The K computer: Japanese next-generation supercomputer development project

The K computer: Japanese next-generation supercomputer development project

The K computer is a distributed memory supercomputer system consisting of more than 80,000 compute nodes which is being developed by RIKEN as a Japanese national project. Its performance is aimed at achieving 10 peta-flops sustained in the LINPACK benchmark. The system is under installation and adju...

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Published in:IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design pp. 371 - 372
Main Authors: Yokokawa, M., Shoji, F., Uno, A., Kurokawa, M., Watanabe, T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Japanese
Published: IEEE 01-08-2011
Subjects:
Computer architecture
File systems
Instruction sets
K Computer
Large scale integration
Next generation networking
Next-Generation Super-comuter
SPARC64 VIIIfx
Supercomputers
Tofu Interconnect Network
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Summary:The K computer is a distributed memory supercomputer system consisting of more than 80,000 compute nodes which is being developed by RIKEN as a Japanese national project. Its performance is aimed at achieving 10 peta-flops sustained in the LINPACK benchmark. The system is under installation and adjustment. The whole system will be operational in 2012.
ISBN:9781612846583
1612846580
DOI:10.1109/ISLPED.2011.5993668