P76xx

[Hardass]

What is with this series of WU,s?? My 580 was running at 100% and doing 8000 series WUs then gets a P7643 and drops to 17% and 38:25 per frame times. My 570 same thing with a P7640 and 34% use.

This is the 580.

[17:13:22] Successful run
[17:13:22] DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
[17:13:32] Reserved 357392 bytes for xtc file; Cosm status=0
[17:13:32] Allocated 357392 bytes for xtc file
[17:13:32] - Reading up to 357392 from "work/wudata_04.xtc": Read 357392
[17:13:32] Read 357392 bytes from xtc file; available packet space=786073072
[17:13:32] xtc file hash check passed.
[17:13:32] Reserved 22344 22344 786073072 bytes for arc file=<work/wudata_04.trr> Cosm status=0
[17:13:32] Allocated 22344 bytes for arc file
[17:13:32] - Reading up to 22344 from "work/wudata_04.trr": Read 22344
[17:13:32] Read 22344 bytes from arc file; available packet space=786050728
[17:13:32] trr file hash check passed.
[17:13:32] Allocated 544 bytes for edr file
[17:13:32] Read bedfile
[17:13:32] edr file hash check passed.
[17:13:32] Allocated 36787 bytes for logfile
[17:13:32] Read logfile
[17:13:32] GuardedRun: success in DynamicWrapper
[17:13:32] GuardedRun: done
[17:13:32] Run: GuardedRun completed.
[17:13:34] + Opened results file
[17:13:34] - Writing 417579 bytes of core data to disk...
[17:13:34] Done: 417067 -> 386280 (compressed to 92.6 percent)
[17:13:34]   ... Done.
[17:13:34] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_04.ckp
[17:13:34] Shutting down core 
[17:13:34] 
[17:13:34] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[17:13:37] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[17:13:37] Sending work to server
[17:13:37] Project: 8008 (Run 2, Clone 78, Gen 45)
[17:13:37] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.


[17:13:37] + Attempting to send results [May 8 17:13:37 UTC]
[17:13:37] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[17:13:38] + Results successfully sent
[17:13:38] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[17:13:38] + Number of Units Completed: 151

