Windows Supercomputer Breaks Petaflop Barrier

[exfileme]

A supercomputer using Windows HPC Server entered petaflop land.

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[lejay]

... I guess this means it'll run crysis?

 

[Albyint]

If I had a computer that awesome I would run apocalypse simulations for fun.

 

[tronika]

screw crysis. can it fix my Black Ops lag?

 

[reprotected]

So I'm assuming that after this, there will be a Microsoft video dissing Linux HPC server OSes?

 

[Guest]

the TIT supercomputer, COME ON PEOPLE!!!! xD

 

[thesupermedium]

[citation][nom]tronika[/nom]screw crysis. can it fix my Black Ops lag?[/citation]

Too true...

 

[nforce4max]

[citation][nom]Albyint[/nom]If I had a computer that awesome I would run apocalypse simulations for fun.[/citation]

I would be using it for physics simulations such as particle interaction and extra dimensional interaction simulations.

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]tronika[/nom]screw crysis. can it fix my Black Ops lag?[/citation]
Not until you ditch that Hayes modem.

 

[Parsian]

[citation][nom]nforce4max[/nom]I would be using it for physics simulations such as particle interaction and extra dimensional interaction simulations.[/citation]

Amen... I want to simulate a simple universe with fundamental force and let it simulate formation of structures and observe thermodynamics at work... on Matlab that is 😛

 

[rpgplayer]

"We're really interested in the bottom 500,000 computing users."

this explains why relatives always try to get me to fix their POS 66mhz pentium machines instead of throwing the damn things away

 

[sykozis]

my closest relatives are running an 8 year old sckt478 1.7ghz Celeron with 768mb DDR400...

 

[Lutfij]

@ rgplayer - i hear ya man, my relatives can't go a month before calling me for a fix!

 

[Guest]

At last, a supercomputer who can run crysis.

 

[bison88]

Ouch, only 5 out of 500? So they aren't kidding when they said Microsoft owns 90% of the consumer while Linux owns 1% and the trade off is exactly opposite with regards to supercomputers. I figured MS would have saw an opportunity to capitalize on the supercomputing business long ago. The clients are few but the profits are large and almost steady with endless expansion.

 

[deltatux]

So I guessed, that HPC bluescreened after the Linpack test?

 

[scook9]

[citation][nom]bison88[/nom]Ouch, only 5 out of 500? So they aren't kidding when they said Microsoft owns 90% of the consumer while Linux owns 1% and the trade off is exactly opposite with regards to supercomputers. I figured MS would have saw an opportunity to capitalize on the supercomputing business long ago. The clients are few but the profits are large and almost steady with endless expansion.[/citation]
Linux is literally 100x more customizable for these specialized applications that are run on it.....MS cant match that. The place where windows fits in is for use of more widepsread applications

 

[firebee1991]

[citation][nom]bison88[/nom]Ouch, only 5 out of 500? So they aren't kidding when they said Microsoft owns 90% of the consumer while Linux owns 1% and the trade off is exactly opposite with regards to supercomputers. I figured MS would have saw an opportunity to capitalize on the supercomputing business long ago. The clients are few but the profits are large and almost steady with endless expansion.[/citation]

The profits really aren't that large. Even if they supplied a 'supercomputer edition' of Windows for every one of the top 500, and were able to charge exorbitant prices for it, in the face of free competition from Linux and people who actually know how to use it, there's no way they'd come close to the money they made from selling Windows for PCs. Microsoft knows where the money's at.

 

[dEAne]

"The Top 500 list showed that only five computers where using Windows while 459 used Linux."

wow I didn't know this.

 

[kronos_cornelius]

What kernel are they using ?

I want to have that HPC kernel on my rig !

Looks like complacency is getting the better of MS.

 

[pandemonium_ctp]

In a power-optimized configuration, it recorded over a Gigaflop/Watt, showing it is nearly three times more energy efficient than an average laptop.

That's truly the awesome part. I'd rather have 3 supercomputers that can perform twice as well as 1 top-performer for the same operational costs (and more than likely initial costs as well).

 

[eddieroolz]

I suppose Linux is better suited for these applications, but good job for Microsoft in breaking that barrier!

 

[JOSHSKORN]

"For us, it's not about some exotic supercomputers that are available to a small amount of users," he added. "We're really interested in the bottom 500,000 computing users."

I think Microsoft needs to set its goals a bit higher. Really, we could use better security and less bloatware.

 

[proofhitter]

The monster system has achieved a performance level of 2.57 petaflops per second

You should drop "per second" as flops means "FLoating point OPerations per Second".

 

[randomizer]

The monster system has achieved a performance level of 2.57 petaflops per second

You should drop "per second" as flops means "FLoating point OPerations per Second".

If this computer achieved 2.57 PFLOPS per second (ie. increasing by 2.57 PFLOPS every second), that would be newsworthy.