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El Capitan vs Aurora
RANKED BY RMAX PERFORMANCE (SUSTAINED LINPACK)
#2 VS #4
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
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Verdict
El Capitan ranks #2 of 5 on Rmax performance (sustained Linpack) (1,809 PFlop/s); Aurora ranks #4 (1,012 PFlop/s).
Rank 02 of 5 · leads
Rmax performance (sustained Linpack)
1,809 PFlop/s
MakerHPE / AMD
Date2025
Verified06 Sept 2026
Evidence
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's own site (the system's operator): El Capitan achieved 1.809 Exaflop/s on the HPL benchmark, verified at SC25. HPE Cray EX255a architecture, AMD 4th Gen EPYC + Instinct MI300A. NNSA's first exascale system.Rank 04 of 5
Rmax performance (sustained Linpack)
1,012 PFlop/s
MakerHPE / Intel
Date2024
Verified06 Sept 2026
Evidence
Argonne National Laboratory's own site (the system's operator): Aurora registered 1.012 exaflops using 87% of the system's 10,624 nodes, announced at ISC High Performance 2024. DOE/Argonne system built by Intel and HPE.Try another pair
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Source Each system's own operator/lab site (LLNL, ORNL/OLCF, Argonne, RIKEN) plus independent tech-press reporting (HPCwire) for LineShine. Not…
Last checked 06 Sept 2026