Top 10 Supercomputers In The World — June 2011
The 37th edition of the Top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has just been released. So, I thought of providing with an in-depth knowledge of Top 10 most powerful computers in the world at this moment of time.
Supercomputers brought in revolution in varied fields like nuclear science, medicine, military, environment & weather. The computing power of these computers is way beyond your imagination.
10. Roadrunner – BladeCenter QS22/LS21 Cluster(IBM)
Details:
System Name: Roadrunner
System Family: IBM Cluster
System Model: BladeCenter QS22 Cluster
Computer: BladeCenter QS22/LS21 Cluster, PowerXCell 8i 3.2 Ghz / Opteron DC 1.8 GHz, Voltaire Infiniband
Vendor: IBM
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2009
Operating System: Linux
Processor: PowerXCell 8i 3200 MHz (12.8 GFlops)
Cores: 122400
Rmax(GFlops): 1042000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1375776
9. Tera-100 – Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030(Bull SA)
Details:
System Name: Tera-100
System Family: Bull Bullx
System Model: bullx super-node S6010/S6030
Computer: Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030
Vendor: Bull SA
Application Area: Defense
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Cores: 138368
Rmax(GFlops): 1050000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1254550
8. Hopper – Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Hopper
System Family: Cray XE
System Model: Cray XE6
Computer: Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron 12 Core 2100 MHz (8.4 GFlops)
Cores: 153408
Rmax(GFlops): 1054000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1288627.2
7. Pleiades – SGI Altix ICE 8400EX 2.93 Ghz (SGI)
Details:
System Name: Pleiades
System Family: SGI Altix
System Model: SGI Altix ICE 8200EX/8400EX
Computer: SGI Altix ICE 8200EX/8400EX, Xeon HT QC 3.0/Xeon 5570/5670 2.93 Ghz, Infiniband
Vendor: SGI
Application Area: Aerospace
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon E54xx (Harpertown) 3000 MHz (12 GFlops)
Cores: 111104
Rmax(GFlops): 1088000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1315328
6. Cielo – Cray XE6 8-core 2.4 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Cielo
System Family: Cray XE
System Model: Cray XE6
Computer: Cray XE6 8-core 2.4 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron 8 Core 2400 MHz (9.6 GFlop)
Cores: 142272
Rmax(GFlops): 1110000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1365811.2
5. TSUBAME 2.0 – HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670(NEC/HP)
Details:
System Name: TSUBAME 2.0
System Family: HP Cluster Platform 3000SL
System Model: Cluster Platform SL390s G7
Computer: HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670, Nvidia GPU, Linux/Windows
Vendor: NEC/HP
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2930 MHz (11.72 GFlops)
Cores: 73278
Rmax(GFlops): 1192000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2287630
4. Nebulae – Dawning TC3600 Blade, Intel X5650(Dawning)
Details:
System Name: Nebulae
System Family: Dawning Cluster
System Model: Dawning TC3600 Blade System
Computer: Dawning TC3600 Blade, Intel X5650, NVidia Tesla C2050 GPU
Vendor: Dawning
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2660 MHz (10.64 GFlops)
Cores: 120640
Rmax(GFlops): 1271000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2984300
3. Jaguar – Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Jaguar
System Family: Cray XT
System Model: Cray XT5-HE
Computer: Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2009
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron Six Core 2600 MHz (10.4 GFlops)
Cores: 224162
Rmax(GFlops): 1759000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2331000
2. Tianhe-1A – NUDT YH MPP, X5670 2.93Ghz 6C(NUDT)
Details:
System Name: Tianhe-1A
System Family: NUDT MPP
System Model: NUDT YH MPP
Computer: NUDT YH MPP, X5670 2.93Ghz 6C, NVIDIA GPU, FT-1000 8C
Vendor: NUDT
Application Area: Research
Main Memory: 229376 GB
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Memory: 229376 GB
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2930 MHz (11.72 GFlops)
Cores: 186368
Rmax(GFlops): 2566000
Rpeak(GFlops): 4701000
1. K Computer – SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect (Fujitsu)
Details:
System Name: K computer
System Family: Fujitsu Cluster
System Model: K computer
Computer: K computer, SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect
Vendor: Fujitsu
Application Area: Research
Main Memory: 229376 GB
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: SPARC64 VIIIfx 2000 MHz (16 GFlops)
Cores: 548352
Rmax(GFlops): 8162000
Rpeak(GFlops): 8773632
The 37th edition of the Top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has just been released. So, I thought of providing with an in-depth knowledge of Top 10 most powerful computers in the world at this moment of time.
