Max Planck Computing and Data Facility
Among listed facilities in Germany with a recorded opening year, this is the earliest of the eighteen, with an opened year of 1960. Max Planck Computing and Data Facility is located at Gießenbachstraße 2, 85748 Garching bei München, in the Munich market, and is listed as one of four facilities in Garching bei München. The record does not give a status for the facility. Wikidata lists it under the same name, Max Planck Computing and Data Facility. Within 5 km of the site there are three other listed facilities: Rechenzentrum Garching, operated by Max-Planck Computing & Data Facility, just 0.05 km away; Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, operated by Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, at 0.53 km; and LRZ SuperMUC-NG, operated by Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, at 0.54 km. Each of these three operators has one facility within that 5 km radius. No capacity, power, or floor area figures are published for this facility.
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- Address
- Gießenbachstraße 2, 85748 Garching bei München
- City
- Garching bei München
- Market
- Munich
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 48.26297, 11.67361
- Location accuracy
- Published location
- Facility type
- Unclassified
- Record level
- Building
- Opened
- 1960
- Website
- mpcdf.mpg.de
Facilities within 5 km
| Facility | Operator | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rechenzentrum Garching | Max-Planck Computing & Data Facility | 0.05 km |
| Leibniz Supercomputing Centre | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | 0.53 km |
| LRZ SuperMUC-NG | Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften | 0.54 km |
Sources for this record
| Source | Listed as | Link | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikidata | Max Planck Computing and Data Facility | Wikidata item | 2026-09-26 |
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