China’s CPU‑Only LineShine Tops TOP500, Dethroning US Exascale Lead
LineShine, a CPU‑only supercomputer built in Shenzhen, clocked 2.198 exaflops on the HPL benchmark, seizing the top spot on the June 2026 TOP500 list. It is the first Chinese system to lead since 2017 and marks the first sustained exascale performance without GPUs, reshaping the US‑China high‑performance computing balance.