The world's top-level supercomputer
Supercomputer Fugaku

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)
Cutting-edge supercomputer utilizing technology from the supercomputer Fugaku
Expected Outcome: Priority Issues and Exploratory Challenges
Social and scientific priority issues to be tackled by using the Supercomputer Fugaku
Priority Issues
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Achievement of a society that provides health and longevity
- Innovative drug discovery infrastructure through functional control of biomolecular systems
- Integrated computational life science to support personalized and preventive medicine
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Disaster prevention and global climate problems
- Development of integrated simulation systems for hazards and disasters induced by earthquakes and tsunamis
- Advancement of meteorological and global environmental predictions utilizing observational "Big Data"
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Energy problems
- Development of new fundamental technologies for high-efficiency energy creation, conversion/storage and use
- Accelerated development of innovative clean energy systems
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Enhancement of industrial competitiveness
- Creation of new functional devices and high-performance materials to support next-generation industries(CDMSI)
- Development of innovative design and production processes that lead the way for the manufacturing industry in the near future
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Development of basic science
- Elucidation of the fundamental laws and evolution of the universe
RIKEN Center for Computational Science
- "Expected Outcome: Priority Issues and Exploratory Challenges"(https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/fugaku/outcome
), 15 May 2020.
Events
Topics
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November 20, 2020Press Release
- Japanese Research Group Performs Largest Ever Meteorological Calculation on Supercomputer Fugaku
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November 19, 2020Press Release
- Fujitsu, AIST, and RIKEN Achieve Unparalleled Speed on the MLPerf HPC Machine Learning Processing Benchmark Leveraging Leading Japanese Supercomputer Systems
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November 17, 2020Press Release
- Japan's Fugaku Retains Title as World's Fastest Supercomputer