Invest in Compute Hardware

The minimum buy-in is one compute node. If you are interested in purchasing nodes with special configurations (e.g. very large memory, different CPUs, GPUs, etc.), contact us for pricing. We also offer additional storage on our high-speed filesystem.

All equipment and infrastructure costs are approved to be charged to grants. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

You can also submit allocations via the Illinois Computes program to get access to FREE compute and storage services.

NOTE: Pricing below current as of 11/6/2024 and is the full cost for each node.

Traditional CPU Nodes

CPU nodes are intended for traditional CPU-based computing applications.

Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids) 8562Y+

CPUMemoryHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8562Y+256GB480GB SSD$10,445 – 25G
$11,195 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+512GB480GB SSD$12,445 – 25G
$13,195 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+1TB480GB SSD$16,445 – 25G
$17,195 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+2TB480GB SSD$24,445 – 25G
$25,195 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+4TB480GB SSD$50,945 – 25G
$51,695 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

AMD EPYC (Genoa) 9534

CPUMemoryHard DrivePrice
(2) AMD 9534256GB960GB NMVe$16,300 – 25G
$17,050 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

GPU Nodes

GPU-dense compute nodes are well-suited for AI/machine learning. Up to 8 GPUs maximum per 2U/4U/6U server. Additional memory configurations available upon request.

Researchers can also get FREE access to GPUs in the ICCP via the Illinois Computes program. The Illinois Computes queue on ICCP has 4 – Dual AMD 7763, 512GB RAM, 4x A100 nodes available for use at no cost to Illinois researchers.

NVIDIA A30 24GB (Intel 8568Y+ / AMD 9554)

CPUMemoryGPUHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(1) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$16,245 – 25G
$16,995 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(2) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$19,360 – 25G
$20,110 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(3) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$27,865 – 25G
$28,615 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(4) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$34,095 – 25G
$34,845 – 100G
(2) AMD 9554192GB(1) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$19,790 – 25G
$20,540 – 100G
(2) AMD 9554192GB(2) NVIDIA A30960GB NMVe$22,905 – 25G
$23,655 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

NVIDIA A40 48GB (Intel 8568Y+ / AMD 9554)

CPUMemoryGPUHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(1) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$16,540 – 25G
$17,290 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(2) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$20,025 – 25G
$20,775 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(3) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$28,705 – 25G
$29,455 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(4) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$35,675 – 25G
$36,425 – 100G
(2) AMD 9554192GB(1) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$20,090 – 25G
$20,840 – 100G
(2) AMD 9554192GB(2) NVIDIA A40960GB NMVe$23,575 – 25G
$24,325 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

NVIDIA L40S 48GB (Intel 8568Y+)

CPUMemoryGPUHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(1) NVIDIA L40S960GB NMVe$20,095 – 25G
$20,845 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(2) NVIDIA L40S960GB NMVe$28,495 – 25G
$29,245 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(3) NVIDIA L40S960GB NMVe$41,945 – 25G
$42,695 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(4) NVIDIA L40S960GB NMVe$46,355 – 25G
$47,105 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

NVIDIA H100 80GB (Intel 8562Y+ / Intel 8568Y+ / AMD 9554)

CPUMemoryGPUHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(1) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe$30,270 – 25G
$31,020 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(2) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe$51,920 – 25G
$52,670 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(3) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe$68,045 – 25G
$68,795 – 100G
(2) Intel 8568Y+256GB(4) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe$111,345 – 25G
$112,095 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+1TB(4) NVIDIA H1001.92TB NMVe$149,750 – 25G
$150,500 – 100G
(2) Intel 8562Y+1TB(8) NVIDIA H1001.6TB NMVe$265,395 – 25G
$266,145 – 100G
(2) AMD 9554192GB(1) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe
(2) AMD 9554192GB(2) NVIDIA H100960GB NMVe
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

NVIDIA H200 140GB (Intel 8562Y+)

CPUMemoryGPUHard DrivePrice
(2) Intel 8562Y+1.5TB(8) NVIDIA H2001.6TB NMVe$272,775 – 25G
$273,525 – 100G
NOTE: Prices listed above include the total cost of equipment for the initial 5 year lifespan of the equipment. Infrastructure fees are fees that cover the fair share portion of shared system components. Those fees vary by system type/configuration and are currently paid for by the Illinois Computes program.

Custom Nodes

Would you like a different configuration than those you see listed above? If so, please contact us at help@campuscluster.illinois.edu and we can discuss your custom node configuration.

GPUs

GPUs we are able to include in our node configurations:

NVIDIA A10 24GB
NVIDIA A30 24GB
NVIDIA A40 48GB
NVIDIA L40S 48GB
NVIDIA H100 80GB
NVIDIA H200 140GB
AMD Instinct Mi100 32GB

Illinois Computes

The Illinois Campus Cluster Program is currently recommending users interested in the RCaaS service to submit an allocation request to the Illinois Computes program.

One of the available resources in the Illinois Computes program is an IllinoisComputes queue in the ICCP which has standard compute (16 – Dual AMD 7713, 512GB RAM nodes) and GPU nodes (4 – Dual AMD 7763, 512GB RAM, 4x A100 nodes) available for use at no cost to Illinois researchers.

An Illinois Computes allocation is great because researchers are able to get access to free compute on newer nodes than the ICCP RCaaS nodes. The Illinois Computes program also has GPU resources available. The ICCP RCaaS pool does not have any GPU resources.