HPCpodcast-109: TOP500 at ISC26, China Re-Enters Race in Top Spot - In Depth
OrionX (HPCpodcast), Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
The HPCpodcast covers the ISC26 TOP500 list as China returns to the top with a 2-exaflop system.
This HPCpodcast episode discusses the latest TOP500 supercomputer rankings unveiled at the ISC26 conference
Hosts Shahin Khan and Doug Black note that China has returned to the competition after nearly a decade, claiming the top spot with the first system to exceed 2 exaflops in 64-bit on the HPL benchmark
The discussion spans performance across HPL, Green500, HPL-MxP, and HPCG benchmarks. The hosts compare how different continents, companies, and computing architectures rank among the world's most powerful systems.