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Sugon's ParaStor F9000 removed from IO500 Production list; Intel's Aurora retakes lead

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The IO500 Committee has removed storage systems based on Sugon's ParaStor F9000 from its Production list due to a lack of reproducibility, including insufficient architectural details and general availability. These systems have been moved to the Research IO500 list, where they remain among the world's fastest storage devices. Consequently, Intel's Aurora supercomputer has reclaimed the top position on the Production list, utilizing its custom storage subsystem with Intel Optane Persistent Memory and the DAOS file system. AI

IMPACT This event highlights the importance of reproducibility and transparency in high-performance computing storage systems, crucial for AI training and large-scale data processing.

RANK_REASON This cluster reports on a benchmark result and its subsequent disqualification, which falls under research and performance evaluation. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Sugon's ParaStor F9000 removed from IO500 Production list; Intel's Aurora retakes lead

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    Sanctioned Chinese supercomputer maker stripped of IO500 benchmark crown, Intel-powered Aurora retakes the lead — record-breaking ParaStor F9000 storage system doesn't meet reproducibility requirements

    Sugon's record-breaking ParaStor F9000 storage systems have lost their IO500 Production crowns and have been moved to the Research list after failing to meet the benchmark's highest reproducibility requirements, which include widely available architecture details and general avai…

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