Intel Gains in Fastest Computer List

According to the latest tally of the world's fastest 500 computers, Intel and IBM are literally dominating the list. The recently upgraded BlueGene/L system at the Lawrence Livermore national nuclear lab occupies the top spot with another IBM supercomputer taking second.

Intel chips are the processors in 64 percent of the machines on the list, the largest share that the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has ever had. Its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., showed up in 16 percent of the top 500, down from 21 percent six months ago.

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