TOP500 List - November 1997 (1-100)

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

Rank	Site	Computer	Cores	Year	R_max	R_peak
1	Sandia National Laboratories United States	ASCI Red Intel	9152	1997	1338	1830.4
2	Government United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	1248	1997	634	1123.2
3	United Kingdom Meteorological Office United Kingdom	T3E900 Cray Inc.	840	1997	430.3	756
4	Center for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba Japan	CP-PACS/2048 Hitachi/Tsukuba	2048	1996	368.2	614.4
5	NERSC/LBNL United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	512	1997	264.8	460.8
6	University of Tokyo Japan	SR2201/1024 Hitachi	1024	1996	232.4	307.2
7	National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan Japan	Numerical Wind Tunnel Fujitsu	167	1996	229	281.26
8	ECMWF United Kingdom	VPP700/116 Fujitsu	116	1997	213	255.2
9	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPI/IPP Germany	T3E Cray Inc.	672	1997	196	403.2
10	Cray Research United States	T3E Cray Inc.	544	1997	196	326.4
11	Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ) Germany	T3E Cray Inc.	512	1996	196	307.2
12	NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center United States	T3E Cray Inc.	512	1996	196	307.2
13	Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center United States	T3E Cray Inc.	512	1996	196	307.2
14	Universitaet Stuttgart Germany	T3E Cray Inc.	512	1996	196	307.2
15	ERDC MSRC United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	312	1997	166.28	280.8
16	Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany	T3E Cray Inc.	400	1997	153	240
17	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory United States	SP P2SC 120 MHz IBM	472	1997	151.8	226.56
18	Sandia National Laboratories United States	XP/S140 Intel	3680	1993	143.4	184
19	Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ) Germany	T3E900 Cray Inc.	256	1997	138.7	230.4
20	Minnesota Supercomputer Center United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	256	1997	138.7	230.4
21	Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	256	1997	138.7	230.4
22	University of Edinburgh United Kingdom	T3E900 Cray Inc.	256	1997	138.7	230.4
23	Cray Research United States	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	256	1997	138	307.2
24	Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	XP/S-MP 150 Intel	3072	1995	127.1	154
25	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France	T3E750 Cray Inc.	280	1997	125	210
26	Atmospheric Environment Service (AES) Canada	SX-4/64 NEC	64	1997	122	128
27	Osaka University Japan	SX-4/64M2 NEC	64	1997	122	128
28	Kyushu University Japan	VPP700/56 Fujitsu	56	1996	110	123.2
29	National Lab. for High Energy Physics Japan	VPP500/80 Fujitsu	80	1994	109	128
30	Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Japan	XP/S-MP 125 Intel	2502	1996	103.5	125.1
31	CSC (Center for Scientific Computing) Finland	T3E750 Cray Inc.	224	1997	101	168
32	Government United States	T3D MC1024-8 Cray Inc.	1024	1994	100.5	153.6
33	CNRS/IDRIS France	T3E Cray Inc.	256	1996	98.5	153.6
34	UCSD/San Diego Supercomputer Center United States	T3E Cray Inc.	256	1996	98.5	153.6
35	National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) Sweden	T3E Cray Inc.	216	1997	83.47	129.6
36	IBM United States	SP P2SC 160 MHz IBM	256	1997	83.37	163.84
37	ERDC MSRC United States	SP P2SC 135 MHz IBM	256	1997	83.37	138.24
38	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base/DoD ASC United States	SP P2SC 135 MHz IBM	256	1997	83.37	138.24
39	ZIB/Konrad Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Germany	T3E900 Cray Inc.	152	1997	82.3	136.8
40	Government Agency United States	T3E Cray Inc.	200	1997	77.46	120
41	Leibniz Rechenzentrum Germany	VPP700/34 Fujitsu	34	1997	71.1	74.8
42	Chip Manufacturer (B) United States	SP2/402 IBM	402	1997	69.33	106.93
43	KISTI Supercomputing Center Korea, South	T3E900 Cray Inc.	128	1997	69.3	115.2
44	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France	T3E Cray Inc.	176	1997	68.45	105.6
45	Maui High-Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) United States	SP2/384 IBM	384	1994	66.3	102.14
46	NRI for Earth Science and Disaster (NIED) Japan	T3E Cray Inc.	160	1997	62.44	96
47	HWW/Universitaet Stuttgart Germany	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1996	61.7	64
48	NEC Fuchu Plant Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1995	61.7	64
49	National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1997	61.7	64
