The U.S. Department of Energy has announced plans to build what it said would be the world’s most powerful computer as part of a $600 million contract with Seattle-based manufacturer Cray Inc.
Known as Frontier, the system will run at speeds greater than 1.5 exaflops, according to the department—enabling it to make at least a quintillion (the number 1 followed by 18 zeros) calculations per second. That’s up to around 50 times faster than today’s fastest supercomputers.
https://www.newsweek.com/quintillion-calculations-second-us-government-most-powerful-supercomputer-1419339
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