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New Top 500 Supercomputer List

Posted by kdawson on from the every-one-a-winner dept.

geaux and other readers let us know that the new Top 500 Supercomputer list is out. The top two both break the Petaflops barrier: LANL's IBM "RoadRunner" and ORNL's Cray XT5 "Jaguar." (Contrary to our discussion a few days back, IBM's last-minute upgrade of RoadRunner salvaged the top spot for Big Blue. Kind of like bidding on eBay.) The top six all run in excess of 400 Teraflops. HP has more systems in the top 500 than IBM, reversing the order of the previous list. Both Intel and AMD issued press releases crowing over their wins, and both are correct — AMD highlights its presence in 7 of the top 10, while Intel boasts that 379 of the top 500 use their chips.

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  1. Wily Coyote comments by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wily Coyote certified Genius was said Monday to be disappointed that the Road Runner had yet again managed to elude him but denied that the Road Runner had demonstrated more brains than him.

    "Although it may appear that the Road Runner is smarter due to the fact that I have fallen off cliffs, blown myself up and run into brick walls in fact I am significantly more intelligent and am an ACME top engineer"

    IBM's Media Minder for Road Runner passed on a single comment

    "MIP MIP"

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    1. Re:Wily Coyote comments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      No! MIPS MIPS!

    2. Re:Wily Coyote comments by seandiggity · · Score: 3, Funny

      I hate to be a pest, but it's Wile E. Coyote.

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  2. Incomplete list. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where's Skynet?

  3. Obligatory: Vista by syousef · · Score: 1, Funny

    Only the top 23 run Vista well.

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  4. Re:you're joking, right? by Kagura · · Score: 2, Funny

    So your statement about there being no faster supercomputer than Seti is still incorrect.

    Nah, it's just restin'. ;)

  5. Re:Imagine... [obligatory] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What would you do with beowulf cluster of top 500 lists, anyway?