[17:13:42] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[17:13:42] Cleaning up work directory
[17:13:42] + Attempting to get work packet
[17:13:42] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[17:13:42] - Connecting to assignment server
[17:13:43] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.141).
[17:13:43] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[17:13:43] Loaded queue successfully.
[17:13:43] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[17:13:44] + Closed connections
[17:13:44] 
[17:13:44] + Processing work unit
[17:13:44] Core required: FahCore_15.exe
[17:13:44] Core found.
[17:13:44] Working on queue slot 05 [May 8 17:13:44 UTC]
[17:13:44] + Working ...
[17:13:44] 
[17:13:44] *------------------------------*
[17:13:44] Folding@Home GPU Core
[17:13:44] Version                2.22 (Thu Dec 8 17:08:05 PST 2011)
[17:13:44] Build host             SimbiosNvdWin7
[17:13:44] Board Type             NVIDIA/CUDA
[17:13:44] Core                   15
[17:13:44] 
[17:13:44] Window's signal control handler registered.
[17:13:44] Preparing to commence simulation
[17:13:44] - Looking at optimizations...
[17:13:44] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_05.ckp
[17:13:44] - Created dyn
[17:13:44] - Files status OK
[17:13:44] sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
[17:13:44] - Expanded 66261 -> 287126 (decompressed 433.3 percent)
[17:13:44] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=66261 data_size=287126, decompressed_data_size=287126 diff=0
[17:13:44] - Digital signature verified
[17:13:44] 
[17:13:44] Project: 8008 (Run 4, Clone 32, Gen 38)
[17:13:44] 
[17:13:44] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[17:13:44] Entering M.D.
[17:13:46] Tpr hash work/wudata_05.tpr:  1902337873 1235074187 3901050292 3716653472 1541035794
[17:13:46] GPU device info: vendor=0 device=0 name=<NA> match=0
[17:13:46] Working on Gromacs Runs On Most of All Computer Systems
[17:13:46] Client config found, loading data.
[17:13:47] Starting GUI Server
[17:14:55] Setting checkpoint frequency: 500000
[17:14:55] Completed         3 out of 50000000 steps (0%).
[17:16:45] Completed    500000 out of 50000000 steps (1%).
[17:18:34] Completed   1000000 out of 50000000 steps (2%).
[17:20:24] Completed   1500000 out of 50000000 steps (3%).
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[17:27:42] Completed   3500000 out of 50000000 steps (7%).
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[17:35:00] Completed   5500000 out of 50000000 steps (11%).
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[17:40:28] Completed   7000000 out of 50000000 steps (14%).
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[17:44:07] Completed   8000000 out of 50000000 steps (16%).
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[18:26:05] Completed  19500000 out of 50000000 steps (39%).
[18:27:55] Completed  20000000 out of 50000000 steps (40%).
[18:29:44] Completed  20500000 out of 50000000 steps (41%).
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[18:44:20] Completed  24500000 out of 50000000 steps (49%).
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[18:55:17] Completed  27500000 out of 50000000 steps (55%).
[18:57:07] Completed  28000000 out of 50000000 steps (56%).
[18:58:56] Completed  28500000 out of 50000000 steps (57%).
[19:00:46] Completed  29000000 out of 50000000 steps (58%).
[19:02:36] Completed  29500000 out of 50000000 steps (59%).
[19:04:25] Completed  30000000 out of 50000000 steps (60%).
[19:06:15] Completed  30500000 out of 50000000 steps (61%).
[19:08:04] Completed  31000000 out of 50000000 steps (62%).
[19:09:54] Completed  31500000 out of 50000000 steps (63%).
[19:11:43] Completed  32000000 out of 50000000 steps (64%).
[19:13:33] Completed  32500000 out of 50000000 steps (65%).
[19:15:22] Completed  33000000 out of 50000000 steps (66%).
[19:17:12] Completed  33500000 out of 50000000 steps (67%).
[19:19:01] Completed  34000000 out of 50000000 steps (68%).
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[19:22:40] Completed  35000000 out of 50000000 steps (70%).
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[19:31:48] Completed  37500000 out of 50000000 steps (75%).
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[19:40:55] Completed  40000000 out of 50000000 steps (80%).
[19:42:45] Completed  40500000 out of 50000000 steps (81%).
[19:44:34] Completed  41000000 out of 50000000 steps (82%).
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[20:01:00] Completed  45500000 out of 50000000 steps (91%).
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[20:17:26] Completed  50000000 out of 50000000 steps (100%).
[20:17:26] Finished fah_main status=0
[20:17:26] Successful run
[20:17:26] DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
[20:17:36] Reserved 357004 bytes for xtc file; Cosm status=0
[20:17:36] Allocated 357004 bytes for xtc file
[20:17:36] - Reading up to 357004 from "work/wudata_05.xtc": Read 357004
[20:17:36] Read 357004 bytes from xtc file; available packet space=786073460
[20:17:36] xtc file hash check passed.
[20:17:36] Reserved 22344 22344 786073460 bytes for arc file=<work/wudata_05.trr> Cosm status=0
[20:17:36] Allocated 22344 bytes for arc file
[20:17:36] - Reading up to 22344 from "work/wudata_05.trr": Read 22344
[20:17:36] Read 22344 bytes from arc file; available packet space=786051116
[20:17:36] trr file hash check passed.
[20:17:36] Allocated 544 bytes for edr file
[20:17:36] Read bedfile
[20:17:36] edr file hash check passed.
[20:17:36] Allocated 36787 bytes for logfile
[20:17:36] Read logfile
[20:17:36] GuardedRun: success in DynamicWrapper
[20:17:36] GuardedRun: done
[20:17:36] Run: GuardedRun completed.
[20:17:40] + Opened results file
[20:17:40] - Writing 417191 bytes of core data to disk...
[20:17:40] Done: 416679 -> 385968 (compressed to 92.6 percent)
[20:17:40]   ... Done.
[20:17:40] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_05.ckp
[20:17:40] Shutting down core 
[20:17:40] 
[20:17:40] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[20:17:43] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[20:17:43] Sending work to server
[20:17:43] Project: 8008 (Run 4, Clone 32, Gen 38)
[20:17:43] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.


[20:17:43] + Attempting to send results [May 8 20:17:43 UTC]
[20:17:43] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[20:17:44] + Results successfully sent
[20:17:44] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[20:17:44] + Number of Units Completed: 152

