EKA (supercomputer)

EKA is a supercomputer built by the Computational Research Laboratories (a subsidiary of Tata Sons) with technical assistance and hardware provided by Hewlett-Packard.[6]

EKA
ActiveOctober 2007[1]
OperatorsComputational Research Laboratories, Tata Sons
LocationComputational Research Laboratories, Pune, India
Memory28.7 TeraByte[2]
Storage40 TeraByte[2]
Speed172.6 TeraFLOPS[3]
CostUS$30,000,000
INR 1,800,000,000 (assuming US$1 = 60 INR)[4]
RankingTop500: 58[5], 16 September 2011
PurposeMultipurpose[6]

Eka means the number One in Sanskrit.[4]

Design

EKA uses 14,352[2] cores based on the Intel QuadCore Xeon processors. The primary interconnect is Infiband 4x DDR. EKA occupies about 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) area.[7] It was built using offshelf components from Hewlett-Packard, Mellanox and Voltaire Ltd..[2] It was built within a short period of 6 weeks.[7]

Ranking history

At the time of its unveiling, it was the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world and the fastest in Asia.[7] As of 16 September 2011, it is ranked at 58.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Tatas' supercomputer Eka adjudged world's fourth fastest". 14 November 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. "Top500: EKA (Details)". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. "Top500: EKA(Performance)". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. "Tata's supercomputer Eka is fastest in Asia". The Economics Times. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  5. "Top500: EKA (Ranking History)". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. "India breaks into supercomputing elite". Times Online. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007. India has broken into the top tier of supercomputing after a new machine built by Tata
  7. "Supercomputer another feather in Tatas` cap". 14 November 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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