Intel, SGI To Build 10 PFlops Supercomputer For NASA

[Guest]

Santa Clara (CA) - Intel and supercomputers is a combination of words we have been hearing quite a bit lately.

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[Guest]

sick...

 

[wild9]

16x the performance of Columbia..that's but a mere 4 years ago. What a leap in performance, eh?

 

[Railgun1369]

Maybe...but how many processors will they be using this time around?

 

[jate]

Yeah its only 4 years but processor technology evolved to much that they compare the old performace to only 10% of the current top models. You cant blame them to ask for more and they have the mony to spend for it.... from taxes...