PSTSWM T3E-900 Communication Protocol Performance

Performance Studies using

PSTSWM


SGI/Cray Research T3E-900 Protocol Performance

(transpose LT experiment II-A / O(P) swap 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: swtrans
(assuming transpose FFT)
Number of Timesteps: 12
Results:

1x16 Processors / Problem T21L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.2803e-02   0.09   0.14   0.21 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   e2   a1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  3   6   12 

1x32 Processors / Problem T42L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.8833e-02   0.16   0.24   0.31 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  e2   e1   c2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  1   2   9 

1x8 Processors / Problem T42L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  1.8733e-01   0.02   0.02   0.05 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   c2   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   12   12 

1x16 Processors / Problem T85L1
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.2747e-01   0.15   0.02   1.64 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   a1   a2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  6   11   11 

1x32 Processors / Problem T85L2
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.4070e-01   0.03   0.03   0.08 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c1   a1   e2 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  4   9   12 

1x8 Processors / Problem T85L4
Runtime Statistics
min(mean-min)/min(median-min)/min(max-min)/min
  2.3926e+00   0.01   0.01   0.02 
Three Fastest
Protocols
1st2nd3rd
  c2   e2   e1 
      Number of Proctocols With
Runtimes Within X% of Min
1%5%25%
  7   12   12 


Patrick H. Worley / ( worleyph@ornl.gov)
Last Modified Monday, 15-Jul-2002 10:28:41 EDT.