HPC win for Xeon Phi and OmniPath

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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/nsf-s2d060616.php

Estimated at 18 Pflop using Xeons, Xeon Phis, and OmniPath and 3D XPoint. Likely to be somewhere in the top5 worldwide.

The award for Stampede 2 will deploy a new system that will surpass performance of the current Stampede system, doubling peak performance, memory, storage capacity and bandwidth. The new system will be deployed in phases, using a variety of new and upcoming technologies. The processors in the system will include a mix of upcoming Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processors, codenamed "Knights Landing," and future-generation Intel® Xeon® processors, connected by Intel® Omni-Path Architecture. The last phase of the system will include integration of the upcoming 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology.