Abstract
Power efficiency is becoming an ever more important metric for both high performance and high throughput computing. Over the course of next decade it is expected that flops/watt will be a major driver for the evolution of computer architecture. Servers with large numbers of ARM processors, already ubiquitous in mobile computing, are a promising alternative to traditional x86-64 computing. We present the results of our initial investigations into the use of ARM processors for scientific computing applications. In particular we report the results from our work with a current generation ARMv7 development board to explore ARM-specific issues regarding the software development environment, operating system, performance benchmarks and issues for porting High Energy Physics software.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 012009 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 523 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 15th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research, ACAT 2013 - Beijing, China Duration: May 16 2013 → May 21 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy