NAS Parallel Benchmarks
NPB, NAS Parallel Benchmarks, is a benchmark developed by NASA for high-end computer systems. This test profile currently uses the MPI version of NPB. This test profile offers selecting the different NPB tests/problems and varying problem sizes.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark npb.
Project Site
nas.nasa.govTest Created
6 December 2010Last Updated
14 October 2021Test Maintainer
Michael LarabelTest Type
ProcessorAverage Install Time
31 SecondsAverage Run Time
1 Minute, 37 SecondsTest Dependencies
C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Fortran + OpenMPIAccolades
300k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark ResultsSupported Platforms
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 17 January 2025.
Suites Using This Test
Performance Metrics
Analyze Test Configuration:NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: LU.C
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 3,022 public results since 28 August 2019 with the latest data as of 18 January 2025.
Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4 - Test / Class: LU.C) has an average run-time of 4 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.2%.
Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?
Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.
Tested CPU Architectures
This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.
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2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6430 - Giga Computing R283-S91-AAE2-000 MS93-FS0-000 v03010100 - Intel Device 1bce Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 - 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.x86_64 - X Server 1.20.11 |
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1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core - Tyrone SDA20A2GM-818 - 1520GB AlmaLinux 9.4 - 5.14.0-503.14.1.el9_5.x86_64 - GCC 13.2.0 |
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1 System - 10 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core - Tyrone SDA20A2GM-818 - 1520GB AlmaLinux 9.4 - 5.14.0-503.14.1.el9_5.x86_64 - GCC 13.2.0 |
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2 Systems - 26 Benchmark Results |
Apple M4 Max - Apple MacBook Pro - 48GB macOS 15.1.1 - 24.1.0 - X Server |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
2 x AMD EPYC 9534 64-Core - Tyrone SDA20A2GM-818 - 1520GB AlmaLinux 9.4 - 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64 - GCC 13.2.0 |
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2 Systems - 21 Benchmark Results |
AMD Phenom II X4 945 - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H - 6144MB Calculate Linux Desktop 11.15 GNOME - 3.3.3-calculate - GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 |
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1 System - 53 Benchmark Results |
Intel Xeon D-2796TE - Kontron COMh-sdID E2 v1.0.0 - Intel Ice Lake IEH Debian 12 - 6.1.0-27-amd64 - X Server |
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2 Systems - 21 Benchmark Results |
Intel 0000 - INTEL 13th Raptor Lake PCH B760-M D5 - Intel Alder Lake PCH Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-35-generic - GNOME Shell 46.0 |
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1 System - 5 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-Cores - LENOVO ThinkStation P620 1046 - AMD Starship Linuxmint 22 - 6.8.0-48-generic - Cinnamon 6.2.9 |
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2 Systems - 21 Benchmark Results |
AMD Phenom II X4 945 - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H - 6144MB Calculate Linux Desktop 11.15 GNOME - 3.3.3-calculate - GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 |
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3 Systems - 126 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core - AMD VOLCANO - AMD Device 153a Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.10.0-phx - GCC 13.2.0 |
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16 Systems - 119 Benchmark Results |
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R - GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-18-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.0 |
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3 Systems - 24 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i3-10100 - Gigabyte B460M DS3H - Intel Device 9b63 Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.9.0-050900rc7daily20201002-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.3 |
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12 Systems - 69 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core - AMD Titanite_4G - AMD Device 14a4 Ubuntu 23.04 - 6.2.0-23-generic - GNOME Shell 44.0 |
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16 Systems - 333 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.0.0-060000rc1daily20220820-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2 |
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3 Systems - 9 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core - AMD DAYTONA_X - AMD Device 1480 Ubuntu 19.04 - 5.3.0-999-generic - GNOME Shell 3.32.2 |
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core - MSI B350 TOMAHAWK - AMD 17h Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.11.0-rc1-phx - GNOME Shell 3.38.1 |
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Intel Core i9-10980XE - Gigabyte X299X DESIGNARE 10G - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 19.10 - 5.3.0-23-generic - GNOME Shell 3.34.1 |
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6 Systems - 87 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 7R13 - Amazon EC2 c6a.16xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.19.0-1025-aws - 1.3.238 |
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2 Systems - 269 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core - System76 Thelio Major - AMD Starship Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-29-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.1 |
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4 Systems - 30 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-10700T - Logic Supply RXM-181 - Intel Comet Lake PCH Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.8.0-38-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.1 |
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3 Systems - 143 Benchmark Results |
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 - Amazon EC2 m6g.metal v1.0 - 252GB Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-1009-aws - GCC 9.3.0 |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO - AMD Starship Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.11.0-051100rc4daily20210121-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.1 |
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3 Systems - 101 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i9-10980XE - ASRock X299 Steel Legend - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 21.04 - 5.11.0-16-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.4 |
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2 Systems - 151 Benchmark Results |
Intel Xeon E-2278GEL - Logic Supply RXM-181 - Intel Cannon Lake PCH Ubuntu 20.10 - 5.8.0-41-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.2 |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core - MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE - AMD Device 1480 Clear Linux OS 31470 - 5.3.8-854.native - GNOME Shell 3.34.1 |