50	Tohoku University Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1997	61.7	64
51	Tohoku University Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1997	61.7	64
52	Tohoku University Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1997	61.7	64
53	Tohoku University Japan	SX-4/32 NEC	32	1997	61.7	64
54	Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Japan	VPP500/42 Fujitsu	42	1994	59.6	67.2
55	Nagoya University Japan	VPP500/42 Fujitsu	42	1995	59.6	67.2
56	Real World Computing (RWCP) Japan	SR2201/256 Hitachi	256	1997	58.68	76.8
57	UCSD/San Diego Supercomputer Center United States	SP P2SC 160 MHz IBM	128	1997	57.24	81.92
58	National Institute of Genetics Japan	VPP500/40 Fujitsu	40	1995	56.9	64
59	University of Tokyo/Institute for Solid State Physics Japan	VPP500/40 Fujitsu	40	1994	56.9	64
60	Cornell Theory Center United States	SP P2SC 120 MHz IBM	160	1997	52.96	76.8
61	Minnesota Supercomputer Center United States	CM-5/896 Thinking Machines Corporation	896	1994	52.3	114.7
62	University of Alaska - ARSC United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	96	1997	52.05	86.4
63	Caltech/JPL United States	Exemplar X-Class Hewlett-Packard	128	1997	51.3	92.16
64	Hewlett-Packard CXTC United States	Exemplar X-Class Hewlett-Packard	128	1997	51.3	92.16
65	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	SR2201/224 Hitachi	224	1997	51.13	67.2
66	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	T3D MC512-8 Cray Inc.	512	1994	50.8	76.8
67	Network Computing Services, Inc. United States	T3D MC512-8 Cray Inc.	512	1995	50.8	76.8
68	Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center United States	T3D MC512-8 Cray Inc.	512	1994	50.8	76.8
69	University of Edinburgh United Kingdom	T3D MC512-8 Cray Inc.	512	1996	50.8	76.8
70	Chip Manufacturer (A) United States	SP P2SC 120 MHz IBM	152	1997	50.42	72.96
71	CINECA Italy	T3E Cray Inc.	128	1996	50.4	76.8
72	Japan Adv. Inst. of Science and Technology (JAIST) Japan	T3E Cray Inc.	128	1997	50.4	76.8
73	Ohio Supercomputer Center United States	T3E Cray Inc.	128	1997	50.4	76.8
74	National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan Japan	SX-4/25 NEC	25	1997	48.3	50
75	The Angstrom Technology Partnership Japan	VPP500/32 Fujitsu	32	1993	46.1	51.2
76	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	SP2/256 IBM	256	1996	44.2	68.09
77	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	SP2/256 IBM	256	1996	44.2	68.09
78	Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe Germany	SP2/256 IBM	256	1997	44.2	68.09
79	The Scripps Research Institute United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	80	1997	43.42	72
80	Institute of Physical and Chemical Res. (RIKEN) Japan	VPP500/28 Fujitsu	28	1993	40.4	44.8
81	Japan Marine Science and Technology Japan	SX-4/20 NEC	20	1995	38.7	40
82	National Research Institute for Metals Japan	SX-4/20 NEC	20	1996	38.7	40
83	Toyota Central Research & Development Japan	SX-4/20 NEC	20	1996	38.7	40
84	NERSC/LBNL/Berkeley Labs United States	T3E Cray Inc.	96	1997	37.8	57.6
85	Phillips Petroleum Company United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	64	1997	34.8	57.6
86	Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway	T3E Cray Inc.	88	1997	34.6	52.8
87	Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Japan	VPP300/16 Fujitsu	16	1996	34.1	35.2
88	Japan Science and Technology Japan	VPP300/16 Fujitsu	16	1996	34.1	35.2
89	Reactor & Nuclear Fuel Development Japan	VPP300/16 Fujitsu	16	1996	34.1	35.2
90	Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe Germany	VPP300/16 Fujitsu	16	1997	34.1	35.2
91	Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Director United States	XP/S-MP 41 Intel	816	1995	33.7	40.8
92	Argonne National Laboratory United States	SP P2SC 120 MHz IBM	94	1996	32.05	45.12
93	Technical University Delft (TUD) Netherlands	T3E Cray Inc.	80	1997	31.5	48
94	Atmospheric Environment Service (AES) Canada	SX-4/16 NEC	16	1997	31.1	32
95	Danish Meteorological Institute Denmark	SX-4/16 NEC	16	1997	31.1	32
96	National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) Netherlands	SX-4/16 NEC	16	1996	31.1	32
97	National Cardiovascular Center Japan	SX-4/16 NEC	16	1996	31.1	32
98	Swiss Scientific Computing Center (CSCS) Switzerland	SX-4/16 NEC	16	1996	31.1	32
99	Government United States	T932/321024 Cray Inc.	32	1996	29.36	57.6
100	Government United States	T932/321024 Cray Inc.	32	1997	29.36	57.6

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TOP500 List - November 1997 (1-100)