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World's Fastest Supercomputer Frontier Faces Unprecedented Challenges

- Frontier churns through data at record speed, outpacing 100,000 laptops working simultaneously. When it debuted in 2022, it was the first to break through supercomputing’s exascale speed barrier — the capability of executing an exaflop, or 1018 floating point operations per second. - The Frontier supercomputer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is the fastest in the world but struggles with high power consumption and workload demands. - On a busy day, Frontier's electricity use peaks at 27 megawatts, enough to power 10,000 homes. - Researchers globally rely on Frontier for advanced simulations, from climate models to AI development. - Despite its speed, Frontier's GPUs require specialized coding, likened to driving a race car. - Competition is fierce, with upcoming supercomputers like Aurora and El Capitan expected to surpass Frontier soon. Source: [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02832-5)