Compute Nodes

Barbora NG is a cluster of x86-64 Intel-based nodes built with the BullSequana XH3000 Computing technology. The cluster contains 144 standard (i.e. non-accelerated) compute nodes.

Compute Nodes Details

• 144 nodes
• 27,648 cores in total
• 2x Intel Xeon 6952P, 96-core, 2.1 GHz, per node
• 768 GiB DDR5-8800 MR DIMM (24x32 GB)
• BullSequana X3140 blade servers
• 3 compute nodes per X3140 blade server
• 1x 1 GB Ethernet
• 1x NDR200 IB port
• cn[1-141]

Intel® Xeon® 6952P Processor

Intel Xeon 6952P is based on Granite Rapids architecture designed for high performance computing applications.

Xeon 6952P is a 96-core hígh performance server microprocessor introduced by Intel in Q3 2024. The microprocessor operates at 2.1 GHz with a TDP of 400 W and a turbo boost frequency of up to 3.9 GHz

• Family: Xeon 6
• Cores: 96
• Threads: 192
• L3 Cache: 480 MB
• Frequency: 2.1 GHz
• Max turbo: 3.9 GHz
• Process: 3 nm (Intel 3)
• TDP: 400 W