TOP500 List - June 1997 (1-100)

Rmax and Rpeak values are in GFlops. For more details about other fields, check the TOP500 description.

RankSiteComputerCoresYearRmaxRpeak
1Sandia National Laboratories
United States
ASCI Red
Intel
7264199710681453
2Center for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba
Japan
CP-PACS/2048
Hitachi/Tsukuba
20481996368.2614.4
3National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
Japan
Numerical Wind Tunnel
Fujitsu
1671996229281.26
4University of Tokyo
Japan
SR2201/1024
Hitachi
10241996220.4307.2
5Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ)
Germany
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121996176307.2
6Government
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121997176307.2
7Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPI/IPP
Germany
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121997176307.2
8NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121996176307.2
9Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121996176307.2
10Universitaet Stuttgart
Germany
T3E
Cray Inc.
5121996176307.2
11Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
United States
SP P2SC 120 MHz
IBM
4721997151.8226.56
12Sandia National Laboratories
United States
XP/S140
Intel
36801993143.4184
13Minnesota Supercomputer Center
United States
T3E900
Cray Inc.
2561997138.7230.4
14Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
United States
T3E900
Cray Inc.
2561997138.7230.4
15Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States
XP/S-MP 150
Intel
30721995127.1154
16Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
France
T3E750
Cray Inc.
2561997115.5192
17Kyushu University
Japan
VPP700/56
Fujitsu
561996110123.2
18National Lab. for High Energy Physics
Japan
VPP500/80
Fujitsu
801994109128
19Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Japan
XP/S-MP 125
Intel
25021996103.5125.1
20Government
United States
T3D MC1024-8
Cray Inc.
10241994100.5153.6
21ECMWF
United Kingdom
VPP700/46
Fujitsu
46199694.3101.2
22CNRS/IDRIS
France
T3E
Cray Inc.
256199693.2153.6
23Cray Research
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
256199793.2153.6
24ERDC MSRC
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
256199693.2153.6
25UCSD/San Diego Supercomputer Center
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
256199693.2153.6
26Cornell Theory Center
United States
SP2/512
IBM
512199488.4136.19
27CSC (Center for Scientific Computing)
Finland
T3E750
Cray Inc.
192199686.6144
28ERDC MSRC
United States
SP P2SC 135 MHz
IBM
256199783.37138.24
29Wright-Patterson Air Force Base/DoD ASC
United States
SP P2SC 135 MHz
IBM
256199783.37138.24
30IBM
United States
SP P2SC 120 MHz
IBM
256199783.37122.88
31Government Agency
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
200199774.4120
32Leibniz Rechenzentrum
Germany
VPP700/34
Fujitsu
34199771.174.8
33KISTI Supercomputing Center
Korea, South
T3E900
Cray Inc.
128199769.3115.2
34University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
T3E900
Cray Inc.
128199769.3115.2
35Maui High-Performance Computing Center (MHPCC)
United States
SP2/384
IBM
384199466.3102.14
36ZIB/Konrad Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik
Germany
T3E750
Cray Inc.
136199761.3102
37NERSC/LBNL
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
160199761.196
38HWW/Universitaet Stuttgart
Germany
SX-4/32
NEC
32199660.664
39NEC Fuchu Plant
Japan
SX-4/32
NEC
32199560.664
40National Institute for Environmental Studies
Japan
SX-4/32
NEC
32199760.664
41Osaka University
Japan
SX-4/32
NEC
32199660.664
42Osaka University
Japan
SX-4/32
NEC
32199660.664
43Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
CM-5/1056
Thinking Machines Corporation
1056199359.7135.17
44Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Japan
VPP500/42
Fujitsu
42199459.667.2
45Nagoya University
Japan
VPP500/42
Fujitsu
42199559.667.2
46Real World Computing (RWCP)
Japan
SR2201/256
Hitachi
256199758.6876.8
47National Institute of Genetics
Japan
VPP500/40
Fujitsu
40199556.964
48University of Tokyo/Institute for Solid State Physics
Japan
VPP500/40
Fujitsu
40199456.964
49National Supercomputer Centre (NSC)
Sweden
T3E
Cray Inc.
184199655.7110.4
50Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
France
T3E
Cray Inc.
136199653.181.6
51Minnesota Supercomputer Center
United States
CM-5/896
Thinking Machines Corporation
896199452.3114.7
52Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
T3D MC512-8
Cray Inc.
