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China Bumps US Out of First Place For Fastest Supercomptuer

Posted by samzenpus on from the king-of-the-hill dept.

An anonymous reader writes "China's Tianhe-2 is the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the latest semiannual Top 500 list of the 500 most powerful computer systems in the world. Developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, the system appeared two years ahead of schedule and will be deployed at the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzho, China, before the end of the year."

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  1. This word you keep using, it does not mean what... by jeffmeden · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "China Bumps US Out of First Place For Fastest Supercomptuer"

    Fastest supercomputer, that 1) Runs Linpack and 2) is publicly-acknowledged. There are plenty of similar supercomputers that don't meet one or both of those criteria, and are therefore omitted. The Top500 is FAR from a comprehensive list of supercomputers, but twice a year we see a flurry of stories presuming that it is.