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A customer who develops turbomachinery consulted us about a PC for performing fluid analysis using FINE/Turbo and FINE/Open with OpenLabs.The conditions for consideration are as follows.

・CPU: 28 cores / 56 threads or more Clock is 2.70 GHz or more
・ Memory: 512GB
・ Storage: I want to secure about 8 TB for data storage
・OS: None
・Budget: About 180 million yen, but if there is a way to keep costs down, please suggest
・Others: Desire for 4K screen output

Based on the information you provided, we proposed the following configuration.

[Main use]

CPU	Xeon Gold 6326 (2.90GHz 16 cores) x2
memory	512GB REG ECC
Storage 1	1TB M.2 SSD
Storage 2	8TB HDD S-ATA
video	NVIDIA T1000 4GB
network	On Board (1000Base-T X2)
Housing + power supply	Tower type housing + 1000W
OS	None
Others	TPM module

This is an estimate for a configuration with 2 CPUs and a total of 32 cores.
In the case of 2 CPUs, it is best to configure 16 memory modules, so 32 16 GB modules are used.

If cost reduction is a priority, it is possible to introduce a 32GB module x8 configuration on the assumption that the memory bandwidth will drop, and then add more later.In that case, since the speed is increased by accessing 8 memories in parallel, it is basically necessary to unify the memory to be added with the same model number.Regarding cost adjustment, we will consider it according to the factors that the customer attaches importance to.

For 4K screen output, a card such as the T400 can be used, but if the model for analysis has many elements, the performance of the video card may be insufficient. We chose the T3 assuming that it will run 1000D models, but depending on the actual operation method, it is possible to reduce costs.

The configuration of this case study is based on the conditions given by the customer.
Please feel free to contact us even if you are considering different conditions from what is posted.

■FAQ

・What is FINE/Turbo?
FINE/Turbo is commercial CFD software developed by NUMECA International.Provides advanced functions specialized for fluid analysis of turbomachinery and rotating bodies.The pre-processing, analysis, and post-processing functions required for fluid analysis are integrated into one, enabling accurate and rapid analysis results to be obtained.

reference:FINE/Turbo (Japan Cadence) *Jumps to an external site

・What is FINE/Open with OpenLabs?
FINE/Open with OpenLabs is a highly automated general-purpose CFD analysis integrated environment that supports unstructured grids, and enables automatic generation of full hexahedral meshes and parallel computation of 128 cores.In addition, speed-up functions and customization modules are installed as standard.