China unveils a CPU-only supercomputer capable of 1.54 exaflops — LineShine LX2 packs a frankly ridiculous 2.4 million Armv9 cores from Huawei
China has introduced a new supercomputer named LineShine, which operates solely on CPU technology. This machine achieves an impressive performance of 1.54 exaflops using 2.45 million Armv9 cores developed by Huawei. The supercomputer's architecture allows for efficient AI training without the need for GPUs.
- ▪The LineShine supercomputer consists of 20,480 compute nodes, each with two LX2 processors.
- ▪Each LX2 processor contains 304 CPU cores, totaling approximately 2.45 million Armv9 cores in the entire system.
- ▪The architecture of the LX2 processor includes features that enhance matrix operations crucial for AI training.
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Pro China unveils a CPU-only supercomputer capable of 1.54 exaflops — LineShine LX2 packs a frankly ridiculous 2.4 million Armv9 cores from Huawei News By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 May 2026 China deployed millions of ARM cores instead of relying on Nvidia GPUs When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Huawei) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Huawei-linked LineShine supercomputer crams 2.45 million Arm cores into one enormous AI clusterHuawei's processors power one of China’s largest AI computing installations todayCPU-only supercomputers…
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