Table Of ContentAppendix: The Top 500 Supercomputers in
the World
ThestatisticsprovidedinthisAppendixarederivedfromwww.Top500.orgwebsitein2014withwritten
permissiontoincludethisinformationhere.Belowisthelistoftop500world’sfastestsupercomputers
asofNovember2013ranking.
1. Tianhe-2 (MilkyWay-2)- TH-IVB-FEP Cluster, Intel Xeon E5-2692 12C 2.200GHz, TH
Express-2, Intel Xeon Phi 31S1P
Site:NationalSuperComputerCenterinGuangzhou.
Country:China
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/blog/tianhe-2-jack-dongarra-pdf.jpg
Manufacturer:NUDT
Cores:3,120,000
Linpack Performance (Rmax):33,862.7TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):54,902.4TFlop/s
Power:17,808.00kW
Memory:1,024,000GB
Interconnect:THExpress-2
Operating System:KylinLinux
Compiler:icc
Math Library:IntelMKL-11.0.0
MPI:MPICH2withacustomizedGLEXchannel
Ranking:1
2. Titan- Cray XK7, Opteron 6274 16C 2.200GHz, Cray Gemini interconnect, NVIDIA K20x
Site:DOE/SC/OakRidgeNationalLaboratory
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/1024px-titan1.jpg
System URL:http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/titan/
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:560,640
Linpack Performance (Rmax):17,590.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):27,112.5TFlop/s
Power:8,209.00kW
Memory:710,144GB
Interconnect:CrayGeminiinterconnect
Operating System:CrayLinuxEnvironment
Ranking:2
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3. Sequoia- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60 GHz, Custom
Site:DOE/NNSA/LLNL
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/dawn_complete_high-res.jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:1,572,864
Linpack Performance (Rmax):17,173.2TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):20,132.7TFlop/s
Power:7,890.00kW
Memory:1,572,864GB
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:3
4. K computer, SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect
Site:RIKENAdvancedInstituteforComputationalScience(AICS)
Country:Japan
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/supercomputers/top1/
Kcomputer_5_800x600.jpg
Manufacturer:Fujitsu
Cores:705,024
Linpack Performance (Rmax):10,510.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):11,280.4TFlop/s
Power:12,659.89kW
Memory:1,410,048GB
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:4
5. Mira- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60GHz, Custom
Site:DOE/SC/ArgonneNationalLaboratory
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/1280px-mira_-_blue_
gene_q_at_argonne_national_laboratory_-_skin.jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:786,432
Linpack Performance (Rmax):8,586.6TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):10,066.3TFlop/s
Power:3,945.00kW
Memory:-
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:5
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6. Piz Daint- Cray XC30, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Aries interconnect, NVIDIA K20x
Site:SwissNationalSupercomputingCentre(CSCS)
Country:Switzerland
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/piz-daint-cscs1.png
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:115,984
Linpack Performance (Rmax):6,271.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):7,788.9TFlop/s
Power:2,325.00kW
Memory:-
Interconnect:AriesInterconnect.
Operating System:CrayLinuxEnvironment
Ranking:6
7. Stampede- PowerEdge C8220, Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.700GHz, Infiniband FDR, Intel Xeon
Phi SE10P
Site:TexasAdvancedComputingCenter/UnivOfTexas.
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/stampede-web.jpg
System URL:http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/stampede
Manufacturer:Dell
Cores:462,462
Linpack Performance (Rmax):5,168.1TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):8,520.1TFlop/s
Power:4,510.00kW
Memory:192,192GB
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:Linux
Compiler:Intel
Math Library:MKL
MPI:MVAPICH2
Ranking:7
8. JUQUEEN- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.600GHz, Custom Interconnect
Site:ForschungszentrumJuelich(FZJ).
