China’s CPU‑only LineShine tops the TOP500, edging US El Capitan
LineShine, a 2.198‑exaflop machine at Shenzhen’s National Supercomputing Centre, surpassed the US’s El Capitan by about 20%, becoming the world’s fastest supercomputer. It runs solely on conventional CPUs, rejecting the GPU‑heavy designs that dominate AI‑focused systems, marking the first Chinese top‑rank since 2017 and underscoring a new paradigm in high‑performance computing.