University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
CCR
Center for
Computational Research
What is a Supercomputer?
nFastest
computers at any point in time
nUsed to
solve large and complex problems
nMachines
1000 times faster than a PC
nMachines
10 times slower than what you need to solve
the most challenging problems
Seymour Cray
1925-1996
“Seymour Cray is the
Thomas Edison of the supercomputing industry”
- Larry L.
Smarr
Cray1 - 1976
