4. Sierra and Summit (US) – $325 million
Built using IBM Power Servers and Nvidia Tesla GPU accelerators, the two supercomputers dubbed Sierra and Summit will be installed in 2017.
It is believed that soon Nvidia and IBM will help America reclaim its position in the list with the supercomputer speeds, tech breakthroughs, scientific research, and economic and national security.
The upcoming Sierra system will have no problem running at over 100 PFLOPS, while Summit will have processing capabilities of as much as 300 PFLOPS.
Sierra’s purpose at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will be to ensure safety and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear program.
And Summit will the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s aging Titan supercomputer, meant for scientific applications around the world.
