Complete Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 12 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPong | PingPong test | Measure point-to-point latency and bandwidth between two ranks. |
| mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPing | PingPing test | Measure bidirectional latency with both ranks sending simultaneously. |
| mpirun -np 4 IMB-MPI1 Sendrecv | Sendrecv test | Measure bandwidth in a periodic ring communication pattern. |
| mpirun -np 4 IMB-MPI1 Exchange | Exchange test | Measure bandwidth when each rank exchanges data with both neighbors. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Allreduce | Allreduce test | Benchmark the MPI_Allreduce collective operation. |
| mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Allgather | Allgather test | Benchmark the MPI_Allgather collective operation. |
| mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Alltoall | Alltoall test | Benchmark the MPI_Alltoall collective operation. |
| mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Bcast | Broadcast test | Benchmark the MPI_Bcast collective operation. |
| mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Barrier | Barrier test | Benchmark MPI_Barrier synchronization overhead. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -msglog min:max | Set message size range | Set transfer sizes as powers of two, e.g. 2:16 for 4 bytes up to 64KB. |
| -include name | Include benchmark | Add a specific benchmark to the run alongside the defaults. |
| -npmin n | Minimum process count | Set the minimum number of active processes for a benchmark. |
The most essential Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) shortcuts are: mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPong (PingPong test), mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPing (PingPing test), mpirun -np 4 IMB-MPI1 Sendrecv (Sendrecv test). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) has 12 keyboard shortcuts across 3 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
These are command-line commands — type them in your terminal or console. Combine them with shell history search (Ctrl + R) and aliases to work even faster.
The Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) shortcut for pingpong test is mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPong. Measure point-to-point latency and bandwidth between two ranks.
Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) includes 5 Collective Benchmarks shortcuts, including mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Allreduce (Allreduce test) and mpirun -np 8 IMB-MPI1 Allgather (Allgather test). See the full list in the Collective Benchmarks section above.
Intel MPI Benchmarks (IMB) includes 4 Single Transfer (IMB-MPI1) shortcuts, including mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPong (PingPong test) and mpirun -np 2 IMB-MPI1 PingPing (PingPing test). See the full list in the Single Transfer (IMB-MPI1) section above.
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