Supercomputer architecture
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Approaches to supercomputer architecture have taken dramatic turns since the earliest systems were introduced in the 1960s. Early supercomputer architectures pioneered by Seymour Cray relied on compac
A SGI Altix supercomputer with 23,000 processors at the CINES facility in France
An IBM HS22 blade
The cylindrical shape of the early Cray computers centralized access, keeping distances short and uniform.
A Blue Gene/L cabinet showing the stacked blades, each holding many processors
Supercomputing in Japan
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Japan operates a number of centers for supercomputing which hold world records in speed, with the K computer being the world's fastest from June 2011 to June 2012, and Fugaku holding the lead from Jun
The Earth Simulator in Yokohama was the world's fastest supercomputer in 2004, but 7 years later the K computer in Kobe became over 60 times faster.