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Linux Clusters Finally Break the TeraFLOP barrier

Posted by michael on from the faster-kernel-compiles dept.

cworley submitted - several times - this well-linked submission about a slightly boring topic - fast computers. "Top500.org has just released its latest list of the world's fastest supercomputers (updated twice yearly). For the first time, Linux Beowulf clusters have joined the teraFLOP club, with six new clusters breaking the teraFLOP barrier. Two Linux clusters now rank in the Top 10: Lawrence Livermore's "MCR" (built by Linux NetworX ) ranks #5 achieving 5.694 teraFLOP/s, and Forecast Systems Laboratory's "Jet" (built by HPTi) ranks #8 reaching 3.337 TeraFLOP/s. Other Linux clusters surpassing the teraFLOP/s barrier include: LSU's "SuperMike" at #17 (from Atipa ), the University at Buffalo at #22 and Sandia National Lab at #32 (both from Dell ), an Itanium cluster for British Petroleum Houston at #42 (from HP ), and Argonne National Labs at #46 (from Linux NetworX ) reached just over the one teraFLOP/s mark with 361 processors. In the previous Top500 list compiled last June, the fastest Intel based Netfinity 1024 processor clusters from IBM were sub-teraFLOP/s and the University of Heidelberg's AMD based "HELICS" cluster (built by Megware ) held the top tux rank at #35 with 825 GFLOP/s."

13 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. Dude, imagine a beo.... by yokem_55 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Oh....doh! it already is one....

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    ...and IN SOVIET RUSSIA, beowulf clusters imagine 1, 2, 3 profit!!!! jokes made out of YOU!!!
  2. Just imagine ;) by isorox · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Just imagine a beo....

    OK, mod me down, I'll get me coat :)

  3. hah!!! by Superfarstucker · · Score: -1, Redundant

    imagine a Beowulf cluster of these... oh wait.. nvm

  4. Just asking for it... by Cyno01 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Bring on the Beowulf Cluster jokes!

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    "Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
  5. Here come the Beowulf jokes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    please, save them, we've heard them a million times.

  6. Links by ruckc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is that enough links there? Glad this isn't that impressive to me.

  7. Re:in anticipation of the barrage of beowulf clich by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    And then imagine a beowulf cluster of THOSE!

  8. Fast enough? by Lothar+0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You would think they would be running their website on a server fast enough not to get /.-ed.

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    "Anonymous Coward" is for whistleblowers, not unpopular opinions.
  9. Re:Beowulf clusters aren't so tricky... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Step 6: ???
    Step 7: Profit!!!

  10. Here's the plan by Ed+Avis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Step 1: Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these.

    Step 2: ???

    Step 3: Profit!

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    -- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
  11. Slashdotted by wario78 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Shame top500.org itself ain't running on a supercomputer...

  12. Beowulf Clusters by sonetsst · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Gosh, think of a beowulf cluster of these ;-)

  13. OK, come on, I have to do it. by Raffi+Spock · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of...

    Oh, wait.

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    Quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
    Anything said in Latin, sounds profound.