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| + | |name=HECToR | ||
| + | |logo=hector phase3.jpg | ||
| + | |sponsor=EPSRC | ||
| + | |sponsor 2=NERC | ||
| + | |sponsor 3=BBSRC | ||
| + | |designer=Cray | ||
| + | |operator=EPCC | ||
| + | |introduction=October 2007 | ||
| + | |retired=March 24 2014 | ||
| + | |peak dpflops=829 teraFLOPS | ||
| + | |price=$85,000,000 | ||
| + | |successor=ARCHER | ||
| + | |successor link=supercomputer/archer | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''HECToR''' ('''High-End Computing Terascale Resource''') was [[terascale]] [[x86]] [[supercomputer]] serving as the UK's primary academic research supercomputer. HECToR has been superceded by {{\\|ARCHER}}. | '''HECToR''' ('''High-End Computing Terascale Resource''') was [[terascale]] [[x86]] [[supercomputer]] serving as the UK's primary academic research supercomputer. HECToR has been superceded by {{\\|ARCHER}}. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
HECToR was a UK academic national supercomputer service funded by NERC, EPSRC, and BBSRC for the academic community. | HECToR was a UK academic national supercomputer service funded by NERC, EPSRC, and BBSRC for the academic community. | ||
Revision as of 02:02, 21 October 2019
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| General Info | |
| Sponsors | EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC |
| Designers | Cray |
| Operators | EPCC |
| Introduction | October 2007 |
| Retired | March 24 2014 |
| Peak FLOPS | 829 teraFLOPS |
| Price | $85,000,000 |
| Succession | |
HECToR (High-End Computing Terascale Resource) was terascale x86 supercomputer serving as the UK's primary academic research supercomputer. HECToR has been superceded by ARCHER.
Overview
HECToR was a UK academic national supercomputer service funded by NERC, EPSRC, and BBSRC for the academic community.
Facts about "HECToR - Supercomputers"
| designer | Cray + |
| discontinuation date | March 24 2014 + |
| introductory date | October 2007 + |
| logo |  + |
| name | HECToR + |
| operator | EPCC + |
| peak flops (double-precision) | 829,000,000,000,000 FLOPS (829,000,000,000 KFLOPS, 829,000,000 MFLOPS, 829,000 GFLOPS, 829 TFLOPS, 0.829 PFLOPS, 8.29e-4 EFLOPS, 8.29e-7 ZFLOPS) + |
| release price | $ 85,000,000.00 (€ 76,500,000.00, £ 68,850,000.00, ¥ 8,783,050,000.00) + |
| sponsor | EPSRC +, NERC + and BBSRC + |
