If those were Duo Core Hyper threaded running Linux Hercules you could run 50 MIPS per CPU, * 4 CPUs * 750,000 cores = 3,000,000 cores 150,000,000 MIPS. 4 core or 6 core would double or triple that. I assume the Blue Gene processor would be even faster.
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:18 AM, McKown, John <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, it's not about the z. It's about IBM's latest announced supercomputer. > 750,000 cores "Blue Gene", 10 Petaflops. Now, if this were a z, how many MSUs > would that be? And could anybody in the world afford the software bill? > > http://www.tomshardware.com/news/bluegene-supercomputer-doe-argonne,12159.html > > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
