] TOP500 SUPERCOMPUTER SITES
]
] The TOP500 project was started in 1993 to provide a
] reliable basis for tracking and detecting trends in
] high-performance computing. Twice a year, a list of the
] sites operating the 500 most powerful computer systems is
] assembled and released. The best performance on the
] Linpack benchmark is used as performance measure for
] ranking the computer systems. The list contains a variety
] of information including the system specifications and
] its major application areas.