Data prefetching, where data is fetched before CPU demands for it, has been considered as an effective solution to mask data access latency. However, the current client-initiated ...
The advent of the Beowulf cluster in 1994 provided dedicated compute cycles, i.e., supercomputing for the masses, as a cost-effective alternative to large supercomputers, i.e., su...
Main memory in many tera-scale systems requires tens of kilowatts of power. The resulting energy consumption increases system cost and the heat produced reduces reliability. Emerg...
Matthew E. Tolentino, Joseph Turner, Kirk W. Camer...
Huge energy consumption has become a critical bottleneck for further applying large-scale cluster systems to build new data centers. Among various components of a data center, sto...
Ziliang Zong, Matt Briggs, Nick O'Connor, Xiao Qin
Computational phylogeny is a challenging application even for the most powerful supercomputers. It is also an ideal candidate for benchmarking emerging multiprocessor architecture...
Filip Blagojevic, Alexandros Stamatakis, Christos ...