OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is the leading free, open-source software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This test profile currently uses the drivaerFastback test case for analyzing automotive aerodynamics or alternatively the older motorBike input.

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

Project Site

openfoam.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

10 January 2021

Last Updated

17 September 2022

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

18 Minutes, 7 Seconds

Average Run Time

3 Minutes, 35 Seconds

Test Dependencies

OpenMPI + C++ Boost + Zlib + FFTW + C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Flex + Bison + NCurses

Accolades

50k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsOpenFOAM Popularity Statisticspts/openfoam2021.012021.032021.052021.072021.092021.112022.012022.032022.052022.072022.092022.112023.012023.032023.052023.072023.092023.112024.012024.032024.052024.072024.092024.1120K40K60K80K100K
* 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 23 December 2024.
drivaerFastback, Medium Mesh Size47.7%drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size52.3%Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/openfoam-1.2.0   [View Source]   Sat, 17 Sep 2022 06:03:21 GMT
Update against OpenFOAM 10.

pts/openfoam-1.1.2   [View Source]   Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:29:01 GMT
Add drivaerFastback, Large Mesh Size for large servers as on EPYC finding medium mesh size runs rather quickly still.

pts/openfoam-1.1.1   [View Source]   Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:23:40 GMT
Update against OpenFOAM 9, add new drivaerFastback model, use in-tree motorBike too. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/issues/521

pts/openfoam-1.0.1   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:07:31 GMT
Add Motorbike 60M for larger HPC servers.

pts/openfoam-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:37:16 GMT
Initial commit of OpenFOAM 8 at long last...

Suites Using This Test

HPC - High Performance Computing

Molecular Dynamics

Scientific Computing


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

OpenFOAM 10

Input: drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size - Execution Time

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,567 public results since 17 September 2022 with the latest data as of 29 November 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
Seconds (Average)
99th
21
18 +/- 1
97th
11
20 +/- 1
86th
26
28 +/- 3
78th
18
33 +/- 2
Mid-Tier
75th
> 35
65th
10
44 +/- 4
64th
4
47 +/- 1
63rd
11
49 +/- 1
56th
11
71 +/- 7
Median
50th
92
45th
16
129 +/- 11
40th
25
153 +/- 5
37th
18
160 +/- 6
28th
3
187 +/- 1
28th
37
188 +/- 12
Low-Tier
25th
> 210
24th
11
224 +/- 1
23rd
8
235 +/- 9
20th
5
256 +/- 16
20th
28
261 +/- 11
19th
19
264 +/- 14
14th
23
288 +/- 18
14th
4
300 +/- 7
13th
8
308 +/- 12
12th
5
317 +/- 1
12th
3
318 +/- 8
11th
8
338 +/- 7
8th
4
418 +/- 20
4th
6
576 +/- 19
3rd
10
709 +/- 1
3rd
3
727 +/- 10
2nd
7
750 +/- 1
2nd
5
850 +/- 126
2nd
5
919 +/- 15
1st
5
974 +/- 5
1st
3
1000 +/- 49
1st
3
1437 +/- 3
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Input: drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size - Execution Time1567 Results Range From 14 To 9111 Seconds141963785607429241106128814701652183420162198238025622744292631083290347236543836401842004382456447464928511052925474565658386020620263846566674869307112729474767658784080228204838685688750893291142004006008001000

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (OpenFOAM 10 - Input: drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size - Execution Time) has an average run-time of 4 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 1 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 BenchmarkInput: drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size - Execution TimeRun-Time510152025Min: 1 / Avg: 3.23 / Max: 18

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.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseOpenFOAM CPU Core ScalingInput: drivaerFastback, Small Mesh Size - Execution Time468121416243248566496128192714212835

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
MULSD ADDSD MOVDQU CVTSI2SD DIVSD COMISD UNPCKLPD MOVUPD MOVAPD SHUFPD MOVHPD MULPD DIVPD ADDPD SUBPD SUBSD MAXSD PUNPCKLQDQ MOVLPD ANDPD MAXPD MINSD XORPD MOVDQA UCOMISD MINPD SQRTSD UNPCKHPD MOVD PSHUFD CMPLTPD ANDNPD CVTTSD2SI ORPD PMULUDQ PSRLDQ CVTSD2SS CVTSS2SD CVTPD2PS CVTPS2PD PADDQ CMPLTSD PSHUFLW CMPNLTSD CMPLESD CMPLEPD CVTDQ2PD CMPNLESD CVTTPD2DQ PSLLDQ
Last automated analysis: 18 January 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libmomentumTransportModels.so, libincompressibleMomentumTransportModels.so, libincompressibleTransportModels.so, libfiniteVolume.so, libmeshTools.so, libfvOptions.so, libsampling.so, libOpenFOAM.so, libm.so.6, libc.so.6, libPstream.so.

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-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, AmpereOne 128-Core, AmpereOne 160-Core, AmpereOne 192-Core, AmpereOne 32-Core, AmpereOne 64-Core, AmpereOne 72-Core, AmpereOne 96-Core

Recent Test Results

OpenBenchmarking.org Results Compare

1 System - 2 Benchmark Results

Intel Core i5-11400 - QEMU Standard PC - Intel 82G33

Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-49-generic - Xfce 4.18

1 System - 5 Benchmark Results

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core - 192GB - 0GB Virtual Disk + 52GB Virtual Disk + 1100GB Virtual Disk

Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - 4.2 Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2

2 Systems - 66 Benchmark Results

AMD EPYC 9655P 96-Core - Supermicro Super Server H13SSL-N v1.01 - AMD 1Ah

Ubuntu 24.10 - 6.12.0-rc7-linux-pm-next-phx - GNOME Shell 47.0

3 Systems - 126 Benchmark Results

AmpereOne - Supermicro ARS-211M-NR R13SPD v1.02 - Ampere Computing LLC Device e208

Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-39-generic-64k - GCC 13.2.0

4 Systems - 4 Benchmark Results

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core - Gigabyte A620M S2H - AMD Device 14d8

Debian 12 - 6.6.13+bpo-amd64 - Xfce 4.18

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