Over the past two years, since ChatGPT popularized the term AI, it has become a term that one can read about every day in virtually every media outlet. Many countries and companies are developing computers focused on artificial intelligence and currently Intel is the one that has taken the lead with Aurora, the most powerful computer for AI that can be found in the world.
This supercomputer, developed in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HBE), broke the exascale barrier with 1,012 exaflops, reaching 10.6 exaflops of AI and represents a significant tax for the high performance computing
Aurora was created with a focus on science, to analyze everything from weather patterns to unlocking the mysteries of the universe and guiding humanity toward our scientific challenges, according to Ogi Brkic, vice president of Intel and general manager of IT solutions. AI for data centers.
Aurora Specifications
The purpose of this supercomputer is not very different from those that can be found outside the United States. The most important thing here is what material is inside. Aurora has 21,248 processors Max Series of Intel Xeon Processors63,744 units Max Series of Intel Data Center GPUs and has 166 racks. In total, it has 9,264,128 cores and has a consumption of 38,698 kW.
Max series GPUs feature matrix and vector compute blocks optimized for computing tasks. Artificial intelligence
The processing capacity of the Intel GPU architecture stands out for its high performance in vector matrix operations associated with the formation of neural networks for AI and models deep learning.
Concerning the reference classification LINPACKWith only 87% of the system operational, Aurora reached 1,012 exaflops using 9,234 nodes, taking second place.
In the HPCG ranking, used to evaluate realistic scenarios similar to the real world, it achieved third place with 5,612 teraflops
How much processing power would these processors offer with NVIDIA’s H-100 GPUs? It would probably be much higher, but we’ll never know.
It’s just the beginning
Intel is already working on the next generation of this line of processors and graphics called Falcon Shores, a line that will take advantage of Intel’s latest architectural advances. Intel Ford 3 which he presented a few weeks ago.
Intel has entered into various commercial agreements to implement the Intel Xeon processors CPU Max Series and Intel Data Center GPU Max Series, at the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, at the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, at the Atomic Energy Authority of the United Kingdom and at Texas Advanced Computing focused on biological research.
