[Beowulf] Definition of HPC

[Max R. Dechantsreiter]

I disagree.

Any definition of "HPC" must address capability, not merely saturation
of resources.

An HPC system must be capable of doing something challenging for non-HPC
systems.  Granted, this amounts to "grading on the curve" - or perhaps as
for pornography, it could said that we know it when we see it. :)

Max
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2013, Prentice Bisbal wrote:

> On 04/15/2013 03:17 PM, Max R. Dechantsreiter wrote:
>> "High performance computing (HPC) is a form of computer usage where
>> utlilization one of the computer subsystems (processor, ram, disk,
>> network, etc), is at or near 100% capacity for extended periods of time."
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>> Could my laptop exhibit symptoms of HPC, as you defined them?
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> Yes. While not as sexy as 1000 computers having all their cores pinned at 
> 100% for days at a time, I think a single computer with it's CPU ( or any 
> other subsystem) pinned at 100% for a few minutes or so still counts as HPC. 
> Not very good HPC, but HPC nonetheless. Think of the word 'house'. Whether 
> you live in a small house (your laptop) or a big, luxurious mansion (a 
> cluster), I think we can all agree both are still houses.
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