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: SHMEM
Parallel Algorithm: ringpipe
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.7130e-02   0.17   0.13   0.62 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   f1   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   6   12 

1x32 Processors / Problem T42L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  4.1937e-02   0.15   0.10   0.40 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   i1   c1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   7   13 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.3326e-01   0.09   0.08   0.20 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  i2   f2   i1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   5   19 

1x16 Processors / Problem T85L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.9280e-01   0.11   0.11   0.27 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  i2   f2   f1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   4   17 

1x32 Processors / Problem T85L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.4559e-01   0.17   0.17   0.38 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  i2   f2   i1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   3   14 

1x8 Processors / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.5240e+00   0.08   0.09   0.14 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  f1   i1   i2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   6   19 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:25:31 EDT.