Chapter 836

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May 78rd, past one o 'clock in the afternoon.

Green Lake Hotel, in a large private room reserved by Dream Entertainment, the atmosphere of the luncheon was very harmonious. AMD's CEO, Dirk Mayer, and Li Chai were discussing in a low voice. Dirk Mayer was a little drunk, and Li Chai seemed to be a little confused. It was really unknown what these two drunk fellows could talk about. Perhaps it was about who could drink more?

Shi Lei looked at AMD's Senior Vice President, Tom Clusi, and asked, "Mr. Tom, may I know what gift you have prepared?"

Tom Clusi smiled and said, "Mr. Shi, we have prepared a supercomputer for Dream Entertainment!"

"A supercomputer?" Shi Lei asked in surprise.

Dream Entertainment's supercomputer, Origin, was purchased from AMD. However, its computing performance was a little weak, only 65 tflops. Although the actual performance of the Origin of Supercalculators was ranked 04th in the top 055 supercomputers in the world, in Shi Lei's eyes, the performance of the Origin of Supercalculators was completely noobish, not even worthy of his attention!

"That's right. We, AMD, have been paying attention to Dream Entertainment. We found out that Dream Entertainment was hacked. The original AMD supercomputer might not be able to meet Dream Entertainment's requirements in terms of performance. Therefore, in order to celebrate AMD's integration into Miray Technology Group's system and becoming a subsidiary of Dream Entertainment, we have prepared a high-performance supercomputer for Dream Entertainment as a gift for Dream Entertainment, "Tom Clusi explained.

Shi Lei's interest was immediately piqued when he heard about the supercomputer. He asked, "How high is the computing performance of the supercomputer you have prepared?"

Shi Lei would not be interested if it was just an ordinary supercomputer, such as 85 tflops or 05 tflops. After all, there was not much difference in terms of performance from 65 tflops to 05 tflops in Shi Lei's opinion.

"Mr. Shi, in theory, the supercomputer we have prepared has a computing speed of 875 tflops. However, with AMD's supercomputer operating system, it can only utilize about 755 tflops of computing resources."

There was always a big gap between the theoretical speed and the actual performance of a supercomputer. Even the fourth-generation supercomputers could not avoid this problem.

For example, the world's number one supercomputer, Blue Gene L, had a theoretical computing speed of 812.5 tflops. However, in reality, Blue Gene L's computing resources were only 735.1 tflops. The hardware utilization rate was 21.91%.

Red Storm, the second supercomputer, had a hardware utilization rate of 24.1%.. and Columbia, the eighth supercomputer, which belonged to Lijian Province's Department, had a hardware utilization rate of 30.6%.

But in fact, the Blue Gene L supercomputer produced by IBM had a very advanced supercomputer operating system. This was because the hardware utilization rate of the supercomputer increased as the theoretical computing performance increased, and the difficulty increased rapidly.

For example, a supercomputer has 655 CPU cores, and another supercomputer has 6555 CPU cores. Then, how could the difficulty of controlling 655 CPU's and 6555 CPU's computing cores be the same?

Coordinating the CPU's computing cores in a supercomputer was the core technology of a supercomputer, regardless of whether it was software or hardware design.

Red Storm's theoretical computing speed was 672.9 tflops, which was about one-third of Blue Gene L's. Columbia, the eighth supercomputer, only had a theoretical computing speed of 16.5 tflops, which was only one-sixth of Blue Gene L's.

Therefore, it was not strange that the hardware utilization rate of these two supercomputers was higher than Blue Gene L's. If Red Storm and Columbia's theoretical computing speed were adjusted to the same level as Blue Gene L's, their hardware utilization rate would be surpassed by Blue Gene L's in an instant.

AMD's new supercomputer's theoretical computing speed was not as high as Blue Gene L's. Their computing resources were also not as good as Blue Gene L's. Their hardware utilization rate was a pathetic 17.0%, which was far from Blue Gene L.

IBM specialized in server manufacturing. AMD could not be compared to IBM. If IBM wanted to manufacture CPU's for personal computers, and a powerful software company was willing to develop a non-X31 framework operating system and related software for IBM, Intel and Microsoft would be very frustrated.

Microsoft's success had a lot to do with IBM. When Microsoft was first established, they had received help from IBM. If not, how could they succeed?

