Wednesday, May 07, 2008
200 Pflops supercomputer
The researchers believe that 20 million Tensilica RISC processors would deliver at least 10 PFlops of sustained performance, while topping out at about 200 PFlops. The power consumption of such a system is estimated at about 4 Mega Watts and the construction and typical operation cost at about $75 million.
A 200 PFlops system that is built on today’s common architecture could cost up to $1 billion and consume 200 Mega Watts – which is the equivalent of what a city with 100,000 people consumes.
According to the researchers, such a computer would make global climate change predictions more understandable and more credible.
Badhardware comment: Yeah more understandable global climate change today means additional 200 MW poured in. :)
A 200 PFlops system that is built on today’s common architecture could cost up to $1 billion and consume 200 Mega Watts – which is the equivalent of what a city with 100,000 people consumes.
According to the researchers, such a computer would make global climate change predictions more understandable and more credible.
Badhardware comment: Yeah more understandable global climate change today means additional 200 MW poured in. :)
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