Country:Germany
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/juelich-juqueen-supercom-
puter.jpg
System URL:http://www.fz-juelich.de/ias/jsc/EN/Expertise/Supercomputers/JUQUEEN/
JUQUEEN_node.html
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:458,752
Linpack Performance (Rmax):5,008.9TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):5,872.0TFlop/s
Power:2,301.00kW
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Memory:458,752GB
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:8
9. Vulcan- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.600GHz, Custom Interconnect
Site:DOE/NNSA/LLNL
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/vulcan-supercomputer-llnl.
jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:393,216
Linpack Performance (Rmax):4,293.3TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):5,033.2TFlop/s
Power:1,972.00kW
Memory:393,216GB
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:9
10. SuperMUC- iDataPlex DX360M4, Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.70GHz, Infiniband FDR
Site:LeibnizRechenzentrum
Country:Germany
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/supermuc_lrz_2012-06-18.
png
System URL:http://www.lrz.de/services/compute/supermuc/
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:147,456
Linpack Performance (Rmax):2,897.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):3,185.1TFlop/s
Power:3,422.67kW
Memory:-
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:10
11. TSUBAME 2.5- Cluster Platform SL390s G7, Xeon X5670 6C 2.930GHz, Infiniband
QDR, NVIDIA K20x
Site:GSICCenter,TokyoInstituteofTechnology.
Country:Japan
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:NEC/HP
Cores:74,358
Linpack Performance (Rmax):2,843.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):5,609.4TFlop/s
Power:1,398.61kW
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Memory:74,358GB
Interconnect:InfinibandQDR
Operating System:SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
Compiler:GCC
Math Library:IntelMKL
MPI:OpenMPI1.7.2
Ranking:11
12. Tianhe-1A- NUDT YH MPP, Xeon X5670 6C 2.93 GHz, NVIDIA 2050
Site:NationalSupercomputingCenterinTianjin.
Country:China
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/supercomputers/top1/Tianhe-
1A_1_800x600.jpg
Manufacturer:NUDT
Cores:186,368
Linpack Performance (Rmax):2,566.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):4,701.0TFlop/s
Power:4,040.00kW
Memory:229,376GB
Interconnect:Proprietary
Operating System:Linux
Compiler:icc
MPI:MPICH2withacustomGLEXchannel.
Ranking:12
13. Cascade- Atipa Visione IF442 Blade Server, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Infiniband FDR,
Intel Xeon Phi 5110P
Site:DOE/SC/PacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
System URL:http://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=965
Manufacturer:AtipaTechnology
Cores:194,616
Linpack Performance (Rmax):2,345.8TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):3,388.0TFlop/s
Power:1,384.00kW
Memory:184,320GB
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:Linux
Compiler:Intel
Math Library:IntelMKL
MPI:IntelMPI
Ranking:13
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14. Pangea- SGI ICE X, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Infiniband FDR
Site:TotalExplorationProduction
Country:France
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/sgi-ice-x_pangea_02.jpg
Manufacturer:SGI
Cores:110,400
Linpack Performance (Rmax):2,098.1TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):2,296.3TFlop/s
Power:2,118.00kW
Memory:54,000GB
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
Ranking:14
15. Fermi- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60GHz, Custom
Site:CINECA
Country:Italy
Image URL:http://www.top500.org/static/media/uploads/galleries/blue-gene-q-ibm-fermi-
cineca_t.jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:163,840
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,788.9TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):2,097.2TFlop/s
Power:821.88kW
Memory:-
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:15
16. Pleiades- SGI ICE X, Intel Xeon E5-2670/E5-2680v2 2.6/2.8GHz, Infiniband FDR
Site:NASA/AmesResearchCenter/NAS
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:SGI
Cores:96,192
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,541.3TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):2,107.0TFlop/s
Power:2,015.14kW
Memory:271,872GB
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
Compiler:IntelComposerXE2013
Math Library:IntelMKL
MPI:SGIMPT
Ranking:16
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17. Power 775, POWER7 8C 3.836GHz, Custom Interconnect
Site:IBMDevelopmentEngineering
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:63,360
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,515.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,944.4TFlop/s
Power:3,575.63kW
Memory:-
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:17
18. Spirit- SGI ICE X, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Infiniband FDR
Site:AirForceResearchLaboratory
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:SGI
Cores:73,584
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,415.5TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,530.5TFlop/s
Power:1,606kW
Memory:144,000GB
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:RedhatEnterpriseLinux6
Ranking:18
19. ARCHER- Cray XC30, Intel Xeon E5 v2 12C 2.700GHz, Aries interconnect
Site:EPSRC
Country:UnitedKingdom
Image URL:http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/SiteCollectionImages/thumbnails/2014/archerquestion-
naire220.jpg
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:76,192
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,367.5TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,645.7TFlop/s
Interconnect:AriesInterconnect
Operating System:CrayLinuxEnvironment
Ranking:19
20. Curie thin nodes- Bullx B510, Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.700GHz, Infiniband QDR
Site:CEA/TGCC-GENCI
Country:France
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:BullSA
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Cores:77,184
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,359.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,667.2TFlop/s
Power:2,251.00kW
Memory:308,736GB
Interconnect:InfinibandQDR
Operating System:bullxSUperCOmputerSuiteA.E.2.1.
