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Virtual Tour

ARCHER2, the UK’s National Supercomputing Service, stands as a world-class advanced computing resource for UK researchers. Powered by the HPE Cray EX supercomputing system, ARCHER2 boasts an estimated peak performance of 28 Pflop/s. With 5,848 nodes, each housing dual AMD EPYCTM 7742 64-core processors clocked at 2.25GHz, the machine contains a total of 750,080 cores. Running ARCHER2 requires specialist staff and facilities, along with a massive power supply. The system is capable of over eleven times the scientific throughput of its predecessor, ARCHER.

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History of Machines

This virtual museum showcases nearly 40 years of supercomputers at EPCC, which hosts and manages ARCHER2 on behalf of UKRI, and how the technology has changed over time.

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Wee Archie

ARCHER2 is made of 23 cabinets containing 5,848 nodes. It requires specialist staff and facilities to run, plus a massive power supply - it’s not possible to transport parts of it to science festivals and other events! For that reason, we have created Wee Archie to help teach people of all ages about Supercomputers.

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