CSC 456 Spring 2012/11a NC
Large-Scale Multiprocessor Examples
Some examples of large-scale multiprocessor systems include Fujitsu's K Computer, the Tianhe-1A from the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, China, and [another example or two].
K Computer
Made by Fujitsu, the K Computer consists of 88,128 processors between 864 cabinets. Each cabinet contains 96 nodes which, in turn, each contain one processor and 16 GBytes of memory. <ref name="kprocs"/> The system is networked together via point-to-point, or direct, connection. <ref name="knetwork"/>
References
<references> <ref name="kprocs">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_computer</ref> <ref name="knetwork">http://www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/info/release/pamphlet/aics/pdf/2010_09.pdf</ref> </references>