11.322.2008 - Intel, SGI and NASA reach for Mars

NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars. Key to that effort is Pleiades, the world's third most powerful supercomputer. Powered by 12,800 quad-core Intel Xeon processors, the SGI Altix ICE 8200EX system this week made its debut on the Top500 list. At 487 TeraFLOPS, Pleiades is the world's fastest general-purpose supercomputer. For more information visit: SGI News Room. - View Press Release - Visit Intel Corporation