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
Active2012 – May 2018
SponsorsHelmholtz Association, Gauss Centre for Supercomputing
LocationForschungszentrum Jülich
Speed5.9 petaflops
RankingTOP500: 5th
PurposeScientific 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.

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  1. ^ "Supercomputer Juqueen: Europas schnellster Computer in Jülich". www.spiegel.de (in German). 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Höchstleistungen: Deutschland hat den schnellsten Supercomputer in Europa". www.t-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  3. ^ a b Cloer, Thomas (2013-02-14). "Juqueen: Europas schnellster Supercomputer". www.computerwelt.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ a b Windeck, Christof. "Supercomputer günstig abzugeben!". c't magazin (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ Lossau, Norbert (2013-02-13). "Rekord-Rechner: Supercomputer JuQueen verarbeitet Daten per Licht". Die Welt. Retrieved 2021-05-30.