National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou

National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou

Established	2014 (2014)
Research type	Multiprogram
Budget	$400 million
Address	Sun Yat-sen University East Campus, 132 East Outer Ring Rd., Higher Education Mega Centre.
Location	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 23°04′23″N 113°23′19″E / 23.07306°N 113.38861°E / 23.07306; 113.38861Coordinates: 23°04′23″N 113°23′19″E / 23.07306°N 113.38861°E / 23.07306; 113.38861
Campus	42,332 square metres (455,660 sq ft)
Operating agency	The government of Guangdong province and Guangzhou city, Sun Yat-sen University and National University of Defense Technology
Website	www.nscc-gz.cn

The National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou houses Tianhe-2, which is currently the second fastest supercomputer in the world, with a measured 33.86 petaflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second). Tianhe-2 is operated by the National University of Defence Technology, and owned by the Chinese government.