JUQUEEN

JUQUEEN was a Blue Gene/Q system supercomputer built by IBM.^[1] Financed by the Helmholtz Association and the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) in equal parts from federal funds and state funds from North Rhine-Westphalia,^[2] it was put into operation in 2012 at the Forschungszentrum Jülich as the successor to the JUGENE supercomputer.

JUQUEEN

Active	2012 – May 2018
Sponsors	Helmholtz Association, Gauss Centre for Supercomputing
Location	Forschungszentrum Jülich
Speed	5.9 petaflops
Ranking	TOP500: 5th
Purpose	Scientific research

JUQUEEN was the fastest computer in Europe^[3][2] and ranked 5th on the TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers.^[4] It was also one of the most energy-efficient systems in the world for its time and ranked 5th on the Green500 list.^[2] It consisted of 458,752 processor cores^[4] and had a maximum computing power of 5.9 petaflops.^[3]

JUQUEEN was used for several research projects, including the Human Brain Project.^[5]

JUQEEN was shut down in May 2018 after six years of operation and replaced by the successor JUWELS.

External links

• Official website (archived)