Supercomputer Fugaku : Fujitsu Global

RIKEN and Fujitsu are jointly developing the world’s top-level supercomputer—the supercomputer Fugaku—capable of realizing high effective performance for a broad range of application software, with the goal of beginning full operation in fiscal year 2021.

What is Fugaku?

System features

A system that excels in its all-around capabilities with up to 100 times greater application performance than that of the K computer

Low power consumption, high computational performance, user convenience , and ability to produce ground-breaking results
Power consumption of 30 to 40 MW (cf. K computer: 12.7 MW)
Design also suited for AI applications such as deep learning

Fujitsu's expertise

Developing the entire system from the processor to software by integrating cutting-edge technologies

Processor compliant with Armv8.2-A SVE, the latest instruction set architecture for high-performance servers
Developing with the goal of beginning full operation in fiscal year 2021

Specifications

World-leading performance using the newly developed A64FX processor

Total number of nodes: 158,976 (432 racks)
Peak performance (boost mode) : 537 PFLOPS (double precision)

See specifications

Cutting-edge supercomputer utilizing technology from the supercomputer Fugaku

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Expected Outcome: Priority Issues and Exploratory Challenges

Social and scientific priority issues to be tackled by using the Supercomputer Fugaku

Priority Issues

Achievement of a society that provides health and longevity
1. Innovative drug discovery infrastructure through functional control of biomolecular systems
2. Integrated computational life science to support personalized and preventive medicine
Disaster prevention and global climate problems
1. Development of integrated simulation systems for hazards and disasters induced by earthquakes and tsunamis
2. Advancement of meteorological and global environmental predictions utilizing observational "Big Data"
Energy problems
1. Development of new fundamental technologies for high-efficiency energy creation, conversion/storage and use
2. Accelerated development of innovative clean energy systems
Enhancement of industrial competitiveness
1. Creation of new functional devices and high-performance materials to support next-generation industries(CDMSI)
2. Development of innovative design and production processes that lead the way for the manufacturing industry in the near future
Development of basic science
1. Elucidation of the fundamental laws and evolution of the universe