SC34

SC34 — 44-Core Dual-Xeon CFD Node for Fast, Parallel ANSYS Fluent Solves

The SC34 node puts strong CPU parallelism behind moderate CFD work in ANSYS Fluent, pairing two Intel® Xeon® E5-2696 v4 CPUs — 44 cores and 88 threads in total — with 96 GB of RAM. It's built to solve moderate-to-large meshes fast, spreading them across a high core count where the case fits comfortably in 96 GB. When you want top parallel speed on a moderate memory budget, SC34 is the choice.

It is the speed-first, moderate-memory tier on our dual-Xeon platform: a high core count, a sensible memory budget, and a clear path up when your meshes grow.

Specifications

SC34 uses two Xeon E5-2696 v4 CPUs in a dual-socket system: 44 cores total at 2.2 GHz base (3.6 GHz turbo) with 55 MB of cache per CPU — enterprise-class Broadwell-EP silicon. With 96 GB of RAM behind those cores, it's matched to moderate meshes solved at high parallelism.

What's included with SC34

Every SC34 rental comes with extras to help you get the most from it:

• A comprehensive CFD course, free — a full training course to sharpen your simulation skills, included at no extra cost.

• One month of Claude AI Premium — AI assistance to support your engineering, scripting, and problem-solving.

• One hour of free CFD consultation — direct time with our CFD engineers to help set up, troubleshoot, or optimize your case.

These come standard with the node — practical support alongside the compute.

What this node is built for

SC34 is the speed-first, moderate-memory tier on our dual-Xeon platform. It suits:

• Moderate meshes solved fast — spread across 44 cores, a case that fits in 96 GB converges quickly.

• Design iteration and parameter sweeps — more cores means more variants processed per hour.

• Steady and transient runs that fit in 96 GB — where the bottleneck is solve time, not memory.

• Time-sensitive professional CFD — when turnaround is the priority and the case is moderate in size.

With 44 cores at up to 3.6 GHz, Fluent partitions your mesh across all of them for a strong speed-up, while 96 GB keeps moderate cases comfortably in memory.

Cores vs. memory: choosing SC34

SC34's headline is cores, not capacity. In CFD, cores determine how fast a case solves, while memory sets the largest mesh you can run — roughly 1 GB of RAM per million cells for a typical steady, single-phase case. With 96 GB, SC34 is matched to moderate meshes solved at high speed.

• Your meshes have grown larger? Step up to SC59 — the same 44-core dual-Xeon class with a full 1 TB of RAM.

• Want an even higher core count? See SC61 (88-core quad Xeon) or SC63 (96-core quad Xeon Platinum).

• Need more memory generally? See SC56 (1 TB high-memory).

• Want GPU acceleration? Our GPU tiers (the SG series) run Fluent's native GPU solver.

Tell us your cell count and physics, and we'll match you to the tier that fits. SC34 is the right call when your case is moderate in size and you want it solved fast; for larger, memory-bound cases, SC59 or SC56 will serve you better.

Fast SSD storage

The two 500 GB SATA SSDs deliver responsive read/write for loading case files, writing solution data, and handling autosaves — keeping a fast solve from being held up by slow disk I/O. (For larger datasets or very I/O-heavy work, our higher-capacity and NVMe-equipped nodes offer more room and speed.)

How parallel solving works on this node

When you run Fluent in parallel, the solver partitions your mesh across all 44 cores (using algorithms such as METIS), each core solving its share of cells and exchanging boundary data each iteration via MPI. On a single dual-socket node, that communication runs over fast on-board interconnects between the two CPUs rather than a network, keeping parallel overhead far lower than a multi-machine cluster. For moderate cases that fit in 96 GB, those 44 cores deliver a strong speed-up.

Why rent instead of buy

For fast solves on moderate CFD work, SC34 gives you 44 dual-Xeon cores — plus a free course, a month of Claude AI Premium, and a consultation hour — with an easy step up to a higher-memory node when your meshes grow.

How it works — you're in full control

SC34 is yours to drive directly. You connect to the node over a secure remote desktop connection and run everything yourself, exactly as you would on a local workstation:

1. Connect via remote desktop — you get full remote access to the SC34 node.

2. Set up your simulation — load your geometry and case, configure your solver settings, and run ANSYS Fluent with all 44 cores at your command.

3. Run and monitor in real time — start, pause, adjust, and watch the solution as it progresses, with complete control throughout.

4. Keep your results — post-process on the node or download your solution and data files whenever you're ready.

You have full authority over the node for the duration of your rental: we provide the hardware and the support, and you run the simulations your way.

Frequently asked questions

What makes SC34 fast?
Two Xeon E5-2696 v4 CPUs give 44 cores / 88 threads total at up to 3.6 GHz. For moderate cases that fit in 96 GB, that parallelism delivers strong solve speed.

How is SC34 different from SC59?
Both use the same 44-core dual-Xeon Broadwell-EP class. SC34 has a moderate 96 GB of RAM, tuned for fast solves on moderate cases; SC59 carries a full 1 TB for very large, memory-bound work. Step up to SC59 when your meshes outgrow 96 GB.

How large a mesh can it handle?
With 96 GB of RAM, plan for moderate meshes — into the tens of millions of cells for simpler steady single-phase cases, fewer for transient or multiphase physics (about 1 GB of RAM per million cells is a good starting estimate). Send us your case for a precise answer.

Is my data kept confidential?
Yes. Your geometry, case files, and results stay private to you, treated as strictly confidential — and because you run everything yourself over remote desktop, your work stays under your control throughout.

Get started with SC34

If you want fast solves on moderate CFD cases with a high core count — with a free CFD course, a month of Claude AI Premium, and a consultation hour included — SC34's 44 dual-Xeon cores are built for exactly that.

Contact MR CFD for remote-desktop access to SC34 — and we'll help you confirm it's the right tier for your simulation.