The Frontier supercomputer, which is powered by AMD EPYC CPUs, has been named the world's most powerful supercomputer. 

The supercomputer is housed in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA. Frontier's performance, which is rated at 1,102 exaflops, is more than double that of the previous record holder, Fugaku. It is the first machine to officially break the exascale barrier with such performance. In a press release, Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager of AMD's Data Center Solutions Group, stated:

“We are excited that AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators will power the fastest, most energy-efficient supercomputer and the world's first supercomputer to break the exascale barrier.

Innovating and bringing more performance and efficiency to supercomputers is essential to tackle the world's most complex challenges. AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators continue to advance high-performance computing, delivering the performance needed to advance scientific discovery."

The supercomputer is not only the fastest, but also the most energy efficient, with 62.68 gigaflops/watt of energy efficiency in a single chassis of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors with AMD Instinct MI250x accelerators. HPE Slingshot-11 interconnect technology powers the network, which is specifically designed to speed high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. Frontier's next move is to continue testing the system through the end of 2022. The supercomputer will be available to a limited group of researchers until the end of the year before being public in 2023.