Comments on: NCSA Builds Out Delta Supercomputer With An AI Extension https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/07/11/ncsa-builds-out-delta-supercomputer-with-an-ai-extension/ In-depth coverage of high-end computing at large enterprises, supercomputing centers, hyperscale data centers, and public clouds. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Slim Albert https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/07/11/ncsa-builds-out-delta-supercomputer-with-an-ai-extension/#comment-211022 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 02:13:21 +0000 https://www.nextplatform.com/?p=142643#comment-211022 In the original “Delta” article (as noted by Eric), the machine had one MI100 node (among a bunch of A40 and A100 nodes, with EPYCs). That was possibly leveraged to get a competitive discount on the H100 upgrade (lest nVidia wanted them to go the MI300 route …) — nice Chicago-style poker bluff if it was!

Still, a mildly steeper discount (just a nudge really) could have helped NCSA-Delta pass the all-CPU Toki-Sora (A64FX, 16.6PF) more cleanly, and possibly even HiPerGator (17.2PF of EPYC+A100), and further establish the need for “everyone” to upgrade to the Hopper Stomper … could this be a case of “missed it by just *that* much”?

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