# SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU

> Netherlands supercomputer

**Wikidata**: [Q133306961](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133306961)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/snellius-phase-1-gpu

## Summary
SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU is a Netherlands-based supercomputer instance (TOP500 system id 180033) deployed by SURF and manufactured by Lenovo. It is a GPU-accelerated high-performance system with Xeon Platinum CPUs and NVIDIA A100 SXM4 GPUs, delivering 3.60 petaflops (Rmax) of measured LINPACK performance.

## Key Facts
- SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU is a supercomputer located at SURF (stated_as "SURF") in the Netherlands and listed on the TOP500 with system id 180033.  
- Inception: 2022.  
- Manufacturer: Lenovo.  
- CPU: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y, stated as "Xeon Platinum 8360Y 36C 2.4GHz".  
- GPU: Nvidia A100 SXM4; system metadata lists 80 GB, while the TOP500 stated_as string includes "NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB".  
- Measured LINPACK performance (Rmax): 3.60 petaflops; theoretical peak (Rpeak): 6.01 petaflops.  
- Number of processor cores: 12,960.  
- Power consumed: 205.35 kilowatts.  
- Operating system: CentOS (stated_as "CentOS Linux 8.4").  
- TOP500 ranking history includes: #279 (2024-11), #240 (2024-06), #210 (2023-11), #176 (2023-06), #254 (2022-11), #439 (2022-06), #403 (2021-11).

## FAQs
### Q: What is SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU?
A: SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU is a GPU-accelerated supercomputer based in the Netherlands, deployed at SURF and manufactured by Lenovo. It is listed on the TOP500 (system id 180033) with a measured LINPACK performance of 3.60 petaflops.

### Q: What hardware does SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU use?
A: The system uses Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y processors (stated as 36 cores at 2.4 GHz) and Nvidia A100 SXM4 GPUs; system metadata lists 80 GB GPU variants while the TOP500 stated_as string references 40 GB. It has 12,960 processor cores and consumes 205.35 kW.

### Q: Who operates and manufactured SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU?
A: The system is located at SURF (SURFnet) in the Netherlands and was manufactured by Lenovo.

## Why It Matters
SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU is significant because it provides GPU-accelerated petascale compute capacity within the Dutch research and academic infrastructure. With a measured LINPACK performance of 3.60 petaflops and an Rpeak of 6.01 petaflops, it adds substantial capability for compute-heavy workloads that benefit from GPU acceleration, such as large-scale simulations, machine learning model training, and data-intensive scientific computing. Its inclusion on the TOP500 demonstrates competitive placement among global supercomputing systems and documents its performance and energy characteristics (205.35 kW). The combination of modern Intel Xeon Platinum CPUs and Nvidia A100 SXM4 GPUs (as recorded in system metadata) reflects a contemporary node architecture aimed at heterogeneous HPC workloads. As a SURF-hosted resource manufactured by Lenovo and running CentOS Linux 8.4, it integrates into national infrastructure for research collaboration and resource sharing, supporting institutions that require scalable, high-throughput computing.

## Notable For
- Measured LINPACK (Rmax) of 3.60 petaflops and theoretical Rpeak of 6.01 petaflops.  
- GPU-accelerated architecture using Nvidia A100 SXM4 GPUs (system metadata lists 80 GB; TOP500 stated_as references 40 GB).  
- Large core count: 12,960 processor cores.  
- Manufactured by Lenovo and deployed at SURF in the Netherlands.  
- Appears repeatedly in TOP500 rankings, showing movement in global position across multiple TOP500 releases.

## Body

### Overview
- Instance of: supercomputer.  
- TOP500 system id: 180033 (stated_as "SNELLIUS PHASE 1 GPU - THINKSYSTEM SD650-N V2, XEON PLATINUM 8360Y 36C 2.4GHZ, NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB, INFINIBAND HDR").  
- Country: Netherlands.  
- Location/operator: SURF (stated_as "SURF").

### Hardware
- CPU: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y, recorded with qualifier "Xeon Platinum 8360Y 36C 2.4GHz".  
- Number of processor cores: 12,960.  
- GPU: Nvidia A100 SXM4. The system metadata lists 80 GB variants; the TOP500 stated_as string includes "NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB", indicating both GPU capacities are present in the provided records.  
- Manufacturer: Lenovo.  
- Top500 stated node description includes "THINKSYSTEM SD650-N V2" and mentions InfiniBand HDR interconnect in the stated_as string.

### Performance and Rankings
- Measured LINPACK (Rmax): 3.60 petaflops.  
- Theoretical peak (Rpeak): 6.01 petaflops.  
- Nmax: 1,193,472 (as recorded).  
- TOP500 ranking history (selected):  
  - #279 (TOP500, 2024-11)  
  - #240 (TOP500, 2024-06)  
  - #210 (TOP500, 2023-11)  
  - #176 (TOP500, 2023-06)  
  - #254 (TOP500, 2022-11)  
  - #439 (TOP500, 2022-06)  
  - #403 (TOP500, 2021-11)

### Power and Efficiency
- Reported power consumption: 205.35 kilowatts.

### Software and System Software
- Operating system: CentOS, stated as "CentOS Linux 8.4".  
- CentOS as a distribution is recorded in the dataset and linked as the operating system for the system.

### Deployment and Timeline
- Inception/deployment year: 2022.  
- Hosted by SURF in the Netherlands and documented in the TOP500 entries associated with system id 180033.

### Identifiers and Metadata
- TOP500 system id: 180033 with the full stated_as description recorded in the TOP500 metadata.  
- Wikidata description: "Netherlands supercomputer".

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## References

1. [TOP500](https://top500.org/system/180033/)