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TOP500 List - November 2003 (1-100)

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

RankSiteComputerProcessorsYearRmaxRpeak
1The Earth Simulator Center
Japan		Earth-Simulator
NEC		512020023586040960
2Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States		ASCI Q - AlphaServer SC45, 1.25 GHz
Hewlett-Packard		819220021388020480
3Virginia Tech
United States		X - 1100 Dual 2.0 GHz Apple G5/Mellanox Infiniband 4X/Cisco GigE
Self-made		220020031028017600
4NCSA
United States		Tungsten - PowerEdge 1750, P4 Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet
Dell		25002003981915300
5Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
United States		Mpp2 - Cluster Platform 6000 rx2600 Itanium2 1.5 GHz, Quadrics
Hewlett-Packard		19362003863311616
6Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States		Lightning - Opteron 2 GHz, Myrinet
Linux Networx		28162003805111264
7Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States		MCR Linux Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics
Linux Networx/Quadrics		23042002763411060
8Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States		ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz
IBM		81922000730412288
9NERSC/LBNL
United States		Seaborg - SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way
IBM		6656200273049984
10Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics
IBM/Quadrics		1920200365869216
11National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
Japan		PRIMEPOWER HPC2500 (1.3 GHz)
Fujitsu		23042002540611980
12Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
United States		AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz
Hewlett-Packard		3016200144636032
13NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz
IBM		1600200341848320
14Chinese Academy of Science
China		DeepComp 6800, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, QsNet
lenovo		1024200341835324.8
15Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
France		AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz
Hewlett-Packard		2560200139805120
16HPCx
United Kingdom		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		1280200234066656
17Forecast Systems Laboratory - NOAA
United States		Aspen Systems, Dual Xeon 2.2 GHz - Myrinet2000
HPTi		1536200233376758
18Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		1184200231606156.8
19Cray Inc.
United States		Cray X1
Cray Inc.		25220032932.93225.6
20Government
United States		Cray X1
Cray Inc.		25220032932.93225.6
21Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States		Cray X1
Cray Inc.		25220032932.93225.6
22Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Korea, South		Nankai Star - xSeries Xeon 2.4 GHz, Myrinet
IBM		1024200428474915.2
23ECMWF
United Kingdom		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		960200225604992
24ECMWF
United Kingdom		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		960200225604992
25Energy Company (D)
United States		Cluster Platform 6000 rx5670-4x256, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, GigE
Hewlett-Packard		1024200325565324.8
26Texas Advanced Computing Center/Univ. of Texas
United States		lonestar - PowerEdge 1750, Pentium4 Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet
Dell-Cray		600200324553672
27Sandia National Laboratories
United States		ASCI Red
Intel		9632199923793207
28IBM
Canada		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		864200323104492.8
29Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		864200223104492.8
30Louisiana State University
United States		SuperMike - P4 Xeon 1.8 GHz - Myrinet
Atipa Technology		1024200222073686.4
31Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPI/IPP
Germany		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz
IBM		82220032198.444274.4
32NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
United States		AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz
Hewlett-Packard		1392200221642784
33Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States		ASCI Blue-Pacific SST, IBM SP 604e
IBM		5808199921443856.5
34US Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		800200221404160
35NCSA
United States		TeraGrid, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, Myrinet
IBM		512200321102662.4
36Atomic Weapons Establishment
United Kingdom		SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way
IBM		1920200221062880
37Deutscher Wetterdienst
Germany		SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way
IBM		1920200321062880
38University at Buffalo, SUNY, Center for Computational Res.
