PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM

SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(transpose FFT experiment B / O(P) swap transpose algorithm)

Date/Person: May 11, 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: swtrans
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

16x4 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T21L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  6.5818e-02   0.05   0.06   0.12 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c1   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   6   12 

32x2 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T21L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.1002e-01   0.07   0.06   0.17 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   c2   e2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   4   12 

8x8 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T42L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.8332e-01   0.02   0.01   0.04 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   a2   c1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   12   12 

16x4 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T42L16
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.5728e-01   0.03   0.03   0.05 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a2   a1   d2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   12   12 

32x2 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T42L32
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  5.9176e-01   0.05   0.05   0.09 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a1   c2   d2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   7   12 

8x8 Processors (Column Major Ordering) / Problem T85L32
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.8451e+00   0.01   0.01   0.03 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  a2   a1   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  2   12   12 

Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:28:37 EDT.