Cell Still Dominates the Processing Arena
The Laboratory for Cryptologic Algorithms at the EPFL has been working with a cluster of over 200 PlayStation 3 systems to do some major number crunching. The power of the Cell processor has busted 112-bit prime field barrier.
The lab is home to a cluster of 215 PlayStation 3 systems. The computations were started on January 13, 2009 and completed on July 8, 2009. That may seem like a long time, but the previous threshold was crossed at 109-bit prime field took 549 days with 10,000 PCs.
When it’s not destroying mathematical barriers, curing disease, drilling for oil and aiding the Air Force in who knows what, the PlayStation 3 has been known to provide a mean game of Resistance 2 to defend the United States from an alien invasion all with a price tag of less then $400!
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9 Responses to “Cell Still Dominates the Processing Arena”
gotta love the Cell
Love the last sentence in the article.
Dude amazing write-up. I saw the original and didn’t understand it. Thanks for clearing it up and making it easier-to-read.
Yes thanks for the layman terms and damn that is very impressive.
The PS3 shouldn’t be $400. I would have bought a PS3 for $700-800 dollars. The Cell is almost as powerful as the Core i7 extreme. That processor is $999.99 alone.
funny as hell
That’s nothing. The PS2 controlled missile warheads
anyone remember that?
And thats why when I had $400 I didnt waste my time on the cheaper consoles that all my friends had. F it, Ill play with strangers that have sense.
Maybe soon some developers will mature enough to use this processor properly.
In the meantime Gabe can have another doughnut…and another doughtnut…and so on…