Comments on: New TOP500 List is Full of Surprises http://insidehpc.com/2012/11/12/new-top500-list-is-full-of-surprises/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: FJW http://insidehpc.com/2012/11/12/new-top500-list-is-full-of-surprises/#comment-380199 FJW Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:37:11 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=32752#comment-380199 Further commentary on surprise #2 - So for the record, I am no fan of LINPACK as a sole measure. However, Kramer's post ONLY has merit if NCSA no longer EVER submits to the top500 for any machine. The next submission from them to the list means that something is fishy. I personally have no desire to use DOD Mod or NERSC benchmarks - HPCC is the only one that I have a desire to see expand. Further commentary on surprise #2 – So for the record, I am no fan of LINPACK as a sole measure. However, Kramer’s post ONLY has merit if NCSA no longer EVER submits to the top500 for any machine. The next submission from them to the list means that something is fishy.

I personally have no desire to use DOD Mod or NERSC benchmarks – HPCC is the only one that I have a desire to see expand.

]]> By: Jeff http://insidehpc.com/2012/11/12/new-top500-list-is-full-of-surprises/#comment-380124 Jeff Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:37:14 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=32752#comment-380124 As to surprise #2, Bill Kramer posted a blog post today explaining why Blue Waters is not on this list and will not appear on any future list. http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/News/Stories/TOP500problem/ As to surprise #2, Bill Kramer posted a blog post today explaining why Blue Waters is not on this list and will not appear on any future list.

http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/News/Stories/TOP500problem/

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