India's Super Computer PARAM Yuva II ranks 9th in Green500 list

PARAM held the first position among supercomputers from India

Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) said its super computer--PARAM Yuva II was ranked on the first place in India in the Green500 List of Supercomputers in the World. PARAM YUVA II has been ranked number 9 in the Asia Pacific Region and stands at the 44th place in the world among the most power efficient systems as per the list that was announced on November 20, at the Supercomputing Conference (SC'2013) in Denver, Colorado, USA.

 

C-DAC is the 2nd organisation in the world to have carried the level-3 measurement of power as compared to performance for Green500 list, which is an indication of the most rigorous level of measurement exercise performed for such ranking.

 

“We have achieved another momentous feat. This is truly a proud moment for all of us at C-DAC, and reaffirms our commitment to efficiency without sacrificing performance. As we continue on the path to build the next generation of India’s supercomputing infrastructure, power management will also be high on our agenda," Prof Rajat Moona, director general, C-DAC said.