Chip Shot: Intel SSDs Drive SuperComputer Performance

Appro, a provider of supercomputing solutions, announced today its next-generation of the Appro Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer, named Gordon, will use Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Solid-State Drive 710 Series to drive an unprecedented 35 million Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS). This will drive some of the world's most advanced scientific research applications capable of analyzing individual genomes to tailor drugs to specific patients, developing more accurate prediction of earthquake's impact on buildings and offering greater insights to planet climate change.