10 Fastest Supercomputers In The World
#3 Sequioa
Country: U.S.
Site: DOE/NNSA/LLNL
Manufacturer: IBM
Cores: 1,572,864
Linpack Performance (Rmax): 17,173.2 TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 20,132.7 TFlop/s
Power: 7,890.00 kW
Memory: 1,572,864 GB
Interconnect: Custom Interconnect
Operating System: LinuxIBM Sequioa is constructed by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration as part of the Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (ASC). It was delivered to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in 2011 and was fully deployed in June 2012.
Sequoia will be used primarily for nuclear weapons simulation, and also plays important role for scientific purposes such as astronomy, energy, study of the human genome, and climate change.
#2 Titan
Country: U.S.
Site: DOE/SC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Manufacturer: Cray Inc.
Cores: 560,640
Linpack Performance (Rmax): 17,590.0 TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 27,112.5 TFlop/s
Power: 8,209.00 kW
Memory: 710,144 GB
Interconnect: Cray Gemini interconnect
Operating System: Cray Linux EnvironmentTitan is a supercomputer built by Cray at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for use in a variety of science projects. Titan is an upgrade of Jaguar, a previous supercomputer at Oak Ridge that uses graphics processing units (GPUs) in addition to conventional central processing units (CPUs). It is the first such hybrid to perform over 10 petaFLOPS.
Titan will use its extraordinary computing power for study alternative and efficient energy, efficient engines, climate change, and identifying new materials.
#1 Tianhe-2
Country: China
Site: National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)
Manufacturer: NUDT
Cores: 3,120,000
Linpack Performance (Rmax): 33,862.7 TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 54,902.4 TFlop/s
Power: 17,808.00 kW
Memory: 1,024,000 GB
Interconnect: TH Express-2
Operating System: Kylin Linux
Compiler: ICC
Math Library: Intel MKL-11.0.0
MPI: MPICH2 with a customized GLEX channel
Tianhe-2 ("Milky Way 2") is a 33.86 petaflops supercomputer located in Guangzhou, China. It was developed by the team of 1300 scientists and engineers. In June 2013, Tianhe-2 topped the TOP500 list of fastest supercomputers in the world. The computer beat out second place finisher Titan by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.
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