PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(distributed LT experiment A / ring-pipeline 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: ringpipe
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.9964e-02   0.51   0.48   1.28 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a6   c0   a0 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   1   7 

1x32 Processors / Problem T42L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  8.7689e-02   0.51   0.52   1.38 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c0   a6   a0 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   3   15 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.5898e-01   0.13   0.11   0.33 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c0   f2   i2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   9   44 

1x16 Processors / Problem T85L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.5780e-01   0.17   0.14   0.45 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c0   i2   i4 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   7   36 

1x32 Processors / Problem T85L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  3.6541e-01   0.24   0.21   0.59 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c0   a0   f2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   4   30 

1x8 Processors / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.5953e+00   0.10   0.11   0.18 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   c0   c3 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  5   16   50 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:25:28 EDT.