10 Fastest Supercomputers In The World

10 Fastest Supercomputers In The World

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Bangalore: In the world of advanced technology, standing idle without updating is the best way of moving backwards. Each country is competing in the space with super computers that are capable of performing tedious tasks within no time. This time China has taken the trophy for making world’s fastest super computer, has a speed of 33.86 petaflop/s . These speedy processing machines are rated on their computing speeds, measured in petaflops. Here is the list of the top 10 fastest super computers in the world and their computational specifications as compiled by TOP500, a project that ranks and details the 500 most powerful computer systems in the world.

#10 Tianhe-1A

Country: China

Site: National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin

Manufacturer: NUDT

Cores: 186,368

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 2,566.0 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 4,701.0 TFlop/s

Power: 4,040.00 kW

Memory: 229,376 GB

Interconnect: Proprietary

Operating System: Linux

Compiler: ICC

Tianhe-1 was developed by the Chinese National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in Changsha, Hunan. The supercomputer is installed at the National Supercomputing Center, Tianjin, and is used to carry out computations for petroleum exploration and aircraft design.

#9 SuperMUC

Country: Germany

Site: Leibniz Rechenzentrum

Manufacturer: IBM

Cores: 147,456

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 2,897.0 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 3,185.1 TFlop/s

Power: 3,422.67 kW

Interconnect: Infiniband FDR

Operating System: LinuxThe SuperMUC is the name of a new supercomputer of the Leibniz-Rechenzentrum in Garching near Munich. The supercomputer assists in science projects in three disciplines including astrophysics; engineering and energy; and chemistry and materials.

# 8 Vulcan

Country: U.S.

Site: DOE/NNSA/LLNL

Manufacturer: IBM

Cores: 393,216

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 4,293.3 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 5,033.2 TFlop/s

Power: 1,972.00 kW

Memory: 393,216 GB

Interconnect: Custom Interconnect

Operating System: Linux

The Vulcan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is now available for collaborative work with industry and research universities to advance science and accelerate the technological innovation at the heart of U.S. economic competitiveness.

#7 JUQUEEN

Country: Germany

Site: Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ)

Manufacturer: IBM

Cores: 458,752

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 5,008.9 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 5,872.0 TFlop/s

Power: 2,301.00 kW

Memory: 458,752 GB

Interconnect: Custom Interconnect

Operating System: LinuxThe supercomputer is built in the Jülich Research Centre in Germany. The machine is used for computational science, engineering, climatology, physics, and materials science.

#6 Stampede

Country: U.S.

Site: Texas Advanced Computing Center/Univ. of Texas, Austin

Manufacturer: Dell

Cores: 462,462

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 5,168.1 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 8,520.1 TFlop/s

Power: 4,510.00 kW

Memory: 192,192 GB

Interconnect: Infiniband FDR

Operating System: Linux

Compiler: Intel

Math Library: MKL

MPI: MVAPICH2Stampede, a new addition to the Top 10, is installed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TAAC) at the University of Texas in Austin. The supercomputer enable traditional HPC, data-intensive computing, and scientific visualization for scientists in the country.

#5 Mira

Country: U.S.

Site: DOE/SC/Argonne National Laboratory

Manufacturer: IBM

Cores: 786,432

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 8,586.6 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 10,066.3 TFlop/s

Power: 3,945.00 kW

Interconnect: Custom Interconnect

Operating System: Linux
The supercomputer was constructed by IBM for Argonne National Laboratory's Argonne Leadership Computing Facility with the support of the United States Department of Energy.Mira is used for scientific research, including studies in the fields of material science, climatology, seismology, and computational chemistry.
 

#4 K Computer

Country: Japan

Site: RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS)

Manufacturer: Fujitsu

Cores: 705,024

Linpack Performance (Rmax): 10,510.0 TFlop/s

Theoretical Peak (Rpeak): 11,280.4 TFlop/s

Power: 12,659.89 kW

Memory: 1,410,048 GB

Interconnect: Custom Interconnect

Operating System: LinuxThe K computer – named for the Japanese word "kei" meaning 10 quadrillion and is manufactured by Fujitsu, currently installed at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science campus in Kobe, Japan. This supercomputer does researches in the areas pertaining to disaster prevention, climate change, and meteorology.

#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)