The Cheyenne supercomputer, a powerful and energy-efficient systemthat was once one of the world's most powerful computers, is currently up for auction.
The Cheyenne supercomputer, a powerful and energy-efficient system that was once one of the world's most powerful computers, is currently up for auction. The system, which was inaugurated in 2016, features 145,152 cores across 4,032 dual-socket Xeon E5-2697v4 nodes and 313TB of DDR4-2400 memory, with a peak performance of 5.34 petaflops. The auction details suggest that the supercomputer is being sold off in parts, mainly to render farms, and discussions on platforms like Reddit and Hacker News indicate a significant interest in the hardware for various uses, including gaming systems and low-budget hosting services. The Cheyenne supercomputer was initially housed at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center and was a critical tool for researchers studying a wide range of geosciences, including climate change, severe weather, and geomagnetic storms. Its capabilities allowed it to perform more than triple the amount of scientific computing of its predecessor, the Yellowstone supercomput