-bigadv benchmark machine

[PinHead]

Has a -bigadv benchmark machine been announced? And I just can't seem to locate it!

I've read a bunch of FAQ's and thread's that just take me back in time to speculation about what hardware may or may not make the grade.

Somebody "link" me up.

[Grandpa_01]

This is as close as you are going to get. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ERFE#gid=0

[bruce]

This is as close as you are going to get. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ERFE#gid=0

That is ABSOLUTELY not the announcement of a benchmark machine. The points are still being realigned, Any collection of obsolete data is just that -- obsolete data.

Dr kasson has said clearly that the final plan has not been established yet. Results of any kind of early testing is always subject to change.

[Flathead74]

The only -bigadv benchmark machine description I've seen mentioned is located here:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Points#ntoc11

[PinHead]

The only -bigadv benchmark machine description I've seen mentioned is located here:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Points#ntoc11

With all due respect, I think that is 'old' data:

•Primary CPU Intel Xeon UP Quad Core X3450 2.66Ghz 8Mb Cache 95w

As the new specs require 16 cores.

Maybe a bench mark WU in a given time would be a better spec? Since a current 16 core chip doesn't seem to cut the mustard.

[7im]

The latest published config is a 2.6 GHz i5.

[7im]

This is as close as you are going to get. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ERFE#gid=0

Why publish the final deadline in a chart when the points drop off at the preferred deadline.

PD on a p8101 is 2.4 days, FD is 4.0 days.

[Patriot]

This is as close as you are going to get. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ERFE#gid=0

Why publish the final deadline in a chart when the points drop off at the preferred deadline.

PD on a p8101 is 2.4 days, FD is 4.0 days.

Because its a spreadsheet, and the values are calculated off final not preferred.

[PinHead]

The latest published config is a 2.6 GHz i5.

So can someone publish the 2.6GHz i5 on a 6904 tpf?

Need to benchmark a 16 core 2.1 GHz vs the i5, to see if it is 1.5X.

Thanks,
pH

[7im]

The i5 ppd is published in the FAQ for smp. ~6k Pppd. Work the math back from there.

[PinHead]

The i5 ppd is published in the FAQ for smp. ~6k Pppd. Work the math back from there.

hmmm,

Since an i5 won't do -bigadv, guess I'll do some extrapolation!

[Patriot]

While not an official benchmark machine...
This spreadsheet includes more data points than they make decisions off of anyways.

I updated the spreadsheet to properly cut off bonus if preferred deadline is not met.
I also sanity checked the data again and found it to be accurate.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... zBnRklERFE

[DocJonz]

Can I clarify what the current -bigadv requirement actually is?

- Is it a 16 'physical' core capability? or 16 'threads'?
- What is the memory requirement? - XXGB per core (or per thread) of a toal of YYGB?
- Do they run under both Windows and Linux?

[bollix47]

The P8101 WUs probably won't finish within the 2.4 days preferred deadline on a 16 thread CPU unless it's highly overclocked and even then it might be close. My 8c/16t dual xeon system running at 2.54 Ghz is not capable(not even close) of making that deadline and has been doing regular SMP projects since the 8101 was released.

Memory of ~100 MB per core is being used on P8101 that's currently running on my 12c/24t computer.

AFAIK just Linux for now.

[Macaholic]

Dr. Pande posted on his blog that 16 Cores are required. You can also peruse, this thread, at your convenience. And the thread here will give you some historical perspective as to what to expect.