[Hardware] The Top 500 supercomputers are updated, and AMD continues to dominate

[FNX Magokiler]

You probably don't know it, but there is a list of the 500 most powerful super computers in the world. This list is updated a couple of times a year and includes only computer systems for which all or part of the investment is public. Well, this list has just been updated and the Frontier system, based on AMD processors, continues to lead, although Aurora, a system based on Intel processors, sneaks into second place.

We can say that a super computer is a set of interconnected computers that work together. These systems focus on complex tasks, such as space telemetry analysis, climate calculations, discovery of new medicines, etc.

The list mainly includes super computers financed totally or partially publicly. Some of the systems are owned by private companies, but they are the least. Normally, these types of systems are developed by different countries or groups of them.

AMD unquestionably dominates the list of super computers
After the update, AMD continues to unquestionably lead this industry. Frontier is the most powerful system in the world and is based on AMD EPYC processors. But, Aurora, the supercomputer of the Argonne National Laboratory, United States, enters with great force; based on Intel Xeon processors.

It is not the only Intel super computer that makes it onto the list, there are another 20 systems based on Intel Sapphire Rapids processors.

 

 

Despite this, AMD continues to lead the industry with 140 supercomputers based on its processors. In addition, AMD improves its presence in this ranking with a year-on-year increase of 39%.

Note that Aurora will not be completed until 2024, so this current power is "transitory." When completed, Aurora will have a total of 10,624 Intel processors with a total core count of 552,448. It will be complemented by a total of 31,874 Intel GPUs to offer a total power of 585.34 PFLOP/s with a consumption of 24.69 megawatts.

AMD's Frontier will continue to lead the list with 1,194 ExaFLOP/s and a consumption of 22.7 megawatts. Come on, the most powerful super computer in the world gives twice the power with less energy consumption.

It should be noted that Aurora could reach 2 ExaFLOP/s of power when it is finished, quadrupling its consumption. The final version of Aurora will have 21,248 Intel Xeon Max processors and 63,744 Intel Ponte Vecchio GPUs. It will become the largest single GPU implementation in the world.

 

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