Some eight or nine years ago, the Earth Simulator in Japan shocked the world by taking the number one spot on the TOP500. In fact, the NEC system held that spot for two years. Now, the renewed Earth Simulator has top-ranked Global FFT (Fast Fourier Transform), one of the measures of the HPC Challenge Awards with the performance number of 11.876TFLOPS.
The HPC Challenge Awards are designed to evaluate four key measures that represent frequently used numerical operation patterns in scientific computing. Among them, the Global FFT is widely utilized in important scientific applications, such as climate modeling, which is critical to tackling environmental issues, and solid-earth geophysics, including seismic analysis, as well as designing of new materials.
The following are the winners of the 2010 HPC Challenge Class 1 Awards:
| G-HPL | Achieved | System | Affiliation | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 1,533 Tflop/s | Cray XT5 | ORNL | Buddy Bland |
| 1st runner up | 736 Tflop/s | Cray XT5 | UTK | Steve Whalen |
| 2nd runner up | 368 Tflop/s | IBM BG/P | LLNL | Tom Spelce |
| G-RandomAccess | Achieved | System | Affiliation | Submitter |
| 1st place | 117 GUPS | IBM BG/P | LLNL | Tom Spelce |
| 1st runner up | 103 GUPS | IBM BG/P | ANL | Scott Parker |
| 2nd runner up | 38 GUPS | Cray XT5 | ORNL | Buddy Bland |
| G-FFT | Achieved | System | Affiliation | Submitter |
| 1st place | 11.88 Tflop/s | NEC SX-9 | JAMSTEC | Kenichi Itakura |
| 1st runner up | 10.70 Tflop/s | Cray XT5 | ORNL | Buddy Bland |
| 2nd runner up | 7.53 Tflop/s | Cray XT5 | UTK | Steve Whalen |
| EP-STREAM-Triad (system) | Achieved | System | Affiliation | Submitter |
| 1st place | 398 TB/s | Cray XT5 | ORNL | Buddy Bland |
| 1st runner up | 267 TB/s | IBM BG/P | LLNL | Tom Spelce |
| 2nd runner up | 233 TB/s | NEC SX-9 | JAMSTEC | Kenichi Itakura |
The following are the winners of the 2010 HPC Challenge Class 2 Awards:
| Award | Recipient | Affiliation | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Productive System $1000 | George Almási | IBM | UPC and X10 | |
| Most Productive Language $1000 | John Mellor-Crummey | Rice | CAF 2.0 | |
| Honorable Mention | Josep M. Perez | Bacelona Supercomputer Center | SMPSs | |
| Honorable Mention | Jinpil Lee | University of Tsukuba | XcalableMP |
