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Jack Dongarra

TOP500 List - November 2002 (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	The Earth Simulator Center Japan	Earth-Simulator NEC	5120	2002	35860	40960
2	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	ASCI Q - AlphaServer SC45, 1.25 GHz Hewlett-Packard	4096	2002	7727	10240
3	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	ASCI Q - AlphaServer SC45, 1.25 GHz Hewlett-Packard	4096	2002	7727	10240
4	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	8192	2000	7226	12288
5	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	MCR Linux Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics Linux Networx/Quadrics	2304	2002	5694	11060
6	Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	3016	2001	4463	6032
7	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	2560	2001	3980	5120
8	Forecast Systems Laboratory - NOAA United States	Aspen Systems, Dual Xeon 2.2 GHz - Myrinet2000 HPTi	1536	2002	3337	6758
9	HPCx United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	1280	2002	3241	6656
10	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	1216	2002	3164	6323
11	Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	1184	2002	3160	6156.8
12	NERSC/LBNL United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	3328	2001	3052	4992
13	ECMWF United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	960	2002	2560	4992
14	ECMWF United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	960	2002	2560	4992
15	Sandia National Laboratories United States	ASCI Red Intel	9632	1999	2379	3207
16	Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	864	2002	2310	4492.8
17	Louisiana State University United States	SuperMike - P4 Xeon 1.8 GHz - Myrinet Atipa Technology	1024	2002	2207	3686.4
18	NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	1392	2002	2164	2784
19	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	ASCI Blue-Pacific SST, IBM SP 604e IBM	5808	1999	2144	3856.5
20	US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	800	2002	2140	4160
21	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPI/IPP Germany	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	752	2002	2010	3910.4
22	University at Buffalo, SUNY, Center for Computational Res. United States	Joplin - PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz - Myrinet Dell	600	2002	2004	2880
23	Atomic Weapons Establishment United Kingdom	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1920	2002	1910	2880
24	National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	704	2002	1849	3660.8
25	National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	704	2002	1849	3660.8
26	University of Tokyo Japan	SR8000/MPP Hitachi	1152	2001	1709.1	2074
27	Leibniz Rechenzentrum Germany	SR8000-F1/168 Hitachi	168	2002	1653	2016
28	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	ASCI Blue Mountain SGI	6144	1998	1608	3072
29	Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	1336	2000	1417	2004
30	CINECA Italy	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	512	2002	1384	2662.4
31	Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1280	2001	1293	1920
32	Sandia National Laboratories United States	Vplant Cluster P4 XEON 2.4/2.0 GHz - Myrinet Dell	660	2002	1272	2963
33	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1260	2001	1272	1890
34	Osaka University Japan	SX-5/128M8 3.2ns NEC	128	2001	1192	1280
35	National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	1104	2001	1179	1656
36	National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	1104	2000	1179	1656
37	CSC (Center for Scientific Computing) Finland	pSeries 690 1.1GHz IBM	512	2002	1170	2253
38	Florida State University United States	pSeries 690 1.1GHz IBM	512	2002	1170	2253
39	Government United States	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	1900	2001	1166	2280
40	ERDC MSRC United States	T3E1200/900 Cray Inc.	1792	1999	1166	1999
41	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1088	2001	1100	1632
42	Energy Company (D) United States	Cluster Platform 6000 rx5670 Itanium2 900 MHz Cluster - GigE Hewlett-Packard	545	2002	1090	1962
43	Academy of Mathematics and System Science China	DeepComp 1800 - P4 Xeon 2 GHz - Myrinet lenovo	512	2002	1046	2048
44	HLRN at Universitaet Hannover / RRZN Germany	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	384	2002	1038	1996.8
45	HLRN at ZIB/Konrad Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Germany	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	384	2002	1038	1996.8
46	Argonne National Laboratory United States	Jazz - LCRC Xeon 2.4 GHz - Myrinet Linux Networx	361	2002	1007	1732.8
47	Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Japan	AlphaServer SC40, 833 MHz Hewlett-Packard	812	2002	1007	1352.8
48	Sandia National Laboratories United States	CPlant/Ross Cluster Self-made	1800	2002	996.9	1782.5
49	DKRZ - Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum Germany	SX-6/128M16 NEC	128	2002	982	1024
50	NEC Fuchu Plant Japan	SX-6/128M16 NEC	128	2002	982	1024
51	National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) Sweden	Pentium Xeon Cluster 2.2 GHz - SCI 3D Self-made	400	2002	960.4	1760
