Global Energy Optimization: A Breakthrough in Overcoming the Exascale Power Wall
Session ChairWu Feng
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Event Type
Emerging Technologies
Exascale
OS and Runtime Systems
Performance
Power
TimeWednesday, November 16th10am - 6pm
Location155-B
DescriptionThe supercomputer industry is at risk of missing 2020 exascale performance goals by a factor of 2-3x if there are no major breakthroughs. Historical scaling techniques like improving process technology, improving system architecture, and increasing component integration will continue to apply but will be insufficient. Performance will be limited by power. To cover the gap, the industry needs a paradigm shift in the design of the power management layers in the system stack. To cover the gap, Intel is introducing a revolutionary new application-level runtime for energy optimization called GEO and making it available for free. Through online learning, GEO discovers application patterns then optimizes hardware control knobs to make applications run faster. For GEO, Intel is re-architecting aspects of x86 processor design and moving to a software-hardware co-designed solution that unlocks substantial additional performance. Our exhibit will provide an overview of GEO and share preliminary performance results with GEO.
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