512199450.876.8
53Network Computing Services, Inc.
United States
T3D MC512-8
Cray Inc.
512199550.876.8
54Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
United States
T3D MC512-8
Cray Inc.
512199450.876.8
55University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
T3D MC512-8
Cray Inc.
512199650.876.8
56CINECA
Italy
T3E
Cray Inc.
128199650.476.8
57Japan Adv. Inst. of Science and Technology (JAIST)
Japan
T3E
Cray Inc.
128199750.476.8
58NRI for Earth Science and Disaster (NIED)
Japan
T3E
Cray Inc.
128199750.476.8
59National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
Japan
SX-4/25
NEC
25199747.5550
60The Angstrom Technology Partnership
Japan
VPP500/32
Fujitsu
32199346.151.2
61Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States
SP2/256
IBM
256199644.268.09
62Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States
SP2/256
IBM
256199644.268.09
63Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe
Germany
SP2/256
IBM
256199744.268.09
64Institute of Physical and Chemical Res. (RIKEN)
Japan
VPP500/28
Fujitsu
28199340.444.8
65Japan Marine Science and Technology
Japan
SX-4/20
NEC
20199538.19540
66National Research Institute for Metals
Japan
SX-4/20
NEC
20199638.19540
67Toyota Central Research & Development
Japan
SX-4/20
NEC
20199638.19540
68Phillips Petroleum Company
United States
T3E900
Cray Inc.
64199734.857.6
69Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway
T3E
Cray Inc.
88199734.652.8
70University of Alaska - ARSC
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
88199734.652.8
71Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Japan
VPP300/16
Fujitsu
16199634.135.2
72Japan Science and Technology
Japan
VPP300/16
Fujitsu
16199634.135.2
73Reactor & Nuclear Fuel Development
Japan
VPP300/16
Fujitsu
16199634.135.2
74Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe
Germany
VPP300/16
Fujitsu
16199734.135.2
75Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Director
United States
XP/S-MP 41
Intel
816199533.740.8
76Argonne National Laboratory
United States
SP P2SC 120 MHz
IBM
94199632.0545.12
77The Scripps Research Institute
United States
T3E
Cray Inc.
80199731.548
78Atmospheric Environment Service (AES)
Canada
SX-4/16
NEC
16199530.7132
79Danish Meteorological Institute
Denmark
SX-4/16
NEC
16199730.7132
80National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)
Netherlands
SX-4/16
NEC
16199630.7132
81National Cardiovascular Center
Japan
SX-4/16
NEC
16199630.7132
82Swiss Scientific Computing Center (CSCS)
Switzerland
SX-4/16
NEC
16199630.7132
83National Security Agency
United States
CM-5/512
Thinking Machines Corporation
512199330.465.54
84Government
United States
T932/321024
Cray Inc.
32199629.3657.6
85Government
United States
T932/321024
Cray Inc.
32199729.3657.6
86NRI for Earth Science and Disaster (NIED)
Japan
T932/321024
Cray Inc.
32199729.3657.6
87Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
Japan
T932/321024
Cray Inc.
32199529.3657.6
88NASA/Ames Research Center/NAS
United States
SP2/160
IBM
160199428.742.56
89Hitachi Ltd. Enterprise Server Division
Japan
S-3800/480
Hitachi
4199428.432
90Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan
S-3800/480
Hitachi
4199528.432
91University of Tokyo
Japan
S-3800/480
Hitachi
4199328.432
92Australian National University
Australia
VPP300/13
Fujitsu
13199627.728.6
93Ford Motor Company
United States
T932/241024
Cray Inc.
24199626.1743.2
94Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Japan
VPP300/12
Fujitsu
12199625.626.4
95Bear Stearns
United States
T3D MC256-8/464
Cray Inc.
256199625.338.4
96Caltech/JPL
United States
T3D SC256-8/264
Cray Inc.
256199425.338.4
97Defense Research Agency (DRA)
United Kingdom
T3D MC256-8
Cray Inc.
256199425.338.4
98Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Switzerland
T3D MC256-8
Cray Inc.
256199425.338.4
99NERSC/LLNL
United States
T3D SC256-8/364
Cray Inc.
256199425.338.4
100Petroleum Company (A)
United States
T3D MC256-8
Cray Inc.
256199525.338.4