National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou

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Established 2014 (2014) Budget 400 million USD		Research type Multiprogram

Address Sun Yat-sen University East Campus, 132 East Outer Ring Rd., Higher Education Mega Centre. Location Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Campus 42,332 square metres (455,660 sq ft) Operating agency The government of Guangdong province and Guangzhou city, Sun Yat-sen University and National University of Defense Technology Operating agencies Sun Yat-sen University, National University of Defense Technology Similar CITIC Plaza, Canton Tower, Guangzhou Opera House, Pearl River, Pazhou

The National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou houses Tianhe-2, which is currently the second fastest supercomputer in the world, with a measured 33.86 petaflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second). Tianhe-2 is operated by the National University of Defence Technology, and owned by the Chinese government.

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