China's LineShine supercomputer became first in Top500
A major event has occurred that caused a great stir in the international technology world. Zamin.uz reported on this.
China's new LineShine supercomputer has taken first place in the prestigious Top500 ranking, surpassing the US El Capitan system. This is seen not only as a record in computing power but also as a demonstration of China's technological independence despite Western sanctions.
The LineShine system, installed at the National Supercomputer Computing Center in Shenzhen, recorded a performance of 2.198 exaflops in the Linpack test. With this indicator, it became the first supercomputer in human history to break the 2 exaflops barrier in FP64 computations.
Significantly, this result was achieved without any graphics accelerators, using only central processors. The core of the LineShine system consists of LX2 processors based on the Armv9 architecture developed in China.
Each processor has 304 computing cores and operates at a frequency of 1.55 gigahertz. In total, the system contains approximately 13.8 million cores.
This complex is equipped with a high-speed internal network called LingQi and HBM memory with a bandwidth of 4 terabytes for each processor. Additionally, each computing node is provided with an additional 256 gigabytes of DDR5 memory.
To maintain such immense power, the system consumes 42.2 megawatts of energy. LineShine has taken the lead not only in the traditional Top500 but also in the HPCG ranking, which is considered more important for scientific and engineering tasks.
It is worth noting that LineShine lags slightly behind US rivals such as El Capitan, Frontier, and Aurora in AI-related tasks. In the HPL-MxP test, the Chinese system showed a result of 7.92 exaflops.
The reason for this lies in the system's architecture. It relies on classic processor computing rather than specialized AI accelerators like AMD Instinct or Intel Ponte Vecchio.
The developers focused their primary attention on scientific modeling, complex engineering calculations, and high-performance fundamental research. This approach makes the LineShine system the most perfect tool for pure scientific purposes.
The success of the LineShine system proves that China is developing its technological base independently under the conditions of export restrictions imposed by the US. According to experts, this achievement will change the balance of power in the global supercomputer market and serve as an impetus for the creation of even more powerful and energy-efficient systems in the future.
