InfiniBand Connects 4 of the Top 5 Supercomputers;
Mellanox
Connected Systems Grew 13% in Six Months (Nov’17-June’18) to 216
Systems, or 43% of the List, Including Both InfiniBand and Ethernet
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- (Business Wire)
International Supercomputing Conference – Mellanox®
Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end
interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems,
today announced that for the first time, InfiniBand solutions accelerate
the top three supercomputers on the TOP500 list, and four of the top
five systems: the fastest High-Performance Computing (HPC) and
Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputer in the world deployed at the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the fastest supercomputer in China ranked
second on the list, the second fastest supercomputer in the US deployed
at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ranked third, and the
fastest HPC and AI supercomputer in Japan, ranked fifth.
Mellanox connects 43 percent of overall TOP500 platforms or 216 systems,
including both InfiniBand and Ethernet, compared to 192 systems in
Nov’17, representing 13% increase in six months.
InfiniBand accelerates nearly 60 percent of the total HPC systems on the
list and is the most used high-speed interconnect for the top 100, 200,
300 and 400 systems. InfiniBand is the interconnect of choice for HPC
and AI infrastructures.
The TOP500 List has evolved in the recent years to include more
hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise platforms, in addition to the
high-performance computing and machine learning systems. Nearly half of
the systems on the June 2018 list can be categorized as non-HPC
application platforms, with a vast part of these systems representing
US, Chinese and other hyperscale infrastructures, and are interconnected
with Ethernet. Mellanox Ethernet solutions connect all of the 25 gigabit
and faster Ethernet systems on the list, summed up to 76 platforms or 31
percent of the total Ethernet systems on the TOP500.
“Mellanox InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions now connect 216 systems on
the TOP500 list, an increase of 13 percent in six months from Nov’17 to
June’18. InfiniBand smart acceleration and In-Network Computing
technology provide the highest performance and scalability for HPC and
AI applications, and therefore InfiniBand is the interconnect of choice
for the majority of these supercomputing platforms around the world. We
are proud to accelerate the world’s fastest supercomputer in the US and
in the world, the fastest supercomputers in China, Japan, Germany,
Canada, Italy, and other countries. InfiniBand enables research,
government and industry organizations to find new discoveries and better
data insights never possible before, and to develop new generations of
products by maximizing data center performance and overall return on
investment,” said Eyal Waldman, president and CEO of Mellanox
Technologies. “Because of their leading technology advantages, our
Ethernet solutions connect all of the 25 gigabit and faster Ethernet
based systems on the TOP500 list, demonstrating the growing adoption of
our Ethernet NICs, switches and cables for hyperscale, cloud and
enterprise infrastructures. Our HDR 200Gb/s InfiniBand and Ethernet
solutions will further increase our technology advantage and will enable
the next generation of the world’s leading supercomputers.”
Published twice a year and publicly available at: www.top500.org,
the TOP500 list ranks the world’s most powerful computer systems
according to the Linpack benchmark rating system. Key takeaways from the
June 2018 list include:
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Mellanox connects 43% of overall TOP500 systems or 216 systems
(InfiniBand and Ethernet), compared to 192 systems in Nov’17, 13%
increase
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InfiniBand accelerates the fastest HPC and AI supercomputer in the
world – Oak Ridge National Laboratory ‘Summit’ system
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InfiniBand accelerates 4 of the top 5 supercomputers in the world - #1
(USA), #2 (China), #3 (USA), #5 (Japan); and overall 140 systems on
the list
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InfiniBand connects nearly 60% of overall HPC systems on the TOP500
list
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InfiniBand is the most used high-speed interconnect for the top 100,
200, 300 and 400 systems
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Mellanox connects 76 Ethernet systems (all 25G and faster), or 31% of
total Ethernet systems
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The TOP500 list has evolved to Include both HPC and Cloud / Hyperscale
(non-HPC) platforms
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Nearly half of the platforms on the TOP500 list can be categorized as
non-HPC application platforms (mostly Ethernet-based)
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InfiniBand is the interconnect of choice for HPC and AI infrastructures
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Mellanox Ethernet is the interconnect of choice for Cloud and
Hyperscale platforms
A detailed TOP500 presentation can be found here: TOP500
Visit Mellanox Technologies at International Supercomputing
conference (June 25-27)
Visit Mellanox Technologies at International Supercomputing conference
2018 (booth #E-911) to learn more about the our InfiniBand and Ethernet
solutions, the new 200G HDR InfiniBand systems and to see the full suite
of Mellanox’s end-to-end high-performance products.
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About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ: MLNX) is a leading supplier of end-to-end
InfiniBand and Ethernet smart interconnect solutions and services for
servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data
center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest
latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system
performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of fast interconnect
products: adapters, switches, software and silicon that accelerate
application runtime and maximize business results for a wide range of
markets including high performance computing, enterprise data centers,
Web 2.0, cloud, storage and financial services. More information is
available at: www.mellanox.com.
Note: Mellanox is a trademark of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All
other trademarks are property of their respective owners
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