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CTC Achieves More Than 3-Fold Speedup with Intel Itanium Architecture
ITHACA, NY -- Researchers with the Computational Materials Institute (CMI) at the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) experienced a 3.4 x speedup when they moved their code to the new Intel Itanium (IA 64) architecture. CMI scientists perform large-scale finite element simulations of critically important materials science problems such as failures in engine gears, tears in airplane fuselage surfaces, and cracks in dams. Working with specialists at Intel's Applications Solutions Center (ASC), the CMI team delved into the details of this new architecture and optimized the performance of critical parts of their simulation system for the Itanium.