What is Cray XC30?

What is Cray XC30?

The Cray XC30 is a massively parallel multiprocessor supercomputer manufactured by Cray. It consists of Intel Xeon processors, with optional Nvidia Tesla or Xeon Phi accelerators, connected together by Cray’s proprietary “Aries” interconnect, stored in air-cooled or liquid-cooled cabinets.

Where is XC30 used for weather prediction?

There is a 115,984-core XC30 system called “Piz Daint” at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, located in southern Switzerland. The ECMWF also uses two XC30 to predict the weather. The Deutscher Wetterdienst has two XC30s (for redundancy), also used for weather prediction.

How many blades does a Cray XC supercomputer have?

Each liquid-cooled cabinet can contain up to 48 blades, each with eight CPU sockets, and uses 90 kW of power. The XC series supercomputers are available with the Cray DataWarp applications I/O accelerator technology.

What is the cost of a XC30 system?

The Swedish Royal Institute of Technology has a XC30 system. The system has a four year budget of SEK 170 million. The UK’s national high-performance computing facility in Edinburgh has a 118,080-core XC30 called “ARCHER,” which cost £43 million.