This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series #HPCmattersEvery year when we gather for SC, we wait with bated breath for the announcement of the next Top500 list. It’s our own little celebration of the ever-growing size and power of the high-end supercomputers. We use these systems to answer some of the most […]
Why Individual Metrics Like Linpack Aren’t the Future
Before we get going here, I need to say I’m not implying metrics like Linpack aren’t useful. They are. The Coming of HPCG Obviously, this post is inspired by some the recent statements by Jack Dongarra, the original creator of Linpack back in the 1970’s, and the resulting chatter. Linpack rankings of computer systems are no longer so […]