United States		Joplin - PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz - Myrinet
Dell		600200220042880
39National Centers for Environmental Prediction
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		704200218493660.8
40National Centers for Environmental Prediction
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		704200218493660.8
41SARA (Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum)
Netherlands		SGI Altix 1.3 GHz
SGI		416200317932163
42KISTI Supercomputing Center
Korea, South		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.7 GHz
IBM		544200317603699.2
43Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		1834200317558803.2
44WETA Digital
New Zealand		BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1176200317556585.6
45Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1140200317556384
46Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1140200317556384
47PGS
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 3.06 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		1024200317556266.88
48WETA Digital
New Zealand		BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1080200317556048
49Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1030200317555768
50Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1028200317555756.8
51Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1028200317555756.8
52Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG)
United Kingdom		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		1100200317555280
53Arizona State University/TGEN
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		1048200317555030.4
54Paradigm Geophysical
United States		BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		1024200317554915.2
55TotalFinaElf
France		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		1024200317554915.2
56Sandia National Laboratories
United States		Cluster Platform DL360G3, Pentium4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, Myrinet
Hewlett-Packard		512200317502867
57Sandia National Laboratories
United States		Cluster Platform DL360G3, Pentium4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, Myrinet
Hewlett-Packard		512200317502867
58Westgrid
Canada		glacier - BladeCenter Xeon 3.06 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		100820031731.926168.96
59Geotrace
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		100020031720.395600
60University of Tokyo
Japan		SR8000/MPP
Hitachi		115220011709.12074
61SG SGBI
France		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		96820031674.234646.4
62CINECA
Italy		xSeries Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet
IBM		512200316693133.44
63University of Southern California
United States		Sun Fire V60 2.8 GHz, IBM Netfinity 2 GHz, Myrinet
IBM, Sun, Myricom		870200316614056
64Leibniz Rechenzentrum
Germany		SR8000-F1/168
Hitachi		168200216532016
65Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States		ASCI Blue Mountain
SGI		6144199816083072
66GX Technology
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		88020031547.314224
67Sandia National Laboratories
United States		Vplant Cluster P4 XEON 2.4/2.0 GHz - Myrinet
Dell		660200215042963
68Cornell Theory Center
United States		PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz/MSWindows - GigE
Dell		640200315033073
69DKRZ - Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum
Germany		SX-6/192M24
NEC		192200314841536
70University of Toronto
Canada		PowerRACK-HX dual Xeon 2.4 GHz - SMC GigE
Self-made		528200314552534.4
71US Army HPC Research Center at NCS
United States		Cray X1
Cray Inc.		12420031448.421587.2
72University of Alaska - ARSC
United States		Cray X1
Cray Inc.		12420031448.421587.2
73IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
United States		BlueGene/L DD1 Prototype (0.5GHz PowerPC 440 w/Custom)
IBM		1024200314352048
74Semiconductor Company (E)
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 3.06 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		80020031431.924986
75Verisign
United States		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		80020031431.923840
76IBM
United States		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.7 GHz GigEth
IBM		384200314242611.2
77Energy Company (D)
United States		Cluster Platform 6000 rx4640-4x136 Itanium2 1.3 GHz, GigE
Hewlett-Packard		544200314182828.8
78Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
United States		SP Power3 375 MHz
IBM		1336200014172004
79CINECA
Italy		pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz
IBM		512200213842662.4
80NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
United States		SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way
IBM		1260200113821890
81National Institute for Fusion Science
Japan		SX-7/160M5
NEC		160200313781412.8
82Academy of Mathematics and System Science
China		DeepComp 1800 - P4 Xeon 2 GHz - Myrinet
lenovo		512200212972048
83Geoscience (D)
Mexico		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		70620031296.353953.6
84Geoscience (D)
Mexico		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		70620031296.353953.6
85Geoscience (D)
Mexico		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		70620031296.353953.6
86University of Liverpool
United Kingdom		PowerEdge 650, 3.06 GHz, Gig Ethernet
Dell		940200312125752.8
87Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States		SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way
IBM		1088200111931632
88Osaka University
Japan		SX-5/128M8 3.2ns
NEC		128200111921280
89National Centers for Environmental Prediction
United States		SP Power3 375 MHz
IBM		1104200011791656
90Public Sector
China		xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E
IBM		62220031175.192985.6
91CSC (Center for Scientific Computing)
Finland		pSeries 690 1.1GHz
IBM		512200211702253
92Florida State University
United States		pSeries 690 1.1GHz
IBM		512200211702253
93Doshisha University
Japan		Opteron 1.8 GHz, Gig Ethernet
Visual Technology		512200311691843.2
94Government
United States		T3E1200
Cray Inc.		1900200111662280
95ERDC MSRC
United States		T3E1200/900
Cray Inc.		1792199911661999
96Semiconductor Company (C)
United States		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		60220031146.353371.2
97Semiconductor Company (D)
Israel		xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet
IBM		60020031143.463360
98Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States		SGI Altix 1.5 GHz
SGI		256200311421536
99CSAR at the University of Manchester
United Kingdom		SGI Altix 1.3 GHz
SGI		256200311421331.2
100NASA/Ames Research Center/NAS
United States		SGI Altix 1.3 GHz
SGI		256200311421331.2