Building a Tiny Supercomputer to beat college students
Jeff Geerling
May 1, 2026 14:00
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It's clusterin' time! Time to compare my cluster to SBCC student clusters, that is.
Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):
- DeskPi Super4c: https://amzn.to/4nau3nR
- Waveshare HomeRack: https://amzn.to/4w0wBc5
- Waveshare HomeRack Touch Display Mount: https://amzn.to/4w5DFV6
- Tripp-Lite BC600R mini UPS: https://amzn.to/4vQVA1w
- Raspberry Pi Cluster Ansible repo: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-cluster
- Top500 HPL Project: https://github.com/geerlingguy/top500-benchmark
- SBCC 2026 Competition and Results: https://sbcc.sdsc.edu/main-page.html
- Project MINI RACK: https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com
Thanks to DeskPi for sending the Super4C to test, and Waveshare for sending a prototype HomeRack to test. See all the Mini Rack parts I've tested and cataloged here: https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com
And see all the CM5 and CM4 boards I've tested and cataloged here: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy
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Contents:
Science & Technology
#raspberry pi
#cluster
#hpc
#high
#performance
#computing
#pi 5
#cm5
#compute module
#orange pi
#amd
#ryzen
#igpu
#gpu
#graphics
#hpl
#tdp
#efficiency
#linpack
#top500
#benchmark
#tested
#measure
#power
#consumption
#powerful
#tinker
#students
#university
#college
#sbcc
#sbc
#single
#board
#computer
#arm
#intel
#laptop
#mini pc
#networking
#bandwidth
#memory
#ram
#budget
#interconnect
#supercomputer
#supercomputing
#scientific
#compute
#cpu