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Author's Note: Top 10 Supercomputers

2012's supercomputer list is absolutely amazing. These computers have always been super compared to the PCs we've got at home, but looking at the last few years' lists drove home how much technology has improved in such a short time. As recently as 2008, a supercomputer capable of 1 petaflop of performance was a big deal. Today, IBM's fastest supercomputer can perform at 16 petaflops! I can't even imagine what these things will be capable of in five years.

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  • 7: Fermi (Italy)
  • 6: Jaguar (United States)
  • 5: Tianhe-1A (China)
  • 4: SuperMUC
  • 3: Mira (United States)
  • 2: K computer (Japan)
  • 1: IBM Sequoia (United States)
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