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How much does it cost to build a 1GW AI data center? A $38 billion entry fee, with 60% used to buy GB200.
If the capital expenditure is amortized over the asset's lifespan, the data center's annualized total cost is $8.5 billion. Among these, servers (assuming all models use NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 systems) constitute the largest portion, with annual depreciation costs reaching $5 billion, accounting for 60% of total expenses.
In comparison, daily operating expenses are negligible on the ledger. Even the largest component, energy costs, amount to only $600 million per year.
This calculation is highly sensitive to hardware depreciation periods. Epoch currently assumes an IT equipment lifespan of 5 years and a data center facility lifespan of 14 years.
If the IT equipment's lifecycle is shortened to 3 years, the data center's annualized total cost will soar to $12 billion; if extended to 7 years, it can be reduced to $7 billion.
(Source: BlockBeats)