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The computer, known as “K Computer,†is three times faster than a Chinese rival that previously held the top position, said Jack Dongarra, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville who keeps the official rankings of computer performance.
K, built by Fujitsu and located at the Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan, represents a giant leap forward in speed. It will also undoubtedly be a source of national pride for Japan, ...
Posted on June 20, 2011 | Tags: calculation, computing, CPU, Fujitsu, fujitsu k, FujitsuK, Japan, k, list, petaflop, processing, processor, ranking, Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science, RikenAdvancedInstituteForComputationalScience, speed, supercomputer, top 500, top 500 supercomputer list, Top500, Top500SupercomputerList
Remember the K -- the Fujitsu supercomputer that promised to do a whopping ten petaflops by the year 2012? Well, it hasn't reached that threshold just yet, but according to the latest Top 500 supercomputer list, it's still faster than any other machine on Earth. In fact, the top-ranked beast is more powerful than the next five supercomputers combined, consumes enough ...
Posted on June 20, 2011 | Tags: calculation, computing, CPU, Fujitsu, fujitsu k, FujitsuK, Japan, k, list, petaflop, processing, processor, ranking, Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science, RikenAdvancedInstituteForComputationalScience, speed, supercomputer, top 500, top 500 supercomputer list, Top500, Top500SupercomputerList
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