Supercomputers/Systems/Kathmandu University Supercomputer
Nepal · operational · hpc
Kathmandu University Supercomputer
Also known as Nepal first supercomputer
Operated by Kathmandu University at Kathmandu University IT Park Banepa .
Phase 1 seed dataset, compiled by hand. These rows were built from public operator, laboratory and vendor sources. A mechanical second-reader pass has since fetched every cited source: 1092 of 1153 systems have a readable citation that names them, and 40 are genuinely weakly sourced. Every claim carries its source and a confidence tier. Treat anything below verified as a lead, not a citation.
Measured performance
- Rmax
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- Rpeak
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- Rmax ÷ Rpeak
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- Cores
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- Power
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- Per watt
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Figures are as last publicly reported for the configuration described below, not a live measurement. Where a system was upgraded in place, the post-upgrade configuration is shown and the earlier one appears in the timeline.
What this machine is made of
One row per supplier relationship. “Supplier at build” is the company that shipped the part at the time; where that company has since been acquired, the parent it rolls up to today is shown beside it. That distinction is what makes ticker-level aggregation possible across a thirty-year dataset.
| Role | Part | Supplier at build | Quantity | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrator | - 184 CPU servers, 16 disk servers and 12 network switches donated from CERN's computing centre | CERN | - | Reported | kathmandupost.comtechlekh.com |
The read
Nepal's first supercomputer, run by Kathmandu University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the IT Park in Banepa, assembled from retired CERN computing-centre servers donated to the university: 184 CPU servers, 16 disk servers and 12 network switches (The Kathmandu Post adds a total of over 2,500 processors, 8 TB of memory and a 200 kW full-load power draw; the Post reported it installed by February 2019, and status_as_of is that article date because no later status was found). Techlekh describes it as the fastest supercomputer in South Asia outside India, but neither source publishes a FLOPS figure or CPU model, so FLOPS and core count are left blank. Two independent news outlets, neither an official specification, so confidence is reported.
Timeline
- 2019-02 First operational source
Site & facility
Kathmandu University IT Park Banepa
- Location
- Banepa, Nepal
- Commissioned
- 2019
Change history
- 2026-10-01 Added Kathmandu University Supercomputer (Kathmandu University)
Source check
We fetched this system's own citations and recorded whether each page actually mentions it. This is a corroboration signal, not a fact check, and it is published so you can see how well the sourcing holds up rather than take it on trust.
| Cited source | Result | Found on the page |
|---|---|---|
| kathmandupost.com | names system only | - |
| techlekh.com | names system only | - |
Checked 2026-10-09 by pnpm verify. Re-run it and the table changes with the web.