Fuel V12, R16K 900MHz (8MB L2), 4GB

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:14 pm

Picture links: side, front, rear, inside, PCI slots, disks, CPU

31/Aug/2009 Edit: Replaced Maxtor system disk with 300GB 15K Fujitsu, replaced LSI 22320 SCSI card with LSI SAS3041X-R
SAS/SATA, added 1TB SATA disk. Picture links above not yet updated, will do that at the end of Sept.

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Location: /hw/module/001c01/node
            IP34 Board: barcode NAW401     part 030-1707-003 rev -M
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/cpubus/0
        IP34PIMM Board: barcode MWX852     part 030-2023-001 rev -B
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/13
          ASTODY Board: barcode NJY535     part 030-1726-005 rev -A
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/14
            IP34 Board: barcode NAW401     part 030-1707-003 rev -M
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/15
            IP34 Board: barcode NAW401     part 030-1707-003 rev -M
1 900 MHZ IP35 Processor
CPU: MIPS R16000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.0
FPU: MIPS R16010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 3.0
CPU 0 at Module 001c01/Slot 0/Slice A: 900 Mhz MIPS R16000 Processor Chip (enabled) 
  Processor revision: 3.0. Scache: Size 8 MB Speed 450 Mhz  Tap 0xb
Main memory size: 4096 Mbytes
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 8 Mbytes
Memory at Module 001c01/Slot 0: 4096 MB (enabled)
  Bank 0 contains 1024 MB (Premium) DIMMS (enabled)
  Bank 1 contains 1024 MB (Premium) DIMMS (enabled)
  Bank 2 contains 1024 MB (Premium) DIMMS (enabled)
  Bank 3 contains 1024 MB (Premium) DIMMS (enabled)
Integral SCSI controller 6: Version QL12160, low voltage differential
  Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 6 (unit 2)
  Tape drive: unit 7 on SCSI controller 6: DAT
Integral SCSI controller 7: Version QL12160, single ended
  CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 7
  Scanner: unit 7 on SCSI controller 7
Integral SCSI controller 10: Version SAS/SATA LS1064
  Disk drive: unit 0 on SCSI controller 10 (unit 0)
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL12160, low voltage differential
  Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
  Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 2)
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL12160, single ended
  CDROM: unit 3 on SCSI controller 1
  CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
IOC3 parallel port: plp2
Graphics board: V12
Gigabit Ethernet: eg2, module 001c01, pci_bus 1, pci_slot 3, firmware version 12.4.10
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 001c01, pci 4
Iris Audio Processor: version MAD revision 1, number 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1216) PCI slot 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1000, device 0x0050) PCI slot 2
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1216) PCI slot 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1412, device 0x1724) PCI slot 2
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0009) PCI slot 3
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 4
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1045, device 0xc861) PCI slot 5
HUB in Module 001c01/Slot 0: Revision 2 Speed 200.00 Mhz (enabled)
IP35prom in Module 001c01/Slot n0: Revision 6.210
USB controller: type OHCI

gfxinfo:

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Graphics board 0 is "ODYSSEY" graphics.
        Managed (":0.0") 1600x1200 
        BUZZ version B.2
        PB&J version 1
        128MB memory
                Banks: 4, CAS latency: 3
         Monitor 0 type: HWP 4819
        Channel 0:
         Origin = (0,0)
         Video Output: 1600 pixels, 1200 lines, 75.00Hz (1600x1200_75)

Internal PCI cards:

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MAudio Revolution 7.1
SGI Copper Gbit Ethernet
QLA12160 dual-channel U160 SCSI
LSI SAS3041X-R SAS/SATA PCIX card (4 internal ports only)

SCSI/SATA Devices:

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  0,1: Fujitsu MBA3300NC 300GB 15000rpm, system disk.
  0,2: Fujitsu MAT3300NP 300GB 10000rpm, data disk.
  1,3: Yamaha 16/10/40 CDRW.
  1,4: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M17111005.
  6,2: 147GB 15K 'Worldview' OEM data backup disk.
  6,7: Sony DDS4 SDT11000 DAT drive.
  7,4: Yamaha 16/10/40 CDRW.
  7,7: HP ScanJet 6300C Scanner.
  10,0: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB 7200rpm SATA, Model HD103UJ.

Here are some diskperf results on the four disks, done with all background processes running as normal, ie. mediad, httpd, firefox, etc.

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0,1: Fujitsu 300GB 15000rpm MBA3300NC, system disk.

