Intel will build supercomputers for the US Department of Energy
Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) Computing Center of the United States has selected Intel as the supplier of new mainframes.
Intel Federal (a subsidiary of Intel) has entered into an agreement with ALCF for the supply of two supercomputers for the national laboratory. According to The Wall Street Journal , the cost of the project is estimated at $ 200 million, moreover, for the first time in more than 20 years, such a contract was received by a processor manufacturer, not a system integrator.
The supercomputer will use Intel's scalable high-performance computing environment that combines the next-generation Intel Xeon and Xeon Phi processors, innovative memory technologies, Intel Omni-Path Fabric and Intel Silicon Photonics technologies, Intel Luster file system, and the ability to effectively integrate these components. In addition, it provides a single model based on industry standards, which allows you to save investments in existing program code.
The manufacturer of supercomputers, codenamed Aurora (Aurora), will be Cray. Machines will be the continuation of its line of supercomputers "Shasta", developed in conjunction with Intel. Three years ago, Intel acquired a part of the integrator business for $ 140 million.
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This computer is the third and final element of the initiative of three national laboratories: Argonne, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore. The entire project, declared in 2014, is estimated at $ 525 million.
Aurora will be used mainly in the field of nuclear safety, as well as to create more powerful, efficient and durable batteries and other innovative energy projects, which is not surprising, taking into account the interests of the customer.
The machines will use a new generation of chips, known under the code name Knights Hill. According to unconfirmed data, the chip will consist of from 90 to 100 Silvermont type cores at 1.2-1.3 GHz, with the AVX modules added and executed on a 10 nm process.
Intel Federal (a subsidiary of Intel) has entered into an agreement with ALCF for the supply of two supercomputers for the national laboratory. According to The Wall Street Journal , the cost of the project is estimated at $ 200 million, moreover, for the first time in more than 20 years, such a contract was received by a processor manufacturer, not a system integrator.
The supercomputer will use Intel's scalable high-performance computing environment that combines the next-generation Intel Xeon and Xeon Phi processors, innovative memory technologies, Intel Omni-Path Fabric and Intel Silicon Photonics technologies, Intel Luster file system, and the ability to effectively integrate these components. In addition, it provides a single model based on industry standards, which allows you to save investments in existing program code.
The manufacturer of supercomputers, codenamed Aurora (Aurora), will be Cray. Machines will be the continuation of its line of supercomputers "Shasta", developed in conjunction with Intel. Three years ago, Intel acquired a part of the integrator business for $ 140 million.
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This computer is the third and final element of the initiative of three national laboratories: Argonne, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore. The entire project, declared in 2014, is estimated at $ 525 million.
Comparative characteristics
Aurora will be used mainly in the field of nuclear safety, as well as to create more powerful, efficient and durable batteries and other innovative energy projects, which is not surprising, taking into account the interests of the customer.
The machines will use a new generation of chips, known under the code name Knights Hill. According to unconfirmed data, the chip will consist of from 90 to 100 Silvermont type cores at 1.2-1.3 GHz, with the AVX modules added and executed on a 10 nm process.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/289488/
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