PyStormTracker Benchmark

This document provides a detailed breakdown of execution time (in seconds) comparing the legacy nested-object architecture (v0.3.3) and the current, Numba JIT-compiled array architecture (v0.4.0).

Methodology

  • Hardware: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (16 Threads), 48GB WSL Memory Limit.

  • Datasets: ERA5 Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSL).

    • 2.5x2.5: 144x73 grid, 360 time steps.

    • 0.25x0.25: 1440x721 grid, 60 time steps.

  • Execution: Component timings (Detection, Linking, Export, IO/Overhead) were extracted from the CLI.

Resolution: 2.5x2.5

2.5x2.5 Breakdown

Version

Backend

Workers

Det (s)

Link (s)

Exp (s)

IO (s)

Total (s)

v0.3.3

SERIAL

1

9.57

0.98

0.00

17.97

28.53

v0.4.0

SERIAL

1

1.92

0.95

0.37

0.08

9.87

v0.3.3

DASK

2

13.69

1.27

0.00

9.73

24.69

v0.4.0

DASK

2

5.98

0.99

0.36

1.53

17.99

v0.3.3

DASK

4

9.92

1.18

0.00

7.66

18.76

v0.4.0

DASK

4

7.04

0.97

0.33

1.65

16.43

v0.3.3

DASK

8

12.26

1.20

0.00

9.92

23.38

v0.4.0

DASK

8

8.77

0.92

0.34

1.85

20.56

v0.3.3

MPI

2

5.17

0.60

0.00

5.85

11.61

v0.4.0

MPI

2

1.38

0.94

0.36

0.07

8.04

v0.3.3

MPI

4

3.66

0.48

0.00

8.44

12.58

v0.4.0

MPI

4

1.71

1.01

0.37

0.08

12.59

v0.3.3

MPI

8

1.95

0.39

0.00

8.70

11.03

v0.4.0

MPI

8

1.92

1.10

0.36

0.08

11.68

Resolution: 0.25x0.25

0.25x0.25 Breakdown

Version

Backend

Workers

Det (s)

Link (s)

Exp (s)

IO (s)

Total (s)

v0.3.3

SERIAL

1

158.94

94.92

0.00

26.78

280.65

v0.4.0

SERIAL

1

3.93

17.51

1.69

0.60

32.38

v0.3.3

DASK

2

95.30

118.92

0.00

22.49

236.72

v0.4.0

DASK

2

8.16

16.98

1.69

2.00

37.11

v0.3.3

DASK

4

50.97

117.18

0.00

20.75

188.90

v0.4.0

DASK

4

8.30

17.87

1.84

2.02

38.58

v0.3.3

DASK

8

39.83

117.42

0.00

19.98

177.23

v0.4.0

DASK

8

11.96

17.58

1.86

2.36

44.23

v0.3.3

MPI

2

85.68

56.25

0.00

13.04

154.97

v0.4.0

MPI

2

2.74

17.16

1.71

0.61

29.37

v0.3.3

MPI

4

51.10

35.84

0.00

3.92

90.86

v0.4.0

MPI

4

2.82

17.64

1.76

0.67

32.23

v0.3.3

MPI

8

34.18

28.50

0.00

4.95

67.63

v0.4.0

MPI

8

3.29

18.04

1.87

0.67

32.90