HECToR will run at speeds of up to 63 teraflops – carrying out 63 trillion calculations a second (equivalent to every person on the planet performing 10,000 calculations every second). — Guardian

Installed at the University of Edinburgh, HECToR is now the most powerful supercomputer in Britain and one of the top systems in Europe. Compared with the world’s best supercomputers, HECToR ranks 17th in the world.

Ex-crayons are proud.

Note: Reuters claims “It can make 63 million calculations each second..”. Someone needs to have a chat with their science staff.

(See also: Guardian: Inside the UK’s fastest machine)
(See also: Reuters)
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