Intel Xeon 6900P - SNC vs. HEX Clustering Mode Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.. HEX Mode: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon 6980P @ 3.90GHz (256 Cores / 512 Threads), Motherboard: Intel BIRCHSTREAM (BHSDCRB1.IPC.0035.D44.2408292336 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Ice Lake IEH, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 960GB SAMSUNG MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: Intel I210 + 2 x Intel 10-Gigabit X540-AT2 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 SNC3 - Default: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon 6980P @ 3.90GHz (256 Cores / 512 Threads), Motherboard: Intel BIRCHSTREAM (BHSDCRB1.IPC.0035.D44.2408292336 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Ice Lake IEH, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 960GB SAMSUNG MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: Intel I210 + 2 x Intel 10-Gigabit X540-AT2 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 6.8 Build: allmodconfig Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 193.11 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 131.15 |===================================== Apache Cassandra 5.0 Test: Writes Op/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 147125 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 100742 |===================================== ASKAP 1.0 Test: tConvolve MPI - Gridding Mpix/sec > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 92985.2 |======================================= SNC3 - Default . 125342.0 |==================================================== PETSc 3.19 Test: Streams MB/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 595124.23 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 449771.29 |======================================= ASKAP 1.0 Test: tConvolve MPI - Degridding Mpix/sec > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 82064.2 |======================================== SNC3 - Default . 107661.0 |==================================================== Graph500 3.0 Scale: 26 sssp median_TEPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 673326000 |======================================= SNC3 - Default . 871769000 |=================================================== TensorFlow 2.16.1 Device: CPU - Batch Size: 512 - Model: ResNet-50 images/sec > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 214.73 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 173.99 |============================================ Timed LLVM Compilation 16.0 Build System: Ninja Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 94.06 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 76.73 |============================================= NAMD 3.0 Input: ATPase with 327,506 Atoms ns/day > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 4.49970 |===================================================== SNC3 - Default . 3.78755 |============================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 6.8 Build: defconfig Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 26.98 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 23.44 |================================================ Graph500 3.0 Scale: 26 sssp max_TEPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 964107000 |============================================ SNC3 - Default . 1105950000 |================================================== Graph500 3.0 Scale: 26 bfs median_TEPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1530330000 |============================================ SNC3 - Default . 1748790000 |================================================== easyWave r34 Input: e2Asean Grid + BengkuluSept2007 Source - Time: 1200 Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 59.60 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 52.97 |================================================= OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: Bird Strike on Windshield Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 172.45 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 154.56 |================================================ PyHPC Benchmarks 3.0 Device: CPU - Backend: Numpy - Project Size: 4194304 - Benchmark: Equation of State Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1.713 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 1.546 |================================================== Algebraic Multi-Grid Benchmark 1.2 Figure Of Merit > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 7708395000 |============================================= SNC3 - Default . 8504201333 |================================================== Xcompact3d Incompact3d 2021-03-11 Input: input.i3d 193 Cells Per Direction Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 2.82190266 |================================================== SNC3 - Default . 2.56438231 |============================================= RELION 4.0.1 Test: Basic - Device: CPU Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 114.40 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 104.05 |================================================= ACES DGEMM 1.0 Sustained Floating-Point Rate GFLOP/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 3865.66 |===================================================== SNC3 - Default . 3545.81 |================================================= Timed LLVM Compilation 16.0 Build System: Unix Makefiles Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 214.44 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 197.13 |================================================== Xcompact3d Incompact3d 2021-03-11 Input: input.i3d 129 Cells Per Direction Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 0.903198322 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 0.831954996 |============================================= Graph500 3.0 Scale: 26 bfs max_TEPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1954670000 |============================================== SNC3 - Default . 2116240000 |================================================== OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: Chrysler Neon 1M Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 66.46 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 61.48 |=================================================== NWChem 7.0.2 Input: C240 Buckyball Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1779.7 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 1660.6 |================================================== High Performance Conjugate Gradient 3.1 X Y Z: 160 160 160 - RT: 60 GFLOP/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 159.84 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 170.00 |====================================================== High Performance Conjugate Gradient 3.1 X Y Z: 144 144 144 - RT: 60 GFLOP/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 161.92 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 171.21 |====================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: BioJava Biological Data Framework msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 5791 |======================================================== SNC3 - Default . 5503 |===================================================== Darmstadt Automotive Parallel Heterogeneous Suite 2021.11.02 Backend: OpenMP - Kernel: NDT Mapping Test Cases Per Minute > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 547.43 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 574.84 |====================================================== libxsmm 2-1.17-3645 M N K: 64 GFLOPS/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 5554.0 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 5826.5 |====================================================== SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 66.99 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 63.97 |===================================================== Xcompact3d Incompact3d 2021-03-11 Input: X3D-benchmarking input.i3d Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 72.11 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 68.89 |===================================================== High Performance Conjugate Gradient 3.1 X Y Z: 104 104 104 - RT: 60 GFLOP/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 168.78 |==================================================== SNC3 - Default . 176.01 |====================================================== libxsmm 2-1.17-3645 M N K: 128 GFLOPS/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 7862.2 |==================================================== SNC3 - Default . 8182.9 |====================================================== OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: Cell Phone Drop Test Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 40.73 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 39.18 |===================================================== SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 13 - Input: Beauty 4K 10-bit Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 13.41 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 12.98 |===================================================== Darmstadt Automotive Parallel Heterogeneous Suite 2021.11.02 Backend: OpenMP - Kernel: Points2Image Test Cases Per Minute > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 4243.69 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 4375.31 |===================================================== SPECFEM3D 4.1.1 Model: Layered Halfspace Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 7.422688518 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 7.207569259 |================================================ OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: INIVOL and Fluid Structure Interaction Drop Container Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 93.13 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 90.63 |====================================================== Blender 4.2 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 7.69 |======================================================== SNC3 - Default . 