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, 15 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 21 November 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 8

Input: Motorbike 30M

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 862 public results since 10 January 2021 with the latest data as of 4 August 2023.

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)
77th
19
22 +/- 1
Mid-Tier
75th
> 23
60th
10
34 +/- 3
51st
11
67 +/- 10
Median
50th
72
34th
8
138 +/- 4
33rd
5
147 +/- 4
31st
3
184 +/- 2
30th
5
188 +/- 1
27th
13
229 +/- 3
26th
6
232 +/- 11
26th
7
236 +/- 1
Low-Tier
25th
> 236
25th
3
237 +/- 1
25th
3
240 +/- 1
24th
8
242 +/- 2
20th
14
259 +/- 6
19th
6
267 +/- 21
17th
10
270 +/- 1
17th
4
273 +/- 8
17th
4
274 +/- 1
16th
3
287 +/- 2
15th
7
298 +/- 10
15th
4
299 +/- 1
13th
4
302 +/- 2
12th
4
310 +/- 4
11th
3
339 +/- 1
11th
3
340 +/- 2
10th
4
346 +/- 1
10th
3
367 +/- 1
9th
3
384 +/- 1
9th
3
385 +/- 6
6th
3
424 +/- 2
6th
3
425 +/- 9
4th
4
466 +/- 7
4th
3
501 +/- 7
3rd
3
506 +/- 4
3rd
3
562 +/- 10
3rd
3
562 +/- 4
2nd
3
613 +/- 1
2nd
3
660 +/- 1
1st
3
970 +/- 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Input: Motorbike 30M862 Results Range From 11 To 971 Seconds11427310413516619722825929032135238341444547650753856960063166269372475578681784887991094197280160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (OpenFOAM 8 - Input: Motorbike 30M) has an average run-time of 10 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: Motorbike 30MRun-Time1020304050Min: 1 / Avg: 9.38 / Max: 49

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsInput: Motorbike 30MDeviation48121620Min: 0 / Avg: 0.34 / Max: 15

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 BaseOpenFOAM CPU Core ScalingInput: Motorbike 30M4681216243248641281020304050

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, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 32-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 32-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M1

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