Scientific computing on vector computers
Scientific computing on vector computers
Supercomputers: where are the lost cycles?
ICS '91 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Supercomputing
Computer benchmarks
Performance parameters and benchmarking of supercomputers
Computer benchmarks
Performance of Various Computers Using Standard Linear Equations Software
Performance of Various Computers Using Standard Linear Equations Software
Out-of-order vector architectures
MICRO 30 Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM/IEEE international symposium on Microarchitecture
A Simulation Study of Decoupled Vector Architectures
The Journal of Supercomputing
Decoupled vector architectures
HPCA '96 Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture
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The basic architectures of vector and parallel computers and theirproperties are presented followed by a discussion of memory sizeand arithmetic operations in the context of memory bandwidth. For asingle operation micromeasurements of the vector triad for the IBM3090 VF and the CRAY Y-MP/8 are presented, revealing in detail thelosses for this operation. The global performance of a wholesupercomputer is then considered by identifying reduction factorsthat reduce the theoretical peak performance to the poor realperformance. The responsibilities of the manufacturer and of theuser for these losses are discussed. The price-performance ratiofor different architectures as of January 1991 is brieflymentioned. Finally a user-friendly architecture for a supercomputeris proposed.