Preliminary Report on Results of Matrix Benchmarks on Vector Processors.

Abstract : This preliminary report presents the results of running full matrix benchmarks on the CDC STAR 100, the Cray Research Cray-1, the Texas Instruments ASC (1-pipe and 4-pipe), the IBM 370/195, and the Amdahl 470V/6. An analysis is performed on timing results to correlate measured results with those predicted from manufacturer-supplied data. This benchmark effort is part of a study to measure the effectiveness of vector processors for (direct) solution of large sparse sets of simultaneous equations, and to develop new algorithms appropriate to classes of computer architecture.