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Top500 List - November 2003

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

Rank	Site	System	Cores	Rmax (GFlop/s)	Rpeak (GFlop/s)	Power (kW)
1	Japan Agency for Marine -Earth Science and Technology Japan	Earth-Simulator NEC	5120	35860.0	40960.0	3200
2	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	ASCI Q - AlphaServer SC45, 1.25 GHz Hewlett-Packard	8192	13880.0	20480.0
3	Virginia Tech United States	X - 1100 Dual 2.0 GHz Apple G5/Mellanox Infiniband 4X/Cisco GigE Self-made	2200	10280.0	17600.0
4	NCSA United States	Tungsten - PowerEdge 1750, P4 Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet Dell	2500	9819.0	15300.0
5	DOE/SC/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory United States	Mpp2 - Cluster Platform 6000 rx2600 Itanium2 1.5 GHz, Quadrics Hewlett-Packard	1936	8633.0	11616.0
6	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	Lightning - Opteron 2 GHz, Myrinet Linux Networx	2816	8051.0	11264.0
7	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	MCR Linux Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics Linux Networx/Quadrics	2304	7634.0	11060.0
8	DOE/SC/LBNL/NERSC United States	Seaborg - SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	6656	7304.0	9984.0
9	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	8192	7304.0	12288.0
10	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics IBM/Quadrics	1920	6586.0	9216.0
11	National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan Japan	PRIMEPOWER HPC2500 (1.3 GHz) Fujitsu	2304	5406.0	11980.0
12	Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	3016	4463.0	6032.0
13	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz IBM	1600	4184.0	8320.0
14	Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Science China	DeepComp 6800, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, QsNet lenovo	1024	4183.0	5324.8
15	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	2560	3980.0	5120.0
16	HPCx United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	1280	3406.0	6656.0
17	Forecast Systems Laboratory - NOAA United States	Aspen Systems, Dual Xeon 2.2 GHz - Myrinet2000 HPTi	1536	3337.0	6758.0
18	Naval Oceanographic Office - NAVO DSRC United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	1184	3160.0	6156.8
19	Cray Inc. United States	Cray X1 Cray Inc.	252	2932.9	3225.6
20	DOE/SC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	Cray X1 Cray Inc.	252	2932.9	3225.6
21	Government United States	Cray X1 Cray Inc.	252	2932.9	3225.6
22	Korea Institute of Science and Technology Korea, South	Nankai Star - xSeries Xeon 2.4 GHz, Myrinet IBM	1024	2847.0	4915.2
23	ECMWF United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	960	2560.0	4992.0
24	ECMWF United Kingdom	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	960	2560.0	4992.0
25	Energy Company (D) United States	Cluster Platform 6000 rx5670-4x256, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, GigE Hewlett-Packard	1024	2556.0	5324.8
26	Texas Advanced Computing Center/Univ. of Texas United States	lonestar - PowerEdge 1750, Pentium4 Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet Dell-Cray	600	2455.0	3672.0
27	Sandia National Laboratories United States	ASCI Red Intel	9632	2379.0	3207.0
28	DOE/SC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	864	2310.0	4492.8
29	IBM Canada	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	864	2310.0	4492.8
30	Louisiana State University United States	SuperMike - P4 Xeon 1.8 GHz - Myrinet Atipa Technology	1024	2207.0	3686.4
31	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPI/IPP Germany	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3 GHz IBM	822	2198.4	4274.4
32	NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center United States	AlphaServer SC45, 1 GHz Hewlett-Packard	1392	2164.0	2784.0
33	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	ASCI Blue-Pacific SST, IBM SP 604e IBM	5808	2144.0	3856.5
34	US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	800	2140.0	4160.0
35	NCSA United States	TeraGrid, Itanium2 1.3 GHz, Myrinet IBM	512	2110.0	2662.4
36	Atomic Weapons Establishment United Kingdom	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1920	2106.0	2880.0
37	Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1920	2106.0	2880.0
38	University at Buffalo, SUNY, Center for Computational Res. United States	Joplin - PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz - Myrinet Dell	600	2004.0	2880.0
39	NOAA R&D/ National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	704	1849.0	3660.8
40	NOAA R&D/ National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	704	1849.0	3660.8
41	SARA (Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum) Netherlands	SGI Altix 1.3 GHz SGI	416	1793.0	2163.0
42	KISTI Supercomputing Center Korea, South	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.7 GHz IBM	544	1760.0	3699.2
43	Arizona State University/TGEN United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	1048	1755.0	5030.4
44	Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) United Kingdom	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	1100	1755.0	5280.0
45	Paradigm Geophysical United States	BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1024	1755.0	4915.2
46	PGS United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 3.06 GHz - Gig-E IBM	1024	1755.0	6266.9
