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El Capitan vs Frontier
RANKED BY RMAX PERFORMANCE (SUSTAINED LINPACK)
#2 VS #3
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
El Capitan ranks #2 of 5 on Rmax performance (sustained Linpack) (1,809 PFlop/s); Frontier ranks #3 (1,353 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 03 of 5
Rmax performance (sustained Linpack)
1,353 PFlop/s
MakerHPE / AMD
Date2021
Verified06 Sept 2026
Evidence
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's own site (the system's operator, part of ORNL/DOE): Frontier reached 1.353 exaflops HPL, most recently reconfirmed in a November 2024 ORNL announcement ("Frontier supercomputer hits new highs in third year of exascale").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