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SGI's Molecule Supercomputer Concept Packs 10,000 Atom Processors
Created 11/20/2008 - 3:48pm

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SGI's Molecule Supercomputer Concept Packs 10,000 Atom Processors

Posted 11/20/08 at 05:48:24 PM  by Andy Salisbury

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While Intel’s Atom processor is meant for low-power demand machines, such as netbooks, it’s found a new use with a not-so-likely candidate – a supercomputer.

Silicon Graphics (SGI) has started exhibiting a new concept for a supercomputer that could pack almost 10,000 Intel Atom processors into one rack. SGI is planning to name it the Molecule.

The Molecule could reportedly offer the horsepower and memory bandwidth of more than 750 high-end desktop PCs, and consume only half the power. It would also occupy a meager 1.4 percent of the physical space.

 

Image Credit: SGI

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