Velocity • Durability
Velocity • Durability
On Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM CT, Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson returns to the SC exhibit floor with VDURA. This time, the Mountain attacks the AI and HPC data transfer speed record powered by Phison Pascari SSDs + VDURA’s data storage infrastructure, unleashing hundreds of petabytes of data transferred in seconds.
Last year Thor stunned SC24 with his World Record Data Lift, hoisting over 282 PB of data as silver-dollar crates packed with thousands of Phison Pascari 122.8 TB D205V drives— the most data ever lifted in history. The feat set the stage for VDURA to lead AI and HPC data storage infrastructure, helping teams lift performance benchmarks for the most demanding workloads.
In 2025, the stakes are even higher. Thor takes on his next feat—and this time it’s about speed and power. He’ll attempt to break the all-time data transfer record, moving 100s of PBs of data powered by Phison Pascari NVMe SSDs. Break the transfer-speed record with us and see how fast data moves when muscle meets modern storage.
Enter your best estimate for the total data capacity (PB) Thor will carry and the seconds required to complete the transfer. Winners will be notified after SC25.
Enter your best estimate for the total data capacity (PB) Thor will carry and the seconds required to complete the transfer. Winners will be notified after SC25.
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Win big prizes: Thor gear, VIP meetups, and the grand prize Meta Quest 3.