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The '''Challenge L''', sharing codename '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''' with the [[Onyx]] systems, is a mid-range to high end HPC server available in deskside and rackmount formats starting in 1992.

Three distinct CPU families were used for this model, all 64-bit. R4400, R8000 and R10000.

=== Challenge R4400 Configurations ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Model
!# of CPUs
!CPU
!CPU MHz
!L2 cache
!Memory
!Enclosure
|-
|'''DM'''
(Departmental)
|1, 2 or 4
|R4400
|100, 150, 200
or 250
|1 MB
|2GB
|Deskside
|-
|'''L'''
(Large)
|1 to 12
|R4400
|100, 150, 200
250
|1 or 4 MB
|2GB
|Deskside
|-
|'''GR'''
(Graphics Ready)
|2, 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24
|R4400
|100, 150, 200
250
|1 or 4 MB
|16GB
|Rackmount
|-
|'''XL'''
(Extra Large)
|2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 or 36
|R4400
|100, 150, 200 or 250
|1 or 4 MB
|16GB
|Rackmount
|}
The Challenge L R4400 systems were released between 1992-1994 and were a successor to the [[Power Series]] systems.

=== Challenge R8000 and R10000 Systems ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Model
!# of CPUs
!CPU
!CPU MHz
!L2 cache
!Memory
!Chassis
|-
|'''L'''
(Large)
|1 to 6
|R8000
|75, 90
|4MB
|6GB
|Deskside
|-
|'''GR'''
(Graphics Ready)
|1 to 12
|R8000
|75, 90
|4MB
|6GB
|Rackmount
|-
|'''XL'''
(Extra Large)
|1 to 18
|R8000
|75, 90
|4MB
|16GB
|Rackmount
|-
|'''L'''
(Large)
|1 to 12
|R10000
|195
|1 or 2 MB
|2GB
|Deskside
|-
|'''GR'''
(Graphics Ready)
|2, 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24
|R10000
|195
|1 or 2 MB
|16GB
|Rackmount
|-
|'''XL'''
(Extra Large)
|2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 or 36
|R10000
|195
|1 or 2 MB
|16GB
|Rackmount
|}

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