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'''Floating-point operations per second''' ('''FLOPS''') is a microprocessor performance unit used to quantify the number of [[floating-point]] [[floating-point operations|operations]] a [[physical core|core]], machine, or system is capable of in a one second. | '''Floating-point operations per second''' ('''FLOPS''') is a microprocessor performance unit used to quantify the number of [[floating-point]] [[floating-point operations|operations]] a [[physical core|core]], machine, or system is capable of in a one second. | ||
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| + | FLOPS are a measure of performance used for comparing the peak theoretical performance of a [[physical core|core]], [[microprocessor]], or system using [[floating point]] [[floating-point operations|operations]]. This unit is often used in the field of [[high-performance computing]] (e.g., [[supercomputers]]) in order to evaluate the peak theoretical performance of various scientific workloads. Traditionally, the FLOPS of a microprocessor could be calculated using the following equation: | ||
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| + | :<math>\text{FLOPS}_\text{core} = \frac{\text{FLOPs}}{\text{cycle}} \times \frac{\text{cycles}}{\text{second}}</math> | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 22 September 2018
Floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) is a microprocessor performance unit used to quantify the number of floating-point operations a core, machine, or system is capable of in a one second.
Overview
FLOPS are a measure of performance used for comparing the peak theoretical performance of a core, microprocessor, or system using floating point operations. This unit is often used in the field of high-performance computing (e.g., supercomputers) in order to evaluate the peak theoretical performance of various scientific workloads. Traditionally, the FLOPS of a microprocessor could be calculated using the following equation: