QUESTION # 01
LIST
NAME OF
BEST
CHOICE
PROCESSING
SPEED
(MHz)
TOTAL
CORES
PROCESSOR
FAMILY
OS
FAMILY
INTERCONNECT
FAMILY
APP
AREA
VENDOR
COUNTRY
NOVEMBER
2011
K
COMPUTER
2000
705024
Sparc
Linux
Custom
Research
Fujitsu
JAPAN
JUNE 2011
K
COMPUTER
2000
548352
Sparc
Linux
Custom
Research
Fujitsu
JAPAN
NOVEMBER
2010
Chinese
Tianhe-1A
system
2930
186368
Intel
EM64T
Linux
Proprietary
Research
NUDT
CHINA
JUNE 2010
The Jaguar
system
2600
224162
AMD
x86_64
Linux
Proprietary
Research
Cray Inc.
USA
NOVEMBER
2009
The Jaguar
system
2600
224162
AMD
x86_64
Linux
Proprietary
Research
Cray Inc.
USA
JUNE 2009
Roadrunner
3200
129600
Power
Linux
Infiniband
Not
Specified
IBM
USA
NOVEMBER
2008
Roadrunner
3200
129600
Power
Linux
Infiniband
Not
Specified
IBM
USA
JUNE 2008
Roadrunner
3200
122400
Power
Linux
Infiniband
Not
Specified
IBM
USA
NOVEMBER
2007
BlueGene/L
700
212992
Power
CNK/SLES
9
Proprietary
Not
Specified
IBM/DOE
USA
JUNE 2007
BlueGene/L
700
212992
Power
CNK/SLES
9
Proprietary
Not
Specified
IBM/DOE
USA
ANALYSIS
We note from the Table that Fujitsu has been dominating the Number one spot since 2011. Fujitsu
had System Share of 0.8% and Maximum Cores of only 7488, however over the years they have
improved. The K Computer is four times as powerful as its nearest competitor. The K Computer is
also one of the most energy efficient systems.
We also note that USA is being taken over by China and Japan in Super Computing. Before 2010, it
was all USA however the āJaguar Systemā built by Chinese Company NUDT took over the Famous
Roadrunner System.
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