 · Score: 5, Interesting · on SETI@Home Close to Half-Billionth Result

Not that I'm critical, but just because it's amusing: $500 is the prize for the half-billionth unit. That equates to 0.0001 cents per 17-hour CPU unit.

Looked at another way, the total number of FP operations to reach the 0.5 gigaunit mark is 1.5319e21. The brand new NEC Earth Simulator runs at 35,600 gigaflops. At that rate, the world's fastest supercomputer would take 43030061.73 seconds, or 498 days, to do the job.

I wish I could lease the world's fastest computer for $1 a day...

Links to Japan's Super Computer by dsoltesz · 2002-04-20 20:16 · Score: 1 · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

Haven't seen the links to the actual computer (Earth Simulator) site yet, so here they are:

Overview of the design: note that it's 640 nodes with 8 processors each
Earth Simulator entry/home page
Jamstec -- Japan Marine Science and Technology Center: Looks pretty much like the USA's NOAA
News on Top500 Supercomputer Sites where y'all should have been getting this kind of info from to begin with

I can't account for the 16 missing processors - possibly the 640 nodes include not only processing nodes but also various management/admin nodes that do not have the full 8 processors. Maybe it's just mis-information that propagated through the news. If someone finds better as-built specs, drop me a line.

Links to Japan's Super Computer by dsoltesz · 2002-04-20 20:16 · Score: 1 · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

Haven't seen the links to the actual computer (Earth Simulator) site yet, so here they are:

Overview of the design: note that it's 640 nodes with 8 processors each
Earth Simulator entry/home page
Jamstec -- Japan Marine Science and Technology Center: Looks pretty much like the USA's NOAA
News on Top500 Supercomputer Sites where y'all should have been getting this kind of info from to begin with

I can't account for the 16 missing processors - possibly the 640 nodes include not only processing nodes but also various management/admin nodes that do not have the full 8 processors. Maybe it's just mis-information that propagated through the news. If someone finds better as-built specs, drop me a line.

Links to Japan's Super Computer by dsoltesz · 2002-04-20 20:16 · Score: 1 · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

Haven't seen the links to the actual computer (Earth Simulator) site yet, so here they are:

Overview of the design: note that it's 640 nodes with 8 processors each
Earth Simulator entry/home page
Jamstec -- Japan Marine Science and Technology Center: Looks pretty much like the USA's NOAA
News on Top500 Supercomputer Sites where y'all should have been getting this kind of info from to begin with

I can't account for the 16 missing processors - possibly the 640 nodes include not only processing nodes but also various management/admin nodes that do not have the full 8 processors. Maybe it's just mis-information that propagated through the news. If someone finds better as-built specs, drop me a line.

Re:Pictures here! by isaac_akira · 2002-04-20 10:29 · Score: 2 · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/esc/gallary/images/17. jpg

"I'm sorry, Shinji, I'm afraid I can't do that."

Wow... by bobdole369 · 2002-04-20 04:45 · Score: 2, Funny · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

This particular picture (from the above links.) is mildly disturbing.

http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/esc/gallary/images/0 3. jpg

"I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave...."

This is not a super computer. by red_gnom · 2002-04-20 04:00 · Score: 1 · on Japan Builds World's Fastest Computer

I have to inform you that, unfortunately all of you guys just happened to be victims of a bad translation from Japanese. I always had a feeling that using babelfish translator is a bad idea. This is not a super computer, but a nicely designed, large locker room of Japanese agriculture factory named "Earth Simulator". Take a look at the pictures and judge for yourselves.

the factory