During a trip to Dell in Austin, Texas this week, little did The Next Platform know that the hardware giant and nearby Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) had major news to share on the supercomputing front.
It appears the top ten-ranked Stampede supercomputer is set for an extensive, rolling upgrade—one that will keep TACC’s spot in the top tier of supercomputing sites and which will feature the latest Knights Landing processors and over time, a homogeneous Omni-Path fabric. The net effect of the upgrade will be a whopping 18 petaflops of peak performance by 2018.
The new system will begin …
Knights Landing Upgrade Will Push TACC Supercomputer to 18PF was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.