Supercomputers brought in revolution in varied fields like nuclear science, medicine, military, environment & weather. The computing power of these computers is way beyond your imagination.
10. Roadrunner – BladeCenter QS22/LS21 Cluster(IBM)
Details:
System Name: Roadrunner
System Family: IBM Cluster
System Model: BladeCenter QS22 Cluster
Computer: BladeCenter QS22/LS21 Cluster, PowerXCell 8i 3.2 Ghz / Opteron DC 1.8 GHz, Voltaire Infiniband
Vendor: IBM
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2009
Operating System: Linux
Processor: PowerXCell 8i 3200 MHz (12.8 GFlops)
Cores: 122400
Rmax(GFlops): 1042000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1375776
9. Tera-100 – Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030(Bull SA)
Details:
System Name: Tera-100
System Family: Bull Bullx
System Model: bullx super-node S6010/S6030
Computer: Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030
Vendor: Bull SA
Application Area: Defense
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Cores: 138368
Rmax(GFlops): 1050000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1254550
8. Hopper – Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Hopper
System Family: Cray XE
System Model: Cray XE6
Computer: Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron 12 Core 2100 MHz (8.4 GFlops)
Cores: 153408
Rmax(GFlops): 1054000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1288627.2
7. Pleiades – SGI Altix ICE 8400EX 2.93 Ghz (SGI)
Details:
System Name: Pleiades
System Family: SGI Altix
System Model: SGI Altix ICE 8200EX/8400EX
Computer: SGI Altix ICE 8200EX/8400EX, Xeon HT QC 3.0/Xeon 5570/5670 2.93 Ghz, Infiniband
Vendor: SGI
Application Area: Aerospace
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon E54xx (Harpertown) 3000 MHz (12 GFlops)
Cores: 111104
Rmax(GFlops): 1088000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1315328
6. Cielo – Cray XE6 8-core 2.4 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Cielo
System Family: Cray XE
System Model: Cray XE6
Computer: Cray XE6 8-core 2.4 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron 8 Core 2400 MHz (9.6 GFlop)
Cores: 142272
Rmax(GFlops): 1110000
Rpeak(GFlops): 1365811.2
5. TSUBAME 2.0 – HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670(NEC/HP)
Details:
System Name: TSUBAME 2.0
System Family: HP Cluster Platform 3000SL
System Model: Cluster Platform SL390s G7
Computer: HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670, Nvidia GPU, Linux/Windows
Vendor: NEC/HP
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2930 MHz (11.72 GFlops)
Cores: 73278
Rmax(GFlops): 1192000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2287630
4. Nebulae – Dawning TC3600 Blade, Intel X5650(Dawning)
Details:
System Name: Nebulae
System Family: Dawning Cluster
System Model: Dawning TC3600 Blade System
Computer: Dawning TC3600 Blade, Intel X5650, NVidia Tesla C2050 GPU
Vendor: Dawning
Application Area: Research
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2660 MHz (10.64 GFlops)
Cores: 120640
Rmax(GFlops): 1271000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2984300
3. Jaguar – Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz(Cray Inc.)
Details:
System Name: Jaguar
System Family: Cray XT
System Model: Cray XT5-HE
Computer: Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz
Vendor: Cray Inc.
Application Area: Not Specified
Installation Year: 2009
Operating System: Linux
Processor: AMD x86_64 Opteron Six Core 2600 MHz (10.4 GFlops)
Cores: 224162
Rmax(GFlops): 1759000
Rpeak(GFlops): 2331000
2. Tianhe-1A – NUDT YH MPP, X5670 2.93Ghz 6C(NUDT)
Details:
System Name: Tianhe-1A
System Family: NUDT MPP
System Model: NUDT YH MPP
Computer: NUDT YH MPP, X5670 2.93Ghz 6C, NVIDIA GPU, FT-1000 8C
Vendor: NUDT
Application Area: Research
Main Memory: 229376 GB
Installation Year: 2010
Operating System: Linux
Memory: 229376 GB
Processor: Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2930 MHz (11.72 GFlops)
Cores: 186368
Rmax(GFlops): 2566000
Rpeak(GFlops): 4701000
1. K Computer – SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect (Fujitsu)
Details:
System Name: K computer
System Family: Fujitsu Cluster
System Model: K computer
Computer: K computer, SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect
Vendor: Fujitsu
Application Area: Research
Main Memory: 229376 GB
Installation Year: 2011
Operating System: Linux
Processor: SPARC64 VIIIfx 2000 MHz (16 GFlops)
Cores: 548352
Rmax(GFlops): 8162000
Rpeak(GFlops): 8773632
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