Parts/CPUs/Thinking Machines CM-2 processor array
CPUs · Connection Machine CM-2 · 1987
Thinking Machines CM-2 processor array
Up to 65,536 1-bit SIMD processing elements, with a Weitek 3132 floating-point coprocessor shared across every 32 PEs; the generation before the CM-5's SPARC-plus-vector-unit design.
Why this part
NCAR's own CM-2 ('Capitol') was configured with 8,192 of the architecture's maximum 65,536 processors.
Systems using this part
- Systems
- 1
- Rmax underneath
- 0.0 GFlop/s
- Units recorded
- 8,192
1 of 1 edges disclose a quantity
| System | Role | Country | Units | System Rmax | Supplied by | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-2 1988-09 | CPU | USA | 8,192 | - | Thinking Machines | - |
“Units recorded” sums only the edges where a public source states a quantity. It is a floor, not a total, and should never be read as installed base.