In the understanding of most users, the most powerful computers are those that support the work of the largest number of programs and games. There is some truth in this, but do not forget about large state-owned enterprises, where powerful calculator machines are by no means the least important. It is about the most productive devices on the planet that will be discussed further. It should be emphasized that the most powerful computers are usually divided into two main categories: working user machines and calculators that have industrial and state purposes.
User devices
In them, components and the operating system are of utmost importance. As of today, the most powerful computers in this category may include three four-core server-type Intel Xeon E5 processors, four GeForce Titan video cards, as well as other modern elements. It should be noted that such a unit will take up a lot of space and heat up too quickly. Among all the existing machines in this segment, Mac Pro 2013 is now considered the most powerful. It boasts an Intel Xeon E6 processor, consisting of twelve cores, a large amount of RAM (32 or 64 gigabytes), as well as the latest AMD Fire Pro graphics card. The data transfer speed of this machine is simply impressive: 60 gigabytes in one second. According to the developers, this is achieved largely due to the built-in high-power SSD. Despite the fact that the device belongs to the category of user, so far it is used exclusively for professional purposes.
Calculator machines
Many people are interested in the question of which computer is the most powerful on our planet. At the end of 2013, the unit developed by Chinese engineers, known as Tianhe-2, was recognized as such. The computer includes more than three million computing cores. Thanks to this, he is able to produce about 33 quadrillion operations every second. 32 thousand Intel Xeon processors are located and simultaneously functioning inside the machine, as well as 48 thousand coprocessors helping them. All computing cores work together thanks to a technology called TN Express-2. As for memory, its volume in this computer is one petabyte. According to the developers, this performance is achieved through the use of the “extreme parallelism” model used by Phi coprocessors.
It was originally planned that the machine will be put into operation in 2015, but the enthusiasm of the engineers made it possible much earlier. Currently, the most powerful computer of 2013 is located on the territory of the National Chinese University of Defense Technology, it will be repeatedly tested in the face of climate change, explosions and other large-scale disasters.
Other powerful cars
According to the latest official rating, researchers have identified 500 of the most productive plants on the planet. After analyzing these data, you can see that 253 of them work and are located in the United States, and 65 in China. Another interesting feature is that the most powerful computers use Intel chips in 80 percent of cases. HP has created 189 machines from the list, and IBM owns 160 developments. If you look at the top ten, then 4 systems here belong to IBM.