TOP500
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
TOP500 provides authoritative rankings of the world's fastest supercomputers by publishing the TOP500 List, along with related HPC news and sublists like HPCG and Green500.
Target Customer
HPC researchers, system operators/administrators, and procurement/strategy decision-makers at government labs, national laboratories, universities, cloud providers, and technology vendors.
Key Differentiator
Long-running, benchmark-driven ranking grounded in the Linpack benchmark, complemented by related lists (HPCG, Green500) and a historical archive dating back to 1993, plus ongoing news and timelines.
Implementation Timeline
Biannual updates to the TOP500 List (June and November) with accompanying news releases; historical archive of list publications dating back to 1993.
Pain Points
- 1Need a centralized, credible, publicly accessible ranking of the world's top supercomputers.
- 2Desire current and historical benchmarking data to compare systems and guide investments.
- 3Require integrated context (news, timelines, and related benchmarks) to understand trends toward exascale computing.
Key Features
- 1Current TOP500 List with system rankings and benchmark data (e.g., HPL scores).
- 2Historical TOP500 Lists and a 25+ year archive of list publications.
- 3Related sublists: HPCG and GREEN500 lists.
- 4List statistics, Treemaps, and tools like Development over Time to analyze trends.
- 5News, press releases, and timelines documenting updates to the TOP500 and related lists.
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Access to benchmark-driven rankings and performance data for major HPC systems (e.g., El Capitan, Frontier, Aurora).
- 2Public visibility of leading exascale and pre-exascale systems and their deployment contexts (e.g., DOE laboratories, cloud deployments).
Competitive Advantages
- 1Established, long-running benchmarking standard (Linpack) for ranking high-performance systems.
- 2Integrated ecosystem of related lists (HPCG, Green500) and a rich historical archive.
- 3Public, transparent updates with real-world deployment examples (e.g., DOE labs, Microsoft Azure).
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Eagle (Microsoft NDv5) installed in Microsoft Azure
The No. 5 TOP500 system, Eagle, is installed by Microsoft in its Azure cloud environment.
65th TOP500 List highlights top systems (El Capitan, Frontier, Aurora)
The 65th TOP500 List shows El Capitan No. 1, with Frontier and Aurora following; all three are installed at DOE laboratories in the United States.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A ranking and information resource about high-performance computing systems, including the TOP500 List, HPCG, GREEN500, and related news.
Target Market
HPC centers, national laboratories, universities, cloud providers, and technology vendors
Unique Value Proposition
Long-running, benchmark-driven ranking with biannual updates, integrated sublists (HPCG, Green500), and a comprehensive historical archive for tracking HPC progress toward exascale.
Technical Requirements
Rankings are based on the Linpack benchmark; HPCG and Green500 are separate lists; additional development tools and statistics are available (e.g., List Statistics, Treemaps).
Pricing Model
Not disclosed
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