Recently I was flipping through one of the leading magazine and came to know that the world’s fastest Super computer has been arrived in China. This made me to think how the technology has evolved in last few decades that building a faster Super Computer has become benchmark for success. Last year when the list of word Top 500 Super Computers was published it was “K Computer” of Japan which took the #1 spot.
The new Super Computer build by China is called “Tianhe–1”. The word “Tianhe” means “Milky Way”. This is 1.4 times faster than the current title holder - “K Computer”.
I was amazed to know the facts about Super Computers. All the top 5 Super computers use Linux as their Operating System. Wow! (… and we still debate L(inux) Vs M(icrosoft) Vs XYZ).
What Processors these Super Computers use?
A quick look at the processors used by these super computers reveals that out of top 100 Super Computer more than 76 percent uses Intel processor. Wow! (…Thank god, I have something common with Super Computer)
