China's Tianhe-1A

[Ceyfer √]

China's Tianhe-1A supercomputer has been confirmed as the most powerful in the world.

Confirmation came with the publication of the latest list of the Top 500 supercomputers on the planet.

Tianhe-1A has a peak speed of 2.57 petaflops, far higher than the US XT5 Jaguar that can manage 1.76 petaflops.

Top ten supercomputers:

• Tianhe-1A - 2.57 petaflops
• XT5 Jaguar - 1.76 petaflops
• Nebulae - 1.27 petaflops
• Tsubame 2.0 - 1.19 petaflops
• XE6 Hopper - 1.05 petaflops
• Tera 100 - 1.05 petaflops
• Roadrunner - 1.04 petaflops
• Kraken XT5 - 0.83 petaflops
• Jugene - 0.82 petaflops
• Cielo - 0.81 petaflops

Here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11766840

China!? Yes, using western tech is now gaining more tech-savvy + it been rumored and has plans to develop and counter western superiority by making its own chips.

[JayCub]

Good news for all if China steps upto the plate and makes a decent cpu... who knows, with any luck the prices of AMD and Intel will change... I read somewhere that a supercomputer was immersed in oil to keep it cool.. must generate a serious amount of heat..bit much for playing freecell i reckon and wouldn't fit in the livingroom

Thank you for sharing the information Ceyfer..

[johnshaw1917]

China is well on its way to becoming the number 1 super power in the world, and this development of super computers is just another step in the process.