Supercomputers are expensive but well worth it: every dollar invested in high-performance computing returns $44 in profit.
Hyperion Research has found that high performance computing (HPC) generates a $44 return for each dollar invested.
Anyone who uses HPC for R&D and technological innovation understands the intrinsic value of this technology. Through a combination of HPC, large datasets, and techniques such as machine learning, users can now generate ideas that would be nearly impossible to achieve without supreme computational power. At the same time, proving the value of HPC from a financial perspective was not so easy until recently.
Organizations are now gaining a clearer picture of the ROI on HPC investments through research conducted by Hyperion Research and the US Department of Energy. Hyperion has studied and analyzed both the financial benefits and the impact of scientific discoveries made with HPC systems.
The financial benefits have been modeled on revenues, savings or profits, and jobs created by investing in high performance computing, Hyperion reported in a white paper entitled “High performance computing investment means high returns.”
“The financial ROI found in the HPC database is comprised of more than 150 use cases worldwide. “The financial ROI in the HPC database is based on more than 150 use cases from around the world that show an average return of $463 per dollar of investment in HPC, as well as a $44 return on every dollar invested in HPC,” the company said. “To put this in context, for each HPC system acquired for $100,000 by a privately held corporation, the analysis shows an average profit of about $ 4.4 million.”
Hyperion said that while the ROI is high across the HPC ecosystem, certain economic sectors are delivering even greater value for money. For example, in finance every dollar of investment brings in $834 in income and $61 in profit.
Aside from the financial sector, the Hyperion study examined the impact on and value added to scientific research projects, above and beyond simple financial returns. In particular, researchers looked at the number of important innovations in a particular sector over a certain period of time. Most organizations reported 5–10 innovations in their field and the ubiquitous practical value of the discoveries made with the aid of HPC.
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