This episode focuses on the Exascalar benchmark, a combination of the Top500 and Green500. Is this something the industry needs? How about getting the Top500 and Green500 accurate first? Dan defends both his “pimped-out” laptop and his theory of “More is more.” The guys also take a look at a chart posted previously on this site that compares cost per MegaFLOP/s on systems ranging from the K Computer to an iPad.

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