31 Mar
2013
31 Mar
'13
8:03 p.m.
On Mar 31, 2013, at 5:33 PM, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
Built, used for four years, and now DISMANTLED?
What is wrong with their fundamental architecture?
Can't they design one where more could be added to keep up with needs, and
upgrade incrementally and components while keeping the overall machine?
There's nothing wrong with the fundamental architecture (other than power
consumption). The newer systems are faster and consume a lot less power
and are therefore a lot cheaper to run.
RoadRunner hit 1.042PFlops and consumes 2.3MW (and currently sits at #22
on the super computer list). #21 consumes only 1.2MW, and #23 @ 1.035PFlops
consumes 493KW (ie almost as fast but consumes ~1/5 the power).
TTFN - Guy