How Fast Is the World’s Fastest Supercomputer?
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The world’s fastest supercomputer, Frontier, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2022, is a groundbreaking achievement in computational power. It is the first to perform a quintillion (a billion billion) calculations per second—so fast that if every person on Earth did one calculation per second, it would take four years to match what Frontier does in just one second. Equipped with a file system that can store 33 times the data in the Library of Congress, Frontier is tackling complex challenges like extreme weather forecasting, efficient aircraft engine design, and fusion energy modeling. This unprecedented power promises transformative advancements in science and technology.
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the world’s new fastest supercomputer is
insanely fast. it’s the first ever to be able to compute a quintillion calculations per
second which is a billion billion calculations. let me put this into perspective if every
single person on Earth did a calculation per second it would take 4 years to equal
what this computer can do in 1 second. it comes with a file system that can store 33 times
the amount of data that’s in the entire Library of Congress. it’s called Frontier and it was
built by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2022 and they’re using it to solve all sorts
of problems from forecasting extreme weather to designing more efficient aircraft engines
to modeling the production of fusion energy. this supercomputer has a level of power that
just breaks my brain and I can’t wait to see what we make with it. if you like optimistic
science and tech stories, follow for more…
insanely fast. it’s the first ever to be able to compute a quintillion calculations per
second which is a billion billion calculations. let me put this into perspective if every
single person on Earth did a calculation per second it would take 4 years to equal
what this computer can do in 1 second. it comes with a file system that can store 33 times
the amount of data that’s in the entire Library of Congress. it’s called Frontier and it was
built by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2022 and they’re using it to solve all sorts
of problems from forecasting extreme weather to designing more efficient aircraft engines
to modeling the production of fusion energy. this supercomputer has a level of power that
just breaks my brain and I can’t wait to see what we make with it. if you like optimistic
science and tech stories, follow for more…
