Difference between Supercomputer and Mainframe Computer
S.NO | Supercomputer | Mainframe Computer |
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1. | Supercomputers are used for large and complex mathematical computations. | While Mainframe computers are used as a storage for large databases and serve as a maximum number of users simultaneously. |
2. | Supercomputer’s speed is more than Mainframe computer. It can execute billions of instructions within a second. | Mainframe computer’s speed is comparatively less than Supercomputers. In these millions of instructions are executed simultaneously. |
3. | Supercomputers are the largest computers. | Mainframe computers are smaller than supercomputers in size. |
4. | Supercomputers are the costliest in the world. | Mainframe computers are less costly than supercomputers. |
5. | In the present, the supercomputers have Linux and their variant operating systems. | While Mainframe computers can have multiple operating systems simultaneously. |
6. | Super computers are mostly purpose-built for one or a few specific institutional tasks. | Mainframe computers are built to handle a large variety of tasks. |
7. | Seymour Cray invents the Supercomputer. | The first successful mainframe computer is invented by IBM. |
8. | Supercomputers can have a processing speed in the range of 100 to 900 MIPS. | Whereas Mainframe computers can have a processing speed in the range of 3-4 MIPS to as high as 100 MIPS. |
9. | Supercomputers find their application in fields like nuclear weapon simulation, etc. | Mainframe computers find their application in fields such as finance, health, etc. |
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