Test, 6.09 -> x41g, 190.38 -> 285.58

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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000430 - Posted: 3 Jun 2010, 21:20:41 UTC
	This thread is only for advanced user! I made this test on my system, the result could* be different on your system. This thread is not for to recommend a CUDA application. You could read it, think about and decide what you could do. [* Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06 GHz, DDR2 800/5-5-5-18, GIGABYTE GTX260 SOC @ 680/1500/1250 MHz (manufacturer OCed), WinXP Home 32bit] I used KWSN Knabench V1.81r and made my own bench WUs. This're copied original WUs. So this test is realistic. Between all test runs a reboot of the system. No other acitivity/work during the tests. [ AR= 0.30x, 0.39x, 0.43x and 2.37x] [green fastest] [nVIDIA driver 190.38] setiathome_6.09_windows_intelx86__cuda23.exe (with CUDA V2.3) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 797.688 secs Elapsed - 66.516 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 605.141 secs Elapsed - 56.547 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 524.516 secs Elapsed - 51.781 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 131.094 secs Elapsed - 26.516 secs CPU time MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_VLARKill_refined.exe (with CUDA V2.3) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 820.797 secs Elapsed - 62.734 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 618.047 secs Elapsed - 55.422 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 535.422 secs Elapsed - 49.297 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 129.531 secs Elapsed - 24.125 secs CPU time MB_6.08_CUDA_V12_VLARKill_FPLim2048.exe (with CUDA V2.3) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 835.766 secs Elapsed - 65.313 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 621.172 secs Elapsed - 52.734 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 562.000 secs Elapsed - 48.781 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 129.531 secs Elapsed - 23.891 secs CPU time [nVIDIA driver 197.45] setiathome_6.09_windows_intelx86__cuda23.exe (with CUDA V2.3) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 805.953 secs Elapsed - 68.344 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 612.609 secs Elapsed - 60.063 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 529.594 secs Elapsed - 53.266 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 133.344 secs Elapsed - 27.672 secs CPU time setiathome_6.09_windows_intelx86__cuda23.exe (with CUDA V3.0) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 804.797 secs Elapsed - 67.094 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 611.047 secs Elapsed - 57.422 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 528.703 secs Elapsed - 51.953 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 133.000 secs Elapsed - 26.813 secs CPU time MB_6.09_CUDA_V12b_FERMI.exe (with CUDA 3.0) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 984.359 secs Elapsed - 65.422 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 712.281 secs Elapsed - 51.641 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 675.281 secs Elapsed - 46.578 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 133.281 secs Elapsed - 22.203 secs CPU time setiathome_6.10_windows_intelx86__cuda_fermi.exe (with CUDA V3.0) TaskName: PG030429731429144.wu - 835.375 secs Elapsed - 67.719 secs CPU time TaskName: PG039172342915667.wu - 635.016 secs Elapsed - 58.719 secs CPU time TaskName: PG043184314852926.wu - 550.906 secs Elapsed - 52.625 secs CPU time TaskName: PG23752934904573.wu - 133.375 secs Elapsed - 27.234 secs CPU time I know that a few members don't like that I make tests. I don't understand why. This members don't need to post here. If members like this test and know it to appreciate, please let a message here in this thread. I know that a few members read this forum and never posted here. Don't be shy. You could start with your first message here. It would be nice to know, if it's appreciated. ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
	ID: 1000430 ·

-= Vyper =- Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Sep 99 Posts: 949 Credit: 233,978,483 RAC: 185,437	Message 1000434 - Posted: 3 Jun 2010, 22:07:29 UTC - in response to Message 1000430. Last modified: 3 Jun 2010, 22:08:04 UTC
	Nice test Sutaru.. That more or less concludes what i've thought also. Older drivers with older cards gets better performance.. Please try the 191.07 driver also while you test this if you have the necessary time to do that. Kind regards Vyper ____________ _________________________________________________________________________ Addicted to SETI crunching! Founder of GPU Users Group
	ID: 1000434 ·

