Hello everyone,
I am going to write a paper about the influence of the CPU and memory configuration on things like FEM calculations. Full disclosure: I intend to publish my results in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which means it is not going to be open access. However, if any of you are interested in proof reading it, I won't turn you down
Why: I've read numerous times, that the memory bandwidth is the limiting factor in FEM calculations, but couldn't find real investigations using modern hardware. Also, how much does the performance change, if different parameters are varied.
What have I planed: Compare the performance (e.g. calculation time for FEM) for different setups: 4 and 8 memory modules, 3200 MHz, 2933 MHz and 2666 MHz as well as different CPU speeds (2,6 GHz, 3,45 GHz and 4 GHz (if the 7502 will do that)) and core counts ( 8 - 16 -32 - if the software supports it)
This week I plan on finishing the preparations (find suitable FEM models etc.). If you have anything you would like tested, please let me know.
List of things I will test (will be updated based on your suggestions):
- FEM implicit (using ABAQUS)
- FEM explicit (using ABAQUS)
- Cinebench
- Windows Performance Monitor (for keeping track of memory/cpu utilization)
If anyone is interested in co-authoring, feel free to message me. Especially if you have FEM experience, deeper knowledge of computers or a modern Intel system
Kind regards
Mike
I am going to write a paper about the influence of the CPU and memory configuration on things like FEM calculations. Full disclosure: I intend to publish my results in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which means it is not going to be open access. However, if any of you are interested in proof reading it, I won't turn you down
Why: I've read numerous times, that the memory bandwidth is the limiting factor in FEM calculations, but couldn't find real investigations using modern hardware. Also, how much does the performance change, if different parameters are varied.
What have I planed: Compare the performance (e.g. calculation time for FEM) for different setups: 4 and 8 memory modules, 3200 MHz, 2933 MHz and 2666 MHz as well as different CPU speeds (2,6 GHz, 3,45 GHz and 4 GHz (if the 7502 will do that)) and core counts ( 8 - 16 -32 - if the software supports it)
This week I plan on finishing the preparations (find suitable FEM models etc.). If you have anything you would like tested, please let me know.
List of things I will test (will be updated based on your suggestions):
- FEM implicit (using ABAQUS)
- FEM explicit (using ABAQUS)
- Cinebench
- Windows Performance Monitor (for keeping track of memory/cpu utilization)
If anyone is interested in co-authoring, feel free to message me. Especially if you have FEM experience, deeper knowledge of computers or a modern Intel system
Kind regards
Mike