47	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1140	1755.0	6384.0
48	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1028	1755.0	5756.8
49	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1028	1755.0	5756.8
50	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1140	1755.0	6384.0
51	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1030	1755.0	5768.0
52	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	1834	1755.0	8803.2
53	TotalFinaElf France	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	1024	1755.0	4915.2
54	WETA Digital New Zealand	BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1176	1755.0	6585.6
55	WETA Digital New Zealand	BladeCenter Cluster Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1080	1755.0	6048.0
56	Sandia National Laboratories United States	Cluster Platform DL360G3, Pentium4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, Myrinet Hewlett-Packard	512	1750.0	2867.0
57	Sandia National Laboratories United States	Cluster Platform DL360G3, Pentium4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, Myrinet Hewlett-Packard	512	1750.0	2867.0
58	Westgrid Canada	glacier - BladeCenter Xeon 3.06 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1008	1731.9	6169.0
59	Geotrace United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	1000	1720.4	5600.0
60	University of Tokyo Japan	SR8000/MPP Hitachi	1152	1709.1	2074.0
61	SG SGBI France	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	968	1674.2	4646.4
62	CINECA Italy	xSeries Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet IBM	512	1669.0	3133.4
63	University of Southern California United States	Sun Fire V60 2.8 GHz, IBM Netfinity 2 GHz, Myrinet IBM, Sun, Myricom	870	1661.0	4056.0
64	Leibniz Rechenzentrum Germany	SR8000-F1/168 Hitachi	168	1653.0	2016.0
65	Los Alamos National Laboratory United States	ASCI Blue Mountain SGI	6144	1608.0	3072.0
66	GX Technology United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	880	1547.3	4224.0
67	Sandia National Laboratories United States	Vplant Cluster P4 XEON 2.4/2.0 GHz - Myrinet Dell	660	1504.0	2963.0
68	Cornell Theory Center United States	PowerEdge 2650 Cluster P4 Xeon 2.4 GHz/MSWindows - GigE Dell	640	1503.0	3073.0
69	DKRZ - Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum Germany	SX-6/192M24 NEC	192	1484.0	1536.0
70	University of Toronto Canada	PowerRACK-HX dual Xeon 2.4 GHz - SMC GigE Self-made	528	1455.0	2534.4
71	University of Alaska - Arctic Region Supercomputing Center United States	Cray X1 Cray Inc.	124	1448.4	1587.2
72	US Army HPC Research Center at NCS United States	Cray X1 Cray Inc.	124	1448.4	1587.2
73	IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center United States	BlueGene/L DD1 Prototype (0.5GHz PowerPC 440 w/Custom) IBM	1024	1435.0	2048.0
74	Semiconductor Company (E) United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 3.06 GHz - Gig-E IBM	800	1431.9	4986.0
75	Verisign United States	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	800	1431.9	3840.0
76	IBM United States	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.7 GHz GigEth IBM	384	1424.0	2611.2
77	Energy Company (D) United States	Cluster Platform 6000 rx4640-4x136 Itanium2 1.3 GHz, GigE Hewlett-Packard	544	1418.0	2828.8
78	Naval Oceanographic Office - NAVO DSRC United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	1336	1417.0	2004.0
79	CINECA Italy	pSeries 690 Turbo 1.3GHz IBM	512	1384.0	2662.4
80	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1260	1382.0	1890.0
81	National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) Japan	SX-7/160M5 NEC	160	1378.0	1412.8
82	Academy of Mathematics and System Science China	DeepComp 1800 - P4 Xeon 2 GHz - Myrinet lenovo	512	1297.0	2048.0
83	Geoscience (D) Mexico	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	706	1296.3	3953.6
84	Geoscience (D) Mexico	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	706	1296.3	3953.6
85	Geoscience (D) Mexico	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	706	1296.3	3953.6
86	University of Liverpool United Kingdom	PowerEdge 650, 3.06 GHz, Gig Ethernet Dell	940	1212.0	5752.8
87	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States	SP Power3 375 MHz 16 way IBM	1088	1193.0	1632.0
88	Osaka University Japan	SX-5/128M8 3.2ns NEC	128	1192.0	1280.0
89	NOAA R&D/ National Centers for Environmental Prediction United States	SP Power3 375 MHz IBM	1104	1179.0	1656.0
90	Public Sector China	xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Gig-E IBM	622	1175.2	2985.6
91	CSC (Center for Scientific Computing) Finland	pSeries 690 1.1GHz IBM	512	1170.0	2253.0
92	Florida State University United States	pSeries 690 1.1GHz IBM	512	1170.0	2253.0
93	Doshisha University Japan	Opteron 1.8 GHz, Gig Ethernet Visual Technology	512	1169.0	1843.2
94	ERDC DSRC United States	T3E1200/900 Cray Inc.	1792	1166.0	1999.0
95	Government United States	T3E1200 Cray Inc.	1900	1166.0	2280.0
96	Semiconductor Company (C) United States	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	602	1146.3	3371.2
97	Semiconductor Company (D) Israel	xSeries Xeon 2.8 GHz, Gig-Ethernet IBM	600	1143.5	3360.0
98	CSAR at the University of Manchester United Kingdom	SGI Altix 1.3 GHz SGI	256	1142.0	1331.2
99	DOE/SC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States	SGI Altix 1.5 GHz SGI	256	1142.0	1536.0
100	NASA/Ames Research Center/NAS United States	SGI Altix 1.3 GHz SGI	256	1142.0	1331.2