> The Department of Energy's IBM supercomputer Summit holds the top spot, with a maximum recorded performance (Rmax) of 148,600.0 teraflops Not so long ago, they were pining for [one teraflops](https://books.google.com/books?id=ogEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=popular+science+the+teraflops+race&source=bl&ots=mfEFTEJzWL&sig=ACfU3U0FwxvDU06s35J9pz8X5U0jvuX0lA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGjYvSgP_iAhVjmeAKHUbLBWMQ6AEwB3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=popular%20science%20the%20teraflops%20race&f=false)