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NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer: I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world. Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...; Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-15

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The obligatory 'Victoria Falls' post: For those who don't know, Sun's new T2+ machines extend the T2's CMT capabilities across multiple units to produce 16 and 32 core SMP machines capable of handling 128 and 256 concurrent threads respectively. Sun blogger Denis Sheahan provides a good overview of the current dual...; Tags: T2, Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Performance Opportunity, Network Technology, Networking, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Inside Intel's Harpertown Processor: Inside Intel's Harpertown ProcessorCan AMD hear the nails being driven...into their coffin?By the time AMD gets their B3 Barcelona ready they will be even further behind. They'll be back to being sold in bargain basement PC's. Whether Hector is responsible or not, he needs to go. Without...; Tags: Performance management, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Harpertown Processor; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
A comparison of quad-core server CPUs: For anyone looking to buy a workstation or server CPU, quad-core CPUs have become mainstream. Therefore it's important to know what you're getting for the money so I've compiled a chart with general purpose computing performance using the SPEC CPU database with the highest scores as of December 28,...; Tags: Quad-core, Memory Bandwidth, Server, Dual Processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Chip, TLB, SPECint, SPECfp, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-02
SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmark: SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmarkGreat Article, George.Validates what has been known for some time now. No need for any more made up metrics like ACP or other nonsense.Why are there no AMD fans posting? Could it be because Intel owns the power/perf crown?Yeah, I thought so.Why did SPEC agree...; Tags: Programming languages, server community, SPECpower, Java, Green500 List; Discussion threads 2007-12-17

SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmark: SPEC Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation launched its first standardized energy efficiency benchmark SPECpower_ssj2008 this week which tackles something that the computer industry has struggled to define in recent years. With datacenter energy costs spiraling out of control, server customers have struggled to sort out the conflicting messages from technology vendors...; Tags: Performance, Java, Quad-core, Power Consumption, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Energy Efficiency, SPECpower_ssj2008, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-14
All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidated: All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidatedInvalidated on a technicalitynot on any actual problem with the results per se.Not that you'd ever take an opportunity to sling mud at AMD mind you...I have ONE word for SPEC's approach to handling this.OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUSOBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS...; Tags: Processors, SPEC.org, Intel Corp., therapy, Tom, obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxiou, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SPEC CPU; Discussion threads 2007-12-13
More images and products from supercomputing 2007: The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference. Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers. Sun's 3456-node "petascale" constellation cluster...; Tags: Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Power Supply, Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Supercomputing, Tyan, 1U, TST, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-16
IBM's liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputer: At the SC07 supercomputing conference image gallery in Reno Nevada, IBM previewed the liquid cooled 32-core 4.7 GHz System p 575 Power6 supercomputer last night at the opening gala. What sets this server apart is that it actually returns to a water cooling system which were common in older mainframes but shunned...; Tags: Supercomputer, IBM POWER6, Server, IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-13
Sun's new servers get intimate with Intel and Microsoft: John Fowler Executive VP Sun Microsystems announced a pair of new Servers yesterday at Sun's head quarters in Menlo Park California. Fowler showed off one of the servers last week at Intel IDF in San Francisco an posed with Pat Gelsinger standing on the left in picture to the left...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., HPC, Servers, Hardware, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-27
AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?Are you talking "on-Paper" or "In Reality" ?From what I've read, the two are somewhat different.George on SPECjjb2005George says "...like SPECjbb2005 where Intel's lead is even larger than SPECint_rate2006."but later admits:"So far, there are no published SPECjbb2005 scores for any AMD Barcelona processors yet...; Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., quad-core; Discussion threads 2007-09-12
AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?: AMD kicked off the "premier" of their latest microprocessor offering with a launch party at the Herbst International Exhibit Hall Monday night. Partners like VMware, HP, Dell, Sun, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and others were on hand or were there by video link to celebrate the launch of AMD's single-die quad-core...; Tags: Processor, Performance, Quad-core, Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., SPECint_rate2006, SPECjbb2005, FBDIMM, Scott Wasson, Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-12
Leaked - AMD Barcelona versus Intel Clovertown and Tigerton: [UPDATE 9/10/2007 - My leaked extrapolated scores below are now officially confirmed on SPEC.org for Integer and Floating Point. Since I only had two significant figures on percentage gain to work off of from the leaked slides, I was off by up to 0.3 which is to be expected. AMD's official Barcelona launch announced newer scores...; Tags: Performance, Barcelona, Slide, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2: Sun Microsystems launched their brand new "Niagara 2" UltraSPARC T2 8-core CPU last Tuesday August 7th 2007 as the successor to the UltraSPARC T1 8-core CPU launched in November of 2005. During the launch Sun's executive VP David Yen took a few shots at big iron competitors IBM and Intel...; Tags: T2, Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Server, Analysis, Intel Corp., UltraSPARC T2, T2 CPU, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Sun packs big bang in tiny 2U Intel 7300 16-core server: Sun packs big bang in tiny 2U Intel 7300 16-core serverIsn't that where Intel's solution falls down?16 cores all competing for the same FSB?AMD's press release pointed out that the memory intensive nature of VM's would prove the downfall of Intel's approach of adding more and more cores onto a...; Tags: Network technology, Processors, Sun UltraSPARC T2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., SPECint_rate2006, FSB, T2, tiny 2U Intel 7300, server; Discussion threads 2007-09-06
Gutmann paper cites shoddy web forum postings as source: Gutmann paper cites shoddy web forum postings as sourceWindows contributes to global climate change#courtesy of: cjm LTWhy should anyone feel defensive about "being cheap?"America and Americans are in debt to the eyeballs and have no savings because we spend the money as fast as we get it and then we...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, computer hardware, fossil fuel, GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, hardware, Gutmann, global climate change; Discussion threads 2007-09-01
Details of Intel CSI "QuickPath" released: Details of Intel CSI "QuickPath" releasedHyperTransport 3.0?George, thanks for the analysis on CSI. It seems that at a macro level, Intel is behind AMD on design, but compensates in other areas. Is Tigerton Intel's final effort to have a Front Side Bus x86 design that scales like AMD Opteron? And...; Tags: Sorry-it, David Kanter, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CSI, Intel Corp., HyperTransport, Tigerton Intel; Discussion threads 2007-08-28
Intel turns up the efficiency and performance heat on AMD: Intel's latest manufacturing refinements to the 65nm Core 2 architecture has produced server CPUs that drop power consumption, boost performance, and include virtualization enhancements. These new refinements called "Stepping G" have also given higher performance and efficiency to Intel's desktop line of Core 2 processors allowing them to overclock past 4 GHz. On...; Tags: Performance, Power Consumption, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., George Ou; Blog posts 2007-08-14
New Stepping G Intel Core 2 chips clocking over 4 GHz: New Stepping G Intel Core 2 chips clocking over 4 GHzWhile setting up 5 new DEllPC's for a customer, Dell sent me to download a patch from Microsoft to improve the stability of the Core Intel chip. Is this an Intel problem or a Windows problem? And are...; Tags: Processors, PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., overclocking, chip; Discussion threads 2007-08-02
Barcelona will give AMD the upper hand in quad core: With Barcelona, AMD will regain performance leadership and will be able to control pricing for a while, versus Intel, which has been hammering AMD on pricing at the low end processor segment, said industry analyst Nathan Brookwood of Insight 64."It looks like AMD is trying to match Intel in terms...; Tags: AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-26