Cardiff Uni installs Bull supercomputer | | 2008-06-05 | | Following the official launch of Advanced Research Computing at Cardiff (ARCCA) earlier this month, Cardiff University has opened a high performance computing Centre of Excellence.
The hardware was supplied by Bull Information Systems. It will be run by ARCCA and is among the top three most powerful computers in UK universities.
Its SRIF-3 supercomputer is the first major system in a UK university to use Intel Quad-core chipsets, with four microprocessors to each chip. The system has approximately four terabytes of memory and has just been measured as performing 20 Teraflops.
The machine will be used for advanced research modelling in areas such as health, neuroscience, geosciences, astrophysics, archaeology and renewable energy.
In addition to its power, the system boasts strong green credentials. The computer is based in its own data centre and is housed in 10 energy-efficient water-cooled racks, saving around £30,000 a year on conventional air cooling systems. | |
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