A cynical load of hogwash...
Yes I read the paper, and it is interesting, but not that exciting. If it were quantum, I would be the first to congratulate them.
However the 108 claim is absolute rubbish. We have machines with at least 106 computing elements, so why not compare their megafridge against THE BEST traditional machine? Not some weedy PC!
This is the reason why the TOP500 persists. It is too easy to fudge a benchmark your codes does well on that nobody has heard of.
I am not impressed (yet) and I even sat through their sales pitch....!
Is it possible Google and NASA are just trying to justify buying a very expensive fridge....?
P.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
