Computer Speed and Avogadro's Number
Paul S. Poskozim · Journal of Chemical Education · 2008
Over the past 21 years, the calculation speeds of computers have increased at the average rate of about 2000 times a year. Said another way, a job taking one second today would have required about 12.5 hours in 1986. Nevertheless, it would still take the newest, linked, super computer over 43 years of continuous running to perform Avogadro's number of calculations.