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How long did it take the fastest supercomputer to solve 1 quintillion calculations?

Less than 1 second

Background

The fastest supercomputer crunches 1 quintillion calculations in under a second. The Frontier machine in the US was the first to cross that mark in 2022. It fills an entire room and needs 21 megawatts of power. That is enough to run around 20,000 homes.

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