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Benchmarks for CNS 1.1 test suite

A comparison of the times for the standard CNS input files from CNS 1.1
  Bottom line:
  • For small jobs (< 100 seconds), it really doesn't matter where you run.
  • For large jobs (e.g. nmr_calc/anneal.inp, xtal_mr/cross_rotation.inp) it's worth running on the Biowulf Opterons.

    Test suite program SGI 600 MHz
    R14000 IP35
    (nimbus.nih.gov)
    1.8 GHz Athlon
    (Biowulf cluster)
    2.8 GHz Xeon
    (Biowulf cluster)
    2.2 GHz Opteron
    (Biowulf cluster)

    in seconds
    general/alternate.inp 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0
    general/bfactor_plot.inp 0.4 0.4 0.30.3
    general/buried_surface.inp 5.6 4.9 4.43.9
    general/cis_peptide.inp 30.2 64.7 55.651.5
    general/cns_to_o.inp 0.9 0.7 0.70.6
    general/contact.inp 109.0 219.6 189.4175.9
    general/delete_atoms.inp 0.3 0.1 0.10.01
    general/delta_phipsi.inp 2.7 4.9 4.03.7
    general/difference_distance.inp 24.1 27.0 22.220.3
    general/fractional_transform.inp 0.7 0.7 0.60.5
    general/generate.inp 2.5 3.9 3.33.0
    general/generate_easy.inp 42.6 84.3 71.366.0
    general/generate_seq.inp 1.0 0.9 0.80.7
    general/get_ncs_matrices.inp 0.5 0.4 0.30.3
    general/hydrogen_bonds.inp 20.2 39.2 33.131.0
    general/merge_structures.inp 1.4 1.4 1.11.0
    general/model_anneal.inp 38.0 29.5 24.223.3
    general/model_mask.inp 1.0 0.8 0.80.7
    general/model_minimize.inp 8.4 6.6 5.45.0
    general/model_rigid.inp 2.0 1.8 1.41.3
    general/molecule_extent.inp 0.7 1.1 0.90.8
    general/mtf_to_psf.inp 0.1 0.0 0.00.0
    general/neighbours.inp 10.8 20.1 17.516.1
    general/psf_to_mtf.inp 0.3 0.1 0.00.0
    general/ramachandran.inp 2.3 4.5 3.73.4
    general/realspace_transform.inp 1.3 1.1 1.00.8
    general/rename_segid.inp 2.1 0.7 0.60.5
    general/rms_fit.inp 0.1 0.1 0.00.0
    general/rmsd.inp 0.5 0.5 0.40.3
    general/shift_molecules.inp 93.4 162.0 139.7128.9
    general/split_structure.inp 7.1 2.8 2.42.0
    general/surface_plot.inp 0.7 0.8 0.60.5
    nmr_calc/accept.inp 530.5 275.6 381.7265.3
    nmr_calc/anneal.inp 3539.4 2563.7 2216.41679.5
    nmr_calc/anneal_cv.inp 9766.9 7117.1 5429.74662.6
    nmr_calc/dg_sa.inp 1578.8 1259.0 947.5 780.5
    nmr_calc/ensemble.inp 1243.7 917.6 818.8578.5
    nmr_calc/ensemble_cv.inp 3673.3 2783.8 2475.11741.1
    nmr_calc/generate_extended.inp 112.4 37.6 49.325.3
    nmr_calc/pmrefine.inp 843.1 770.0 809.2
    nmr_calc/rmsd_pm.inp 8.2 12.2 10.69.7
    xtal_mr/cross_rotation.inp 1606.4 1434.2 1643.0926.7
    xtal_mr/self_rotation.inp 59.9 67.2 50.630.9
    xtal_mr/translation.inp 219.6 219.9 234.6156.8
    xtal_patterson/heavy_search.inp 395.7 283.6 364.3206.6
    xtal_patterson/patterson_map.inp 16.9 18.7 16.714.6
    xtal_patterson/patterson_refine.inp 21.9 20.7 20.616.0
    xtal_patterson/predict_patterson.inp 1.7 1.7 1.61.3
    xtal_phase/cns_to_sdb.inp 0.1 0.0 0.00.0
    xtal_phase/delete_sites.inp 0.1 0.1 0.10.1
    xtal_phase/density_modify.inp 34.3 29.6 26.821.6
    xtal_phase/flip_sites.inp 0.7 0.8 0.70.6
    xtal_phase/generate_sdb.inp 0.1 0.1 0.10.1
    xtal_phase/ir_phase.inp 95.4 68.2 81.851.6
