Title :
Is parallelism for you?
Author :
Pancake, Cherri M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
This article offers practical, basic rules of thumb that can help you predict if parallelism might be worthwhile, given your application and the effort you want to invest. The techniques presented for estimating likely performance gains are drawn from the experiences of hundreds of computational scientists and engineers at national labs, universities, and research facilities. The information is more anecdotal than experimental, but it reflects the very real problems that must be overcome if parallel programming is to yield useful benefits
Keywords :
engineering; engineering computing; natural sciences; natural sciences computing; parallel processing; performance evaluation; basic rules; benefits; computational science; engineering; investment; national labs; parallel computers; parallel programming; performance gains; research facilities; universities; Application software; Concurrent computing; Educational institutions; Frequency estimation; Investments; Parallel processing; Performance gain; Sea measurements; Testing; Thumb;
Journal_Title :
Computational Science & Engineering, IEEE
