ODROID-MC1: My Cluster One with 32 CPU Cores and 8GB DRAM

Description

ODROID-MC1 consists of 4 stackable units, each with a specially designed Single Board Computer (SBC) based on the Samsung Exynos 5422 octa-core processor. The OS is compatible with the ODROID-XU4, and is mounted on an aluminum case. The cases (which also incorporates an integrated heatsink) are stacked with a 80mm USB-Fan attached on the back-end, to ensure adequate cooling. The ODROID-MC1 comes assembled and ready to use as a personal cluster for learning as well as for doing useful work. This affordable 32-core cluster computer can run Docker Swarm, Build Farm and many other parallel computing applications.

Features

• 4 units are fully assembled with a cooling fan
• Each unit has Samsung Exynos5422 big-LITTLE octa-core CPUS with 2GB RAM
• Each unit has Gigabit Ethernet port for clustering
• USB 2.0 Host
• UHS-1 capable micro-SD card slot for boot media
• Linux OS images based on modern Kernel 4.9 LTS and Kernel 4.14 LTS
• power supply is NOT INCLUDED
• Size: 112 x 93 x 72 mm (approx.)

To set up the MC1 cluster, you need the following in addition to the MC1 hardware:

BASIC SETUP

1 x Gigabit switch with at least 5 ports
5 x Ethernet cables
4 x microSD cards (at least 8GB in capacity)
4 x 5V/4A power supply (for each of the MC1 computers)