7.49 |======================================================= SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Beauty 4K 10-bit Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 8.191 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 7.991 |====================================================== GPAW 23.6 Input: Carbon Nanotube Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 88.87 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 86.88 |====================================================== SPECFEM3D 4.1.1 Model: Tomographic Model Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 4.448644552 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 4.361234856 |================================================ DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: Apache Kafka msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 5995 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 6098 |======================================================== SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 5 - Input: Beauty 4K 10-bit Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 5.684 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 5.773 |======================================================= 7-Zip Compression 24.05 Test: Compression Rating MIPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 911774 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 897725 |===================================================== SPECFEM3D 4.1.1 Model: Homogeneous Halfspace Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 5.513972044 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 5.433174239 |================================================ BYTE Unix Benchmark 5.1.3-git Computational Test: System Call LPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 910572120.1 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 897496230.9 |================================================ GROMACS 2024 Implementation: MPI CPU - Input: water_GMX50_bare Ns Per Day > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 32.14 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 32.59 |======================================================= LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 23Jun2022 Model: 20k Atoms ns/day > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 92.75 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 94.05 |======================================================= PyHPC Benchmarks 3.0 Device: CPU - Backend: Numpy - Project Size: 4194304 - Benchmark: Isoneutral Mixing Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1.931 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 1.907 |====================================================== 7-Zip Compression 24.05 Test: Decompression Rating MIPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1377979 |==================================================== SNC3 - Default . 1394947 |===================================================== Blender 4.2 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 21.54 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 21.28 |====================================================== PostgreSQL 16 Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Write - Average Latency ms < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 73.23 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 74.04 |======================================================= PostgreSQL 16 Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 13656 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 13506 |====================================================== SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 5 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 31.19 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 30.86 |====================================================== easyWave r34 Input: e2Asean Grid + BengkuluSept2007 Source - Time: 2400 Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 140.44 |===================================================== SNC3 - Default . 141.91 |====================================================== SPECFEM3D 4.1.1 Model: Water-layered Halfspace Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 9.321282291 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 9.243850981 |================================================= BYTE Unix Benchmark 5.1.3-git Computational Test: Dhrystone 2 LPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 18804694499.0 |=============================================== SNC3 - Default . 18658833934.3 |=============================================== Blender 4.2 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 68.40 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 68.00 |======================================================= SPECFEM3D 4.1.1 Model: Mount St. Helens Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 4.018974773 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 3.995710366 |================================================= Blender 4.2 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 10.49 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 10.43 |======================================================= SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 3 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 9.106 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 9.155 |======================================================= Blender 4.2 Blend File: Junkshop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 10.89 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 10.85 |======================================================= Blender 4.2 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 17.51 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 17.55 |======================================================= DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 3568 |======================================================== SNC3 - Default . 3562 |======================================================== BYTE Unix Benchmark 5.1.3-git Computational Test: Whetstone Double MWIPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 3728535.6 |=================================================== SNC3 - Default . 3722311.4 |=================================================== OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: Bumper Beam Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 110.68 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 110.55 |====================================================== PostgreSQL 16 Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Only - Average Latency ms < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 1.645 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 1.843 |======================================================= PostgreSQL 16 Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 1000 - Mode: Read Only TPS > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 638580 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 542652 |============================================== Darmstadt Automotive Parallel Heterogeneous Suite 2021.11.02 Backend: OpenMP - Kernel: Euclidean Cluster Test Cases Per Minute > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 676.38 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 612.85 |================================================= Stockfish 17 Chess Benchmark Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 566141415 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 587474317 |=================================================== SVT-AV1 2.2 Encoder Mode: Preset 13 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 195.99 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 193.49 |===================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: H2 Database Engine msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 17178 |======================================================= SNC3 - Default . 11238 |==================================== DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: Apache Xalan XSLT msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 2500 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 2595 |======================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 23.11 Java Test: Apache Tomcat msec < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 8933 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 9223 |======================================================== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 23Jun2022 Model: Rhodopsin Protein ns/day > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 70.47 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 71.40 |======================================================= OpenRadioss 2023.09.15 Model: Rubber O-Ring Seal Installation Seconds < Lower Is Better HEX Mode ....... 231.10 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 219.85 |=================================================== libxsmm 2-1.17-3645 M N K: 32 GFLOPS/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 3214.1 |================================================= SNC3 - Default . 3507.4 |====================================================== libxsmm 2-1.17-3645 M N K: 256 GFLOPS/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 2706.0 |=================================== SNC3 - Default . 4213.9 |====================================================== NAMD 3.0 Input: STMV with 1,066,628 Atoms ns/day > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 2.55596 |===================================================== SNC3 - Default . 1.97540 |========================================= miniBUDE 20210901 Implementation: OpenMP - Input Deck: BM2 Billion Interactions/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 283.76 |====================================================== SNC3 - Default . 268.53 |=================================================== miniBUDE 20210901 Implementation: OpenMP - Input Deck: BM2 GFInst/s > Higher Is Better HEX Mode ....... 7093.93 |===================================================== SNC3 - Default . 6713.24 |==================================================