"The theoretical design speed is 875 tflops?" Shi Lei's eyes lit up. AMD's supercomputer system was indeed a little lousy, and the hardware utilization rate was lower. However, Shi Lei did not need AMD's supercomputer system. Izur could use AMD's supercomputer system. As long as the internal hardware design of the supercomputer was not flawed, the hardware utilization rate would instantly increase.

"Yes, it's just that the hardware utilization rate is a little inappropriate. We will modify and enhance it according to the specific uses of Dream Entertainment." Tom Clusi said embarrassedly. AMD's supercomputer system was generally acknowledged to be a little unreliable.

Generally, companies that bought AMD's server CPU products, except for small and medium-sized companies, had the ability to design their own supercomputer system.

Shi Lei was excited. Mu Shuang frowned and said in English, "Sorry, Mr. Tom, Shi Lei. I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation."

"Oh, Shuangshuang, do you have something to say?" Shi Lei asked in Xia Xia language.

Lingyumo was on the other side of Shi Lei. When she heard Shi Lei's nickname for Mu Shuang, a strange light flashed in her eyes. "Sister Mu Shuang, what happened between you and Shi Lei? Why did Shi Lei suddenly change the way he addresses you? "

"Shi Lei, don't talk. I have something to ask AMD's staff. Do you understand?" Mu Shuang said in a serious tone.

Shi Lei nodded. He was secretly guessing what Mu Shuang wanted to ask about AMD.

Tom Clusi's expression became serious when Mu Shuang glanced at him. He was now very clear about Mu Shuang's position in Mirage Technology. Shi Lei had announced to the public that he owned 60% of Mirage Technology's shares. Originally, it was only 0%. After the loan incident, Shi Lei took the opportunity to increase his shareholding.

Tom Clusi was very good at reading people's expressions. He saw that Shi Lei, one of the shareholders of Mirage Technology, valued Mu Shuang very much. Of course, he would not be so stupid as to ignore Mu Shuang's authority.

"Ms. Mu, is there anything I can help you with?" Tom Clusi asked in English. There was a hint of respect in his tone.

"Mr. Tom, although I don't know much about the supercomputer, the supercomputer you just mentioned, even if the cost of manufacturing it should not be cheap, right?" Mu Shuang asked.

Tom Clusi's expression changed slightly.

After hearing Mu Shuang's question, Shi Lei understood what Mu Shuang meant. He also looked at Tom Clusi, waiting for an explanation.

"Ms. Mu, Mr. Shi, the cost of that supercomputer is about 855 million USD," Tom Clusi said honestly. Tom Clusi said honestly. This estimation was not much different from the estimation made by Shi Lei and Izual.

Mu Shuang chuckled and said in a questioning tone, "Mr. Tom, if I remember correctly, AMD's situation was not very good before. The cost of this supercomputer is about 855 million USD. How should the accounts be handled when you give it to Dream Entertainment?"

Although AMD had become a subsidiary of Dream Entertainment, it was not a wholly owned subsidiary. Mirage Technology only held 45% of AMD's shares. Moreover, even if Dream Entertainment and AMD were under the same Mirage Technology system, they were still two independent companies. The accounts and finances needed to be recorded separately.

A supercomputer with a cost of 855 million USD was given to Dream Entertainment by AMD. Even if it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Technology, it should be checked by both parties and handled through normal channels.

When Tom Clusi heard Mu Shuang's question, he heaved a sigh of relief. "Ms. Mu, AMD's decision was made by the seven controlling shareholders. "Originally, this supercomputer was handed over by AMD to repay the debt. Dream Entertainment took the initiative to bear AMD's debt. We couldn't find a buyer for this supercomputer for the time being. Dream Entertainment just happened to need a high-performance supercomputer. Therefore, we chose to give it to Dream Entertainment. "

Mu Shuang heaved a sigh of relief. "In that case, after Dream Entertainment and AMD have a handover, the supercomputer will be included in Dream Entertainment's fixed assets."

Tom Clusi heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. "Yes, no problem, Ms. Mu!"

Shi Lei scratched his head and said, "Mr. Tom, have you finished producing all the components for this supercomputer? Have you done a simulation test? Or have you actually tested it? Did you calculate the theoretical calculation value and the actual calculation resource value based on historical data or did you test it after it was assembled? "

If all the components were produced, they only needed to find a place to put it and it could be used immediately. Shi Lei could not help but feel excited. A supercomputer with a theoretical calculation value of 875 TFLOPS was one of the most advanced supercomputers at present.

With this supercomputer, Shi Lei dared to guarantee that if Raphael provoked him again, Shi Lei would blast him to smithereens!

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