10 Fastest Supercomputers In The World


#8 Tianhe-1A

Site: National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin

Manufacturer: NUDT

Country: China

Architecture: NUDT YH MPP

Processor: Xeon X5670 6C 2.93 GHz

Cores: 186368

Power: 4040.00 kW

Memory: 229376 GB

Interconnect: Proprietary

Compiler: icc

Operating System: Linux

Speed: 2.56 petaflops per second

Date Created: 2010

Tianhe in English means "Milky Way Number One”, it is Located at the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, China. It was the fastest computer in the world from October 2010 to June 2011 and is one of the few Petascale supercomputers in the world. The supercomputer is useful in carrying out researches in petroleum exploration, solar energy, and performs aircraft simulation.

#7 Stampede

Site: Texas Advanced Computing Center/ university of Texas

Manufacturer: Dell

Country: United States of America

Architecture: PowerEdge C8220

Processor: Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.700GHz,

Cores: 204900

Memory: 184800 GB

Interconnect: Infiniband FDR

Compiler: Intel

Operating System: Linux

Speed: 2.6 petaflops 

Date Created: 2012

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin is all gearing up to manufacture the next version of Stampede, by January 2013.  This would be world-class supercomputer with comprehensive computing and visualization capabilities as part of a National Science Foundation grant, as posted on TACC site.