超級計算機排行榜出爐 中國'神威太湖之光'居首

A new Chinese supercomputer has dethroned the country's Tianhe-2 from the top of a list of the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.

近日，我國新型超級計算機“神威太湖之光”取代“天河二號”問鼎全球超級計算機500強榜單。

For the first time, the country has taken top spot without using US technology.

這是中國首次在未使用美國技術的情況下登上該榜單榜首。

The newcomer, called Sunway TaihuLight, is twice as fast and three times as efficient as Tianhe-2.

神威太湖之光的運算速度是天河二號的兩倍，效率是其3倍。

The new system was developed by the Chinese National Research Center of Parallel Computer Engineering And Technology and installed at the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi, Jiangsu province.

新系統由國家並行計算機工程技術研究中心研製，目前放置於位於江蘇省無錫市的國家超級計算機應用中心。

Some experts said, "China maintained its No 1 ranking on the 47th edition of the TOP 500 list of the world's top supercomputers, but with a new system built entirely using processors designed and made in China."

一些專家表示：“中國在國際TOP 500組織第47期榜單上保持第一名的位置，憑藉的是一個完全基於中國設計、製造處理器而打造的新系統。”

Tianhe-2, an Intel-based supercomputer, had claimed the top spot on the past six TOP 500 lists.

基於Intel處理器的天河2號超級計算機，此前已在TOP 500榜單上連續六度稱雄。

It is also the first time since the list was initially drawn up in 1993 that the US is no longer home to the largest number of supercomputer systems.

此外，這也是自該榜單發佈以來，美國首次跌下擁有最多超級計算機系統的寶座。

"With a surge in industrial and research installations registered over the past few years, China leads with 167 systems and the US is second with 165," according to a statement about the list.

榜單的相關聲明稱：“隨着過去幾年工業和研究安裝註冊數量的激增，中國以167套系統居於首位，美國以165套系統位居第二。”