Energy efficiency is already a primary concern for any computer design system and it is unanonimously recognized that future Exascale systems will be strongly constrained by their power consumption. This is why the Mont-Blanc project , which was launched on 01-10-2011 ,has set itself the following objective : to design a new type of computer architecture capable of setting future global High Perfomance Computer (HPC) standards that will deliver Exascale performance while using 15 to 30 times less energy.
Mont-Blanc objective is to produce a new type of computer architecture capable of setting future global HPC standards that will provide Exascale performance using 15 to 30 times less energy.
Objectives
Mont-Blanc has three objectives:
- to develop a full energy-efficient HPC prototype using low-power commercially available embedded technology
- to design a next-geneation HPC system together with a range of embedded technologies in order to overcome the limitations identified in the prototype system.
- to develop a portfolio of Exascale applications to be run on this new HPC system.
Partner
This new project is coordinated by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and has a budget of over 15 millions Euros, including over 8 millions funded by the European Commission.
Financing
Framework Programme: FP7
Timing
Starting date : 01-10-2011
End date : 30-09-2014
Head of the project at Cineca
Contacts
