NEC To Unveil New Molecular Dynamics Computational Server
NEC today announced the launch of a molecular dynamics computational server, NEC Express5800/MD Server, in Japan. This new machine reduces processing time of molecular dynamics simulation with a dedicated computation board "MD Engine" that processes time-consuming computation, nonbonded interactions at high speed.
Features of the new products are:
- Dedicated computation board "MD Engine" for high-speed computations of nonbonded interactions
- Highly accurate calculation without cutoff (a method of omitting a calculation of nonbonded interactions between long distance atoms, which is normally applied to reduce the computation time.)
- Supporting de-facto standard MD program (AMBER) with an integrated operation environment (enables users to execute programs on the MD Server from a client PC.)
- Reliable support system
The new product's hardware price starts at ¥3,400,000 (~US$28,460; tax exclusive) for the smallest configuration, and the shipping starts on November 30, 2005. NEC expects 1,500 system sales in next three years.
And the specs:
Model Name |
Express5800/MD120La |
Express5800/MD120La-R |
Model Number |
N8100-1153 |
N8100-1154 |
Form |
Tower |
Rack |
Accelerator |
MD Engine |
CPU |
64-bit Intel Xeon Processor x 1 - 2
3.80GHz/FSB800MHz/2Mbyte cache |
64-bit Intel Xeon Processor x 1-2 3.80GHz/FSB800MHz/2Mbyte cache |
Memory |
DDR333, 1GB(512MBx2)~4GB(512MBx8) |
DDR2-400, 1GB(512MBx2)~4GB(512MBx8) |
Hard Disk |
73.2GBx2~73.2GBx6 |
73.2GBx2~73.2GBx6 |
PCI slots |
PCI-Express(8X)x2, 32bit/33MHz PCIx1 |
64bit/66MHz PCI-Xx3 [LowProfile] |
Standard Interface |
Front |
None |
Serial (DB9)x1, USB2.0x2 |
Back |
Video x1, Keyboard (PS/2)x1, Mouse (PS/2)x1, Serial x 2, Parallel x1, 10/100/1000BASE-Tx2, USB2.0x2 |
Video x1, Keyboard (PS/2)x1, Mouse (PS/2)x1, Serial (DB9)x1, 10/100/1000BASE-Tx2,USB2.0x2, SCSIx1 |
Dimensions, (WxDxH mm) |
220 x 671 x 453 |
427 x 722 x 88 (2U) |
Weight (Max.) |
23kg (35kg) |
22kg (30kg) |
Max. Power Consumption |
670VA/660W |
610VA/600W |
Energy Consumption Efficiency |
0.014 |
0.012 |
Supported AP |
AMBER |
Supported OS |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3/ES3 |
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