May 19th, 2009
Need to crunch some energy vs. performance numbers? SiCortex updates index
SiCortex, which is trying to drum up industry backing for its Green Computing Performance Index, has updated the suite of benchmarks to focus more squarely on performance vis-a-vis energy consumed. It measures performance-per-wat using the HPCC benchmark suite and is meant specifically for pretty high-end systems (like the ones you’d find crunching some serious scientific or industrial computations). Of course, the company loves the fact that its house-brand computing architecture (non-Intel) just to kick some serious butt. Here’s background from a post I did late last year. Curious how your own systems perform? You can find the updated calculator tool here.
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist in the New York area with more than 20 years experience covering the high-tech industry. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations.
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