Chinese Supercomputer Displaces US Machines as World's Fastest for First Time Since 2017
- On Monday, June 22, the Chinese supercomputer LineShine topped the global TOP500 ranking, hitting a sustained speed of 2.2 exaflops at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen.
- Crucially, LineShine features domestically designed chips rather than US-made components, signaling China's desire to demonstrate self-sufficiency in computing amid ongoing international export controls.
- Addison Snell, CEO of Intersect360 Research, noted: "I'm not surprised it's the number one system. What I'm surprised by is that they submitted it and want recognition for it."
- The ranking arrives as the United States and China intensify their computing competition, with President Donald Trump signing an executive order on Monday to boost US quantum computing.
- Although LineShine displaced the US-made El Capitan into second place, Jimmy Goodrich, a senior fellow at the University of California's Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, argued: "If the hyperscalers submitted their systems, this 'world's fastest' would not crack the top five.
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The Linshine supercomputer in Shenzhen, China, has taken the top spot in the Top500 ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers. It has surpassed the US-based El Capitan computer, which now ranks second. This is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped the list.
The Toronto Star
Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological prowess.
Ottumwa Courier
Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest for first time since 2017
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess. The previously…
Chinese supercomputer displaces U.S. machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world's most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological prowess.
The Chinese Supercomputer LineShine was declared the most powerful in the world in the most recent six-monthly ranking published on Tuesday by the Top500 website, thus marking a premiere for a Chinese machine after 2017, informs AFP.
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