IBM's Sequoia confirmed as world's fastest supercomputer
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Sequoia's 96 racks during installation (Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
(Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Weighing "about the same as 30 adult elephants," Sequoia required additional under-floor support (Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
The IBM Dawn supercomputer, the prototype and precursor to Sequoia (Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
The IBM Dawn supercomputer, the prototype and precursor to Sequoia (Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
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Clocking a performance of 16.32 petaflop/s, IBM's Blue Gene/Q-class supercomputer Sequoia has become the fastest supercomputer in the world according to the latest TOP500 rankings released today. Sequoia, owned by the Department of Energy and based at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has relegated Fujitsu's K to second place.
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