While titles like "world's fastest" and "world's largest" are fleeting at best, it's rare that we see such things taken down
this quickly. Last week Cray delivered a big dish of braggadocio, talking up its 1.64 petaflop
XT Jaguar supercomputer as the fastest (non-classified) machine in the world. Now, like some rocket skate-wearing coyote who's run out of thrust, it's been stymied by IBM's Roadrunner, deployed at
Los Alamos.
TOP500 is the authority on these matters and that list's latest rankings place Roadrunner in first place with a speed of 1.105 petaflops; Cray's Jag comes in second with a paltry 1.059. What about that 1.64 figure from last week? That was the
hypothetical limit, and while it did deliver real-world performance of 1.3 petaflops for the folks at
Oak Ridge, TOP500 relies on the Linpack benchmark for its ratings and apparently the Jag just couldn't deliver the goods there. Perhaps, Cray, it's time to make another call to ACME -- or AMD as it were.
posted Nov 17th 2008 9:51AM
you sure its XT Jaguar? not XT Cayote? Cayote always come 2nd to roadrunner.
coyote*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote
It should be able to play Crisis well .
crysis*
All hail bob sakamano, the ultymate spelling nazi...
*ultimate
I'm an accountant... spell checking comments is the highlight of my day!
Not that Crysis really requires a supercomputer- Most modern high-end chips are enough CPU for it. It's the GPU power demands at maximum that really take the cake (which, by the way, is a lie). And Supercomputers don't really use GPUs.
@bob sakamano
In that case, I am sorry my good sir. Please except spelling mistakes as humble apolgies for being harsh and in hopes of makign your day :)
I was killed by my own spell checking habits!
On a side note, it would be neat to see how many virtual machines it could hold that are playing Crysis. Sort of like old time terminals.
Somehow I know I need all that power in my Netbook to play Solitaire with, but I just don't know why ;-)!
Yet another toilet contest ...
What was the first toilet test?
*contest
I dont get this
"While titles like "world's fastest" and "world's largest" are fleeting at best, it's rare that we see such things taken down this quickly. Last week Cray delivered a big dish of braggadocio, talking up its 1.64 petaflop XT Jaguar supercomputer as the fastest (non-classified) machine in the world. Now, like some rocket skate-wearing coyote who's run out of thrust, it's been stymied by IBM's Roadrunner, deployed at Los Alamos. TOP500 is the authority on these matters and that list's latest rankings place Roadrunner in first place with a speed of 1.105 petaflops"
Isn't 1.105 less than 1.64? Then Jaguar should be the winner. Am I missing something?
1.64 was the hypothetical limit
read the sentence right after your quote ended. if you still dont get it, read the rest of the paragraph engadget posted.
Yes, you obviously are missing something...
Intel makes the top 5 with 3 of its own superPCs, wait to go.
way*
Of course, the article focuses on the top two, which both utilize AMD processors (Roadrunner using Cells to augment the Opterons, though).
Wow....there sure are a lot of asterisks in this thred....
...*thread
funny... on a post about a "super computer" we have the most idiotic readers
The kind of people who need a supercomputer just to learn how to peel a banana.
I believe for that you need an IQ of 60.
I think you're being overly generous, Karl.
What I find funny is that you correct people's spelling, but your grammar isn't exactly great.
hahhaha pwnt
OK, this is bugger all to do with the article itself but....Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote...best cartoon series ever made? Discuss.
For my part, I vote "yes". I can't remember the number of times I've watched them yet they still make me laugh 'till I cry.
also.. is itchy/scratchy and tom/jerry knock offs?
are*
My vote = Yes
Meep meep! Pchow!
*beep *beep
pwnd*
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you my good sir WIN TEH FUCKING INTERNETS... I fell of my chair laughing :))
The number posted last week by ORNL was a combined number running across both the Jaguar XT4 and the new Jaguar Cray XT5 systems. These systems are technically separate systems, so that is why you see two Jaguar listings on TOP500. To my knowledge, they have never had a single 1.6TF system.
In before some 14 year old douchebag brags about how he could beat this spec for less money with a system he cobbled together from parts on Craigslist and a couple well-timed Newegg purchases.
So If Jaguar could divide by 0.. wtf can this thing do?
Multiply by it?