Exaflop Supercomputers
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Frontier Supercomputer Simulates Universe with Unmatched Complexity
The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has conducted the most detailed universe simulation to date. Using the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project, the model incorporates dark matter, gas, and plasma interactions. With speeds reaching 1.4 exaFLOPS, ...
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World's Fastest Supercomputer El Capitan Begins Operations: Everything You Need to Know
El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer, is now operational at LLNL. Costing $600 million, it delivers a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS. Designed for classified U.S. nuclear security research, it replaces the Sierra supercomputer and is powered by over 11 million cores. With advancements in high-energy physics, nuclear data analysis, an...
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Nvidia Polaris Supercomputer Deal Said to Be Neared by US as It Waits for Delayed Intel Machine
The US Department of Energy is nearing a deal to purchase a supercomputer made with chips from Nvidia and AMD as a key lab waits for a larger supercomputer from Intel that has been delayed for months, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Intel, US Government Aim for Nation's Fastest Computer Under 'Project Aurora'
A US government-led group is working with chipmaker Intel and Cray to develop and build the nation's fastest computer by 2021 for conducting nuclear weapons and other research.
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India plans fastest supercomputer by 2017
If the Indian government approves building exaflop supercomputers, these will be at least 61 times faster than Sequoia.
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Frontier Supercomputer Simulates Universe with Unmatched Complexity
The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has conducted the most detailed universe simulation to date. Using the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project, the model incorporates dark matter, gas, and plasma interactions. With speeds reaching 1.4 exaFLOPS, ...
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World's Fastest Supercomputer El Capitan Begins Operations: Everything You Need to Know
El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer, is now operational at LLNL. Costing $600 million, it delivers a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS. Designed for classified U.S. nuclear security research, it replaces the Sierra supercomputer and is powered by over 11 million cores. With advancements in high-energy physics, nuclear data analysis, an...
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Nvidia Polaris Supercomputer Deal Said to Be Neared by US as It Waits for Delayed Intel Machine
The US Department of Energy is nearing a deal to purchase a supercomputer made with chips from Nvidia and AMD as a key lab waits for a larger supercomputer from Intel that has been delayed for months, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Intel, US Government Aim for Nation's Fastest Computer Under 'Project Aurora'
A US government-led group is working with chipmaker Intel and Cray to develop and build the nation's fastest computer by 2021 for conducting nuclear weapons and other research.
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India plans fastest supercomputer by 2017
If the Indian government approves building exaflop supercomputers, these will be at least 61 times faster than Sequoia.
