Understanding application performance via micro-benchmarks on three large supercomputers: Intrepid, Ranger and Jaguar

International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-427

  Bhatelé, Abhinav ^a   Wesolowski, Lukasz ^a   Bohm, Eric ^a   Solomonik, Edgar ^a   Kalé, Laxmikant V ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

architecture; micro benchmarking; performance analysis; scientific applications; supercomputers

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS; APPLICATION PERFORMANCE; BLUE WATER; BUYING DECISIONS; INFINIBAND CLUSTERS; INTERCONNECT COMMUNICATION; MEMORY SUBSYSTEMS; MICRO-BENCHMARKING; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; PARALLEL APPLICATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PROBLEM SIZE; PROCESSOR SPEED; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE;

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; RANGE FINDING; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 78649506953     PISSN: 10943420     EISSN: 17412846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094342010370603     Document Type: Article

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