New Chinese supercomputer most powerful in the world
Q. A new Chinese computer Sunway TaihuLight developed by NRCPC which can make how many calculations per second is counted as the world’s most powerful supercomputer?- Published on 21 Jun 16a. 93 million
b. 93 billion
c. 93 trillion
d. 93 quadrillion
ANSWER: 93 quadrillion
A new Chinese computer system that can make 93 quadrillions calculations per second has claimed the top spot on the list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
- The computer called Sunway TaihuLight developed by the National Research Centre of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology (NRCPC) is built entirely using processors designed and made in China.
- The supercomputer installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in China displaced Tianhe-2, an Intel-based Chinese supercomputer that has claimed the top 1 spot on the past six TOP500 lists. The closely watched list is issued twice a year.
- Sunway TaihuLight is twice as fast and three times as efficient as Tianhe-2, which posted a performance of 33.86 quadrillions of calculations per second.
- Titan, a Cray X40 system installed at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is now at the third position, with 17.59 quadrillions of calculations per second.
