[ADMB Users] Benchmarks

[Johnoel Ancheta]

> We should start putting some of this information on the website 
> so that
> new users can use it to inform their choice of platform.

Created a page at

http://admb-project.org/community/benchmarks

for Arni display benchmarks to.




> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at admb-project.org
> [mailto:users-bounces at admb-project.org] On Behalf Of Arni Magnusson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:10 AM
> To: users at admb-project.org
> Subject: [ADMB Users] Benchmarks
> 
> Two new bits of information:
> 
> 1. I have now added linux32 to the benchmarks. Its performance 
> is 
> slightly behind linux64, but considerably better than win32.
> 
>    12 linux64-gcc346-9065, compiled with gcc424
>    14 linux32-gcc412-9065, compiled with gcc412
>    19 win32-gcc345-90652, compiled with gcc345
>    20 win32-gcc432-802, compiled with gcc421
>    24 win32-vc6-501, compiled with vc6
>    32 win32-bcc551-9065, compiled with bcc551
>    38 win32-bcc52-502, compiled with bcc52
>    38 win32-gcc295-501, compiled with gcc2952
> 
> 2. ADMB executables perform equally fast when running on a Linux 
> Live 
> CD, as they do on a fully installed Linux. Therefore, a modeller 
> can 
> develop and compile a model on his/her Linux machine, copy the 
> executable and input files to a USB stick, and then run the 
> model on a 
> large number of diverse PCs without installing Linux permanently 
> on the 
> machines. A Linux Live CD leaves no trace on the hard drive 
> after 
> rebooting.
> 
> This is a typical scenario in many scientific workplaces today, 
> where a 
> modeller works on a dual boot machine, and has access to many 
> Windows 
> machines for running models overnight or longer. The benchmarks 
> above 
> show that PCs can do 58% more work when running on a Linux Live 
> CD 
> rather than Windows XP.
> 
> I tested this using the Kubuntu 8.04 Live CD, both the 32 and 64 
> bit 
> versions, but any Linux Live CD should do. Alas, the Kubuntu 
> Live CDs do
> 
> not include g++, so it is not possible to compile new ADMB 
> executables. 
> Instead, I copied the executable and input files from another 
> machine 
> using a USB stick.
> 
> This LiveCD-USB approach is not relevant for those who are as 
> lucky as 
> me, working on a network with dozens of Linux machines, but can 
> save 
> computation time in many situations.
> 
> Arni
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