Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest (opens original article in a new tab)

A Chinese supercomputer has become the world's fastest, surpassing US machines for the first time since 2017. The LineShine computer in Shenzhen uses conventional CPUs and consumes 42.2 megawatts of electricity. El Capitan in the US now ranks second, while Germany's Jupiter falls to fifth.

• Chinese supercomputer LineShine surpasses US machines to become world's fastest
• LineShine uses conventional CPUs instead of GPUs and consumes 42.2 megawatts of electricity
• El Capitan in the US drops to second place, while Germany's Jupiter falls to fifth