Computational Platforms First make the vasp library Benchmark calculations Then make vasp always use the same vasp version,otherwise the timings are not comparable makefiles in vasp use the best compiler options and the fastest makefile.cray makefile.hp available blas for the test platform makefile.rs6000 makefile.sun makefile.linux abs makefile.linux ifc_ath cray CRAY C9O.J90.T90 600 makefile.t3d makefile.fujitsu dec DEC ALPHA True 64 Unix HP PA AMD XP1800+100MBit 500 makefile.linux_pg makefile.sgi Xeon 2.2 GHz i7500 1000MBi limix_abs Limx,Absoft compiter P4 P4GSX 1000MBit makefile.gen makefile.linux ifc limrx alpha Limx,Alpha processors fort compiler AMD XP1700+1000MBir 400 HPes451 Ghz quad山ics linrx ifc.P4 Linurx.Intel fortran compiler(ifc),P4 optimisation makefile.sp2 makefile.vpp limrx ifc.ath Limux.Intel fortran compiler(ifc).Athlon optimisation makefile.linux ifc p4 limx_pg Limx.Portland group compiler 首0 makefile.dec nec NEC vector computer Is6000 IBM AIX xl0 compiler 200 makefile.rs6000 pl sgi SGI Origin 200/2000/3000.Power Challenge.2ete. makefile.linux alpha sp2 IBM SP2,possibly also useful for RS6000 100 sun makefile.t3e SUN,Ultrasparc 13d Cray/SGI T3D 10 15 20 25 makefile.nec Be Cray/SGI T3E of CPU p fujitsu VPP,VPXComputational Platforms makefiles in vasp First make the vasp library Then make vasp Benchmark calculations ✓ always use the same vasp version, otherwise the timings are not comparable ✓ use the best compiler options and the fastest available blas for the test platform