PC²

Universität Paderborn

Paderborn

Aerial view of the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2) building, a flat two-storey structure with a white perforated facade and cooling units on the roof, situated on a university campus.

The NHR center at Paderborn University is hosted by the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2). It promotes interdisciplinary research in parallel and distributed computing using innovative computer systems. As part of the NHR, PC2 operates high-performance computing systems providing infrastructure and services for academic users in Germany. 

Key Expertise and Profile 

  • Atomistic simulations in physics, chemistry, and materials science, as well as optoelectronics, quantum photonics, and scientific machine learning. 
  • Development of massively parallel methods, algorithms, and numerical techniques for heterogeneous computing architectures, and energy-efficient computing using FPGA-based accelerators. 

PC2 is embedded in regional and national competence networks, including the Atomistic Simulation Center, the NHR Center for Computational Physics, and HPC.NRW. 

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Technical Specifications

Center NamePC²
Total Resources:
# CPU-Cores203 328
# GPUs199
Additional Information
max. job run time [h]504
jupyter notebook available [y/n]y
CPU Resources:
System 1Otus
CPU-TypeAMD Turin 9655
# nodes693
# Cores per node192
memory per node [GB]768 - 3072
System 2Noctua 2
CPU-TypeAMD Milan 7763
# nodes549
# Cores per node128
memory per node [GB]256 - 2028
GPU Resources
System 1Otus H100
GPUs per node4 x NVIDIA H100
# nodes26
memory per GPU [GB]94
System 2Otus A40
GPUs per node3 x NVIDIA A40
# nodes5
memory per GPU [GB]48
System 3Noctua 2
GPUs per node4 x NVIDIA A100
# nodes20
memory per GPU [GB]40
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