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| Title | Nickname | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Clock Speed | Number of Processors | Memory (terabytes) | Peak Teraflops | Power Consumption (kW) | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC 3600 | 11/01/1963 | 04/29/1966 | 0.001GHz | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.000001 | Control Data Corporation | ||
| CDC 6600 | 12/30/1965 | 05/20/1977 | 0.010GHz | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.000001 | Control Data Corporation | ||
| CDC 7600 | 05/03/1971 | 04/01/1983 | 0.036GHz | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.000036 | Control Data Corporation | ||
| CRI Cray-1A S/N 3 | C1 | 07/11/1977 | 02/01/1989 | 0.080GHz | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.000160 | 115.00 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray-1A S/N 14 | CA | 05/02/1983 | 10/01/1986 | 0.080GHz | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.000160 | 115.00 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray X-MP | CX | 10/01/1986 | 09/30/1990 | 0.118GHz | 4 | 0.0001 | 0.000941 | Cray Research, Inc. | |
| Connection Machine 2 | capitol | 09/01/1988 | 04/01/1993 | 0.007GHz | 8,192 | 0.0010 | 0.007168 | Thinking Machines | |
| CRI Cray Y-MP8 | shavano | 05/21/1990 | 06/30/1997 | 0.167GHz | 8 | 0.0005 | 0.002667 | 120.00 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray Y-MP2 | castle | 07/16/1991 | 09/01/1994 | 0.167GHz | 2 | 0.0005 | 0.000667 | Cray Research, Inc. | |
| IBM RS/6000 cluster | arapahoe, comanche, navaho, chief | 02/01/1992 | 09/01/1997 | 0.066GHz | 4 | 0.0005 | 0.000530 | IBM | |
| Connection Machine 5 | littlebear | 03/01/1993 | 11/01/1996 | 0.032GHz | 32 | 0.0010 | 0.004100 | Thinking Machines | |
| IBM 9071 SP1 | wildhorse | 08/01/1993 | 09/01/1995 | 0.062GHz | 8 | 0.0001 | 0.001990 | IBM | |
| CCC Cray-3 | graywolf | 10/01/1993 | 03/25/1995 | 0.500GHz | 4 | 0.0010 | 0.004000 | 90.00 | Cray Computer Corporation |
| CRI Y-MP8i | antero | 06/01/1994 | 12/01/1996 | 0.167GHz | 8 | 0.0005 | 0.002670 | Cray Research, Inc. | |
| CRI Cray T3D | t3d | 07/01/1994 | 06/01/1999 | 0.150GHz | 128 | 0.0080 | 0.019200 | 41.40 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray J90 | paiute | 10/01/1995 | 06/30/2000 | 0.100GHz | 16 | 0.0005 | 0.003200 | 7.00 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray J90 | aztec | 10/01/1995 | 06/30/2000 | 0.100GHz | 20 | 0.0010 | 0.004000 | 7.00 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray C90 | antero2 | 01/01/1997 | 11/30/1999 | 0.244GHz | 16 | 0.0010 | 0.015610 | 493.50 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| CRI Cray J90se | ouray | 01/01/1997 | 11/30/2001 | 0.100GHz | 24 | 0.0010 | 0.004800 | 7.50 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| HP Exemplar | sioux | 05/01/1997 | 05/14/1999 | 0.180GHz | 64 | 0.0080 | 0.046080 | 25.00 | Hewlett-Packard |
| CRI Cray J90se | chipeta | 03/01/1998 | 09/03/2002 | 0.100GHz | 24 | 0.0010 | 0.004800 | 7.50 | Cray Research, Inc. |
| SGI Origin 2000 | ute | 06/01/1998 | 07/15/2002 | 0.250GHz | 128 | 0.0160 | 0.064000 | 51.10 | SGI |
| SGI Origin 2000 | dataproc | 04/14/1999 | 09/30/2004 | 0.250GHz | 16 | 0.0160 | 0.008000 | 8.00 | SGI |
| IBM SP | babyblue | 06/18/1999 | 01/10/2005 | 0.375GHz | 64 | 0.0640 | 0.096000 | 7.00 | IBM |
| IBM SP | blackforest | 08/11/1999 | 01/10/2005 | 0.375GHz | 1,308 | 0.7020 | 1.962000 | 140.00 | IBM |
| Compaq ES40 | prospect | 11/01/1999 | 02/19/2002 | 0.500GHz | 32 | 0.0080 | 0.032000 | 9.50 | Compaq |
| IBM p690 | bluedawn | 01/09/2002 | 01/17/2007 | 1.100GHz | 16 | 0.0320 | 0.070400 | 6.50 | IBM |
| SGI Origin3800 | chinook | 07/15/2002 | 08/31/2004 | 0.500GHz | 128 | 0.2560 | 0.128000 | 15.00 | SGI |
| IBM p690 | bluesky | 10/31/2002 | 03/05/2007 | 1.300GHz | 1,600 | 3.3280 | 8.320000 | 415.00 | IBM |
| IBM p690 | thunder | 10/02/2003 | 11/30/2007 | 1.300GHz | 64 | 0.1280 | 0.332800 | 15.50 | IBM |
| IBM Linux Cluster | lightning | 07/12/2004 | 12/04/2009 | 2.200GHz | 260 | 0.5280 | 1.144000 | 48.00 | IBM |
| SGI Origin3800/128 | tempest | 09/01/2004 | 04/23/2008 | 0.500GHz | 128 | 0.2560 | 0.128000 | 15.00 | SGI |
| IBM Linux Cluster | pegasus | 01/31/2005 | 11/30/2008 | 2.200GHz | 132 | 0.2720 | 0.580800 | 28.00 | IBM |
| IBM BlueGene/L | frost | 03/15/2005 | 05/31/2012 | 0.700GHz | 8,192 | 4.1943 | 22.937600 | 83.10 | IBM |
| Aspen Nocona | coral | 08/16/2005 | 09/24/2010 | 3.200GHz | 44 | 0.0960 | 0.563200 | 8.00 | Aspen Systems |
| IBM p5-p575 | bluevista | 08/27/2005 | 09/29/2008 | 1.900GHz | 624 | 1.2480 | 4.742400 | 210.60 | IBM |
| IBM p5+-p575 | blueice | 10/26/2006 | 06/16/2008 | 1.900GHz | 1,696 | 4.8320 | 13.312000 | 325.40 | IBM |
| IBM p6-p575 | bluefire | 04/24/2008 | 01/31/2013 | 4.700GHz | 4,096 | 12.2240 | 77.004800 | 538.20 | IBM |
| IBM p6-p575 | firefly | 08/13/2008 | 01/31/2013 | 4.700GHz | 192 | 0.8960 | 3.609600 | 29.00 | IBM |
| Cray XT5m | lynx | 04/26/2010 | 10/01/2013 | 2.200GHz | 912 | 1.2960 | 8.129600 | 35.00 | Cray, Inc. |
| IBM iDataPlex/FDR-IB | yellowstone | 06/04/2012 | 12/30/2017 | 2.600GHz | 72,576 | 145.1520 | 1,509.580800 | 1,165.00 | IBM |