Intel has promised to start producing 14 nm processors accelerators Knights Landing, known in the world as Xeon Phi. This 72-core solution with 3 teraflops peak performance for single-precision calculations. Processors Knights Landing should be issued in the form of a PCIe-adapters, and as stand-alone solutions for installation in processor socket on the motherboard. Unfortunately, the company did not start serial production of new products. Start postponed to early next year. All operating systems today on the base of Knights Landing have the status of engineering products.
Intel announced the development of HPC-systems, which will lead to the emergence of massive supercomputers. On the base of processors Xeon Phi will be created not only cabinets, racks and rooms, but also desktops. Initially, these stations will serve as a tool for debugging the code .
The components of success and the platform will be scalable (SSF, Scalable System Framework), an advanced network interface through OPA (Omni-Path Architecture), processors Xeon Phi and enthusiastic support of developers and industry. It is reported that the new interfaces and the Intel platform supported by over 50 development systems.
It should be noted that we deal not only with processors Xeon Phi, but also a new network interface Intel OPA. Network Omni-Path Architecture deployed in the Texas Advanced Computing Center and the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center. Companies Colfax, Cray, Dell, Fujitsu Systems Europe, Hitachi, Huawei, HPE, Inspur, Lenovo, NEC, SGI, Sugon and Supermicro announced plans to implement a Intel decision in own network platform. Network OPA, will replace the outdated interface InfiniBand. The new interface is implemented today as a 48-port switch gives 26% more ports and up to 60% more economical consumption. For processors Xeon Phi generation of Knights Landing OPA interface is represented by a separate controller. The 10-nanometer Xeon Phi controller OPA will be placed directly onto the processor die. Related Products :
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