# req_size  fwd_wt  fwd_rd  bwd_wt  bwd_rd  rnd_wt  rnd_rd
#  (bytes)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)
#---------------------------------------------------------
     16384   59.87   68.97   30.55   27.13   10.23    5.30
     32768   80.08   93.85   34.26   33.87   17.71   10.04
     65536   94.37  114.01   56.67   38.45   29.14   18.21
    131072   92.95  117.03   43.56   43.48   32.49   31.45
    262144  102.52  124.69   44.35   44.50   51.88   48.31
    524288  107.48  124.89   66.54   67.23   72.67   67.22
   1048576  109.85  124.88   89.21   90.17   91.55   86.17
   2097152  112.99  124.93  105.37  102.76  104.32   99.83
   4194304  114.38  124.92  110.83  109.11  111.25  109.44
   8388608  114.84  119.09  114.52  115.07  114.61  114.00
  16777216  115.02  121.53  114.63  117.28  114.43  117.12


0,2: FUJITSU MAT3300NP 300GB 10000rpm, data disk.

# req_size  fwd_wt  fwd_rd  bwd_wt  bwd_rd  rnd_wt  rnd_rd
#  (bytes)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)
#---------------------------------------------------------
     16384   54.48   72.93   21.75   24.45    9.23    4.09
     32768   58.75   88.35   25.17   30.21   15.82    7.74
     65536   66.03   88.42   42.54   32.13   24.94   14.08
    131072   71.18   88.91   29.01   29.09   23.68   24.03
    262144   74.63   85.57   30.69   28.58   37.97   35.15
    524288   80.92   86.30   51.55   45.15   54.30   50.59
   1048576   88.47   88.91   68.35   60.24   67.25   63.04
   2097152   88.72   89.00   72.70   70.94   76.25   72.89
   4194304   88.89   88.95   80.22   78.85   78.28   78.93
   8388608   88.85   88.75   84.63   83.07   85.37   79.30
  16777216   86.05   86.40   86.54   84.65   86.81   84.88


6,2: 147GB 15K 'Worldview' OEM data backup disk.

# req_size  fwd_wt  fwd_rd  bwd_wt  bwd_rd  rnd_wt  rnd_rd
#  (bytes)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)
#---------------------------------------------------------
     16384   61.32   74.49   14.59    4.32    8.84    5.25
     32768   71.57   74.14   24.75    9.11   14.93    9.83
     65536   76.83   78.69   34.40   20.56   24.20   17.13
    131072   78.59   78.80   43.84   25.16   38.69   27.67
    262144   78.96   78.77   57.23   45.79   52.63   39.79
    524288   74.64   78.79   62.99   55.96   58.63   52.34
   1048576   78.83   78.73   71.28   56.21   60.90   56.55
   2097152   78.94   78.78   71.63   71.03   67.03   68.72
   4194304   78.89   78.74   76.42   71.49   74.51   71.58
   8388608   78.85   78.83   71.87   74.01   76.84   74.17
  16777216   77.99   78.83   72.37   75.36   77.69   75.38


10,0: 1TB 7200rpm SATA data disk (Samsung HD103UJ):

# req_size  fwd_wt  fwd_rd  bwd_wt  bwd_rd  rnd_wt  rnd_rd
#  (bytes)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)  (MB/s)
#---------------------------------------------------------
     16384   64.18   65.03   47.89   33.18    4.44    2.27
     32768   75.78   99.78   88.04   37.53    8.73    4.42
     65536  106.05  111.59  106.76   42.43   16.23    8.48
    131072  112.12  114.28  107.58   49.08   27.45   15.77
    262144  106.30  113.90  106.95   56.80   41.58   27.56
    524288  106.15  113.59  106.60   55.57   57.88   44.60
   1048576  112.30  113.14  107.58   79.46   74.57   62.15
   2097152  111.39  110.91  106.38   85.67   86.97   80.43
   4194304  111.30  109.20  108.82  102.21   98.86   93.09

Reference info: RAID results using one dual-channel SCSI card, comparing LSI 22320 to QLA12160/66, tested
with Maxtor Atlas 15K II 146GB disks:

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Summary for 'n' disks on 2 channels, optimised for HD video, fwd read/write speeds only.

         | **FORWARD WRITE** | **FORWARD READ**
         |    LSI     QLA    |    LSI    QLA
-----------------------------------------------
2 disks  |  172.02   172.76  |  159.08   159.26
4 disks  |  209.30   266.74  |  186.62   237.78
6 disks  |  209.36   269.59  |  190.81   245.07
12 disks |  209.30   269.34  |  200.07   260.37

Except for using two disks, the QLA is significantly faster than the LSI.

Cheers!

Ian.

PS. For an Alias render benchmark I've done (complex scene), this system beats a dual-600 Octane2. For a simple scene though, the
Octane2 is faster. The more complex the task, the better Fuel and O3K systems run. I've accumulated data for dozens of systems, results
now available on my site!

