New fastest computer in the world crowned – and it needs a new word to explain how quick it is

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There is a new fastest computer in the world – and it is so quick that it requires a new word to describe it. The Frontier system at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is now the fastest computer on the Top500 list, which ranks the most powerful in the world. As well as top ranking on the Top500 list, Frontier also took the top spot on the Green500 list, which ranks supercomputing systems according to how efficient they are. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory noted that it had been able to put it together during the pandemic, which added extra challenges to the already significant difficulties of installing those cabinets, which together require 90 miles of networking cables to link together, for instance.