PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(transpose LT experiment I-A / O(log P) transpose 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: logtrans
(assuming distributed FFT)
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T10L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.5081e-02   0.08   0.09   0.16 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   a1   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   3   10 

1x8 Processors / Problem T21L8
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.6047e-01   0.05   0.05   0.17 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a2   a1   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   7   10 

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.7333e-01   0.07   0.07   0.18 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   a2   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   3   10 

1x32 Processors / Problem T21L32
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.9453e-01   0.07   0.08   0.18 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   3   10 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.6691e+00   0.04   0.04   0.15 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a2   a1   c2 
      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 10:25:01 EDT.