Prices reflect discounts made possible through substantial funding from the OSVPR to encourage the use of ICDS services for University-sponsored research.
Prices are valid only for Penn State users and are subject to change. NOTE: The prices listed here reflect the most common (NSF) F&A charges, where applicable. In cases where F&A is applied at a lower rate your overall pricing will be lower. This document is intended for estimating purposes only.
Allocation Pricing
An Allocation offers users unlimited and immediate access to a set of resources for six or more months. The monthly cost of an Allocation depends on the resources being reserved. For example, an allocation of 20 Basic Memory cores and 10 High Memory cores:
[20 X ($1.81 /Month)] + [10 X ($5.86/Month) = $75.70/month
Using Credits- Pay per Use Pricing
Users may purchase Credits to “spend” running individual jobs. The number of Credits needed (and thus the cost) to run a single job depends on the resources requested and the job’s runtime. (Pricing is pro-rated down to the second of runtime and any associated processing time.) For example, a job requesting 10 Basic cores that runs for 5 days:
[10 X ($0.093/Day)] X5 Days = $4.67
“Per day” pricing is offered here to give users an idea of the relative cost of running a particular job using Credits.
Roar Collab Resources
Roar Collab is not to be used with restricted (Level-3 or Level- 4) data.
| Type | Description | Credit Price: 1 hour * | Credit Price: 1 Day* | Allocation Price/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Memory | For minimal memory and high throughput jobs. · 4 GB/core | $0.004 per core | $0.096 per core | $2.87 per core |
| Standard Memory | For moderate memory jobs and multicore processing. · 8 GB/core, Infiniband for multi-node jobs | $0.007 per core | $0.178 per core | $5.34 per core |
| High Memory | For large memory jobs and multicore processing. · 20 GB/core, Infiniband for multi-node jobs · >= 1 TB RAM per node | $0.013 per core | $0.31 per core | $9.30 per core |
| Single GPU (A40) | For GPU enabled compute. A40 GPU, Ethernet,36 cores and 1024 GB RAM per node. | $0.293 per core | $7.02 per GPU card ** | Contact Client Support |
| Single GPU (V100) | For GPU enabled compute. V100, Ethernet, 24 cores and 512 GB RAM per card. | $0.126 per core | $3.03 per GPU card** | Contact Client Support |
| Single GPU (A100) | For GPU enabled compute. · NVIDIA A100 GPU, Infiniband, 24 cores and 192 GB RAM per card | $0.249 per core | $5.97 per GPU card ** | Contact Client Support |
| Single GPU (P100) | For GPU enabled compute. · 2 GPU, 48 cores, and 384 GB RAM per node | $0.025 per core | $0.598 per GPU card ** | $167.46 per GPU card and 28 standard cores |
| Multi-Instance GPU (1/2) | A ½ “slice” of an NVIDIA A100 card. · ≈3600 CUDA core and 20GB VRAM per slice · 12 CPU cores and 96 GB RAM per slice | $0.125 per core | $2.99 per ½ slice ** | Contact Client Support |
| Multi-Instance GPU (1/8) | A 1/8 “slice” of an NVIDIA A100 card. · ≈900 CUDA core and 5GB VRAM per slice · 3 CPU cores and 24 GB RAM per slice | $0.036 per core | $0.853 per 1/8 slice ** | Contact Client Support |
| Active Storage | High performance storage mounted to compute resources - designed for actively used files and datasets. | N/A | N/A | $4.06 per TiB |
| Archive Storage | Archival storage separate from compute resources - designed for long term storage and infrequently used files and data sets. | N/A | N/A | $1.30 per TiB |
| Backup Storage | Offsite backup storage of Active Storage data. | N/A | N/A | $4.06 per TiB |
* Note: Remember, when using Credits you only pay for the actual usage time. Full hour and day pricing is given here for estimation purposes.
** Note: The GPU pricing for Credit jobs does not include necessary standard core and memory resources. These jobs will be charged for the complete set of resources requested at submission.
Consultations and Special Services
ICDS also offers special services such as RISE or CIE consultations, science gateways, or hosted compute. Pricing varies according to the duration and complexity of the engagement. Contact us at icds@psu.edu to discuss your needs and pricing.
Payment Details
All purchases of ICDS services and resources are made through iLAB.
If payment for Reserve Allocations and consultation and other special services are drawn and invoiced monthly, users must maintain a balance sufficient to cover these charges to avoid an interruption in service.
Users may purchase additional credit for “Pay per Use” at any time. Available credit balances are available via the Slurm resource manager.
Base rates for compute and storage products differ for internally versus externally funded projects, but are equivalent when applicable F&A charges are added. This list is intended to help users estimate their total costs; iLAB invoicing will reflect the distribution in final price attributed to the base rate and F&A.
Contact ICDS to Get Started
Call or email to discuss your research goals so we can create a package that meets your needs and your budget. icds@psu.edu 814-867-1467