High-Performance Computing References

Learn how private and public organizations are continuously pushing the limits of performance, affordability, and choice for high-performance computing (HPC) with leadership from Intel.

Automotive

BMW: Intel® Itanium® 2 Technology Running HP Integrity* Servers Boosts BMW's Aerodynamic Simulation Capacity [PDF 115KB]
Intel® Itanium® 2 technology running HP Integrity servers boosts BMW's aerodynamic simulation capacity.

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Government

AVIT: Soaring in a New Direction [PDF 310KB]
AVIT deploys Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 and 5400 series to enhance performance and scalability of IT services for Egyptian civil aviation.

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Healthcare

c.a.r.u.s. IT AG: Drug Discovery Transformed [PDF 809KB]
Germany's c.a.r.u.s. IT AG harnesses the high performance and parallel processing power of the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series to run its ViSoR* platform.

CLC Bio: Life-Changing Research Receives Powerful Boost [PDF 177KB]
Intel® Core™ microarchitecture delivers new levels of analytical capability to the bioinformatics industry.

Given Imaging: Dynamic Innovations in Healthcare [PDF 449KB]
The company's innovative PillCam* Platform consists of three parts: the PillCam SB video capsule, a Data Recorder, and a workstation powered by Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor technology running proprietary RAPID* (Reporting and Processing of Images and Data*) application software.

Healthways: Nearing One Billion Claims per Month [PDF 1.1MB]
Healthways' Intel® Itanium® processor–based HP Integrity Superdome* server processes nearly one-third of the medical claims in the U.S.

Philips Medical: High Speed, Leading Position [PDF 128KB]
Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series with 45nm Hi-k next-generation Intel® Core™ microarchitecture doubles the performance of Philips' Extended Brilliance Workspace*.

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IT

Arizona State University: Resolving Complexity with Intel® Technology [PDF 229KB]
Arizona State University's High Performance Computing Initiative delivers world-class computing with Intel® Xeon® processors 5300 and 5400 series.

CESGA: Setting the Supercomputing Standard [PDF 287KB]
Intel and HP empower CESGA to deliver industry-leading HPC facilities for researchers worldwide using the Intel® Itanium® processor.

ESI Group: Virtually Perfect [PDF 299KB]
Virtual testing software specialist ESI Group chooses Intel® Cluster Ready high-performance cluster from Dell to develop life-saving applications.

Infoplex: Hard-Core Computing Made Easier with Quad-Core Processors [PDF 438KB]
Infoplex turns to Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series for mainframe-type performance and transformation to a Predictive Enterprise.

Kuo Hua Life Insurance: Powering Financial Services[PDF 269KB]
Kuo Hua Life Insurance uses Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series to shoulder the load of its expanding eBusiness services.

R-Systems: Delivering High Performance on a Large Scale [PDF 628KB]
R Systems builds a high-performance 576-node cluster using Intel® Xeon® processors 5400 series and an Intel® Server Board.

University of Córdoba: High-Powered Research [PDF 482KB]
A Spanish university reduces processing time from one week to approximately 60 minutes with a high-performance computing environment based on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 series.

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Scientific/Research

Argonne National Laboratory: Intel® Multi-Core Performance Accelerates Nanoscience Research [PDF 205KB]
The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory installed a dense, high-performance computing cluster using Intel® Xeon® processors and motherboards developed by Intel, Supermicro, and SGI to deliver maximum performance while reducing power consumption.

CERN: Recreating the Big Bang [PDF 122KB]
Next-generation Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series delivers significant performance and energy gains, advancing CERN's studies into the origins of the universe.

Chinese Culture University: Increasing Compute Power without Increasing Cost [PDF 352KB]
Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University taps the high-performance features of Intel® Xeon® processors 5300 series for its long-term IT strategy.

CITA: Intel® Processors Provide a Bigger Bang for Astrophysics Research [PDF 251KB]
The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) chooses Intel® Xeon® processors to power a new high-performance computing cluster used to investigate the origins of the universe.

Cornell University: Processors Pass the Test [PDF 177KB]
The Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER) chooses Intel® Xeon® processors to power its worldwide research program.

European Space Agency: Mapping the Globe from Space [PDF 234KB]
European Space Agency (ESA) benefits from the high-performance Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series for a 50 percent boost in computer platform efficiency for its critical research.

Hutchinson: Maintaining a Leading Position in the Marketplace [PDF 223KB]
Hutchinson speeds up R&D thanks to Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series and collaboration around new generation of parallelized solver.

Jacobs University Bremen: Great Lesson in Supercomputing [PDF 424KB]
Dell* servers with Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series add computing muscle to 'Hulk' high-performance cluster at German university in five working days.

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics: Protein Power [PDF 548KB]
A German biophysics institute works up to 80 percent faster to map proteins using an HPC blade solution from Dell with Intel Xeon Processors 5440 series.

Murdoch University: Accelerating Core Competencies [PDF 935KB]
The Centre for Comparative Genomics at Murdoch University accelerates research with a 512-core system based on Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series and Intel® Virtualization Technology.

Purdue University: The Silicon Beneath Steele [PDF 729KB]
Purdue University selects Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series for "Steele"—a new 26.8-teraflop community HPC cluster.

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen: Powerful Processing Propels University into the Future [PDF 224KB]
A leading German university turns to Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series for high-performance computing.

SciNet: Canada's Fastest Computer [PDF 285KB]
7,500 Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series deliver 306 TF of peak performance for SciNet researchers at the University of Toronto.

SETI: Powering the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence [PDF 227KB]
Servers equipped with Intel® Xeon® processors help the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence* (SETI*) program support a rapidly growing network of volunteers that scans the skies for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Technical University of Munich: High-Powered Research [PDF 195KB]
Technical University of Munich turns to Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series to underpin industry-leading advancement.

UC Irvine: Reaching New Frontiers in Physics [PDF 211KB]
Intel® Xeon® processors 5400 series help capture and analyze massive amounts of scientific data from the world's most powerful particle accelerator.

Umeå University: Going Green with High-Performance Computing [PDF 1.3MB]
Intel® Xeon® processor L5420 powers energy efficient platform to drive breakthroughs in international research.

University of Arkansas: Graduating to Quad-Core Processors [PDF 2.5MB]
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, chooses Intel® Xeon® processors 5400 series to power its new supercomputer.

University of Queensland: Better Computing, Greener Environment [PDF 772KB]
University of Queensland's Earth Systems Science Computational Centre turns to Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series for high-performance computing and a greener environment.