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Knights Landing Supercomputing Chipset Featured in Ninja Desktops
Whenever new hardware is released, they always come with cool names and Intel’s latest Xeon Phi chip’s don’t disappoint with the name Knights Landing (any Game of Thrones fan spot the possible reference?). While not designed for desktops the next step of Colfax’s Ninja desktops will make sure of these…
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Intel Confirms Details of Knight’s Landing Chip
At the Supercomputing Conference ’15, Intel revealed more information about their new 72-core chip, Knight’s Landing (codenamed KNL), as well as showing off the 14nm die. Rumors surrounding the specifications of the Knight’s Landing chip, but it was good to have official confirmation of the details, courtesy of Anandtech. The…
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Intel to Deliver 72-Core Supercomputer Chip to Workstations
In an attempt to change the workstation game entirely, Intel intends to release their new 72-core supercomputer chip, code-named “Knight’s Landing”, to workstation machines as well as supercomputers. Typically larger and more expensive than a typical desktop, workstations are typically used for processing-intensive tasks such as high-quality computer generated graphics,…
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US to Simulate Nuke Tests Using Cray Supercomputers
Supercomputer manufacturer, Cray, is said to help the US guard its arsenal of nukes after winning a $174 million contract to provide a new supercomputer to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The current supercomputer, a Cray XE6 called “Cielo”, is said to have 107,152 cores and a theoretical peak…
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Intel Reveals Details Regarding Intel’s “Knights Landing” Xeon Phi Coprocessor
Intel has announcement the ‘Knights Landing’ Xeon Phi Coprocessor late last year, having released very few details about the lineup back then. As time passes, details are bound to be revealed and Intel is said to start shipping the series next year. This is why Intel apparently has decided to…
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Intel Knights Landing CPU To Be A True Stand-Alone Processor
While the awesome Xeon Phi offers some impressive performance options, it is a co-processor, that means that it needs a normal CPU to function, which is why the Xeon Phi normally comes installed on an add-in card, much like a modern GPU. Intel are looking to address this issue with…
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