The FZU Computing Center has put a new computing cluster, Turin, into operation, once again named after the type of processors used. The cluster consists of 12 servers with a total of 24 AMD EPYC 9455 processors running at 3.1 GHz. It provides2,304 computing slots and a total performance of 52,920 HS23.
In terms of overall performance, the Turin cluster does not reach the level of the Milan cluster deployed in 2022, which, with 29 servers, offered 3,712 slots and achieved 66,073 HS23. This difference is mainly due to the lower number of servers, resulting from the project’s limited budget. However, compared to the older system, the new cluster has significantly lower power consumption (10.5 kW vs. 21.7 kW at peak).
The acquisition of the cluster was funded by the following projects:
“Investments for VI CERN-CZ” (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_015/0008198)
“AUGER-III” (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_015/0008186).