52	UCSD/San Diego Supercomputer Center United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 8 way IBM	1152	2000	929	1728
53	High Energy Accelerator Research Organization /KEK Japan	SR8000-F1/100 Hitachi	100	2000	917	1200
54	US Army HPC Research Center at NCS United States	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	1084	2000	892	1300.8
55	ECMWF United Kingdom	VPP5000/100 Fujitsu	100	2000	886	960
56	University of Tokyo Japan	SR8000/128 Hitachi	128	1999	873	1024
57	ERDC MSRC United States	emerald - AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	512	2002	862.2	1024
58	Hewlett-Packard United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	512	2002	862.2	1024
59	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base/DoD ASC United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	512	2002	862.2	1024
60	NASA/Ames Research Center/NAS United States	ORIGIN 3000 600 MHz SGI	1024	2002	852.9	1228.8
61	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory United States	Cluster Platform 6000 rx2600 Itanium2 1 GHz Cluster - Quadrics Hewlett-Packard	256	2002	851	1024
62	Maui High-Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	812	2001	837	1218
63	Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing (APAC) Australia	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	508	2002	825.5	1016
64	Universitaet Heidelberg - IWR Germany	HELICS AMD 1.4 GHz - Myrinet Megware	512	2002	825	1433.6
65	Government United States	T3E900 Cray Inc.	1324	1997	815	1191.6
66	Charles Schwab United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	768	2000	795	1152
67	Institute for Materials Research/Tohoku University Japan	SR8000-G1/64 Hitachi	64	2001	790.7	921.6
68	GSIC Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan	Presto III Athlon 1.6 GHz Self-made	496	2002	760.2	1587.2
69	Media & Entertainment (C) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	264	2002	755	1372.8
70	North Carolina Supercomputing Center (NCSC) United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	720	2000	741	1080
71	IBM United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	256	2002	736.6	1331.2
72	IBM United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	256	2002	736.6	1331.2
73	Swiss Scientific Computing Center (CSCS) Switzerland	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	256	2002	736.6	1331.2
74	Joint Supercomputer Center Russia	MVS1000M EV67 667 MHz Self-made	768	2002	734.6	1024
75	University of Tsukuba Japan	VPP5000/80 Fujitsu	80	2001	730	768
76	Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	704	2000	723	1056
77	Japan Meteorological Agency Japan	SR8000-E1/80 Hitachi	80	2000	691.3	768
78	Los Alamos National Laboratory/ACL United States	ORIGIN 2000 250 MHz SGI	2048	1999	690.9	1024
79	ERDC MSRC United States	AlphaServer SC40, 833 MHz Hewlett-Packard	512	2002	690.9	853
80	Seoul National University Korea, South	Pentium 4 Xeon Cluster 2.2/2.4/2.8 GHz - Giganet - MSWindows Self-made	360	2002	685.5	1651
81	COLSA United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	240	2002	680	1248
82	NCSA United States	Titan Cluster Itanium 800 MHz IBM	320	2001	677.9	1024
83	CSAR at the University of Manchester United Kingdom	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	812	2000	671	974.4
84	Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	812	1999	671	974.4
85	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	Space Simulator, P4 2.53 GHz - GigEth Self-made	288	2002	665.1	1457
86	CBRC - Tsukuba Advanced Computing Center - TACC/AIST Japan	Magi Cluster PIII 933 MHz NEC	1040	2001	654	970
87	Manufacturer (G) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	224	2002	623.9	1164.8
88	University of Utah United States	PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz - GigE Dell	256	2002	618.3	1228.8
89	Real World Computing (RWCP)/Tsukuba Research Center Japan	SCore IIIe/PIII 933 MHz Self-made	1024	2001	618.3	955.4
90	NCSA United States	Netfinity Cluster PIII 1 GHz - Myrinet IBM	1024	2001	594	1024
91	CNRS/IDRIS France	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz, GigEth IBM	256	2002	590.2	1331.2
92	National Center for High Performance Computing Taiwan	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz, GigEth IBM	256	2002	590.2	1331.2
93	University of Tokyo/Institute for Solid State Physics Japan	SR8000-F1/60 Hitachi	60	2000	577	720
94	Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) United States	1200X P4 Xeon 2.2 GHz - Myrinet Appro International	256	2002	575	1126.4
95	Telecom Italia Italy	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	200	2002	574	1040
96	Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Japan	VPP5000/64 Fujitsu	64	2001	563	614.4
97	Kyushu University Japan	VPP5000/64 Fujitsu	64	2000	563	614.4
98	Sprint PCS United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	528	2002	561	792
99	EDS/ Adam Opel AG Germany	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	192	2002	558.2	998.4
100	Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) Singapore	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz GigEth IBM	224	2002	555.3	1164.8

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TOP500 List - November 2002 (1-100)