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A CPU-only machine becomes the world's most powerful supercomputer

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China's LineShine became the world's most powerful supercomputer at 2.198 exaflops on CPUs alone, as SpaceX inked a $6.3 billion deal to rent GB300s to the startup Reflection and one analysis argued the real bottleneck is grid hookups rather than electricity.

Reported metric: 2.198 exaflops

Reporting date: 2026-06-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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A CPU-only machine becomes the world's most powerful supercomputer
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Reporting date: 2026-06-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-06-24-a-supercomputer-on-cpus-alone
Claim: China's LineShine became the world's most powerful supercomputer at 2.198 exaflops on CPUs alone, as SpaceX inked a $6.3 billion deal to rent GB300s to the startup Reflection and one analysis argued the real bottleneck is grid hookups rather than electricity.
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