Top500 Fastest Installed Computers

• Lists the top 500 supercomputers at sites worldwide. http:www.netlib.org/benchmark/top500.html

• Provides a snapshot of the HPC installed around the world.

  • Installation site: customer, location, year.
  • System: manufacturer, system type, number of processors.
  • Type of customer: industrial, university, ...
  • Major application area.

• Began in 1993, published every 6 months.

  • Dongarra, Meuer, & Strohmaier

• Measures the performance for the TPP Linpack Benchmark

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