Leonardo (supercomputer)

Leonardo
ActiveNovember 24, 2022
SponsorsEuropean High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
OperatorsCINECA
LocationBologna, Italy
Architecture13,824 Nvidia Ampere GPU cores
Power6 MW
Operating systemRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)[1]
Space900+ m2
Memory2.8 petabytes
Storage110 petabytes
Speed250 petaFLOPS (peak)
Cost€240 million
WebsiteLeonardo Pre-exascale Supercomputer

Leonardo is a petascale supercomputer located at the CINECA datacenter in Bologna, Italy. The system consists of an Atos BullSequana XH2000 computer, with close to 14,000 Nvidia Ampere GPUs and 200 Gbit/s Nvidia Mellanox HDR InfiniBand connectivity.[2] Inaugurated in November 2022, Leonardo is capable of 250 petaflops (250 quadrillion operations per second), making it one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world.[3][4] It debuted on the TOP500 in November 2022 ranking fourth in the world, and second in Europe.[5]

  1. ^ Turisini, Matteo; Cestari, Mirko; Amati, Giorgio (2024-01-15). "LEONARDO: A Pan-European Pre-Exascale Supercomputer for HPC and AI applications". Journal of large-scale research facilities JLSRF. 9 (1). doi:10.17815/jlsrf-8-186. ISSN 2364-091X.
  2. ^ "Leonardo: The European HPC path toward the digital Era". Cineca. October 15, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. ^ "LEONARDO is inaugurated: Europe welcomes a new world-leading supercomputer". European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertakin (Press release). 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ "Arriva Leonardo, 30 tir per portare il supercomputer del Tecnopolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. ^ "November 2022 | TOP500". TOP500. Retrieved 2023-04-16.