NEC boasts world’s most powerful computer
Japan’s NEC announced on Thursday the launch of its SX-9, what it claims is the most powerful supercomputer on the market. It is intended for use in pioneering scientific research.
The SX-9 is capable of operating at 839 teraflops — thats 839 trillion floating point operations per second. Yoshikazu Maruyama, senior vice president of NEC Corp., said in a statement:
“The SX-9 has been developed to meet the need for ultra-fast simulations of advanced and complex large-capacity scientific computing,”
The expected applications for the machine include advanced weather and climae forcasting, aerospace, mathematical research and corporate applications in large companies.
The SX-9 will go on display at a supercomputing convention next month in Reno, Nevada.
