Lawrence Livermore NL El Capitan Phase 1

Compute

507 H100e

Chips

512

First operational

Jun 1, 2024

Lawrence Livermore NL El Capitan Phase 1 is a large GPU cluster operated by US Department of Energy, located in the United States, in the public sector. It came online around June 2024. At that moment it ranked number 104 among known clusters.

It is built on 512 AMD Instinct MI300A. That amounts to about 507 H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 0.79 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $21M.

Epoch AI rates the certainty of this record as confirmed.

Full record

Owner: US Department of Energy
Users: US Government, Lawrence Livermore NL, Scientific Research
Sector: Public
Status: Existing
Country: United States
Location: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550
Primary chip: AMD Instinct MI300A
Primary chip count: 512
Total AI chips: 512
H100 equivalents: 507
8-bit throughput: 10¹⁸ OP/s
Power capacity: 0.79 MW
Hardware cost: $21M
First operational: Jun 1, 2024
Rank when it came online: 104
Certainty: Confirmed