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In June 1997, 19 systems appeared in the TOP500 list.
| Rank | System | Procs | Memory(GB) | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | T3E750 | 256 | N/A | 115.5 | 192 | Cray Inc. |
| 24 | T3E | 256 | N/A | 93.2 | 153.6 | Cray Inc. |
| 50 | T3E | 136 | N/A | 53.1 | 81.6 | Cray Inc. |
| 132 | ORIGIN 2000 | 64 | N/A | 19.23 | 24.96 | SGI |
| 172 | SP2/79 | 79 | N/A | 15.06 | 21.014 | IBM |
| 228 | T3D MCA128-8 | 128 | N/A | 12.8 | 19.2 | Cray Inc. |
| 229 | T3D MC128-8 | 128 | N/A | 12.8 | 19.2 | Cray Inc. |
| 230 | T3D MCA128-8 | 128 | N/A | 12.8 | 19.2 | Cray Inc. |
| 234 | T3D MCA128-8 | 128 | N/A | 12.8 | 19.2 | Cray Inc. |
| 250 | XP/S-MP 15 | 294 | N/A | 12.25 | 14.7 | Intel |
| 262 | HPC 10000 | 32 | N/A | 11.34 | 16 | Sun |
| 271 | T916/8256 | 8 | N/A | 10.88 | 14.4 | Cray Inc. |
| 354 | HPC 6000 | 24 | N/A | 9.992 | 12 | Sun |
| 355 | HPC 6000 | 24 | N/A | 9.992 | 12 | Sun |
| 386 | VX/4 | 4 | N/A | 8.6 | 8.8 | Fujitsu |
| 401 | HPC 6000 | 20 | N/A | 8.34 | 10 | Sun |
| 474 | Exemplar S-Class | 16 | N/A | 7.783 | 11.52 | HP |
| 487 | Exemplar S-Class | 16 | N/A | 7.783 | 11.52 | HP |
| 494 | CM-5/128 | 128 | N/A | 7.7 | 16.38 | TMC |