Richtom1 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:56 pm

Oh sooooooooooooo sweet Ian. Enjoy the Holidays and talk with you soon.

Sending you a PM.

Richard

josehill · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:41 pm

Looks like Christmas came early to Edinburgh!

Have a great holiday season, Ian!

R-ten-K · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:10 pm

Sweet system! Lucky b*stard...

The 900Mhz R16K must be rarer than hen's teeth... how did you manage the score?

josehill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:51 pm

R-ten-K wrote:

The 900Mhz R16K must be rarer than hen's teeth... how did you manage the score?

I suspect Ian's answer might begin, "Many Bothans died..."

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:24 pm

(40Kbit dialup - yuck!!...)

I did a swap; my two Fuel 700/V12 systems for a 900/V10 and an Onyx2 deskside, and helping
with some other stuff.

Cheers!

Ian.

PS. Bothans?... It was a slaughter... >-)

eMGee · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:42 am

That's a very nice system there Ian! Even with 8MB L2 cache memory, impressive!

So, this must be your personal system, as you mentioned. If you get the chance, and of course if you feel like it, could you perhaps post some pictures? All the added expansion/option cards, the whole setup, would be interesting to see.

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:56 pm

eMGee writes:
> That's a very nice system there Ian! Even with 8MB L2 cache memory, impressive!

Thanks!!

> So, this must be your personal system, as you mentioned. If you get the chance, and of course if you feel like it,
> could you perhaps post some pictures? All the added expansion/option cards, the whole setup, would be interesting
> to see.

Will do! Some time in January.

Ian.

tomo · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:15 pm

NIce system and happy holidays!

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:09 pm

Hope you all had a good Christmas, etc.!!

I've finished doing the usual benchmark tests from my SGI General Performance Comparisons page (Inventor, GIMP, etc.),
and also Quake1/Quake2 tests (finally worked out how to run the tests single-buffered). I've also taken a few pics,
though the lighting/sharpness isn't all that great as the system lives under my desk, so natural light is mostly absent.

Side of system:

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Front (not found a black facia for the CDRW yet):

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Rear connections (just ordered a VHDCI/MicroD cable for the scanner, so the remaining SCSI socket will be used soon):

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Overall internals:

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PCI cards (top to bottom: Revolution 7.1, copper Gbit NIC, QLA12160/66, LSI 21320):

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SCSI disks (top: Maxtor Atlas 15K II 147GB 8K147L0 68pin; bottom: Fujitsu MAT3300NP 300GB 10K 68pin. The Maxtor was a good
find as it has a valid warranty until October 2011):

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The main CPU board (sorry for lack of focus, hard for my camera's flash to work well at such short range):

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Happy new year everyone!!

Ian.

sybrfreq · **Posted:** Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:49 pm

Somebody was a very good boy this year

directedition · **Posted:** Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:28 pm

Are you open to trades? How do first born sons sound?

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:47 pm

sybrfreq writes:
> Somebody was a very good boy this year

Nah, somebody just worked their butt off.

(ie. me)

directedition writes:
> Are you open to trades? How do first born sons sound?

Ooo, you'd have to do way better than that... would be well into the Lex Luthor scale of things.

You know,
as in babes, Australia, The Universe, that sort of thing...

Meanwhile, as a final closing treat for 2008, I've just uploaded the results of of my latest benchmarking venture,
namely running Alias and Maya renders using two quite different scenes (complex scene with Alias, simple scene
with Maya; links are on the left hand side in the index frame):

http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/perfcomp.html

or if you don't want the frames layout, here are direct links to the Alias and Maya pages.

Hope you find the results interesting! Main thing to take away from the data is that, in general, rendering a complex
scene will scale much better using multiple CPUs on an O3K-class system, though the Onyx2 does rather well.

That's it for this year! Catchya next year...

Ian.

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Jan/09 Edit: I've moved the screenshots from here into the main announcement thread.

JacquesT · **Posted:** Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:45 pm

Very nice Ian!

If I'm ever up in Scotland (But why?! It's colder there!!! 8-)

) I'll have to pop in and see this beast!

Happy New Year!

-J

(What's next, a quad 1ghz Tezro?)

mapesdhs · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:14 am

JacquesT writes:
> Very nice Ian!

Thanks! 8-)

> If I'm ever up in Scotland (But why?! It's colder there!!! 8-)

) I'll have to pop in and see this beast!

Feel free!

> Happy New Year!

Ditto!!

> (What's next, a quad 1ghz Tezro?)

That's the plan, hehe...

Ian.

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