IBM Blue Gene Bop II
p2pnet.net News:- In June, for the first time, two IBM Blue Gene/L prototype systems appeared on the Top 10 supercomputer list.
“At 1/20th the physical size of existing machines of comparable power, Blue Gene/L enables dramatic reductions in power consumption, cost and space requirements for businesses requiring immense computing power,” IBM said at the time.
“For a new architecture to produce so much compute power in such a small package is a stunning achievement …”
Now Big Blue says its supercomputer is the world’s fastest.
“IBM said its still-unfinished BlueGene/L System, named for its ability to model the folding of human proteins, can sustain speeds of 36 teraflops,” says a Reuters story, adding:
“A teraflop is 1 trillion calculations per second.”
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See:-
Blue Gene/L – Partial ‘Blue Gene’ Systems Are Now Two of the Top Ten Most Powerful Supercomputers on Earth, IBM
fastest – IBM Says Blue Gene Breaks Speed Record, Retuers, September 29, 2004
