An effort by PC makers to move beyond a single, simple speed measurement for showing computing performance is now being matched by a similar push in the world of supercomputers–and not everyone is applauding the change.
An organizer of the Top500 supercomputer rankings has produced a broader test suite that measures multiple dimensions of a machine’s performance. By comparison, a mathematical test called Linpack is currently used to rank systems on the Top500 list, which is released twice a year with much fanfare.
Source: ZDNet
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