Most powerful computer 2011

[yinn]

Hello,what are the five fastest, or most powerful, computer in the world? who created them, who operates them, and what purposes are they used for?

 

[biscuitasylum]

is this a trick question?

Might want to check into NASA

 

[Pyree]

http://top500.org/lists/2011/11

1. RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS), Japan
K computer, SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect
Fujitsu

2. National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, China
NUDT YH MPP, Xeon X5670 6C 2.93 GHz, NVIDIA 2050
NUDT

3. DOE/SC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
Cray XT5-HE Opteron 6-core 2.6 GHz
Cray Inc.

4. National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen (NSCS), China
Dawning TC3600 Blade System, Xeon X5650 6C 2.66GHz, Infiniband QDR, NVIDIA 2050
Dawning

5. GSIC Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
HP ProLiant SL390s G7 Xeon 6C X5670, Nvidia GPU, Linux/Windows
NEC/HP

 

[Pyree]

This topic has been moved from the section Laptops & Notebooks to section Systems by Pyree

 

[thesnappyfingers]

and all they do on those computers is play solitaire.

 

[biscuitasylum]

and all they do on those computers is play solitaire.

ive heard on the weekends, they have minesweeper contests.

 

[thesnappyfingers]

indeed.