Chennai: 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 TOP 500, a project that ranks and details the 500 most powerful computer systems in the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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