SANAM Supercomputer Case Study - Adtech Global

SANAM Supercomputer Case StudyRedefining Supercomputing Power-EfficiencyRanked #2 for the world’s most power-efficient supercomputer.Ranked #52 for the world’s most powerful supercomputer.System Site Cores Total Power MFLOPS/W Rmax Rpeak(kW) (TFlop/s) (TFlop/s) (TFlop/s)SANAM - AdtechESC4000/FDR G2, XeonE5-2650 8C 2.000GHz,Infiniband FDR, AMDFirePro S10000King AbdulazizCity for Scienceand TechnologySaudi Arabia38400 179.15 2,351.10 421.2 1098.01-888-ADTECH2 www.adtechglobal.com info@adtechglobal.com

Case StudyAdtech Global Plays Integral Role in RedefiningSupercomputing Performance, Securing SecondPlace on ‘The Green 500’ for Power EfficiencyComputing expertise from Adtech Global makes the SANAMsupercomputer’s exceptional performance-per-watt possibleChallengeKACST and FIAS need ahigh-end, global technologycompany to create a powerful,sustainable supercomputerenabling cutting edgenanotechnology research inSaudi Arabia.Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and King AbdulazizCity for Science & Technology Seek SupercomputerSolution for Quantum Chromodynamics ResearchKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Riyadh, SaudiArabia, along with Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), neededto develop a High Speed Cluster (HSC) solution based on GPGPU technology(General-Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units) to supportefforts in quantum chromodynamics research.SolutionAdtech Global and AMD delivera new standard in powerefficientsupercomputingthrough high-end hardwareintegration, infinabandconnectivity and the AMDFirePro graphics card.ImpactThe supercomptuer redefinespower-efficiency, securing thenumber two ranking on thelatest global Green500 List,as well as 52nd on the Top500SuperComputer List, whichevaluates computing based ontotal speed.The joint supercomputer project,“SANAM,” is intended to be amajor international player in theadvancement of nanotechnologies.With world-class research anddevelopment facilities, KACST and FIASwere striving to not only maximizeperformance, but also to optimizesuch performance for thermaldissipation and power-draw efficiency.In addition, the effort was aimed atbreaking the world’s record ofmost FLOPS (floating-point operationsper second) per watt.In order to do this, they needed atechnology provider to deliver a tightlyintegrated, heterogeneous platformcombined with the fastest networkingconnectivity. FIAS and KACST wereseeking a collaboration with a singlepoint of contact, global logistics and highendsupercomputing expertise.The SANAM supercomputeronsite in Saudi Arabia.1-888-ADTECH2 www.adtechglobal.com 2 info@adtechglobal.com

SANAM Supercomputer Case Study“We focused on utilizingtechnologies which wouldprovide the ability tocontinuously improveperformance, lower costs andreduce power consumption inthe future. The performanceper-wattcapability of thissystem is simply amazing.”Rick RozalskyAdtech Global“There is a massive shift in theHPC industry from definingsupercomputing performancein terms of FLOPS toperformance-per-watt anddeveloping environmentallyresponsible technologies.The SANAM supercomputer,equipped with AMD FireProS10000 GPUs based onour Graphics Core NextArchitecture, consumes a mere180 kilowatts of power whilerunning, which is incrediblylow for a supercomputer.John Gustafson ”AMDAdtech Global and AMDDeliver a New Standardin Power-efficientSupercomputingAdtech Global’s solution, poweredby AMD’s 420 AMD FirePro S10000dual-GPU server graphics cards, waschosen to produce this powerfulsystem to fulfill the needs of KACST& FIAS’ for a record-breakingperformance-per-watt capability.The result was a new standard inGPGPU-based, power-efficientsupercomputing with the SANAMsupercomputer.As an integral part of the highspeedcluster (HSC) project,Adtech Global provided technicalresearch to identify a solutionThe SANAM supercomputerservers feature complex cabling.that would not only work for the high-speed cluster HSC application, butcould also provide long-term development, modification and enhancementopportunities. Adtech Global’s experience in high-end, custom computingsystems allowed the company to deliver engineering expertise to designthe supercomputer; as well as the global infrastructure to single source theproduct development, which eliminated the need to manage multiple partiesin the supply chain.“We focused on utilizing technologies which would provide the abilityto continuously improve performance, lower costs and reduce powerconsumption in the future,” said Rick Rozalsky, Vice President of GlobalBusiness Development at Adtech Global. “We knew at the outset that theSANAM supercomputer we worked on with University of Frankfurt and AMDwas going to be special, but knowing is one thing and seeing is another. Wehave worked on many high-end, custom solutions; however, it is alwaysexciting to flip the switch and witness the incredible performance of today’ssupercomputers. The performance-per-watt capability of this system issimply amazing.”As part of Adtech Global’s role, the company selected ASUS as the serverplatform for the project in order to deliver the latest technology and pavethe way for future modifications and enhancements. Additionally, Mellanoxwas used to provide InfiniBand architecture, a high-bandwidth interconnectused for high-performance computing.1-888-ADTECH2 www.adtechglobal.com 3info@adtechglobal.com