IBM created the world's fastest supercomputer

The latest IBM BlueGene / P supercomputers have surpassed the brother BlueGene / L to dominate the world's fastest supercomputing position and contribute to strengthening IBM's number one position in the super field. global computer.

The manufacturer said BlueGene / P is three times faster than BlueGene / L. BlueGene / P's speed is now calculated by 'petaflop' but not by 'teraflop' as before. A petaflop is equivalent to being able to perform 1,000 billion calculations in a second.

BlueGene / P is equipped with 294,912 microprocessors connected to each other through high-speed optical network system. In addition, the system can be upgraded to 884,736 microprocessors so that the operating speed is up to 3 petaflops - equivalent to the ability to perform 3,000 billion calculations per second.

BlueGene / L

Meanwhile BlueGene / L only has 131,072 processors with a theoretical speed of 367 teraflops. However, the actual speed is only 280.6 teraflops - equivalent to the ability to perform trillions of calculations in a second.

' BlueGene / P is the world's fastest supercomputer to date. It is really a revolution in the field of supercomputers , 'said Dave Turek, IBM's vice president.

Later this year BlueGene / P will be deployed and installed at Argonne National Laboratory under the US Department of Energy, based in Illinois.

BlueGene / P will be used to create complex setup environments to study everything from nuclear physics to nanotechnology.

In addition, IBM is currently working on a contract to supply two more supercomputers to equip US laboratories and four supercomputers to provide British Council for Science and Technology and equipment to equip Daresbury Cheshire Laboratory.

In the list of 500 fastest supercomputers in the world, there are nearly half of IBM products.

Hoang Dung