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Re: [PLUG] AMD or Intel P4??
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This system isn't exactly a single computer. If you are going to count
this, then you can also count a 9600 EC10k node machine...
Don't get me wrong, clusters are wonderful for some things, and can be a
lot cheaper than a single machine. But they also are distinctly
un-usefull for most things. I hear less knowledgeable linux people I
know all the time saying how they want to build a beowulf cluster. Then
I ask "ok, what are you going to do with it?". The answer will usually
be something like "Play Quake REALLY fast!". When I mention that won't
really help them, then I get something like "uhm.. science.. something..
math.. blah..." right.
To be more clear, when I say a "machine", I mean a general purpose
multi-processor machine with shared memory. This can be a
dual-processor Powermac or intel PC, or a 109 processor sun box, or
anything in-between. Something like Fujitsu recently made for one of
the asian countries.
-- noah silva
On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 17:34, Jeff Weisberg wrote:
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> | how high end can an intel machine get? Not very. I will
> | be impressed when I see an intel machine that can compete with an E10k.
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> The 5th fastest supercomputer in the world, "ASCI Red" is a ~9600
> node Pentium Pro (200 MHZ) based system. It runs at 2.4 TFlops.
> It contains 2 storage subsystems, each capable of 1 GByte/sec.
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> the fastest Sun based system isn't even close.
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> see also:
> http://www.top500.org
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> --jeff
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