Top 10 Fastest Super Computers in the World

Something revolutionary can be seen on the fastest computer ever built. Just like any other fields like medicine, science, and military, technology also develops from time to time. Computer now is beyond your imagination since its speed and performance is exceptionally fantastic than in the past. If you want know the proof, you have to see the list of the top 10 fastest super computers in the world.

10. Roadrunner – BladeCenter QS22/LS21 Cluster(IBM)

Roadrunner
Roadrunner is placed on the tenth position of the fastest computer. It comes in the series of BladeCenter QS22 Cluster made in the system family of IBM Cluster. The operating system used in this computer is Linux with the processor of PowerXCell 8i 3200 MHz (12.8 GFlops).

9. Tera-100 – Bull bullx super-node S6010/S6030(Bull SA)

Tera 100
Tera-100 is located on the ninth place of the fastest computer. The vendor which sells this computer on the market is Bull SA. This computer uses Linux operating system with its system model of bullx super-node S6010/S6030.

8. Hopper – Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz(Cray Inc.)

Hopper
Hopper is placed on the eighth place of the fastest computer. It is created by Cray Inc with its Cray XE6 12-core 2.1 GHz. The processor used in this computer is AMD x86_64 Opteron 12 Core 2100 MHz with its operating system available in Linux.

7. Pleiades – SGI Altix ICE 8400EX 2.93 Ghz (SGI)

Pleiades
Pleiades with the SGI Altix ICE 8400EX 2.93 GHz is set on the seventh fastest computer in the world. The system family utilized in this computer is the SGI Altix. The processor is deadly fantastic since the buyers may get Intel EM64T Xeon E54xx (Harpertown) 3000 MHz (12 GFlops).

6. Cielo – Cray XE6 8-core 2.4 GHz(Cray Inc.)

Cielo
The fastest computer from Cray Inc. once again takes the sixth place with its system name called as Cielo. The year of installation of this computer is on 2011. The buyers may get the processor available in AMD x86_64 Opteron 8 Core 2400 MHz (9.6 GFlop).

5. TSUBAME 2.0 – HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670(NEC/HP)

TSUBAME
On the fifth position of the fastest computer, you will be served with the appearance of a product from NEC/HP. This computer is powered by Intel EM64T Xeon X56xx (Westmere-EP) 2930 MHz (11.72 GFlops).

4. Nebulae – Dawning TC3600 Blade, Intel X5650(Dawning)

Nebulae
The fastest computer from Dawning can fill the fourth place of the fastest computer with its system model of Dawning TC3600 Blade System. This computer features the Intel X5650, Dawning TC3600 Blade, and NVidia Tesla C2050 GPU.

3. Jaguar – Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz(Cray Inc.)

Jaguar
Jaguar is the system name of the third fastest computer manufactured by Cray Inc. This computer offers the buyers with Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz, while the processor used to power the computer is available in AMD x86_64 Opteron Six Core 2600 MHz (10.4 GFlops).

2. Tianhe-1A – NUDT YH MPP, X5670 2.93Ghz 6C(NUDT)

Tianhe 1A
Tianhe-1A is placed on the second position of the fastest computer. The specification of this computer includes FT-1000 8C, NUDT YH MPP, NVIDIA GPU, and X5670 2.93 GHz 6C. The primary memory is available in the capacity of 229376 GB.

1.K Computer – SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect (Fujitsu)

K Computer
K Computer is the top fastest computer in the world. This system family is called as Fujitsu Cluster. This computer features Tofu interconnect and SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz. The Fujitsu Company gives the buyers with the primary memory of 229376 GB.