Estimating the Performance of Computing Clusters without Accelerators Based on TOP500 Results

Abstract

Based on an analysis of TOP500 results, a functional dependence of the performance of clusters without accelerators according to the Linpack benchmark on their parameters was determined. The comparison of calculated and tested results showed that the estimation error does not exceed 2% for processors of different generations and manufacturers (Intel, AMD, Fujitsu) with different technologies of a system interconnect. The achieved accuracy of the calculation allows successful prediction of the performance of a cluster when its parameters (node performance, number of nodes, number of network interfaces, network technology, remote direct memory access, or remote direct memory access over converged Ethernet mode) are changed without resorting to a complex procedure of real testing.