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China takes back top spot in latest supercomputer ranking
LineShine' beat the USA's El Capitan system and exceeded 2 exaflops for the first time. China has taken the world's fastest supercomputer crown for the first time since 2017.
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LineShine' beat the USA's El Capitan system and exceeded 2 exaflops for the first time. China has taken the world's fastest supercomputer crown for the first time since 2017. LineShine from the nation's National Supercomputer Center hit 2.198 Exaflops of performance, beating the previous champ El Capitan (1.809 Exaflops), located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the USA. Lineshine, a previously unlisted machine, is the first supercomputer to exceed two exaflops of "sustained double-precision performance using CPUs only," according to Top500.org .
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