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Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX (NYU cluster, wjr) PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969 (+ Redhat OS cost)
IBM PPC only 8 PPC + AMD head 32PPC + 4 AMD 4 $89,219 (+ Redhat)
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 300 GB Hot-swap 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 2X36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

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Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX (NYU cluster, wjr) PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
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IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
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IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969 (+ Redhat OS cost)
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IBM PPC only 8 PPC + AMD head 32PPC + 4 AMD 4 $89,219 (+ Redhat)
 
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 300 GB Hot-swap 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 2X36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3608 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX (NYU cluster, wjr) PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
Changed:
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IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
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IBM AMD 254 8 GB 300 GB Hot-swap 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
 
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
Changed:
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IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
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IBM AMD 280 1 GB 2X36 GB 10k rpm SATA
 
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3508 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
Changed:
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MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
>
>
MAX (NYU cluster, wjr) PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
 
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3408 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Changed:
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Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
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Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
 
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3308 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
Changed:
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<
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
>
>
HP 16 64 8 $205,381 (list - we can expect at least 25% discount)
 
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3208 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
Changed:
<
<
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale? Compilers
>
>
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale Compilers
 
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
Changed:
<
<
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of reapir or replacing defective parts
>
>
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of repair or replacing defective parts
 
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3108 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Changed:
<
<
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
>
>
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
 
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Changed:
<
<
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand
>
>
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand
 

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale? Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of reapir or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.

  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 3008 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes
Added:
>
>
    • 1-day consite consulting (cluster enablement team) included in quote
    • Cluster system rack setup, validation and test included in quote
 
  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale? Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)
Added:
>
>
    • Cost of installation will be included when quote is finalized
 
  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of reapir or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
Added:
>
>
    • Cluster comes prebuilt in a crate. Roll it off the crate and plug it in.
 
Added:
>
>
  • Amdex
    • 3 year support included
    • Complete Tech installation and startup service
  * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2908 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale? Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of reapir or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
Changed:
<
<
    • Head node has reduntant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
>
>
    • Head node has redundant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
 

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2808 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Changed:
<
<
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
>
>
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB), all 15k rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
 
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

Added:
>
>
  • IBM
    • 5 years support included in quote
    • Fans, power supplies, switch modules, management modules can be removed and repaired without reboot
    • Further negotiations needed re payemnt conditional on 30 elapsed days continuous operation and ability to reboot within 20 minutes

  • HP
    • 5 years maintenance and support included in quote for all but PathScale? Compilers
    • No specific issues mentioned in quote about RFP requirements (30 elapsed days continuous operation, 20 minute reboot)

  • Microway
    • Warranty is 2 year offsite service with replacements typically shipped within 24 hours
    • Does not accept item 8 in RFP "Waranty: Routine Maintenance" -- warranty is as stated above
    • Microway does not agree to reimburse NYSBC for costs of reapir or replacing defective parts
    • Accepts payment after 30 days continuous operation, abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Lifetime technical support via phone,fax,email

  • Penguin Computing
    • 3 year warranty for all hardware
    • 3 years standard support: phone or email business days 9am - 5 pm Pacific time
    • Extra support: 3-year onsite support: can be purchased at $119/node ($952)
    • Extra support: 24/7 phone support can be purchased for $2000/node ($16,000)
    • No mention of clauses about payment after 30 days continuous operation or abilty to reboot in less than 20 minutes
    • Head node has reduntant drives and power supplies for removal without rebooting
 

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2708 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
Changed:
<
<
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
>
>
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 1st year + 3 yrs included in quote
 
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2608 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
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Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

Changed:
<
<		 * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda? InfotechGroup?
>
>		 * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? InfotechGroup?
 -- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2508 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

Changed:
<
<		 * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?
>
>		 * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda? InfotechGroup?
 -- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2408 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Changed:
<
<
Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost
>
>
Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost (1st year at least included in quote)
 
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Changed:
<
<
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
>
>
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
 
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2308 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Changed:
<
<
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
>
>
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
 
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2208 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
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Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

Changed:
<
<
  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
>
>
  • PowerPC 970MP: Dual core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.5 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
 
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
Changed:
<
<
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 16 4 $98,969
>
>
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 32PPC + 10 AMD 4 $98,969
 
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2108 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Software

Changed:
<
<
Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
>
>
Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Compiler Yearly cost
 
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
Changed:
<
<
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
>
>
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
 
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Changed:
<
<
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
>
>
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Amdex HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI RH EL4 Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
 

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 2008 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
Changed:
<
<
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm
>
>
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm SATA
 
