A scalable PC-based parallel computer for lattice QCD
Z. Fodor, S.D. Katz, G. Papp
TL;DR
This paper presents a scalable PC-based parallel computer designed for lattice QCD simulations, utilizing 137 Intel P4 nodes with gigabit Ethernet communication, achieving high performance at a low cost.
Contribution
It introduces a cost-effective, scalable parallel computing cluster specifically optimized for lattice QCD simulations with detailed performance metrics.
Findings
Achieved 70 GFlops for dynamical staggered quarks
Achieved 110 GFlops for Wilson quarks
Price/performance ratio below $1/Mflop
Abstract
A PC-based parallel computer for medium/large scale lattice QCD simulations is suggested. The Eotvos Univ., Inst. Theor. Phys. cluster consists of 137 Intel P4-1.7GHz nodes. Gigabit Ethernet cards are used for nearest neighbor communication in a two-dimensional mesh. The sustained performance for dynamical staggered(wilson) quarks on large lattices is around 70(110) GFlops. The exceptional price/performance ratio is below $1/Mflop.
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