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NEC Strikes Back With SX-8 Supercomputer

Posted by timothy on from the my-honor-student-can-beat-up-your-dad dept.

News for nerds writes "It was just 3 weeks ago that we learned IBM's BlueGene/L with 36.01 TFlops edged out NEC's Earth Simulator, but today NEC announces a new SX-8 supercomputer with a peak processing performance of 65 TFlops (press release). It may be available in the U.S. as Cray's OEM like SX-6."

3 of 192 comments (clear)

  1. Heh. by methangel · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I like how this speed race keeps flip-"flopping"

  2. Two words... by D-Cypell · · Score: -1, Redundant

    'Imagine' and 'Beowulf'

  3. Re:Yes, but... by rwven · · Score: 0, Redundant

    lol it doesnt need to find the ANSWER to 42, just the QUESTION to 42...