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El Capitan, built on AMD MI300A, becomes the world's fastest supercomputer on the TOP500 list
El Capitan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, powered by AMD Instinct MI300A APUs, took first place on the TOP500 list with 1.742 exaflops performance, marking the second AMD-powered exascale system and demonstrating AMD's reach to half the ten fastest supercomputers.
- El Capitan achieves 1.742 exaflops High-Performance Linpack score, holding first place on TOP500 list for the sixth consecutive ranking.
- Ranks #18 on Green500 energy-efficiency list, demonstrating AMD's leadership in both performance and power efficiency for HPC workloads.
- AMD Instinct MI300A APUs power half of the top ten fastest supercomputers globally, advancing the National Nuclear Security Administration's Stockpile Stewardship Program.