Computational Chemistry Benchmarks - Nvidia
Computational Chemistry Benchmarks - Nvidia
Computational Chemistry Benchmarks - Nvidia
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Price/Performance relative to Supercomputer<br />
TeraChem<br />
Bang for the Buck<br />
600<br />
Performance/Price<br />
TeraChem running on 8 C2050s on 1 node<br />
NWChem running on 4096 Quad Core CPUs<br />
In the Chinook Supercomputer<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
493<br />
Giant Fullerene C240 Molecule<br />
Note: Typical CPU and GPU node pricing<br />
used. Pricing may vary depending on node<br />
configuration. Contact your preferred HW<br />
vendor for actual pricing.<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
1<br />
4096 Quad Core CPUs ($19,000,000) 8 C2050 ($31,000)<br />
Dollars spent on GPUs do 500x more science than those spent on CPUs