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FZJ-2019-02721

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Mainstream vs. Emerging HPC: Metrics, Trade-Offs and Lessons Learned

Radulovic, M. ; Asifuzzaman, K. ; Zivanovic, D. ; Rajovic, N. ; de Verdiere, G. C. ; Pleiter, D. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Marazakisl, M. ; Kallimanis, N. ; Carpenter, P. ; Radojkovic, P. ; Ayguade, E.

2018
IEEE

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1109/CAHPC.2018.8645891

Abstract: Various servers with different characteristics and architectures are hitting the market, and their evaluation and comparison in terms of HPC features is complex and multidimensional. In this paper, we share our experience of evaluating a diverse set of HPC systems, consisting of three mainstream and five emerging architectures. We evaluate the performance and power efficiency using prominent HPC benchmarks, High-Performance Linpack (HPL) and High Performance Conjugate Gradients (HPCG), and expand our analysis using publicly available specialized kernel benchmarks, targeting specific system components. In addition to a large body of quantitative results, we emphasize six usually overlooked aspects of the HPC platforms evaluation, and share our conclusions and lessons learned. Overall, we believe that this paper will improve the evaluation and comparison of HPC platforms, making a first step towards a more reliable and uniform methodology.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC)

Research Program(s):

1. 513 - Supercomputer Facility (POF3-513) (POF3-513)
2. ExaNoDe - European Exascale Processor Memory Node Design (671578) (671578)

Appears in the scientific report 2019

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