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA
Deleted:
<
<

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD
 

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 1908 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
Changed:
<
<
IBM 8 + 3 16 4 $98,969
>
>
IBM 8 PPC + 3 AMD 16 4 $98,969
 
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
Changed:
<
<
IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet note: 2 head nodes configured
>
>
IBM AMD 254 8 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet
 
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
Added:
>
>
IBM AMD 280 1 GB 36 GB 10k rpm
 
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

Revision 1808 Jun 2006 - Main.BillRice

 
META TOPICPARENT name="ClusteR"
Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 + 3 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
Changed:
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IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet note: 2 head nodes configured
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IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet note: 2 head nodes configured
 
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 + 3 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
Changed:
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IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI ??? note: 2 head nodes configured
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IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI Gb Ethernet note: 2 head nodes configured
 
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
Changed:
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IBM 8 16 4 $98,969
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IBM 8 + 3 16 4 $98,969
 
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI ??? note: 2 head nodes configured
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

Support

* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible

Pricing

Changed:
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Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
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Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
 
IBM 8 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Changed:
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Penguin 11 44 8 $66,306
>
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Penguin 11 44 4 $66,306
 
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 275 2 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI ??? note: 2 head nodes configured
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

Other Nodes

  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Changed:
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Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr single user
 
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU
Added:
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Support

  * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
Added:
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  • AMD 254: Single Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache, 2.8 GHz, X86 Compatible
 

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 8 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
Changed:
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HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
Changed:
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IBM PowerPC970 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
 
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA
Changed:
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Other Nodes

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  • IBM: 2XAMD 254 CPU, ??? RAM, 300 GB hot-swappable 10k rpm SCSI HD

Software

Vendor Clustering software OS Compiler Yearly cost
IBM IBM Cluster Systems RH EL 4 IBM XL Fortran, C, C++ 3 yrs included in quote
HP HP ClusterPlatform, Scali Manage, HP-MPI   Pathscale Fortran,C,C++ $495/yr single user
Microway Micorway Cluster Management SW, MPICH, Torque, Maui scheduler Fedora Core 5 Pathscale Fortran, C, C++ $495/yr singel user
Penguin Scyld Beowulf Scyld (built on Redhat) PGI CDK Fortran,C,C++ Scyld: $850/yr; PGI: $680/yr 2 user 16 cpu, $1020/yr 2 user 64 CPU

  * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Contents

Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 8 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 275 1 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI ??? note: 2 head nodes configured
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Changed:
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Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Gb Ethernet
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Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Infiniband (subtract $14,056 for Gb Ethernet
 
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Changed:
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Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand
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Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand
 

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
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IBM PowerPC970? 2X2GB 36 GB 10k SATA
HP AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 80 GB SATA
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB PXE (diskless) boot
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 80 GB SATA

  * Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = DavidCowburn? BillRice? DavidStokes? DhireshVyas? BinojJose? AnandKatragadda?

-- BillRice - 08 Jun 2006

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Benchmark Summary

System Processor 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 PowerPC 970MP 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND ND
MAX PowerPC 970MP 820 417 210 110 65 39 ND ND
HP AMD 275 976 500 251 132 74 43 30 26
Penguin AMD 280 864 442 228 118 ND ND ND ND
Microway AMD 280 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Processor notes

  • PowerPC 970MP: Single core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.6 GHz, 64-bit, not X86 compatible
  • AMD 275: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.2 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible
  • AMD 280: Dual Core CPU, 1 MB L2 Cache/core, 2.4 GHz, 64-bit, X86 compatible

Pricing

Vendor No. Nodes No. Cores GB RAM per node Quoted Total Price
IBM 8 16 4 $98,969
HP 16 64 8 $205,381
Penguin 16 64 8 $112,818
Penguin 11 44 8 $66,306
Microway 16 64 8 $93,588
Amdex (HP distributer) 16 64 8 $149,843
Amdex 32 128 8 $264,984

Head Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage Networking
IBM AMD 275 1 GB 2X 36 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI ??? note: 2 head nodes configured
HP AMD 280 8X1GB 80 GB SATA InfiniBand
Microway AMD 280 8X1 GB 2 TB RAID5 (8X 500 GB SATA 300, 7200 rpm) Gb Ethernet
Penguin AMD 280 4X2 GB 35 GB RAID 1 (2x35GB), 105 GB RAID 5 (4X 35 GB) Gb Ethernet
Amdex AMD 280 8 GB 2X 500 GB SATA InfiniBand

Slave Node Configuration

Vendor CPU RAM storage
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System 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
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System 1 core 2 cores 4 cores 8 cores 16 cores 32 cores 64 cores 128 cores
IBM JS21 699 350 ND ND ND ND ND

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