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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.Â 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
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.Â 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
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

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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
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 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.Â 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
IBM's liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputer: At the SC07 supercomputing conferenceÂ image galleryÂ in Reno Nevada, IBM previewed the liquid cooled 32-core 4.7 GHz System p 575 Power6 supercomputer last night at the opening gala.Â 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.Â 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's Barcelona benchmarks: Omissions and disclosure matter: AMD's Barcelona benchmarks: Omissions and disclosure matterAMD merely "forgot"I love the response "..it is something we will consider doing moving forward. .."Basically, the new Barcelona does not measure up so they are resorting to lying. Because they are the underdog, they get away with it. Very simple.Intel Integer Performance...; Tags: Development tools, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., compiler; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
AMD's Barcelona benchmarks: Omissions and disclosure matter: [Update 9/16/2007 - After doing a little more digging, it appears that SPEC's rules require the clear statement of a basis of comparison www.spec.org/fairuse.html rule 3.b.Â Without a basis of comparison, there's no telling what the marketing department is talking about.Â Without the basis of comparison, it's like calling someone...; Tags: Processor, Performance, Compiler, Barcelona, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Development Tools, Performance Management, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-14
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
Leaked - AMD Barcelona versus Intel Clovertown and Tigerton: [UPDATE 9/10/2007 -Â My leakedÂ extrapolatedÂ scores below are now officiallyÂ confirmedÂ on SPEC.org for Integer and Floating Point.Â Since I only had two significant figures on percentage gain to work off of from the leaked slides, I was off by up to 0.3Â which is to be expected.Â 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
Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?: AMD was riding high a year ago dominating sales in the dual-processor Server market and virtually owned the multi-processor (4+) Server market.Â Then Intel launched the Core Micro-architecture on the desktop and dual-processor Server market and momentum swung from AMD to Intel overnight in both of...; Tags: Processor, Quad-core, Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-08
Intel launches Caneland MP platform and Tigerton CPUs: Intel has announced the launch of the "Caneland" 7300 series MPÂ (multi-processor) 4-socket chipset and the TigertonÂ XEON MPÂ 65nmÂ CPU.Â TheÂ clock speeds for the new chipÂ areÂ 1.6, 1.86, 2.40, and 2.93Â gigahertz andÂ they are based on Intel'sÂ Core Micro-architecture whichÂ launchedÂ lastÂ summer with the Core 2 Duo desktop and Xeon 5100 series dual processor server platform.Â The 50...; Tags: Chipset, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., X4 DDR2, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-08
Leaked - AMD Barcelona versus Intel Clovertown and Tigerton: Leaked - AMD Barcelona versus Intel Clovertown and Tigerton"This latest picture on integer performance explains why AMD priced...George, when you are in the realm of speculation and dealing with "leaked slides" might I suggest that you steer clear of these black-and-white, declarative sentences that so often get proven wrong ?...; Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Does AMD lead; Discussion threads 2007-09-07
Sun packs big bang in tiny 2U Intel 7300 16-core server: One of the servers previewed at Intel's Caneland/Tigerton launch yesterday was Sun's full-blown 4-socket 16-core Intel Xeon MP 7300 series server.Â What was unique about this server is the fact that it was the only 2U server shown yesterday with all the amenities you'd expect from...; Tags: Hard Drive, Sun Microsystems Inc., SAN, Server, Virtual Machine, Intel Corp., George Ou; Blog posts 2007-09-06
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.Â 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
Intel Tigerton and AMD Barcelona price list: Intel Tigerton and AMD Barcelona price listwhat about 2XXX BarcelonaWhy dont you show the entire list ?,WOW AMD by all estimates will dominate, I cant believe you said that! Make sure the PPW is with power saving ONAMD silences quad-core criticshttp://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2195086/amd-silences-barcelona-criticsAMD's "Estimated Benchmark Scorestm" are [i]EVIL![/i] X-(.AMD's clearly labeled "Estimated...; Tags: Performance management, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., performance, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-06
Bias and Kantor's Intel CSI analysis: Bias and Kantor's Intel CSI analysisAttitude tainting conclusions.Some interesting assertions, but to get to them I had to work through some biased statements.Some examples:In particular, the author claims that CSI will erase Intel’s performance deficit relative to AMD - but assumes throughout the article that AMD offers a stationary target...; Tags: 64-bit, Network technology, Processors, analysis, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 32-bit, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
The T2 and media reaction: The T2 and media reactionWill this make my Amiga 500 go faster? ...T2 performance and power consumptionIt's amazing that it is possible to get real performance improvements and a far lower power bill as soon as you look away from x86. Modern processors such as UltraSPARC T2 and several MIPS...; Tags: Network technology, T2, Sun Microsystems Inc., UltraSparc T2; Discussion threads 2007-09-04