[Pw_forum] Is 24cpu enough for 96 atoms relaxation?

[Paolo Giannozzi]

wangxinquan wrote:

>    The load for each node is as follow:  [...]
>    1. What are the ways to improve efficiency of node?

sending two processes on some nodes and one on some other
nodes is a sure way to worsen efficiency

>       Is 24cpu enough for 96 atoms relaxation?

it depends on the system, on the kind of parallelization...
There is no general answer to questions about parallelism,
especially if they are ill-posed

Paolo
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Paolo Giannozzi, Democritos and University of Udine, Italy