SGI supplies Total's 2 petaflop high performance computer

摘要

200,000 core ICE-X Intel E5-based super calculator will be the 'clear leader' in worldwide commercial (non government) computing. Seismic imaging seen as 'competitive edge' for supermajor. Imaging the complex subsurface of offshore West Africa or the Gulf of Mexico requires more and more complex acquisition geometries and above all, traces. Turning the multi-terabyte acquired data into something usable by interpreters and engineers requires massive raw compute power.