Tianhe-2 (Milkway-2)
Since 2013, Tianhe-2 is consecutively the most powerful computer in the world on top500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers
Specifications
| Location | National Super Computer Center |
| Manufacturer | National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) |
| Cores | 3120,000 |
| Memory | 1024000 GB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2692v2 12C 2.2GHz |
| Operating System | Kylin Linux |
| Cost | $390 million |
Titan – Cray XK7
It was launched on October 29, 2012 by Cray Inc. and added to top500 list in November, 2012
Specifications
| Location | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee |
| Manufacturer | Cray Inc. |
| Cores | 560,640 |
| Memory | 710144 GB |
| Processor | Opteron 6274 16C 2.2GHz |
| Operating System | Cray Linux Environment |
| Cost | $97 million |
Sequoia
A former Top Ranker IMB Sequoia was launched and deployed on site LLNL in June 2012. It was designed by IBM for National Nuclear Security Laboratory. Sequoia is used for nuclear weapons simulation. It can also be used for climate change, astronomy and human genome.
Specifications
| Location | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory California, USA |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Cores | 1,572,864 |
| Rmax | 17,173.2 TFlop/s |
| Memory | 1,572,864 GB |
| Processor | Power BQC 16C 1.6GHz |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Cost |
K Computer Japan
K computer is the one the world’s fastest computers in Japan capable of 10.51 petaflops. It is named after the Japanese word Kei which means 10 quadrillion. It is designed by Fujitsu and sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology MEXT. It can be used for global climate change and disaster prevention. It annual running cost is approximately $10 million.
Specifications
| Location | RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) Kobe, Japan |
| Manufacturer | Fujitsu |
| Cores | 705,024 |
| Rmax | 10,510 TFlop/s |
| Memory | 1,410,048 GB |
| Processor | SPARC64 VIIIfx 8C 2GHz |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Cost | $1.25 billion |
IMB Mira
Currently the world fifth fattest supercomputer designed by IBM and United States Department of Energy. Mira is best energy efficient. Mira is useful in fields of scientific research including cosmology, computational chemistry, seismology, weather, nuclear engineering, quantum chromodynamics and climatology.
Specifications
| Location | Argonne National Laboratory, United States |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Cores | 786,432 |
| Rmax | 8,586.61 TFlop/s |
| Memory | 768 TiB |
| Processor | Power BQC 16C 1.6GHz |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Cost | Not mentioned by IBM |
| Space | 1,632 sq feet |
Trinity – Cray XC40
Trinity – Cray XC40 is next generation supercomputer designed by Cray Inc. for Los Alamos National Laboratory New Mexico. It will provide simulations for stockpile stewardship program. On top500 list trinity ranked sixth.
Specifications
| Location | Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States |
| Manufacturer | Cray Inc. |
| Cores | 301,056 |
| Rmax | 8,100.9 TFlop/s |
| Memory | |
| Processor | Xeon E5-2698v3 16C 2.3GHz |
| Operating System | Cray Linux Environment |
| Cost | $174 million |
Piz Daint – Cray XC30 Switzerland
Piz Daint is seventh in the world and fastest supercomputer in Europe.
Specifications
| Location | Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) |
| Manufacturer | Cray Inc. |
| Cores | 115,984 |
| Rmax | 8,100.9 TFlop/s |
| Memory | |
| Processor | Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.6GHz |
| Operating System | Cray Linux Environment |
| Cost | Not Available |
Hazel Hen – Cray XC40 Germany
On top500 list Hazel Hen is 8th fastest computer is based on Intel Xeon processor and cray arise network. It is the most efficient computer in Germany.
Specifications
| Location | Higher Performance Computing Center, Stuttgart Germany |
| Manufacturer | Cray Inc. |
| Cores | 185,088 |
| Rmax | 5,640.17 TFlop/s |
| Memory | |
| Processor | Xeon E5-2680v3 12C 2.5GHz |
| Operating System | Cray Linux Environment |
| Cost | Not Available |
Shaheen II – Cray XC40 Saudi Arab
On Top500 list Shaheen-II is the world 9th fastest computer on earth and fastest computer in whole Middle East. It is located in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Specifications
| Location | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| Manufacturer | Cray Inc. |
| Cores | 196,608 |
| Rmax | 5,536.99 TFlop/s |
| Memory | |
| Processor | Xeon E5-2698v3 16C 2.3GHz |
| Operating System | Cray Linux Environment |
| Cost | $80 million |
Stampede – PowerEdge C8220
On Top500 list it is 10th fastest computer in this world.
Specifications
| Location | Texas Advanced Computing Center/Univ. of Texas |
| Manufacturer | Dell |
| Cores | 462,462 |
| Rmax | 5,168.11 TFlop/s |
| Memory | 192,192 GB |
| Processor | Xeon E5-2698v3 16C 2.3GHz |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Cost |
