<div>I've noted that the orionmulti web site specifies 230 Gflops peak, 110 sustained, ~48% of peak with Linpack which works out to ~$909 / Gflop ?</div>
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<div>The Clusterworld value box with 8 Sempron 2500s specifies a peak Gflops by measuring CPU Ghz x 2 (1 - FADD, 1 FMUL), and comes out with a rating of 52% of peak using HPL @ ~ $140/Gflop (sustained?)</div>
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<div>So what would the orionmulti measure out with HPL? What would the Clusterworld value box measure out with Linpack?</div>
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<div>Another line item spec I don't get is rocketcalc's ( <a href="http://www.rocketcalc.com/saturn_he.pdf">http://www.rocketcalc.com/saturn_he.pdf</a> )"Max Average Load" ?? What does this mean?? How do I replicate "Max Average Load" on other systems??
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<div>I'm curious if one couldn't slightly up the budget for the clusterworld box to use higher speed procs or maybe dual procs per node and see some interesting value with regards to low $$/Gflop?? Also, the clusterworld box doesn't include the cost of the "found" utility rack, but does include the cost of the plastic node boxes. What's up with that??
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