Itanium 2 Linux box scores 120 GB/s memory benchmark

[Mark R]

Built by SGI, this 64 CPU monster, beats the stalwart CRAY C90, the CRAY SV1 and the Fujitsu VPP5000 CMOS vector-based supercomputers.
SGI are also quick to point out that this is a score obtained by an early development system, and they plan to work extensively on optimising their system.
What is perhaps more interesting, is that SGI have chosen not to use their custom IRIX OS, but instead the free UNIX clone linux.
http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_releases/2002/september/stream.html for the press release
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/09/09/1445238.shtml?tid=139 for the Slashdot article

 

[ripthesystem]

guess I know what my next upgraded system will be !!

ripthesystem

 

[Wolfsraider]

Originally posted by: ripthesystem
guess I know what my next upgraded system will be !!

ripthesystem

you too

 

[Utterman]

Originally posted by: ripthesystem
guess I know what my next upgraded system will be !!

ripthesystem

I guess you got a few mill for this system:Q

 

[ProviaFan]

I'd love to get one of these, but unfortunately I don't have the space (or money), so I guess I'll have to settle with a dual opteron system (hopefully, if they work well, when they come out).