NAMD Benchmark
NAMD Benchmarks
Another aspect of benchmarking is to utilize actual scientific software. In this case I am using NAMD, a molecular dynamics package that can really stress processors.
Benchmark Results
Days/ns: Lower is better
| Processor Type | Freq | Cores | Sockets | Tot Cores | Days/ns | Memory Used | NAMD Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon Phi | ||||||||
| Intel Xeon Phi 7210 | 1.3G | 256 | 1 | 256 | 4.39648 | 17654.7MB | 2.13 | |
| Xeon | ||||||||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6142 | 2.60G | 16 | 2 | 32 | 2.92143 | 4977.29MB | 2.13 | |
| Intel Xeon E5-2698v3 | 2.30G | 16 | 2 | 32 | 3.72519 | 4976.82MB | 2.13 | |
| Opteron | ||||||||
| AMD Opteron 6378 | 2.40G | 16 | 4 | 64 | 4.44643 | 9051.68MB | 2.13 | |
