# Frontera 5th Fastest Supercomputer

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**Created:** [June 21, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/frontera-5th-fastest-supercomputer/687 "2019-06-21T19:58:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ljhwang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/ljhwang/32/8_2.png) [@ljhwang](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/ljhwang)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/frontera-5th-fastest-supercomputer/687/1 "2019-06-21T19:58:54Z")

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> **[NSF-supported Frontera named 5th fastest supercomputer in the world](https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298756&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1)**
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> Leadership-class system tops all academic supercomputers

We are excited that CIG researchers have early access to this resource. See our May Research Highlight:  
[https://geodynamics.org/cig/news/research-highlights/may-2019/](https://geodynamics.org/cig/news/research-highlights/may-2019/)

Which machines are faster?

1. Summit (DOE ORNL)
2. Sierra (DOE LLNL)
3. Sunway TaihuLight (China)
4. Tianhe-2A (China)

Looking forward to DOE’s newest exascale computer coming online in 2021 - Aurora.