PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(distributed LT experiment B / exchange sum algorithm)

Date/Person: May 11, 1998 / P. Worley
Platform: T3E-900 at National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (mcurie.nersc.gov):
   532 450-MHz DEC Alpha EV5 RISC processors
Environment: UNICOS/mk 2.0.2.28
mpt 1.2.0.2
Cray CF90 Version 3.0.2.1
Code Version: 6.3
Compilation Options: -dp -Oscalar3 -Wl,-Dstreams=on
Math Library: libsci
Communication Library: MPI
Parallel Algorithm: exchsum
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

4x16 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  7.6606e-02   0.12   0.13   0.23 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   6   25 

2x32 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.0022e-01   0.16   0.20   0.30 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a0   a6   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   6   19 

8x8 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T42L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.5580e-01   0.03   0.05   0.07 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   c1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   12   25 

4x16 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  5.4263e-01   0.06   0.10   0.11 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   a0   a6 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   12   25 

2x32 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  7.6179e-01   0.10   0.17   0.18 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   c2   a6 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   9   25 

8x8 Processors (Row Major Ordering) / Problem T85L32
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.1316e+00   0.03   0.03   0.05 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   c1   c3 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   23   25 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:24:46 EDT.