HPC Cost Estimator

The HPC Cost Estimator is a tool for AAU researchers and employees in fundraising to estimate costs for High-Performance Computing (HPC) projects. It allows users to input project details like duration, storage, compute power, and data management needs. An interactive quiz helps determine optimal compute configurations based on project specifics. This tool aids in planning and budgeting HPC resources efficiently.

Project duration

What is the expected duration of your project?

month(s) year(s)

Storage

What is the estimated data storage requirement?

Total amount of storage GB TB

Front-end computer

Specify the configuration for your interactive front-end computer

Default 2 CPUs, 4 GB memory 4 CPUs, 8 GB memory 8 CPUs, 16 GB memory

Compute

Quiz: Need help finding the right compute power?

Which best describes your research project?

Machine learning / Deep learning / AI

Large-scale data analysis (big dataset queries, analytics)

Scientific HPC simulations (CFD, genomics, physics, etc.)

General-purpose computing (scripts, moderate calculations)

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How large is your dataset in total?

Small (under 1 TB)

Medium (1-10 TB)

Large (10-100 TB)

Massive (100+ TB)

Not sure

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How long do your typical jobs run?

Short (minutes to a few hours)

Medium (~ half a day)

Long (multi-day or continuous)

Not sure

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Do you plan to utilize GPUs (e.g., for deep learning)?

Yes, GPU acceleration needed

No, CPU-only is sufficient

Not sure

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Will you run tasks in parallel across multiple machines?

Yes (MPI/distributed tasks or multiple concurrent jobs)

No, just a single machine

Not sure

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Do you need interactive or near real-time processing?

Yes, quick turnarounds or interactive sessions

No, offline/batch processing is fine

Not sure

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How many users will be using this HPC at the same time?

Just me (1 user)

Small team (2-5 people)

Large group (6+ people)

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Approx. how many hours per day do you plan to run tasks?

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Recommended HPC Configuration

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Configure your compute requirements

Number of CPUs

Amount of memory (GB)

Number of GPUs

Number of Machines

Total compute usage time hours per day per week per month in total

Data management

Do you require help from data stewards?

hours per day per week per month in total

Pricelist

Prices

- Storage: /TB/year

- CPU: /CPU/hour

- Memory: /GB/hour

- GPU: /GPU/hour

- Data steward: /hour

Prices are taken from GenomeDK

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Cost details

DKK EUR

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Storage

Front-end

Compute

Data management

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Total

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If you need any assistance or have any questions, please contact CLAAUDIA

HPC Cost Estimator