PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(distributed LT experiment A / ring 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: MPI
Parallel Algorithm: ringsum
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.0850e-02   0.45   0.46   0.84 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   1   8 

1x32 Processors / Problem T42L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  7.0740e-02   0.58   0.59   0.99 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   1   2 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.6939e-01   0.09   0.11   0.18 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   10   25 

1x16 Processors / Problem T85L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.6418e-01   0.16   0.15   0.30 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   c1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   2   20 

1x32 Processors / Problem T85L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  3.9563e-01   0.18   0.22   0.38 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   a0   c1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   3   15 

1x8 Processors / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.7017e+00   0.04   0.06   0.08 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a0   a6   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  7   12   25 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:25:21 EDT.