[20:17:48] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[20:17:48] Cleaning up work directory
[20:17:48] + Attempting to get work packet
[20:17:48] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[20:17:48] - Connecting to assignment server
[20:17:49] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.93).
[20:17:49] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[20:17:49] Loaded queue successfully.
[20:17:49] Gpu type=3 species=20.
[20:17:51] + Closed connections
[20:17:51] 
[20:17:51] + Processing work unit
[20:17:51] Core required: FahCore_15.exe
[20:17:51] Core found.
[20:17:51] Working on queue slot 06 [May 8 20:17:51 UTC]
[20:17:51] + Working ...
[20:17:51] 
[20:17:51] *------------------------------*
[20:17:51] Folding@Home GPU Core
[20:17:51] Version                2.22 (Thu Dec 8 17:08:05 PST 2011)
[20:17:51] Build host             SimbiosNvdWin7
[20:17:51] Board Type             NVIDIA/CUDA
[20:17:51] Core                   15
[20:17:51] 
[20:17:51] Window's signal control handler registered.
[20:17:51] Preparing to commence simulation
[20:17:51] - Looking at optimizations...
[20:17:51] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_06.ckp
[20:17:51] - Created dyn
[20:17:51] - Files status OK
[20:17:51] sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
[20:17:51] - Expanded 551124 -> 896648 (decompressed 162.6 percent)
[20:17:51] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=551124 data_size=896648, decompressed_data_size=896648 diff=0
[20:17:51] - Digital signature verified
[20:17:51] 
[20:17:51] Project: 7643 (Run 593, Clone 0, Gen 11)
[20:17:51] 
[20:17:51] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[20:17:51] Entering M.D.
[20:17:53] Tpr hash work/wudata_06.tpr:  2489011804 1806175490 3101787500 2069391556 2853546751
[20:17:53] GPU device info: vendor=0 device=0 name=<NA> match=0
[20:17:54] Working on Protein in water
[20:17:54] Client config found, loading data.
[20:17:54] Starting GUI Server
[20:19:36] Setting checkpoint frequency: 25000
[20:19:36] Completed         3 out of 2500000 steps (0%).
[20:26:43] Completed     25000 out of 2500000 steps (1%).
[20:33:51] Completed     50000 out of 2500000 steps (2%).
[20:40:58] Completed     75000 out of 2500000 steps (3%).
[20:48:07] Completed    100000 out of 2500000 steps (4%).
[20:50:20] + Working...
[20:55:15] Completed    125000 out of 2500000 steps (5%).
[21:02:20] Completed    150000 out of 2500000 steps (6%).
[21:09:25] Completed    175000 out of 2500000 steps (7%).
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[02:50:20] + Working...
[03:03:50] Completed   1000000 out of 2500000 steps (40%).
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[04:20:31] Completed   1050000 out of 2500000 steps (42%).
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[06:16:36] Completed   1125000 out of 2500000 steps (45%).
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[08:13:10] Completed   1200000 out of 2500000 steps (48%).
[08:50:20] + Working...
[08:51:53] Completed   1225000 out of 2500000 steps (49%).
[09:30:40] Completed   1250000 out of 2500000 steps (50%).

 

[Zerix01]

HFM benchmark history shows that my 550's drop about nearly 4000 PPD when they get a 76XX WU.

 

[Adak]

The 76xx project is a bit of a stinker - everyone has brought it up to FAH on their forum. It snuck past the beta testing (or was approved despite the advice of the beta testers-- hey!).

It's unclear what, if anything will be done with it, right now.

With a project that works on different things, you can expect different points for the work units. SETI, for instance, mostly works on the very same wu's - but if you go into their non-standard work units, the points you will receive per day, will vary.

You get used to "riding" the projects along with FAH. Some are great for points, some aren't - you take the good with the bad.

 

[Hardass]

Well between these and the smp 8101 taking 4 days to do one worth 22,000 kinda waste of power compared to the older ones.

 

[Adak]

When I see two projects like this come out, I always think "conspiracy". Right now the conspiracy theory I have is that Pande Group wants to cut back a bit on the point inflation that was so rampant in the past year or two, when they come out with new projects.

Just my theory of course.

 

[FoldingAddict]

Problem is that everyone bases their "contribution" on points. When they see their "contribution" go down, they get angry. Point inflation is going to be hard to reverse without some pretty severe backlash. People forget the important thing is the work unit itself, not the points it gives you.

~FA

 

[Adak]

Problem is that everyone bases their "contribution" on points. When they see their "contribution" go down, they get angry. Point inflation is going to be hard to reverse without some pretty severe backlash. People forget the important thing is the work unit itself, not the points it gives you.

~FA

So true! I want to yell at them sometimes "focus! It's not about the crazy points!", but I understand their POV also. It's hard not to feel disappointed when the same work hours on the computer, somehow earn 20% fewer points than it did last month.

Maybe just trim it back a bit over time - 2% this project, 3% that project. Enough to still keep the "points hounds" pretty satisfied, but get the overall points back to a saner level. Many small steps, no big cut backs.

It would be a "conspiracy" I guess, but it would be a good one, imo.

 

[FoldingAddict]

Back in my day point inflation was when PG accidentally awarded 2 points for a unit that was supposed to be worth .6 points!

~FA

 

[Zerix01]

Back in my day point inflation was when PG accidentally awarded 2 points for a unit that was supposed to be worth .6 points!

~FA

 

[7im]

P76xx WUs are much larger than previous GPU work units. So if your GPU has fewer shaders than the benchmark, you'll take a hit in PPD. If your GPU has same or more, you should be okay.

And P8101s score inline with existing work units like P6901s. No conspiracies, just a need for better understanding of the facts.

 

[ChasR]

Well between these and the smp 8101 taking 4 days to do one worth 22,000 kinda waste of power compared to the older ones.

If you're getting 22,000 (actually 22,607) points for 8101, its because you aren't making the 2.4 day preferred deadline. If it's taking 4 days, you're not even close and should quit folding BA WUs on that machine. Once you go past that preferred deadline the WU is reassigned and the work duplicated, which is a waste of the resources available to the project.

It appears to me that the deadline is too short on p8101 and as a result many true, low frequency, 16 core machines can't make it. One day that might get fixed, but until then, machines not making the deadline should be taken off BA work.