Multi-million dollar Cheyenne supercomputer auction ends with $480,085 bid — buyer walked away with 8,064 Intel Xeon Broadwell CPUs, 313TB DDR4-2400 ECC RAM, and some water leaks

The U.S. government has found a prospective buyer for what was once the 21st fastest supercomputer on earth through auction, sold due to repair and maintenance issues.

May 5, 2024 - 10:30
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Multi-million dollar Cheyenne supercomputer auction ends with $480,085 bid — buyer walked away with 8,064 Intel Xeon Broadwell CPUs, 313TB DDR4-2400 ECC RAM, and some water leaks
The U.S. government has found a prospective buyer for what was once the 21st fastest supercomputer on earth through auction, sold due to repair and maintenance issues.