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Even more exciting is the OmniPath[1] stuff that came out as a result of the Infiniband acquisition. RDMA + Xeon Phi + the insane number of PCI-e lanes[2] avail

Even more exciting is the OmniPath[1] stuff that came out as a result of the Infiniband acquisition. RDMA + Xeon Phi + the insane number of PCI-e lanes[2] available for those new M.2 SSDs which post just absolutely insane numbers[3] all of which are supported by ICC[4] and you've got a really budget-friendly HPC setup. I'm really hoping for IBM's OpenPOWER to gain traction because Intel is poised to capture the mid-market in a dramatic fashion. [1] See: IntelOmniPath-WhitePaper_2015-08-26-Intel-OPA-FINAL.pdf (my copy is paywalled, sorry) [2] http://www.anandtech.com/show/9802/supercomputing-15-intels-knights-landing-xeon-phi-silicon-on-display http://www.anandtech.com/show/9802/supercomputing-15-intels-... [3] http://www.anandtech.com/show/9702/samsung-950-pro-ssd-review-256gb-512gb http://www.anandtech.com/show/9702/samsung-950-pro-ssd-revie... [4] https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/distributed-memory-coarray-fortran-with-the-intel-fortran-compiler-for-linux-essential https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/distributed-memory... This is for Fortran, but the same remote Direct-Memory-Access concepts extend over to the new Xeon architecture.

scurvy 11y ago
Not to nitpick, but M.2 is just a form factor. The big gains come from being NVMe PCIe, not the form factor. You get the same gains with NVMe PCIe in 2.5" drive form factor.
- nl 11y ago
  M.2[1] defines both the form factor and (importantly) the interface. While it is true that NVMe PCIe is the interface that makes the difference here, the standardization of both the interface and the form factor seems pretty important here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2
sitkack 11y ago
Whut? Mellanox has been purchased? Explain "Infiniband acquistion"
- subway 11y ago
  Intel purchased QLogic's Infiniband business in 2012.
  - nickpsecurity 11y ago
    Oh crap i didnt know that. Means they have a near-NUMA interconnect, FPGA tech, and recent RAS features. They could be a supercomputing and cloud force of nature if they play their cards right. They'll have advantage of best nodes, tools, and probably mask discounts. Getting more exciting...
nickpsecurity 11y ago
Probably should've posted this response to you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10805327 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10805327 Now I mean it even more.

scurvy 11y ago

Not to nitpick, but M.2 is just a form factor. The big gains come from being NVMe PCIe, not the form factor. You get the same gains with NVMe PCIe in 2.5" drive form factor.

nl 11y ago
M.2[1] defines both the form factor and (importantly) the interface. While it is true that NVMe PCIe is the interface that makes the difference here, the standardization of both the interface and the form factor seems pretty important here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

sitkack 11y ago

Whut? Mellanox has been purchased? Explain "Infiniband acquistion"

subway 11y ago
Intel purchased QLogic's Infiniband business in 2012.
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Oh crap i didnt know that. Means they have a near-NUMA interconnect, FPGA tech, and recent RAS features. They could be a supercomputing and cloud force of nature if they play their cards right. They'll have advantage of best nodes, tools, and probably mask discounts. Getting more exciting...

nickpsecurity 11y ago

Probably should've posted this response to you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10805327 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10805327 Now I mean it even more.