[mikkyo]

I took the linux perl benchmark script that some folks use and made it MacOS X happy.
You can find it here for about 10 days.
DF Benchmark Perl Script
I included some basic instructions.
If you want you can post your mac benchmarks you get with it.
It is best to stop your client(s), start them fresh, wait an hour or so and run the script to get a good estimate of what you can do in a day. The longer you let it the client run before running the script, the better the estimate will be. you can also rerun the script later on. You should use your machine like you will normally if it isn't a dedicated DC machine so you have a better idea of what a day would really be like.

There are some other DFScripts on my iDisk you could play with if you know your unix well. I set them up for netbooting use on OS X Server with a bunch of macs. There are no directions and they aren't well tested so use at your own risk.

The scripts should all be put in the distribfold directory loose if you want to mess with them.
There is a starter that auto configures your DF installs to work the best they can on the system they are installed on and some little ultility scripts for starting/stopping/checking. Also, crontab files for autostarting the clients at boot, submitting the results before protein change on Tues (no longer needed) and making sure the clients are up and running all the time.
Again play at your own risk.

[mikkyo]

This is from a heavily used G3 system.
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 16785 structures over 63769 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.26
Structures Per Minute: 15.79
Structures Per Hour: 947.58
Structures Per Day: 22741.92

Mac OS X 10.1.5 build 5S66 - Running Kernel Version 5.5
1 ppc750 (PowerPC 750) @ 398mHz (1024Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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This is a G4 Dual with 2 clients running (double the numbers to get total)
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 45155 structures over 63762 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.71
Structures Per Minute: 42.49
Structures Per Hour: 2549.45
Structures Per Day: 61186.80

Mac OS X 10.2 build 6C115 - Running Kernel Version 6.0
2 ppc7400 (PowerPC 7400) @ 450mHz (1024Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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[Scotttheking]

Originally posted by mikkyo:
This is from a heavily used G3 system.
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 16785 structures over 63769 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.26
Structures Per Minute: 15.79
Structures Per Hour: 947.58
Structures Per Day: 22741.92

Mac OS X 10.1.5 build 5S66 - Running Kernel Version 5.5
1 ppc750 (PowerPC 750) @ 398mHz (1024Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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This is a G4 Dual with 2 clients running (double the numbers to get total)
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 45155 structures over 63762 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.71
Structures Per Minute: 42.49
Structures Per Hour: 2549.45
Structures Per Day: 61186.80

Mac OS X 10.2 build 6C115 - Running Kernel Version 6.0
2 ppc7400 (PowerPC 7400) @ 450mHz (1024Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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With or without ram tweak?

[mikkyo]

Originally posted by Scotttheking:

With or without ram tweak?

With.

[mikkyo]

Dual G4 with 2 clients running with ram tweak (double numbers to get total)
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 58020 structures over 65271 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.89
Structures Per Minute: 53.33
Structures Per Hour: 3200.07
Structures Per Day: 76801.68

Mac OS X 10.2 build 6C115 - Running Kernel Version 6.0
2 ppc7400 (PowerPC 7400) @ 533mHz (512Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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[Scotttheking]

Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 106310 structures over 173761 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.61
Structures Per Minute: 36.71
Structures Per Hour: 2202.54
Structures Per Day: 52860.96

Mac OS X 10.2.1 build 6D52 - Running Kernel Version 6.1
1 ppc750 (PowerPC 750) @ 398mHz (1024Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)


This is an imac G4 800, but it sleeps a lot, hence the low numbers.

Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 24373 structures over 77169 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.32
Structures Per Minute: 18.95
Structures Per Hour: 1137.02
Structures Per Day: 27288.48

Mac OS X 10.1.5 build 5S66 - Running Kernel Version 5.5
1 ppc7450 (PowerPC 7450) @ 800mHz (256Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)

[Scotttheking]

From the 1725mhz athlon xp which has a FSB of 150MHz

Sample Size: 7190 structures over 2289 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 3.14
Structures Per Minute: 188.47
Structures Per Hour: 11307.99
Structures Per Day: 271391.76

[mikkyo]

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Distributed Folding Linux Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 266110 structures over 78749 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 3.38
Structures Per Minute: 202.75
Structures Per Hour: 12165.18
Structures Per Day: 291964.32

Linux OS - Running Kernel Version 2.4.9-31
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1900+ @ 1603mhz (256 KB cache)
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Epox 8K3A+ DDR RAM with ram tweak on Redhat 7.2 == BigWin

And another one, ECS K7S5A DDR RAM and ram tweak on Redhat 7.2
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Distributed Folding Linux Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 222310 structures over 68888 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 3.23
Structures Per Minute: 193.63
Structures Per Hour: 11617.64
Structures Per Day: 278823.36

Linux OS - Running Kernel Version 2.4.9-31
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1900+ @ 1593mhz (256 KB cache)
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Another same as last
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Distributed Folding Linux Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 256675 structures over 81266 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 3.16
Structures Per Minute: 189.51
Structures Per Hour: 11370.44
Structures Per Day: 272890.56

Linux OS - Running Kernel Version 2.4.9-34
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ @ 1526mhz (256 KB cache)
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This next one is my iBook 600, it has a short sample but this is about average for it.
I discovered that Palm Desktop and TImbuktu love to steal some cpu with their background apps, so I killed them and then checked the numbers a few times.

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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 2450 structures over 2814 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 0.87
Structures Per Minute: 52.24
Structures Per Hour: 3134.33
Structures Per Day: 75223.92

Mac OS X 10.1.5 build 5S66 - Running Kernel Version 5.5
1 ppc750 (PowerPC 750) @ 600mHz (256Mb L2 cache) (0Mb L3 cache)
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Looks to me like DF is not making use of much other than the CPU and MHz.
Compare the G3 to the G4, they are pretty close.
I'm thinking I'm gonna like F@H or D2OL better due to vector math any day now.

[mikkyo]

Dual G4 800 running 2 clients with ram tweak (double numbers to get total)
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0
Sample Size: 34510 structures over 31482 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 1.10
Structures Per Minute: 65.77
Structures Per Hour: 3946.26
Structures Per Day: 94710.24

Mac OS X 10.1.5 build 5S66 - Running Kernel Version 5.5
2 ppc7450 (PowerPC 7450) @ 799mHz (256Mb L2 cache) (2048Mb L3 cache)
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[edit - pasted longer sample]

[mikkyo]

BTW I fixed the script.
It said Mb instead of Kb for the cache sizes.
Silly me.
The numbers were right just the wrong letter after it.

[unregistered]

Dual 1.2GHz machine with ram tweak

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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 23580 structures over 13370 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 1.76
Structures Per Minute: 105.82
Structures Per Hour: 6349.14
Structures Per Day: 152379.36

Mac OS X 10.2 build 6C115 - Running Kernel Version 6.0
2 ppc7450 (PowerPC 7450) @ 1249mHz (256Kb L2 cache) (2048Kb L3 cache)
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[unregistered]

800 TiDVI
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Distributed Folding OS X Benchmark Script V1.0

Sample Size: 39080 structures over 37269 seconds.

Structures Per Second: 1.05
Structures Per Minute: 62.92
Structures Per Hour: 3774.93
Structures Per Day: 90598.32

Mac OS X 10.2.1 build 6D52 - Running Kernel Version 6.1
1 ppc7450 (PowerPC 7450) @ 800mHz (256Kb L2 cache) (1024Kb L3 cache)
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