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 7457 Credit: 39,593,158 RAC: 32,698	Message 1000435 - Posted: 3 Jun 2010, 22:13:42 UTC
	Also useful to confirm that setiathome_6.10_windows_intelx86__cuda_fermi.exe runs on a GTX260 - though I presume it failed with all drivers before 197.45 The project could simplify its application despatch mechanism, at the expense of losing support for those efficient older drivers.
	ID: 1000435 ·

jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4039 Credit: 60,213,426 RAC: 59,397	Message 1000500 - Posted: 4 Jun 2010, 2:23:15 UTC
	Good work!. (Don't fear me Sutaru! I like this one too, as there is no confusing or made up numbers.) As soon as the NDA's lift I hope you'll test the new builds. Best regards, Jason ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000928 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:28:18 UTC - in response to Message 1000434.
	Nice test Sutaru.. That more or less concludes what i've thought also. Older drivers with older cards gets better performance.. Please try the 191.07 driver also while you test this if you have the necessary time to do that. Kind regards Vyper Thanks. I don't need to do, because Raistmer did this already last year.. Message 953054. A few messages up, I made a dummie test with real WUs with ~ same AR and it look like 190.38 is the winner on my system. ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000929 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:33:16 UTC - in response to Message 1000435.
	Also useful to confirm that setiathome_6.10_windows_intelx86__cuda_fermi.exe runs on a GTX260 - though I presume it failed with all drivers before 197.45 The project could simplify its application despatch mechanism, at the expense of losing support for those efficient older drivers. It'll be like this, that all GPUs with nVIDIA driver 197.45+ will get the 6.10_fermi app automatically (if stock)? ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
	ID: 1000929 ·

[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000931 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:41:02 UTC - in response to Message 1000500.
	Good work!. (Don't fear me Sutaru! I like this one too, as there is no confusing or made up numbers.) As soon as the NDA's lift I hope you'll test the new builds. Best regards, Jason Thanks. I fear nothing and noone. If you would explain what NDA mean, then maybe I'll make the test. What build will it be? A mod of the stock 6.09 or 6.10 ? With VLAR kill, or a CPU/GPU hybrid app without VLAR kill? ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
	ID: 1000931 ·

perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3359 Credit: 9,624,154 RAC: 9,958	Message 1000934 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:45:50 UTC - in response to Message 1000931.
	Hi Sutaru, The NDA means the non-disclosure agreement. He can't talk about it until NVidia tells him he can. ____________ PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000935 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:46:21 UTC
	300+ thread views and only 3 replies.. Hmm.. not much appreciated.. but I guess much used.. ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6566 Credit: 50,726,013 RAC: 20,242	Message 1000937 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 14:48:56 UTC - in response to Message 1000934.
	Hi Sutaru, The NDA means the non-disclosure agreement. He can't talk about it until NVidia tells him he can. Ahh.. thanks.. So my questions will be unanswered until this time. ;-) ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4039 Credit: 60,213,426 RAC: 59,397	Message 1000942 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 15:04:19 UTC - in response to Message 1000931.
	...If you would explain what NDA mean, then maybe I'll make the test. Gladly. NDA stands for 'Non-disclosure agreement', which the Cuda 3.1 beta libraries are subject to. That just means 3.1 based builds can't be released yet, or chat about Cuda 3.1 in specifics etc... What build will it be? A mod of the stock 6.09 or 6.10 ? 6.09 code base originally, though fermi & tesla compatible in the same build & heavily modified to reduce CPU time. BTW stock fermi 6.10 is binary identical to the 6.09 fermi build, but they decided they needed some new number when juggling plan classes (for some reason, so just a number.). With VLAR kill, or a CPU/GPU hybrid app without VLAR kill? Probably neither for initial testing, so resheduling still be recommended for the time being. Fermi's extra hardware has already helped VLAR 'a bit', and more progress for older cards is looking possible. V13 hybrid project has been temporarily shelved due to the GPU/cuda codebase being not quite mature enough yet for integration with AKv8b ... and fermi's new capabilities mean that code will probably change a lot over the next few months. Jason ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 7457 Credit: 39,593,158 RAC: 32,698	Message 1000945 - Posted: 5 Jun 2010, 15:22:41 UTC - in response to Message 1000942.
	...they decided they needed some new number when juggling plan classes (for some reason, so just a number.). They made a mistake when installing the Fermi application at Beta (got the DLL names wrong). BOINC makes it very hard to change an installed program, but easy to install an updated version - like good financial record-keeping programs. So Ferni ended up being installed as v6.10, and they changed the executable name to match - good practice, makes it much easier to understand what's going on. So they ended up with v6.08/cuda - small memory, old driver, legacy cards v6.09/cuda23 - most current mainstream cards, mature driver v6.10/cuda30 - Fermi cards, drivers still liable to further development It'll be like this, that all GPUs with nVIDIA driver 197.45+ will get the 6.10_fermi app automatically (if stock)? I doubt it. As far as the project is concerned, all these semi-compatible cards are just a bloody nuisance. They don't actually need all the extra computing power: as we are seeing, it just outstrips the work supply chain and breaks the servers. Having started down the GPU road, they feel obligated to provide a token service for all classes, but once they have a complete list (as they now have - as above - at Beta), I don't imagine they'll change anything. I merely stated that it would be possible.
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MadMaC Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Apr 01 Posts: 201 Credit: 44,144,153 RAC: 55,538	Message 1001210 - Posted: 6 Jun 2010, 10:17:21 UTC - in response to Message 1000430.
	If members like this test and know it to appreciate, please let a message here in this thread. I know that a few members read this forum and never posted here. Don't be shy. You could start with your first message here. It would be nice to know, if it's appreciated. Thank you for this, very useful, be intersting to see if the 257 drivers are any better. Appreciated by me :-) ____________
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Skywalker66 @ Berlin Send message Joined: 31 Jan 01 Posts: 77 Credit: 27,382,608 RAC: 4,819	Message 1001227 - Posted: 6 Jun 2010, 11:57:26 UTC
	Vielen Dank Sutaru Das hat schon lange gefehlt. Klasse Arbeit !!!!! Habe diesen Test ansatzweise auch schon selber probiert, aber 190.38 bzw. 191,07 wird von meinen Karten nur ein einziges Mal akzeptiert. Mit deiner Arbeit hast du allen geholfen, die es wirklich interessiert Gruß mache weiter so und bleibe wie du bist ____________
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BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 2020 Credit: 3,018,819 RAC: 6,514	Message 1001400 - Posted: 7 Jun 2010, 1:00:25 UTC - in response to Message 1000935.
	300+ thread views and only 3 replies.. Hmm.. not much appreciated.. but I guess much used.. How long did it take to do these tests? I think changing the video drivers back and forth is not easy thing. Do you use some special tool, e.g.: Driver Sweeper http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ to completely uninstall the video drivers before installing the next? (many reboots, eh) ____________ - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
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Fred J. Verster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3232 Credit: 31,585,541 RAC: 1	Message 1001463 - Posted: 7 Jun 2010, 12:18:18 UTC - in response to Message 1001400.
	I know that a few members don't like that I make tests. I don't understand why. This members don't need to post here. If members like this test and know it to appreciate, please let a message here in this thread. I know that a few members read this forum and never posted here. Don't be shy. You could start with your first message here. It would be nice to know, if it's appreciated. Very clear test, speaks for itself, good job Sutaru. Please do test and don't let anyone scare you . ____________ Knight Who Says Ni N!, OUT numbered.................
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Firehawk Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 1502 Credit: 235,907,369 RAC: 2,755	Message 1001484 - Posted: 7 Jun 2010, 15:34:20 UTC
	Good work Sutaru, ty for this very usefull input. Hard to have the time to do it myself, so tyvm. ____________
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Biffa Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 Oct 99 Posts: 41 Credit: 22,381,480 RAC: 1,131	Message 1001756 - Posted: 8 Jun 2010, 11:24:02 UTC - in response to Message 1001400.
	Or a clean install, do all tests with oldest set of drivers, update drivers run next set of tests, etc etc. With Nvidia and Ati drivers its not necessary to use anything like driver cleaner, in fact if you are using Vista or Windows 7 using a driver cleaner program will cause more problems than using the correct upgrade path. (install over top) ____________
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BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 2020 Credit: 3,018,819 RAC: 6,514	Message 1001771 - Posted: 8 Jun 2010, 11:52:01 UTC - in response to Message 1001756.
	And what about changing the video drivers version backwards? Sutaru is now using 190.38 (after using for the test 197.45): http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=8619447 ____________ - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
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Terror Australis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Feb 04 Posts: 1417 Credit: 181,459,654 RAC: 159,279	Message 1001848 - Posted: 8 Jun 2010, 14:49:50 UTC - in response to Message 1001771.
	And what about changing the video drivers version backwards? Sutaru is now using 190.38 (after using for the test 197.45): http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=8619447 When going backwards, the NVidia install program will uninstall the newer version first, then after a reboot, continues with the installation of the older driver.
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