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I would like to run the SSE2 version rather than the fma version on a Linux (Ubuntu 20.04.4) machine for reduced heat production. | |
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Just substitute avx with sse2 everywhere inside the app_info you got. Just remember to download the right executable for your platform, also do a "chmod a+x" | |
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... also do a "chmod a+x" Thanks. That is what I was missing. I had done the other stuff. | |
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I would like to run the SSE2 version rather than the fma version on a Linux (Ubuntu 20.04.4) machine for reduced heat production. We just started another heat wave here. Do you have a feel for the percent Wattage reduction? Warning: For an app_info.xml to take effect you must restart BOINC. When you do it will delete every TN-Grid WU you have and DL only SSE2 WUs and start fresh. | |
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... also do a "chmod a+x" I'm lazy, I make a copy of my app_config and rename it, comes with permissions preloaded :-) | |
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We just started another heat wave here. Do you have a feel for the percent Wattage reduction? No, I just look at the temp. I was running on all cores of a Ryzen 3950X, and it was getting up to 84C, which is near the danger zone when I pick up errors. I like to keep it below 80C. But for the moment, I have achieved that by under-volting and setting the clock speed to what it can handle. I am now good at 77C even with the fma when running at 3900 MHz and 1.25000 volts on the CPU (each chip is different as you know). However, I know from past experience that SSE2 will run several degrees cooler with only a small loss in performance, if I need it. It probably is only a 5 watt difference in power on that chip though. | |
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5 Watts on a 16c/32t CPU is well worth the effort. Think I'll get out the watt meter and run a test. Thanks for the tip. | |
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I'm not sure I can tell the difference. I have an older Ensupra Energy Monitor. The newer ones have a graph. I thought it had an averaging feature but I can't find the instructions. The range I saw has a big overlap and may be confounded by GPU or RAM fluctuations. | |
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Still curious about the topic of which instruction set is the most energy efficient or at least runs CPU at coolest temperature under full work load. "AVX2 extension adds fused multiply add instructions (FMA)."Does this mean what we label as FMA is also AVX2? They use the term memory-bound which I confess I don't understand. E.g., https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/documentation/vtune-help/top/reference/cpu-metrics-reference/memory-bound.html Are TN-Grid WUs memory-bound? Do TN-Grid WUs ever trigger Intel CPU Turbo Boost? | |
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With the Northern Hemisphere on fire I'm surprised no one has taken any interest in this paper I posted about reducing CPU power consumption. | |
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A good point, but FMA is working for me well enough. | |
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A good point, but FMA is working for me well enough. And France and Spain and Greece and England and … | |
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And France and Spain and Greece and England and … I know. It is a big problem. | |
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We may need to give up the Louisiana Purchase. Well there goes the farm belt :-) But does any one agree with the authors that SSE uses less CPU Wattage than other instruction sets? | |
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Can you run SSE2 on a Windows AMD PC and does anybody know if it brings the runtime down from around 3 hours? On a AMD 5900 X CPU | |
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Can you run SSE2 on a Windows AMD PC and does anybody know if it brings the runtime down from around 3 hours? On a AMD 5900 X CPU The best I can tell you is that running the fma on a Ryzen 5950X under Ubuntu 20.04.4 takes 2 hours 27 minutes. And SSE2 is a little slower than that, while as I recall Windows is a little slower than Linux, but not by too much. I think 3 hours is about what you should expect. | |
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My point is energy efficiency, not run time. | |
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My point is energy efficiency, not run time. It won't change it that much, a few watts. Anything in your system will use more. Do you have high-efficiency power supplies? (It will take more than that to save the Louisiana Purchase anyway.) | |
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It's astounding that no one has even read this paper. I think TN-GRID should stop issuing AVX and FMA WUs. | |
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