Differences between Microcomputer and Supercomputer , Supercomputer and Mainframe Computer , Mainframe Computer and Minicomputer

 

Differences between Microcomputer and Supercomputer are as follows: 

Microcomputer	Supercomputer
Microcomputers are general-purpose computers that are mostly used for daily work that performs all logic and arithmetic operations.	While supercomputer is used for complex and large mathematical computations.
Microcomputers are small in terms of size.	While the size of a supercomputer is very large.
Microcomputers are cheaper than supercomputers.	Whereas the supercomputers are very expensive.
Microcomputer speeds lower than supercomputers.	Whereas supercomputer speed is extremely high.
Microcomputers can have multiple operating systems simultaneously.	Whereas at present, supercomputers have Linux and their different operating systems.
Microcomputers are used in offices, education systems, database management systems, word processing, etc.	Where supercomputers are used in astronomy, data analysis, robot designing, weather forecasting, data mining, etc.
Microcomputers usually have a processor.	While modern supercomputers can contain thousands of processors.
Microcomputer was invented by Bill Pentz team.	Whereas supercomputer was invented by Seymour Cray.
Microcomputers can have a processing speed in the range of 70 to 100 MIPS.	Whereas supercomputers can have a processing speed in the range of 100 to 900 MIPS.
Examples of microcomputers are laptop, desktop, IBM-PC, etc.	Examples of supercomputers are Cray Supercomputer, Sunway TaihuLight, etc.

 

Difference between Supercomputer and Mainframe Computer

Let’s see the difference between Supercomputer and Mainframe Computer: 

S.NO	Supercomputer	Mainframe Computer
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.

 

 

Let’s see the difference between Mainframe Computer and Minicomputer: 

S.NO	Mainframe	Minicomputer
1.	In mainframe computers, large size of disk is used.	While in a minicomputer, small size of disk is used.
2.	Mainframe computers have large memory storage.	While minicomputers have small or less memory storage than mainframe computer.
3.	The processing speed of mainframe computer is faster than minicomputer.	While the processing speed of minicomputer is slower than mainframe computer.
4.	Mainframe computer is costlier than minicomputers.	Whereas minicomputers’s cost is less or it is inexpensive.
5.	The first successful mainframe computer is invented by IBM.	The first microcomputer was invented by the team leader Bill Pentz.
6.	Mainframe computers support thousand or millions of users simultaneously.	Whereas minicomputers support hundreds of users at a time.
7.	Mainframe computers can have a processing speed in the range of 3-4 MIPS to as high as 100 MIPS.	Whereas minicomputers can have a processing speed in the range of 10 to 30 MIPS.