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To support private sector research, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois provides access to "Abe," a 9,600-core, high-performance computing (HPC) cluster that uses Quad-Core IntelŽ XeonŽ processors. NCSA software developers also adopted IntelŽ software tools to help scale applications for this and other supercomputers at the center.

By implementing an immense HPC cluster with Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, NCSA can help users in a range of fields produce cutting-edge research and effective business solutions. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors increase performance by as much as 290 percent compared with previous single-core processors. Using multi-core Intel Xeon processors in compact blade packaging, the NCSA team achieves more than five times the capability in two-thirds the floor space using approximately the same amount of power. The number of cores available with Abe enables users to scale applications to solve more complex problems. Plus, by using Intel software tools, NCSA application developers are helping to produce better code that can scale to larger clusters.

"The IntelŽ XeonŽ architecture provides clear advantages over the others we evaluated," explains John Towns, director of persistent infrastructure for NCSA. "It delivers the performance, scalability, and application portability we need."