AI supercomputer · California, United States
Lawrence Berkeley NL NERSC Perlmutter
Lawrence Berkeley NL NERSC Perlmutter is an AI supercomputer in California, United States, with 2,260 H100e of compute, owned by US Department of Energy.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2021 | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Public | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | US Department of Energy | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Compute (H100 equivalents) | 2,260 H100e | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Chips | NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB, NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| AI chips | 7,168 | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Facility power | 6.9 MW (reported) | Epoch AI supercomputers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this AI supercomputer and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits and status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares by compute
Lawrence Berkeley NL NERSC Perlmutter is the 3rd-largest of 11 AI supercomputers in California and the 39th-largest of 118 in the United States by compute, with 2,260 H100e. Ranks and totals cover the AI supercomputers in our data that report their compute, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| California | 3rd of 11 |
| United States | 39th of 118 |
| All AI supercomputers in our data | 62nd of 284 |
Owner and place
More from US Department of Energy
- Lawrence Livermore NL El Capitan Phase 244,143 H100e
- Oak Ridge NL Frontier7,283 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL Tuolumne4,567 H100e
- Los Alamos NL Venado2,560 H100e
- Argonne NL Aurora1,689 H100e
- Sandia NL El Dorado1,506 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL Sierra1,091 H100e
- Argonne NL Polaris706 H100e
Other AI supercomputers in California
- Lawrence Livermore NL El Capitan Phase 244,143 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL Tuolumne4,567 H100e
- NVIDIA Selene Phase 21,413 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL Sierra1,091 H100e
- NVIDIA Selene Phase 1706 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL El Capitan Phase 1507 H100e
- Lawrence Livermore NL RZAdams507 H100e
- Condor Galaxy 1 (CG-1)243 H100e
Data on this page
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.