If you’ve been thinking about buying a new supercomputer but are waiting for a good price, now might be a good time to make your offer. Currently, the US government, through GSA Auctions, auctions Cheyenne supercomputer the highest bidder has three days left. While we haven’t tested it ourselves, we assume it will easily outperform our current process of 145,152 CPU cores. best choice for laptop. You also won’t need to upgrade the memory anytime soon, as a full 313,344GB of RAM is currently installed, bringing the storage capacity to around 36 petabytes. No need to delete files to make room for new games or other media downloads.
GSA Auctions
Get one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers at a US Government auction for well below list price.
It was noted by the contract Ars Technica, which also notes that fiber optic and CAT5/6 cables are not included in the sale. Although the price the government paid for the supercomputer was not disclosed, judging by the price tags, it can be assumed that the cost is in the millions. other supercomputers. As of this writing, bidding has reached $28,085, though the reserve has not yet been met. There are still three days left and no deposit is required to bid right now.
The reason for such a large discount (besides the Cheyenne’s decommissioning) could be due to faulty quick disconnects causing the splash and about a percentage of the junctions being “experienced failure” and “left unrepaired”. Another caveat to note before you start carving out space in your arena-sized climate-controlled garage is that shipping isn’t included. As GSA Auctions notes on its details page, “relocation of this system requires the involvement of a professional moving company” and “buyer assumes responsibility for moving shelves from facility to trucks.”
But where else can you find such drastic savings on a machine that can perform 5.34 quadrillion calculations per second? Cheyenne is also surprisingly energy efficient, using 25 percent less energy per charge than its predecessor Yellowstone. The giant supercomputer helped researchers understand the rapid intensification of hurricanes, how wildfires affect air quality, and simulated years of climate functions to predict outcomes decades in advance. It should certainly provide enough processing power for extreme multitasking at work, even handling the most demanding games after hours.
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