Compiler:icc
Math Library:IntelMathKernelLibrary
MPI:IntelMPI
Ranking:20
21. Nebulae- Dawning TC3600 Blade System, Xeon X5650 6C 2.66GHz, Infiniband QDR,
NVIDIA 2050
Site:NationalSupercomputingCentreinShenzhen(NSCS)
Country:China
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:Dawning
Cores:120,640
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,271.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):2,984.3TFlop/s
Power:2,580.00kW
Interconnect:InfinibandQDR
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:21
22. Yellowstone- iDataPlex DX360M4, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Infiniband FDR
Site:NCAR(NationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch)
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:72,288
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,257.6TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,503.6TFlop/s
Power:1,436.72kW
Interconnect:InfinibandFDR
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:22
23. Blue Joule- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60GHz, Custom
Site:ScienceandTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil-DaresburyLaboratory
Country:UnitedKingdom
Image URL:http://www.stfc.ac.uk/resources/image/jpg/DrMikeAshworth.jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:114,688
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,252.2TFlop/s
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Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,468.0TFlop/s
Power:575.31kW
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:23
24. Helios- Bullx B510, Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.700GHz, Infiniband QDR
Site:InternationalFusionEnergyResearchCentre(IFERC),EU(F4E)–JapanBroader
Approachcollaboration
Country:Japan
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:BullSA
Cores:70,560
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,237.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,524.1TFlop/s
Power:2,200.00kW
Memory:282,240GB
Interconnect:InfinibandQDR
Operating System:bullxSUperCOmputerSuiteA.E.2.1
Compiler:IntelCompiler:12.1.1.256
Math Library:IntelMKLv12
MPI:IntelMPI4.0.3
Ranking:24
25. Garnet- Cray XE6, Opteron 16C 2.500GHz, Cray Gemini interconnect
Site:ERDCDSRC
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:150,528
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,167.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,505.3TFlop/s
Memory:301,056GB
Interconnect:CrayGeminiinterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:25
26. Cielo- Cray XE6, Opteron 6136 8C 2.40GHz, Custom
Site:DOE/NNSA/LANL/SNL
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:http://www.lanl.gov/science/NSS/issue2_2010/images/CIELOcrop.jpg
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:142,272
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,110.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,365.8TFlop/s
Power:3,980.00kW
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Interconnect:CrayGeminiInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:26
27. DiRAC- BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60GHz, Custom
Site:UniversityofEdinburgh
Country:UnitedKingdom
Image URL:http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/IMAGE/bluegene_facility.jpg
Manufacturer:IBM
Cores:98,304
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,073.3TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,258.3TFlop/s
Power:493.12kW
Interconnect:CustomInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:27
28. Hopper- Cray XE6, Opteron 6172 12C 2.10GHz, Custom
Site:DOE/SC/LBNL/NERSC
Country:UnitedStates
Image URL:https://www.nersc.gov/assets/About-Us/_resampled/SetWidth230-hopper1.jpg
Manufacturer:CrayInc.
Cores:153,408
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,054.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,288.6TFlop/s
Power:2,910.00kW
Interconnect:CrayGeminiInterconnect
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:28
29. Tera-100- Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030
Site:Commissariatal’EnergieAtomique(CEA)
Country:France
Image URL:None
Manufacturer:BullSA
Cores:138,368
Linpack Performance (Rmax):1,050.0TFlop/s
Theoretical Peak (Rpeak):1,254.5TFlop/s
Power:4,590.00kW
Interconnect:InfinibandQDR
Operating System:Linux
Ranking:29
30. Oakleaf-FX- PRIMEHPC FX10, SPARC64 IXfx 16C 1.848GHz, Tofu interconnect
Site:InformationTechnologyCenter,TheUniversityofTokyo
Country:Japan
Image URL:http://www.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/image/fx10.jpg
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