China beats China with world’s fastest supercomputer

The world’s previous fastest supercomputer, Tianhe-2 has been unseated by the Sunway TaihuLight. The Chinese supercomputer will be located at the National Supercomputer Center at Wuxi. Supercomputers are frequently benchmarked with the Linpack benchmark. The Sunway TaihuLight clocks in at 93 pentaflops. The closest US competitor sits in third place at 17 pentaflops. 93 pentaflops… Read More...