    xtal_phase/mad_bijvoet_ave.inp 15.5 16.7 15.013.4
    xtal_phase/mad_phase.inp 2176.0 1305.0 1814.2945.8
    xtal_phase/optimize_ncsop.inp 376.3 243.6 176.0187.0
    xtal_phase/pdb_to_sdb.inp 0.1 0.1 0.10.0
    xtal_phase/sdb_manipulate.inp 0.5 0.6 0.50.4
    xtal_phase/sdb_split.inp 0.4 0.5 0.30.3
    xtal_phase/sdb_to_pdb.inp 0.2 0.2 0.20.1
    xtal_phase/sdb_to_sdb.inp 0.2 0.2 0.20.2
    xtal_phase/shift_sites.inp 3.5 4.0 3.53.0
    xtal_phase/solvent_mask.inp 7.0 5.6 4.84.3
    xtal_refine/anneal.inp 175.1 155.3 160.1103.7
    xtal_refine/bdomain.inp 11.5 8.6 9.95.9
    xtal_refine/bgroup.inp 11.2 9.3 10.76.5
    xtal_refine/bindividual.inp 10.9 9.2 10.56.4
    xtal_refine/composite_omit_map.inp 1500.9 1423.7 1430.4935.6
    xtal_refine/fo-fo_map.inp 5.7 5.2 4.84.1
    xtal_refine/fp_fdp_group.inp 4.7 3.8 4.12.7
    xtal_refine/map_cover.inp 2.6 2.6 2.32.0
    xtal_refine/minimize.inp 68.5 49.1 58.833.4
    xtal_refine/model_map.inp 4.5 4.0 3.42.8
    xtal_refine/model_stats.inp 18.4 24.3 21.919.0
    xtal_refine/ncs_average_map.inp 243.7 218.7 199.03.6
    xtal_refine/optimize_average.inp 2.0 2.0 1.71.5
    xtal_refine/optimize_rweight.inp 42.2 34.4 41.023.6
    xtal_refine/optimize_wa.inp 634.0 552.4 594.9373.5
    xtal_refine/qgroup.inp 4.4 3.9 4.12.8
    xtal_refine/qindividual.inp 10.4 8.7 10.06.0
    xtal_refine/refine.inp 57.8 50.4 46.334.6
    xtal_refine/rigid.inp 7.9 6.9 7.84.9
    xtal_refine/sa_omit_map.inp 48.9 44.3 43.729.4
    xtal_refine/shift_solvent.inp 11.3 13.2 11.00.0
    xtal_refine/water_delete.inp 5.3 4.5 4.00.0
    xtal_refine/water_pick.inp 44.8 37.0 43.125.6
    xtal_twin/anneal_twin.inp 2784.6 2855.5 2414.21302.9
    xtal_twin/bdomain_twin.inp 134.7 130.8 112.161.8
    xtal_twin/bgroup_twin.inp 133.1 133.6 116.963.9
    xtal_twin/bindividual_twin.inp 133.3 136.0 117.664.6
    xtal_twin/detect_twinning.inp 9.9 6.8 5.85.0
    xtal_twin/detwin_partial.inp 9.3 6.3 5.65.0
    xtal_twin/detwin_perfect.inp 19.6 16.5 14.010.4
    xtal_twin/make_cv_twin.inp 4.3 3.8 3.42.9
    xtal_twin/minimize_twin.inp 793.5 822.9 703.3378.3
    xtal_twin/model_map_twin.inp 58.1 41.1 32.825.6
    xtal_twin/model_stats_twin.inp 105.6 134.6 119.099.9
    xtal_twin/rigid_twin.inp 95.5 97.1 84.247.1
    xtal_twin/twin_fraction.inp 18.0 13.9 12.08.4
    xtal_twin/water_pick_twin.inp 596.7 580.4 483.3293.6
    xtal_util/analyse.inp 50.2 40.9 35.00.4
    xtal_util/average_friedels.inp 12.4 12.9 11.710.3
    xtal_util/average_map.inp 9.3 6.7 5.10.7
    xtal_util/combine.inp 5.4 5.8 5.24.6
    xtal_util/flip_friedels.inp 17.1 17.3 15.513.9
    xtal_util/fourier_map.inp 28.3 30.9 27.924.3
    xtal_util/hlcoeff_blur.inp 2.1 2.1 2.01.7
    xtal_util/make_cv.inp 1.3 1.3 1.21.0
    xtal_util/make_hlcoeff.inp 2.1 2.1 2.01.7
    xtal_util/manipulate.inp 13.3 13.3 11.910.6
    xtal_util/mask_map.inp 3.5 2.8 2.30.7
    xtal_util/matthews_coef.inp 0.5 0.5 0.50.4
    xtal_util/merge.inp 22.3 21.6 19.217.1
    xtal_util/model_fcalc.inp 1.0 0.9 0.80.7
    xtal_util/model_phase.inp 2.5 2.3 2.01.6
    xtal_util/scale.inp 25.1 21.9 21.017.5
    xtal_util/transform_map.inp 5.7 4.0 3.03.0

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    last update: October 21, 2003