Memory bank conflict on some vector supercomputers

Abstract

The effects of memory bank conflict on some typical vector supercomputers were investigated. The numerical experiments were carried out on the NEC SX-2, the Hitachi S-820/80, and the Fujitsu VP-2600/20 and in part on an NEC SX-3. The deterioration of performance due to memory bank conflict is studied, and a recipe is given for choosing the numbers of gridpoints in the x, y and z directions for efficiently solving a linear system of equations which arise from the discretization of the partial differential equations.<>