The MDGRAPE-3 supercomputer reportedly reached a one petaflops calculation speed, faster than any of those on the TOP500 list, though it does not qualify as a general-purpose supercomputer, and cannot run the benchmarking software used to gauge the speeds computed for the list.

Grid computing systems, such as the BOINC-grids, are also not included on the list.

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References

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External links

• Top500.org
• Netlib
• An Overview of High Performance Computing and Challenges for the Future - Jack Dongarra disusses the TOP500 benchmark, its history and its trends.
• Green500 - Top500 supercomputers ranked by energy efficiency.

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