Microsoft Explorer-WUS3

Compute

372 H100e

Chips

1,920

First operational

Jun 1, 2023

Microsoft Explorer-WUS3 is a large GPU cluster operated by Microsoft, located in the United States, in the private sector. It came online around June 2023. At that moment it ranked number 60 among known clusters.

It is built on 1,920 AMD Radeon Instinct MI250X. That amounts to about 372 H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 1.99 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $49M.

Epoch AI rates the certainty of this record as confirmed. Chip count from Top500

Full record

Owner: Microsoft
Users: Cloud, Azure
Sector: Private
Status: Existing
Country: United States
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Primary chip: AMD Radeon Instinct MI250X
Primary chip count: 1,920
Total AI chips: 1,920
H100 equivalents: 372
8-bit throughput: 7.4×10¹⁷ OP/s
Power capacity: 1.99 MW
Hardware cost: $49M
First operational: Jun 1, 2023
Rank when it came online: 60
Certainty: Confirmed