nekRS

nekRS is an open-source Navier Stokes solver based on the spectral element method. NekRS supports both CPU and GPU/accelerator support though this test profile is currently configured for CPU execution. NekRS is part of Nek5000 of the Mathematics and Computer Science MCS at Argonne National Laboratory. This nekRS benchmark is primarily relevant to large core count HPC servers and otherwise may be very time consuming on smaller systems.

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

Project Site

nek5000.mcs.anl.gov

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

8 November 2022

Last Updated

4 June 2023

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

1 Minute, 25 Seconds

Average Run Time

17 Minutes, 29 Seconds

Test Dependencies

OpenMPI + CMake + C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

20k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page ViewsOpenBenchmarking.orgEventsnekRS Popularity Statisticspts/nekrs2022.112022.122023.012023.022023.032023.042023.052023.062023.072023.082023.092023.102023.112023.122024.012024.022024.032024.042024.0510002000300040005000
* 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.
Data updated weekly as of 7 May 2024.
Kershaw50.3%TurboPipe Periodic49.7%Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/nekrs-1.1.0   [View Source]   Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:11:43 GMT
Update against nekRS 23 upstream.

pts/nekrs-1.0.0   [View Source]   Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:57:06 GMT
Add nekRS scalable CFD benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

HPC - High Performance Computing


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

nekRS 23.0

Input: TurboPipe Periodic

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 242 public results since 4 June 2023 with the latest data as of 30 October 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
flops/rank (Average)
100th
3
8564513333 +/- 54987677
99th
6
7949643333 +/- 14001622
96th
6
7450058333 +/- 28067113
92nd
4
7001980833 +/- 264021667
92nd
4
6883400833 +/- 17619298
89th
6
6798865000 +/- 287428367
89th
4
6785382500 +/- 33921631
87th
3
6759746667 +/- 7078491
86th
4
6586845000 +/- 952628
82nd
6
6405040000 +/- 8643062
80th
6
6375030000 +/- 11611718
78th
4
6256510000 +/- 76824037
Mid-Tier
75th
< 5807876667
75th
4
5653806667 +/- 347328699
74th
6
5515730000 +/- 2541433
71st
6
5472826667 +/- 8059314
68th
3
5434790000 +/- 7828033
66th
3
5378786667 +/- 11758590
61st
4
5282428333 +/- 302455008
61st
3
5281054444 +/- 17976715
60th
11
5275827879 +/- 83388915
59th
3
5139360000
54th
4
4780640000 +/- 21743011
51st
3
4746966667 +/- 1490179
Median
50th
4723940000
50th
3
4631782222 +/- 273318472
48th
6
4560875000 +/- 12219690
47th
6
4503567222 +/- 305031246
41st
21
4227012857 +/- 169966702
33rd
6
4061210000 +/- 10592567
28th
4
3956310000 +/- 29658313
26th
7
3882540476 +/- 130406384
Low-Tier
25th
< 3832600000
23rd
3
3660145000
20th
4
3443168334 +/- 1614656
18th
4
3316055000 +/- 15363291
16th
4
3213212500 +/- 1374520
14th
4
3138071667 +/- 8853938
13th
4
3023316667 +/- 2916867
11th
4
2989095000 +/- 75056
9th
3
2811573333 +/- 3389577
7th
4
2278633333 +/- 5302844
4th
8
1701934167 +/- 3152078
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Input: TurboPipe Periodic242 Results Range From 1696120000 To 8602710000 flops/rank169612000018342518001972383600211051540022486472002386779000252491080026630426002801174400293930620030774380003215569800335370160034918334003629965200376809700039062288004044360600418249240043206242004458756000459688780047350196004873151400501128320051494150005287546800542567860055638104005701942200584007400059782058006116337600625446940063926012006530733000666886480068069966006945128400708326020072213920007359523800749765560076357874007773919200791205100080501828008188314600832644640084645782008602710000510152025

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (nekRS 23.0 - Input: TurboPipe Periodic) has an average run-time of 13 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 BenchmarkInput: TurboPipe PeriodicRun-Time918273645Min: 2 / Avg: 12.87 / Max: 46

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

No, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does not 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BasenekRS CPU Core ScalingInput: TurboPipe Periodic681216320.68211.36422.04632.72843.4105

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
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER VBROADCASTSD VINSERTF128 VEXTRACTF128 VBROADCASTSS VPERMILPD VPERMILPS
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VPBROADCASTD VPBROADCASTW VPERMQ VPBROADCASTQ VEXTRACTI128 VINSERTI128 VPBROADCASTB VGATHERDPD VPERM2I128 VPGATHERDQ VPGATHERDD VGATHERDPS VPSRAVD VPERMPD VPGATHERQQ VPERMD VPGATHERQD
FMA (FMA)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VFMADD132SD VFNMADD132SD VFMADD213SD VFMADD231SD VFMSUB231SD VFMADD132PD VFNMADD231SD VFMSUB132SD VFMADD231SS VFMADD231PS VFNMADD132PD VFMADD231PD VFMADD213PD VFNMADD231PD VFNMADD213SD VFMSUB132PD VFNMADD213PD VFNMSUB132SD VFMSUB231PD VFNMADD213PS VFNMADD132PS VFNMADD213SS VFNMADD132SS VFMSUB132SS VFMADD213PS VFMADD132PS VFMADD213SS VFMADD132SS VFNMADD231SS VFMSUB231SS VFNMSUB132SS
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: cascadelake, sapphirerapids).
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 24 June 2023

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libnekrs.so, libmpi.so.40, libm.so.6, libc.so.6, libnekrs-hypre.so, libnekrs-hypre-device.so, libocca.so, libgomp.so.1, libgfortran.so.5, libopen-pal.so.40, libopen-rte.so.40, libhwloc.so.15, libquadmath.so.0, libz.so.1, libudev.so.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 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1

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