Re:AWS doesn't make sense for scientific computing
by pbronez on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:13PM
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The article estimated:
Running a modern AMD-based server that has 48 cores, at least 192 GB of RAM, and no included disk space costs:
~$2670.36/mo for a c5a.24xlarge AWS on-demand instance
~$1014.7/mo for a c5a.24xlarge AWS reserved instance on a three-year term, paid upfront
~$558.65/mo on OVH Cloud[1]
~$512.92/mo on Hetzner[2]
~$200/mo on your own infrastructure as a large institution[3]
Footnote [3] explains this cost estimate as:
"Assumes an AMD EPYC 7552 run at 100% load in Boston with high electricity prices of $0.23/kWh, for $33.24/mo in raw power. Hardware is amortized over five years, for an average monthly price of $67.08/mo. We assume that your large institution already has 24/7 security and public internet bandwidth, but multiply base hardware and power costs by 2x to account for other hardware, cooling, physical space, and a half-a-$120k-sysadmin amortized across 100 servers."
Running a modern AMD-based server that has 48 cores, at least 192 GB of RAM, and no included disk space costs:
Footnote [3] explains this cost estimate as:"Assumes an AMD EPYC 7552 run at 100% load in Boston with high electricity prices of $0.23/kWh, for $33.24/mo in raw power. Hardware is amortized over five years, for an average monthly price of $67.08/mo. We assume that your large institution already has 24/7 security and public internet bandwidth, but multiply base hardware and power costs by 2x to account for other hardware, cooling, physical space, and a half-a-$120k-sysadmin amortized across 100 servers."