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CNET News: Supercomputer Ranking Method Facing Revision

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Stephen Shankland
Jun 19, 2004

“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…”


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