Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of LimulusFAQ

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08/03/11 15:10:39 (14 years ago)

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 '''How fast is it?'''
-In 2008 we achieved 53.44 GFLOPS with 8 cores (Intel Core2). At the time this put the price/performance at $39.15/GFLOP. We are currently testing Sandy-bridge processors and expect to 
+In 2008 we achieved 53.44 GFLOPS with 8 cores (Intel Core2). At the time this put the price/performance at $39.15/GFLOP (double precision). We are currently testing Sandy-bridge processors we expect continued impressive results. Note, benchmarking results in HPC are very application specific. While a GPU might match the performance of a small cluster for some applications, it is not a general purpose computing device and therefore is not as flexible as a cluster.  Take a look at [wiki:NorbertLimulus The Norbert Limulus Cluster] for more information on our prototype system.
 
 
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 There are several ares where a personal cluster can useful (i.e where you own the reset switch)
 
-* system administrators - a cluster sandbox to try new things, test software packages
-* software developers - a private software development environment
-* academic projects - instructional hardware, student projects, learn to run real HPC codes
-* cloud staging - stage and develop cloud HPC software before launching it to the cloud
-* small scale production work - test ideas, run applications under your control
-* small and medium business HPC - explore how HPC an help manufacturing without a huge investment
+ * system administrators - a cluster sandbox to try new things, test software packages
+ * software developers - a private software development environment
+ * academic projects - instructional hardware, student projects, learn to run real HPC codes
+ * cloud staging - stage and develop cloud HPC software before launching it to the cloud
+ * small scale production work - test ideas, run applications under your control
+ * small and medium business HPC - explore how HPC an help manufacturing without a huge investment
 
 == Obtaining A Limulus ==