{"id":7972,"date":"2024-11-29T07:42:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7972"},"modified":"2024-11-29T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:42:46","slug":"eurohpc-and-danish-supercomputer-gefion-ranked-on-the-top500-list","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/index.php\/news\/eurohpc-and-danish-supercomputer-gefion-ranked-on-the-top500-list\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroHPC and Danish Supercomputer, Gefion, ranked on the Top500 list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the Supercomputing Conference SC24 in Atlanta, USA, several EuroHPC systems and Denmark&#8217;s new AI supercomputer, Gefion, achieved top positions on the TOP500 rankings. The TOP500 list is a highly recognised benchmark that ranks the most powerful computer systems in the world based on their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>EuroHPC Supercomputers in the Top 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EuroHPC JU&#8217;s commitment to advancing high-performance computing in Europe has been reaffirmed with two of its pre-exascale supercomputers securing spots in the top 10 of the TOP500 list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>LUMI<\/strong>: Located in Finland, LUMI reached an impressive 8th place with a High Performance Linpack (HPL) score of 379.7 petaflops. LUMI&#8217;s advanced liquid cooling technology and efficient use of waste heat for local district heating also earned it the 25th spot on the Green500 list of the most energy-efficient supercomputers.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Leonardo<\/strong>: The Italian supercomputer reached the 9th position with a performance of 241.2 petaflops. On the Green500 list, Leonardo achieved the 52nd spot.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1424\" height=\"843\" src=\"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Table-Presenting-Top500-Green500-Rankings-of-EuroHPC-Supercomputers_0.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7973\" data-link=\"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/?attachment_id=7973\" class=\"wp-image-7973\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/global-standing-eurohpc-supercomputers-top500-green500-lists-2024-11-18_en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/global-standing-eurohpc-supercomputers-top500-green500-lists-2024-11-18_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EuroHPC JU<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just outside the top 10 is <strong>MareNostrum 5<\/strong>, based in Spain, which holds the 11th position with an HPL performance of 175.3 petaflops. Its green credentials are also notable, securing the 30th spot on the Green500 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>JEDI: the most energy-efficient system on the Green500 list<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, the first two modules of the EuroHPC supercomputer, JUPITER, <strong>JEDI<\/strong> (1st module) and <strong>JETI <\/strong>(2nd module) are ranked among the top 6 on the Green500 lists, with JEDI ranking for the second time <strong>as the most energy-efficient system in the world<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JUPITER is currently being deployed at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/de\/ias\/jsc\">J\u00fclich Supercomputing Centre<\/a>&nbsp;(JSC) in Germany and will soon become Europe\u2019s first <strong>exascale<\/strong> supercomputer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/global-standing-eurohpc-supercomputers-top500-green500-lists-2024-11-18_en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/global-standing-eurohpc-supercomputers-top500-green500-lists-2024-11-18_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EuroHPC JU<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Denmark&#8217;s Gefion: A New Contender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Denmark has made a remarkable entry into the supercomputing arena with its new AI supercomputer, Gefion. <a href=\"https:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/index.php\/news\/gefion-inauguration\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/index.php\/news\/gefion-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recently inaugurated<\/a>, Gefion has quickly established itself as a formidable player, ranking 21st on the TOP500 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Gefion secured the 25th spot on the Green500 list, reflecting its energy-efficient design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadia Carlsten, CEO of the Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI), expressed pride in Gefion&#8217;s achievement, stating, &#8220;Gefion&#8217;s ranking as #21 on the TOP500 list is a milestone for us and for Denmark&#8217;s global standing in AI and supercomputing.&#8221; (see DCAI press release <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcai.dk\/news\/denmark-s-new-ai-supercomputer-gefion-ranks-21-on-the-world-s-top500-list\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcai.dk\/news\/denmark-s-new-ai-supercomputer-gefion-ranks-21-on-the-world-s-top500-list\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Would you like access to EuroHPC supercomputers? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a researcher at SDU, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/support.escience.sdu.dk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.escience.sdu.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a> for more information about how to leverage the powerful computing power available via EuroHPC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the participation in EuroHPC JU, Denmark is also part of the consortium behind the LUMI supercomputer and therefore a share of the machine is reserved for Danish researchers. A part of the Danish share is reserved exclusively for SDU. To get access to SDU&#8217;s resources on LUMI, you can send an <a href=\"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Template_regular-project-application-form.docx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/escience.sdu.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Template_regular-project-application-form.docx\">application<\/a> to our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.escience.sdu.dk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.escience.sdu.dk\" target=\"_blank\">service desk<\/a>. If you would like to access even more resources on LUMI, apply for the national pool of resources via the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deic.dk\/en\/supercomputing\/Apply-for-HPC-resources\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.deic.dk\/en\/supercomputing\/Apply-for-HPC-resources\" target=\"_blank\">DeiC calls<\/a>, announced twice a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gefion is currently scheduled to become available to Danish researchers in the beginning of 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Supercomputing Conference SC24 in Atlanta, USA, several EuroHPC systems and Denmark&#8217;s new AI supercomputer, Gefion, achieved top positions on the TOP500 rankings. 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