Title
Performance evaluation of a vector supercomputer SX-aurora TSUBASA.
Abstract
A new SX-Aurora TSUBASA vector supercomputer has been released, and it features a new system architecture and a new execution model to achieve high sustained performance, especially for memory-intensive applications. In SX-Aurora TSUBASA, the vector host (VH) of a standard x86 Linux node is attached to the vector engine (VE) of the newly developed vector processor. An application is executed on the VE, and only system calls are offloaded to the VH. This new execution model can avoid redundant data transfers between the VH and VE that can easily become a bottleneck in the conventional execution model. This paper examines the potential of SX-Aurora TSUBASA. First, the basic performance is clarified by evaluating benchmark programs. Then, the effectiveness of the new execution model is examined by using a microbenchmark. Finally, the potential of SX-Aurora TSUBASA is clarified through evaluations of practical applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.5555/3291656.3291728
SC
Keywords
Field
DocType
Program processors,Bandwidth,Systems architecture,Benchmark testing,Computational modeling,Vector processors,Registers
x86,Bottleneck,Supercomputer,Computer science,Parallel computing,Execution model,Systems architecture,Vector processor,Systems management,Benchmark (computing)
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
1.10
7
Authors
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kazuhiko Komatsu17616.72
Shintaro Momose2173.51
Yoko Isobe3194.15
Osamu Watanabe4960104.55
Akihiro Musa5358.08
Mitsuo Yokokawa622751.71
Toshikazu Aoyama781.10
Masayuki Sato8129.40
Hiroaki Kobayashi99816.62