Aurora Exascale Supercomputer Officially Deployed for Research

The Argonne National Laboratory has released the Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers around the world, enabling new computing-driven discoveries.

“Early users have given us a glimpse of Aurora’s vast potential. We’re eager to see how the broader scientific community will use the system to transform their research,” said Michael Papka, director of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), in the announcement.

“Aurora is equipped with 63,744 GPUs and 84,992 network endpoints, making it one of the largest supercomputer installations to date. Spanning eight rows of refrigerator-sized cabinets, the machine weighs 600 tons, covers 10,000 square feet – the size of two professional basketball courts — and is interconnected by 300 miles of networking cables,” the announcement states. The system, which ranks third on the latest TOP500 list, was built in partnership with Intel and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

The projects running on Aurora represent some of the most ambitious and innovative science happening today,” said Katherine Riley, ALCF director of science. “From modeling extremely complex physical systems to processing huge amounts of data, Aurora will accelerate discoveries that deepen our understanding of the world around us.”

Read more at the ALCF.