NAS Parallel Benchmarks

NPB, NAS Parallel Benchmarks, is a benchmark developed by NASA for high-end computer systems. This test profile currently uses the MPI version of NPB. This test profile offers selecting the different NPB tests/problems and varying problem sizes.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark npb.

Project Site

nas.nasa.gov

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

14 October 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

44 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 31 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Fortran + OpenMPI

Accolades

250k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsNAS Parallel Benchmarks Popularity Statisticspts/npb2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.1140K80K120K160K200K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 25 March 2024.
IS.D6.7%EP.C11.1%BT.C10.9%CG.C10.1%LU.C13.0%FT.C10.6%MG.C11.3%SP.C6.5%SP.B9.0%EP.D10.8%Test / Class Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/npb-1.4.5   [View Source]   Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:32:39 GMT
Pull in fixes from skeevy420. Fixes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/552

pts/npb-1.4.4   [View Source]   Sat, 22 May 2021 17:40:59 GMT
Add sp.c, adjust process count per https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/phoronix-test-suite/1257554-how-to-enable-verbose-output#post1257618

pts/npb-1.4.2   [View Source]   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:22:20 GMT
Build fix for GCC 10 gfortran/

pts/npb-1.4.1   [View Source]   Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:22:08 GMT
Add --alow-run-as-root, ended up being missed until now.

pts/npb-1.4.0   [View Source]   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:43:04 GMT
Update against upstream NPB 3.4, add new test cases.

pts/npb-1.3.1   [View Source]   Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:37:52 GMT
Update against upstream NPB 3.1.1

pts/npb-1.3.0   [View Source]   Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:39:01 GMT
Use physical core count rather than logical cores to avoid MPI breaking on high core count systems with SMT.

pts/npb-1.2.4   [View Source]   Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:30:50 GMT
ft.B not ft.C size

pts/npb-1.2.3   [View Source]   Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:15:47 GMT
Update MPI handling, add some larger test sizes

pts/npb-1.2.2   [View Source]   Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:51:56 GMT
Update CFLAGS handling

pts/npb-1.2.1   [View Source]   Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:42:33 GMT
MG.B and IS.D do not build / run properly on modern systems.

pts/npb-1.2.0   [View Source]   Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:57:21 GMT
Working on new version of NPB test that makes use of some of the HPCC test profile MPI improvements and other multi-core/cluster work for better benchmarking. Seems to have MPI rank errors right now though for NPB on this build.

pts/npb-1.1.1   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:11:43 GMT
Remove tests not in MPI NPB version.

pts/npb-1.1.0   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:56:25 GMT
Switch to the MPI version of NPB benchmarks.

pts/npb-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:00:08 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

Multi-Core

HPC - High Performance Computing

CPU Massive

Server CPU Tests

MPI Benchmarks


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4

Test / Class: IS.D

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,312 public results since 28 August 2019 with the latest data as of 28 March 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Total Mop/s (Average)
100th
13
11060 +/- 1317
100th
15
10183 +/- 1253
98th
17
8282 +/- 878
94th
12
5816 +/- 374
94th
7
5640 +/- 227
92nd
30
5315 +/- 272
90th
13
5002 +/- 136
90th
12
4986 +/- 147
86th
46
4623 +/- 155
85th
22
4520 +/- 398
81st
4
4229 +/- 31
81st
4
4105 +/- 450
80th
6
3975 +/- 66
79th
8
3845 +/- 283
78th
35
3694 +/- 367
78th
6
3690 +/- 102
Mid-Tier
75th
< 3430
72nd
6
3051 +/- 321
70th
5
2968 +/- 159
69th
9
2901 +/- 259
67th
10
2856 +/- 38
67th
20
2841 +/- 61
67th
8
2821 +/- 178
65th
6
2778 +/- 23
64th
7
2767 +/- 135
64th
6
2741 +/- 37
60th
23
2637 +/- 69
60th
6
2589 +/- 259
59th
17
2539 +/- 241
55th
19
2315 +/- 28
55th
4
2304 +/- 219
55th
22
2294 +/- 206
52nd
6
2146 +/- 70
52nd
3
2125 +/- 118
Median
50th
2062
50th
4
2042 +/- 169
49th
8
2026 +/- 199
49th
15
2022 +/- 25
49th
9
2015 +/- 180
48th
6
1987 +/- 23
47th
6
1898 +/- 116
45th
3
1883 +/- 177
39th
10
1550 +/- 78
39th
8
1503 +/- 185
35th
9
1447 +/- 167
35th
7
1432 +/- 25
34th
9
1416 +/- 10
33rd
9
1403 +/- 174
32nd
11
1369 +/- 98
31st
7
1311 +/- 11
30th
4
1287 +/- 5
29th
8
1279 +/- 72
29th
6
1270 +/- 50
28th
17
1221 +/- 74
Low-Tier
25th
< 1164
25th
8
1150 +/- 30
24th
4
1139 +/- 35
21st
7
1076 +/- 11
20th
11
997 +/- 8
19th
3
983 +/- 4
16th
8
815 +/- 4
15th
3
800 +/- 8
14th
12
759 +/- 12
11th
4
714 +/- 2
11th
3
693 +/- 8
11th
3
680 +/- 1
7th
13
532 +/- 5
5th
18
505 +/- 64
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test / Class: IS.D1312 Results Range From 3 To 12968 Total Mop/s326352378310431303156318232083234326032863312333833643390341634423468349435203546357235983624365036763702372837543780380638323858388439103936396239883101431040310663109231118311443117031196312223124831274313003306090120150

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4 - Test / Class: IS.D) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkTest / Class: IS.DRun-Time816243240Min: 1 / Avg: 2.36 / Max: 36

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.6%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsTest / Class: IS.DDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.56 / Max: 6

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseNAS Parallel Benchmarks CPU Core ScalingTest / Class: IS.D681216243264961284.428.8413.2617.6822.1

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core, ARMv8 rev 0 8-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core

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