Title :
Cost-performance analysis of heterogeneity in supercomputer architectures
Author :
Menascé, Daniel ; Almeida, Virgilio
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Inf., Pontifica Univ. Catolica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
The cost-performance of heterogeneity in supercomputer architectures is analyzed. Queuing models are used to study the performance of homogeneous and heterogeneous supercomputer models. Grosch´s law, which states that computer performance increases as the square of its cost, is used to analyze cost aspects of the models. It is concluded that heterogeneity in supercomputer architectures is a quite promising design approach that deserves further investigation
Keywords :
multiprocessing systems; performance evaluation; queueing theory; Grosch´s law; computer performance; cost-performance analysis; heterogeneous supercomputer models; supercomputer architectures; Computer architecture; Computer performance; Costs; High performance computing; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Parallel processing; Performance analysis; Supercomputers; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Supercomputing '90., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2056-0
DOI :
10.1109/SUPERC.1990.130017
