Asustek Computer has introduced its first supercomputer on Monday, the desktop size CES 1000, which uses Nvidia graphics processors to achieve speeds up to 1.1 teraflops.
A teraflop is a trillion flops (floating point operations per second), a measure of the speed of calculation. Computers can play in this high speed can be used in a variety of ways, including scientific research, image manipulation, modeling, engineering or medical purposes.
CES 1000 from Asus is equipped with a 3.33GHz Intel Xeon LGA1366 microprocessor W3580 designed for servers, with 960 processing cores graphic Nvidia Tesla C1060 Computing within three transformers and a Quadro FX5800. According to a specific sheet from Asustek .
The C1060 is a dual-slot PCI card with no graphics port on the back.
NVIDIA has promoted its core graphics as an alternative to microprocessors to build faster computers that require less electricity.
The CES 1000 is made for 64-bit computing and brings 24GB DDR3 (double data rate, third generation) 1333MHz DRAM.
The frame on the supercomputer is 217.5 millimeters by 445 millimeters to 545 mm.
The CES 1000 has a disk from 500 GB SATA II hard board and its power is for 1100 watts.
A note in the literature Asustek said the CES 1000 has a cost structure of software and hardware of U.S. $ 14,519 in five years, but a representative Asustek declined to give a unit price or when the ESC 1000 will be available globally.
The supercomputer is ready for shipment, he said.
The CES 1000 is the result of collaboration between Asustek Nvidia and Taiwan’s National Chao Tung University.