High Performance Computing

Intel's leadership across the full range of server technologies is continually pushing the limits of performance, affordability and choice for high-performance computing (HPC).

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Intel at Supercomputing '07
Intel-based solutions were everywhere at SC07. Intel technology enables HPC clusters that are fast, efficient, and easily deployed. The Intel Technology Innovation Tour featured many of these solutions.

Ultimate HPC Geek 2007
Sam Fulcomer from Brown University won the title of Ultimate HPC Geek at SC07 – and got to take home a 768 GFlop cluster based on Intel® 45 Nanometer technology. Sam plans to put the cluster to work on projects such as data analysis for virtual reality Mars exploration, hydrogen/metal interaction modeling for hydrogen storage and transport, and prototype neural modeling.

Intel® HPC Products

Intel® Server System SR1560SF
This 1U rack optimized system delivers the benefits of the S5400SF board and is designed for HPC and datacenter applications. The system supports a PCIe Gen 2 x16 slot, a 600W high efficiency power supply and two fixed 3.5" hard drives with an option for up to 3 hot swap drives.

Intel® Server Board X38ML
The Intel® Server Board X38ML is a true server-class product that is purpose-built for high performance and high density computing. The small form factor enables high compute density and the uniprocessor architecture delivers outstanding performance per watt.

Intel® Server Systems SR1500AL, SR1550AL, and SR2500AL
These Intel® Server Systems offer both 1U and 2U rack-optimized form factors that are based on Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors. With improved throughput, energy-efficient performance, more reliable memory, and flexibility built in, this server system meets the expanding demands for high performance computing.

Developer Resources

Two-thirds of the world's 500 most powerful supercomputers now run on Intel® processors, and organizations as diverse as NASA, BMW, Conoco Phillips, Credit Suisse, and Disney count on Intel® technology for high-end research, development, production and analytical capabilities.

Take advantage of world-class software tools and support for accelerating development and optimizing HPC applications.

Intel® HPC Developer Center
A comprehensive portal to technical information, forums, training and software development tools, such as Intel® Compilers, Intel® Performance Libraries and Intel® Threading Tools.

High Performance Computing (HPC) Discussion Forum

Now available – Intel® Server System SR1560SF and Intel® Server Board S5400SF

Intel's latest generation of rack-optimized server solutions deliver a large memory footprint, fast system bus, and high I/O bandwidth—critical features for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications.

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Intel® Server Board X38ML and System

A new server-class product from Intel with reduced footprint for applications requiring high compute density and exceptional performance per watt.

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Intel® Rapid Boot Toolkit

Intel Rapid Boot Toolkit is an extensible toolkit enabling the deployment of compute servers with customized personalities, supporting arbitrary pre-OS capabilities.

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Additional resources

Intel® Compilers

Intel® Cluster Tools

Intel® Cluster Ready

Intel® Performance Libraries

Intel® Threading Tools

Intel® Itanium® processor 9000 sequence benchmarks

Intel® Xeon® processor HPC performance

Intel® Server and Workstation Chipsets

Intel® quad-core processors