Notes on Primary Memory $

Notes on Primary Memory $

• $ are chip costs along (packaging, cooling, “batteries” extra)
  • Thus 10 TB in 1998 technology is $100M
• “% of Petaflops Apps” refers to Bodega Bay Applications
  • Thus somewhat more than 50% of Bodega Bay apps require less than 1 TB for execution
• Real systems probably require some multiple of this memory for next app preload, I/O buffers, etc.

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