Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

U.S. Department of Energy, HPE and AMD have partnered with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop El Capitan, the world fastest, verified supercomputer in the world.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise delivers world's fastest supercomputer, "El Capitan," for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

El Capitan achieves 1.742 exaflops, becoming the most powerful supercomputer in the world. The supercomputer features 100% fanless direct liquid-cooling technology from HPE and ranks as one of the top 20 most energy-efficient supercomputers on the Green500 list.

The world’s only three verified exascale supercomputers, all built by HPE, take the top three spots on list of the most powerful systems.

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El Capitan news and resources

  • Blog post

    Behind the scenes on building an exascale computer

    HPE reflects on the journey to exascale.

  • Video

    Update on the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Learn about the game-changing potential of El Capitan, an exascale-class supercomputer, and discover how El Capitan will not only transform HPC and AI but also revolutionize scientific research across multiple domains.

  • Road to El Capitan

    Explore this multi-part article series detailing the El Capitan build.

  • Video

    Revolutionizing supercomputing with El Capitan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Discover how El Capitan will not only transform HPC and AI but also revolutionize scientific research.