Supercomputer smashes world speed record
April 18, 2002 | Source: New Scientist
A Japanese supercomputer has recorded the world’s fastest floating point calculation speed at 35.61 teraflops — five times faster than IBM’s ASCI White’s 7.23 teraflops.
The supercomputer is installed in The Earth Simulator at the Marine Science and Technology Center in Kanagawa. It which simulates climate change using data collected by Earth-monitoring satellites.
According to an NEC spokesman, the supercomputer was tested using the Linpack benchmarking software.