China takes US crown on ranking of world’s fastest supercomputers
Summary
China’s supercomputer, LineShine, has become the fastest in the world, surpassing the top American system, El Capitan. LineShine is located in Shenzhen and can perform over 2 quintillion calculations per second, marking a major achievement in computing power.Key Facts
- LineShine is the world’s fastest supercomputer according to the latest TOP500 ranking.
- It achieved a peak performance of 2.198 exaflops (quintillion calculations per second).
- This is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese supercomputer ranks first on the list.
- The previous leader, El Capitan, is based in California and now ranks second.
- LineShine uses only central processing units (CPUs), unlike many others that use graphics processing units (GPUs).
- The TOP500 list ranks supercomputers by how fast they solve complex math problems.
- The list is updated twice a year and includes systems from countries like the US, Germany, Japan, and the UK.
- China and the US are competing fiercely in technology fields including AI and supercomputing.
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