Supercomputers can perform at or nearly the highest operational rate than general-purpose computers. Generally, the applications of supercomputers are in the scientific and engineering industry where massive databases are required to be stored and perform complicated computation in an extremely powerful system. The first-ever supercomputer developed dates back to 1964 named as CDC 6600. After that, several manufacturers have developed supercomputers with exceptional capabilities and features. The infographic shows the best supercomputers in the world and their incredible computational performance in Teraflops.
Back in June 2020, the Japanese supercomputer "Fugaku" had beaten all the previous supercomputers that claimed to be the best and ranked as the number one supercomputer in the world's most powerful computational machines ranking. Fujitsu, along with the cooperation of the federal Riken research lab, developed the masterpiece, i.e., Fugaku. The supercomputer is designed to perform three times more computations each second than the former list topper supercomputer, Summit from the USA.
There are four categories based on which the supercomputers are judged. Fugaku has passed all four categories, which is a massive feat for any company. Fugaku also incorporated all the top-ranked supercomputers' most core features, the highest power capacity, and the highest theoretical peak performance. Fugaku is also used in the COVID-19 research as the movement of the respiratory droplets in different places such as offices; public places were stimulated in it.
Other top-ranked supercomputers after Fugaku include two IBM, one Nvidia, one Dell, and two Chinese supercomputers. Atos, Germany based machine, made into the top 8 best supercomputers of the world in November 2020.
Back in June 2020, the Japanese supercomputer "Fugaku" had beaten all the previous supercomputers that claimed to be the best and ranked as the number one supercomputer in the world's most powerful computational machines ranking. Fujitsu, along with the cooperation of the federal Riken research lab, developed the masterpiece, i.e., Fugaku. The supercomputer is designed to perform three times more computations each second than the former list topper supercomputer, Summit from the USA.
Other top-ranked supercomputers after Fugaku include two IBM, one Nvidia, one Dell, and two Chinese supercomputers. Atos, Germany based machine, made into the top 8 best supercomputers of the world in November 2020.
Infographic by: Statista.com
