• New PowerEdge C server optimizes the latest compute and memory technologies for demanding high performance computing, Web-tech and cloud computing environments
• Balance of compute and storage combined with automated management makes PowerEdge C6320 also ideal for hyper-converged solutions and appliances
• PowerEdge C6320 provides up to two times performance improvement over the previous generation on leading HPC benchmark and can achieve 999 Gigaflops on a single server
• Comet, a new petascale supercomputer deployed by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) leverages 27 racks of PowerEdge C6320, totaling 1,944 nodes or 46,656 cores; a five-fold increase in compute capacity versus SDSC’s previous system

ROUND ROCK, Texas — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 22, 2015 — Dell today announced it continues to push the boundaries of high-performance computing (HPC) and big data by unveiling the PowerEdge C6320, the latest addition in its 13^th generation Dell PowerEdge server portfolio. The PowerEdge C6320 delivers up to two times performance improvement on the leading HPC performance benchmark⁽¹⁾, and has the right mix of cost-efficient compute and storage in a compact, 2U chassis for HPC and hyper-converged solutions and appliances, allowing customers to meet demanding workload needs.

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The PowerEdge C6320 optimizes the latest compute and memory technologies for demanding high performance computing, Web-tech and cloud computing environments (Photo: Business Wire)

The notion of aligning HPC and big data has steadily gained traction over the past few years. As analytics and big data continue to be top of mind for organizations of all sizes and industries, traditional IT departments are considering HPC solutions to help provide rapid and reliable information to business owners so they can make more informed decisions. As Dell’s latest future-ready HPC solution, the Dell PowerEdge C6320 helps power the discoveries and insights being made by top research organizations and enterprises around the world.

Additionally, as hyper-converged systems such as Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO: RAIL and Dell’s XC Series of Web-scale Converged Appliances now make up the fastest growing part of the overall converged infrastructure market, the PowerEdge C6320 along with its embedded management software is an ideal platform for these appliances. According to IDC, sales of hyper-converged systems are expected to increase 116.2 percent in 2015 over the previous year to $806.8 million (USD). The market is expected to experience a 59.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2019, when it will generate more than $3.9 billion (USD) in total sales⁽²⁾.

Dell PowerEdge C6320, purpose-built for high-performance computing fields

The PowerEdge C6320 is designed to offer four independent server nodes in a 2U chassis. Compared to the previous generation, it provides up to two times the performance improvement on the LinPack spec⁽¹⁾, up to 45 percent improvement on the SPECint_rate benchmark⁽³⁾ and up to 28 percent better power efficiency on the Spec_Power benchmark⁽⁴⁾. This allows customers to optimize application performance and productivity while conserving energy use and saving traditional datacenter space.

The PowerEdge C6320 features the latest generation of Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors and provides up to 18 cores per socket (144 cores per 2U chassis), up to 512GB of DDR4 memory and up to 72TB of flexible local storage. In addition, the PowerEdge C6320 now comes integrated with iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller. By leveraging iDRAC8, customers can automate many routine management tasks and reduce the time and number of steps to deploy, monitor and update their servers throughout their lifecycle.

For the most demanding HPC and big data workloads, customers can pair the PowerEdge C6320 with the accelerator-optimized PowerEdge C4130. As organizations are increasingly turning to GPUs for workload acceleration, the PowerEdge C4130 is a GPU dense and flexible rack server purpose-built to speed the most demanding workloads. The PowerEdge C4130 delivers up to 33 percent better GPU/accelerator density than its closest competitors⁽⁵⁾ and 400 percent more PCIe GPU/accelerators per processor per rack U than a comparable HP system⁽⁶⁾. The PowerEdge C4130 can also achieve over 7.2 Teraflops on a single 1U server and has a performance/watt ratio of up to 4.17 Gigaflops per watt⁽⁷⁾.

Dell PowerEdge C6320 powers Comet

Comet is a new petascale supercomputer designed to transform advanced scientific computing by expanding access and capacity among traditional as well as research domains. Deployed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, Comet includes 27 racks of PowerEdge C6320 compute nodes and is designed to optimize capacity for modest-scale jobs. Totaling 1,944 nodes or 46,656 cores, Comet provides a five-fold increase in compute capacity versus SDSC’s previous HPC system.