From 30e41551c7b5d544053f95b90d8682aa42642669 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadezhda Ten Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:12:15 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add SpecHPC Guide --- README.md | 1 + workloads/spec-hpc/README.md | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 workloads/spec-hpc/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4b9a26e..d921588 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ We aim to provide a dynamic resource where users can find the latest optimizatio - [MySQL & PostgreSQL](software/mysql-postgresql/README.md) - Workloads - [Cassandra Stress](workloads/cassandra-stress/README.md) + - [SpecHPC](workloads/spec-hpc/README.md) - [TPC-DS](workloads/tpc-ds/README.md) - [TPC-H](workloads/tpc-h/README.md) - Performance Analysis and Monitoring Tools diff --git a/workloads/spec-hpc/README.md b/workloads/spec-hpc/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c471e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/workloads/spec-hpc/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications + + + +This [document](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/858491/intel-xeon-6-tuning-and-optimization-guide-for-hpc-applications.html?DocID=858491) contains tuning and optimization guidelines for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications running on Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores processors. It includes general BIOS and Linux configuration guidelines for all HPC applications as well as build and run instructions (recipes) for a selected set of HPC applications and benchmarks. The set of benchmarks and applications include: + + + +## Industry Standard Benchmarks + +* STREAM +* HPL (High Performance LINPACK) +* HPCG (High Performance Conjugate Gradient) + + + +## HPC Applications + +* Altair® RADIOSS® +* Ansys CFX +* Ansys Fluent +* Ansys Mechanical +* Binomial (European Options) +* Black-Scholes (European Options) +* GRMOACS +* LAMMPS +* Monte Carlo (European Options) +* Monte Carlo (American Options) +* MPAS-A +* NAMD +* NEMO +* NWChem +* OpenFOAM +* QuantLib +* RELION +* VASP +* WRF From 01ab8fa977e33819a080706b8fb56f4bc49bbbef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadezhda Ten Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:54:16 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Fix workload name (from spec-hpc to hpc) --- README.md | 2 +- workloads/{spec-hpc => hpc}/README.md | 0 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) rename workloads/{spec-hpc => hpc}/README.md (100%) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d921588..5f2de72 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ We aim to provide a dynamic resource where users can find the latest optimizatio - [MySQL & PostgreSQL](software/mysql-postgresql/README.md) - Workloads - [Cassandra Stress](workloads/cassandra-stress/README.md) - - [SpecHPC](workloads/spec-hpc/README.md) + - [HPC](workloads/hpc/README.md) - [TPC-DS](workloads/tpc-ds/README.md) - [TPC-H](workloads/tpc-h/README.md) - Performance Analysis and Monitoring Tools diff --git a/workloads/spec-hpc/README.md b/workloads/hpc/README.md similarity index 100% rename from workloads/spec-hpc/README.md rename to workloads/hpc/README.md From ce161e74f8b37722c76d5c3f96ece1a57d540353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadezhda Ten Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:59:51 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Make document link more prominent --- workloads/hpc/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/workloads/hpc/README.md b/workloads/hpc/README.md index 9c471e5..6ca4012 100644 --- a/workloads/hpc/README.md +++ b/workloads/hpc/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ -This [document](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/858491/intel-xeon-6-tuning-and-optimization-guide-for-hpc-applications.html?DocID=858491) contains tuning and optimization guidelines for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications running on Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores processors. It includes general BIOS and Linux configuration guidelines for all HPC applications as well as build and run instructions (recipes) for a selected set of HPC applications and benchmarks. The set of benchmarks and applications include: + [Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/858491/intel-xeon-6-tuning-and-optimization-guide-for-hpc-applications.html?DocID=858491) contains tuning and optimization guidelines for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications running on Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores processors. It includes general BIOS and Linux configuration guidelines for all HPC applications as well as build and run instructions (recipes) for a selected set of HPC applications and benchmarks. The set of benchmarks and applications include: From c4ba3e0de7d1690f2ff15f3ba7a2db47f137c158 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadezhda Ten Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:08:01 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Fix included workload list --- workloads/hpc/README.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/workloads/hpc/README.md b/workloads/hpc/README.md index 6ca4012..92ebd59 100644 --- a/workloads/hpc/README.md +++ b/workloads/hpc/README.md @@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ - [Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/858491/intel-xeon-6-tuning-and-optimization-guide-for-hpc-applications.html?DocID=858491) contains tuning and optimization guidelines for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications running on Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores processors. It includes general BIOS and Linux configuration guidelines for all HPC applications as well as build and run instructions (recipes) for a selected set of HPC applications and benchmarks. The set of benchmarks and applications include: + [Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/858491/intel-xeon-6-tuning-and-optimization-guide-for-hpc-applications.html?DocID=858491) contains tuning and optimization guidelines for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications running on Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores processors. It includes general BIOS and Linux configuration guidelines for all HPC applications as well as build and run instructions (recipes) for a selected set of HPC applications and benchmarks. +## Included Workloads - -## Industry Standard Benchmarks +#### Industry Standard Benchmarks * STREAM * HPL (High Performance LINPACK) * HPCG (High Performance Conjugate Gradient) - -## HPC Applications +#### HPC Applications * Altair® RADIOSS® * Ansys CFX From 7ef714197080cc9d15c1e79af87f03f143e507a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadezhda Ten Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:08:26 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update workloads/hpc/README.md Co-authored-by: rsiyer-intel --- workloads/hpc/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/workloads/hpc/README.md b/workloads/hpc/README.md index 92ebd59..3a57385 100644 --- a/workloads/hpc/README.md +++ b/workloads/hpc/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications +# Intel® Xeon® 6 with P-Cores: Configuration and Tuning Guide for HPC Applications