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If you’ve been thinking about buying a new supercomputer and have been waiting for a good price, now might be a good time to make a bid. Currently, the U.S. government, through the GSA auction, Cheyenne supercomputer Highest bidder has 3 days left. We haven’t tested this ourselves, but we think the 145,152 CPU cores easily outperforms our top laptop picks today. It also currently comes with 313,344 GB of RAM fully installed and storage capacity up to approximately 36 petabytes, so there’s no need to upgrade your memory right away. No need to delete files to make room for downloading new games or other media.
Get one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for far less than list price during a U.S. government auction.
This transaction was discovered by ars technica, also points out that fiber optic and CAT5/6 cables are not included in the sale. The price the government paid for the supercomputer has not been disclosed, but it’s safe to assume that it would cost millions of dollars. other super computer. As of this writing, bids have reached $28,085, but the reserve has not yet been reached. He still has 3 days left, but no deposit is required to bid at this time.
The reasons for such a large discount (besides the fact that Cheyenne has been decommissioned) are false rapid disconnects that cause splashes, and about 1 percent of nodes “experiencing failure” and “remaining unrepaired.” This may be the case. Another thing to note before you start carving out space in your arena-sized, air-conditioned garage is that shipping is not included. As GSA Auctions notes on its details page, “Moving this system requires the assistance of a professional moving company,” and “purchaser is responsible for moving the racks from the facility to the truck.” Masu.
But is there another machine that offers such significant cost savings? 5.34 quintillion Computations per second? Cheyenne is also incredibly energy efficient, consuming 25% less energy per computation than its predecessor, Yellowstone. This giant supercomputer helps researchers understand the rapid intensification of hurricanes, how wildfires affect air quality, and simulates climate features over several years to predict outcomes decades in advance. I did. It will definitely provide enough processing power for extreme multitasking at work, and should be able to handle even the most demanding games after hours.
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