Bigger, Faster, More Efficient

SUPERCOMPUTERS operate at levels far beyond the ordinary PCs that sit on so many modern desktops. But rather than being the computer world’s equivalent to ripped superheroes like Superman and Spiderman in their colorful, all-revealing spandex costumes as their name suggests, supercomputers’ appearances more resmble these icons’ awkward, unassuming alter egos. This is no less true of Tianhe-1. A first glance at China’s fastest supercomputer