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Top500: China's Arm-based LineShine surpasses the US' El Capitan by 20% to be the world's fastest supercomputer, the first time China takes the crown since 2017 (Don Clark/New York Times)

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China’s Arm-based supercomputer LineShine has become the world’s fastest, outpacing the U.S. system El Capitan by 20 percent. It marks the first time a Chinese machine has topped the global ranking since 2017. LineShine achieved this without using any U.S. semiconductor chips. The Top500 list, released this week, lists LineShine as the fastest system worldwide.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Top500: China's Arm-based LineShine surpasses the US' El Capitan by 20% to be the world's fastest supercomputer, the first time China takes the crown since 2017 (Don Clark/New York Times)
- Engadget·China takes back top spot in latest supercomputer ranking
- The Next Web·China takes the supercomputer crown without US chips
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