Outperforms alternative networks with 30% higher HPC application performance, 2X greater message rates, and 6X faster AI collective communication
Cornelis Networks, a leading independent provider of intelligent, high-performance networking solutions, launched the CN5000 family, the industry’s highest-performing end-to-end networking solution purpose-built to maximize AI and HPC performance, supporting deployments with up to 500,000 endpoints. Engineered to address compute underutilization and scaling challenges, CN5000 delivers the industry’s most advanced lossless data transfer and congestion avoidance capabilities—enhancing infrastructure performance and efficiency across AI and HPC environments.
“Networking should do more than just move data quickly – it should unlock the full potential of every compute cycle,” said Lisa Spelman, CEO of Cornelis. “That’s the performance we are offering customers with the CN5000 – a new breed of network-led application acceleration for AI and HPC applications where our scale-out network becomes a force-multiplier for performance at any scale.”
The World’s Highest-Performance Scale-Out Network for AI & HPC
CN5000 enables AI and HPC applications to achieve faster and more predictable job completion times, and greater computational efficiency by minimizing congestion events and maintaining highest throughput under load. For HPC workloads, CN5000 outperforms InfiniBand NDR with 2X higher message rates, 35% lower latency1 and up to 30% faster simulation times driven by its advanced, congestion-free architecture. For AI applications, CN5000 delivers 6X faster collective communication3 compared to RoCE, driven by Omni-Path’s lossless architecture.
- AI at Scale: CN5000 delivers near-linear scaling of training performance for large language models and unlocks advanced inference with extended reasoning enabling higher-quality outputs and tackling previously intractable problems.
- Faster, More Predictable HPC: CN5000 delivers up to 30% faster execution for compute intensive HPC workloads like computational fluid dynamics (CFD), climate modeling, and seismic simulations with higher sustained throughput under real-world conditions compared to InfiniBand NDR.
- Universal Interoperability: CN5000 seamlessly interoperates with GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators, from AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and more. Fully supports OpenFabrics software stacks for truly vendor-neutral deployments.
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CN5000 Product Family Overview
The CN5000 family is a comprehensive 400G scale-out networking solution that includes:
- SuperNICs: Single and dual-port, air- and liquid-cooled
- Switches: 48-port switch and modular 576-port Director Class switch configurations, air- and liquid-cooled
- OPX Software Suite: Open-source, industry-standard host and network management software
- Cabling: Passive and active copper and active optical options for efficient, high-density connectivity
Source: Businesswire