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Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds

Insider Brief A new benchmark could give researchers and buyers a more practical way to compare quantum computers by measuring how much computation they can complete successfully and how quickly they can do it. The new benchmark also indicates that future quantum computers will need a significant performance boost — in the 100,000-fold range — […]

Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds

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Insider Brief A new benchmark could give researchers and buyers a more practical way to compare quantum computers by measuring how much computation they can complete successfully and how quickly they can do it.

The new benchmark also indicates that future quantum computers will need a significant performance boost — in the 100,000-fold range — […]

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Insider Brief A new benchmark could give researchers and buyers a more practical way to compare quantum computers by measuring how much computation they can complete successfully and how quickly they can do it. The new benchmark also indicates that future quantum computers will need a significant performance boost — in the 100,000-fold range — […]

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