The 27th edition of the Top 500—a twice-annual list of the world’s fastest supercomputers—was released today at the International Supercomputer Conference, in Heidelberg, Germany. And to the surprise of no one, Blue Gene/L, a machine running at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, maintained its grip on the top spot.
But there were some new faces in the top 10, where three recently installed computers, including a pair from Europe, transplanted old warhorses. Despite the arrival of those high-profile new machines, it’s been a bad six months in supercomputing for the continent: While U.S. and Asian machines have moved up on the list since six months ago, the number of European computers in the Top 500 dropped from 100 to 83. —Brock Read
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