China's LineShine supercomputer tops global ranking, overtaking US-based El Capitan
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China's LineShine supercomputer has overtaken the US-based El Capitan to become the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the TOP500 ranking announced in Hamburg. Located at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, LineShine achieved a performance of 2.198 exaflops (over 2 quintillion calculations per second), marking China's displacement of the US on this influential ranking and highlighting Beijing's growing technological competitiveness.
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· 2 pulledChina has displaced the United States on an influential ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers, underscoring Beijing's growing capability to compete with the world's leading superpower in cutting-edge technology.
LineShine, located at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, achieved a performance of 2.198 exaflops, carrying out more than 2 quintillion calculations.
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