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Table 1 Power cost comparison between THUNDER and a typical lab

From: THUNDER: helping underfunded NPO’s distribute electronic resources

Typical lab

THUNDER

#

Hardware

Watts

#

Hardware

Watts

20

PC Desktops

6,000

20

Thin client

60

20

Display

2,000

20

Display

2,000

   

3

Compute node

1,200

   

2

Storage node

500

   

1

Admin/Web

250

Total

8,000

Total

4,010

Monthly bill: $152

 

Monthly bill: $77