National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou

National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou
Established2014 (2014)
Research typeMultiprogram
Budget$400 million
DirectorLu Yutong (卢宇彤)
AddressSun Yat-sen University East Campus, 132 East Outer Ring Rd., Higher Education Mega Centre.
LocationGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
23°04′23″N 113°23′19″E / 23.07306°N 113.38861°E / 23.07306; 113.38861
Campus42,332 square metres (455,660 sq ft)
Operating agency
The government of Guangdong province and Guangzhou city, Sun Yat-sen University and National University of Defense Technology
Websitewww.nscc-gz.cn

The National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou houses Tianhe-2,[1] which is currently the seventh fastest supercomputer in the world, with a measured 33.86 petaflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second).[2] Tianhe-2 is operated by the National University of Defence Technology, and owned by the Chinese government.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "China's Tianhe-2 tops supercomputer chart again". BBC News. 23 June 2014.