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It varies depending on what you want. We have provided estimates below which are accurate as of February 2024.
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The given costs are ONLY estimates. Final costs are pursuant to a quote from the appropriate vendor. |
CPU node (128 AMD Epyc cores)
$17,000.00
GPU node (64 AMD Epyc cores, 1x nVIDIA A100 gpu)
$18,000.00
GPU node (64 AMD Epyc cores, 3x nVIDIA A100 gpus)
Service Type | Unit/Term | Unit Cost | Minimum Purchase |
Purchase (CPU) | 1 server/5 yrs | $18,000 (cpu) | 1 server |
Purchase (GPU)
| 1 server/5 yrs (1-3 GPU) | $14,500, plus $2500/GPU | 1 server, plus 1 GPU |
Rental (CPU) | 1 server/1 mo | $300 | 1 month/server |
Rental (GPU)
| 1 server/1 mo (1-3 GPU) | $242, plus $42/GPU | 1 month/ server/GPU |
This includes ITS infrastructure and licensing costs. Actual cost may differ and will depend on a formal quote from Dell.
The current hardware specifications are as follows:
CPU Node - Dell R6525 | GPU Node - Dell R7525 |
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2x 64-core AMD Epyc processors (128 cores) 512GB RAM 480GB SSD 25Gb/s Ethernet 200Gb/s InfiniBand (storage interconnect) | 2x 32-core AMD Epyc processors (64 cores) 512GB RAM 480GB SSD 25Gb/s Ethernet 200Gb/s InfiniBand (storage interconnect) 1x or 3x NVIDIA A100 GPU accelerator |
It is worth noting that the market supply of GPUs is currently low. Accordingly. Dell may need to substitute a different card in place of the A100.
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Interested faculty can get started by submitting a PI Equipment Request Form. Storrs HPC Admins will then request a quote from Dell. When the quote is ready, it will be forwarded to PIs for review.
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