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May 15, 2008 | Vol 2 | Issue 9 |
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Evaluate IBM BladeCenter QS21 hardware performance
Here it is: Data about specific hardware performance features of the IBM BladeCenter® QS21 which is a real-life SMP
node of two Cell/B.E processors and its elaborate I/O subsystem. The examiners provide information on basic latencies, throughputs,
and relative execution times for some key computational benchmark kernels (Linpack and SPEC2000) and they deliver tips on
how to optimize application performance.
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Real-world ALF examples: Figure the dot product of large vectors
Learn how to use the Accelerated Library Framework bundled work block distribution with the task context to manage situations
in which the work block cannot hold the partitioned data because of a local memory size limit. Part 4 in the "Fun with
ALF" series.
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Forum watch: What's the difference between PS3 and blade performance?
Follow the exchange on why PS3 memory performance is off compared to the Cell/B.E. blades and what you can do about it.
Also, learn from the experts:
- How to balance SPU instructions between pipelines.
- How
to implement 2D FFT.
- How to tell when an ALF workblock is finished.
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Programming with DaCS/BLAS Infobombs
Intro to the BLAS basic library structure
Jumpstart your programming efforts with this rapid read
on the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms.
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Error handling with DaCS
In case you need to know how to create and register a
user error handler or see how error-handling APIs work, we provide the info in a quick-access format.
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In the news
Will Roadrunner be the top of the next Top 500?
Roadrunner testing period extended for June supercomputer
list. Will the Toshiba Qosmio G45 laptop sport a SpursEngine in 2008? MatLab tool now ready for multicore. FoldIt becomes
the world's geekiest game. Fast laser looks for p***ts. Robot ships get ready to sail the Atlantic. Update on the flying
car. And what's all the noise about the QS22 blade?
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Next-gen PS3 cools off really well
More efficient 65nm chip, separate heatsinks
helps the console chill. Is that solar cell alive? How to fastrack nano research.
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Technology alert: Get ready for the IBM BladeCenter QS22
Available in June 2008, start looking at the IBM BladeCenter QS22, a Cell/B.E.-based blade server that can increase your
system performance as much as five times that of its predecessor.
Introducing ...
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Please comment on future SDK development!
IBM is soliciting feedback on your experience with the SDK for Multicore Acceleration and Cell Broadband Engine BladeServers
to plan for future releases. Please take the time to answer the online survey.
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Fixpack for SDK at the CRC Support tab
In case you missed it last time, there's a new fixpack in town for the SDK 3.0: Fixpack 3.0.0.3. Check it out (and the rest
of the Cell Resource Center's Support tab).
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