Title :
Cost-effective parallel computing
Author :
Wood, David A. ; Hill, Mark D.
Author_Institution :
Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
fDate :
2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider how large memories can make parallel computing cost-effective even with modest speedups. As a concrete example, we use 1994 Silicon Graphics (SGI) prices to show that actual costups can be far less than linear for systems with hundreds of Mbytes of main memory. We consider hardware costs but not software costs, since we do not know how to noncontroversially measure the latter
Keywords :
DP industry; costing; economics; parallel processing; storage management; Silicon Graphics prices; cost-effective parallel computing; hardware costs; large memories; main memory; speedups; Backplanes; Bandwidth; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Delay; Hardware; Parallel processing; System performance; Throughput; Workstations;
