Frontier supercomputer shows record performance
- May 31, 2022
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The Frontier supercomputer based on AMD EPYC processors performed 1.1 exaflops. Due to such indicators, it was called the fastest in the world. The supercomputer has a total
The Frontier supercomputer based on AMD EPYC processors performed 1.1 exaflops. Due to such indicators, it was called the fastest in the world.
The supercomputer has a total of 9.4 thousand 64-core AMD EPYC 7A53 processor. There is also a 37.6k AMD Instinct MI250X accelerator. The storage capacity is about 700 petabytes. The entire border covers an area of 372 square meters.
With a performance of 1.1 exaflops, the supercomputer took first place in the top 500, replacing the previous leader, Japan’s Fugaku.
However, there are doubts that Frontier is the fastest. In 2021, two supercomputers were launched in China – Sunway Oceanlite and Tianhe-3, which showed the same result. However, they are not included in the international ranking of Top500. Frontier is owned by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States.
Source: Port Altele
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