PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(distributed LT experiment A / exchange sum algorithm)

Date/Person: May 8, 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: SHMEM
Parallel Algorithm: exchsum
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  3.0834e-02   0.18   0.12   0.56 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   3   8 

1x32 Processors / Problem T42L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  5.9752e-02   0.20   0.16   0.60 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   a1   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   2   8 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.7308e-01   0.08   0.08   0.25 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   a1   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   4   10 

1x16 Processors / Problem T85L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  3.0079e-01   0.10   0.08   0.37 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   3   8 

1x32 Processors / Problem T85L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  5.2017e-01   0.15   0.08   0.54 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   a2   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   3   8 

1x8 Processors / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.7937e+00   0.06   0.04   0.19 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   8   10 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:24:48 EDT.