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JackyLee1

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October 29th, 2024 08:16

Only consume 190W on M60 from Dell R730 by V-Ray Benchmark test, is that normal?

Hi,

I have a Dell R730 Server with NVIDIA Tesla M60 GPU card installed with Dell GPU Enablement Kit, I am trying to generate full load on the GPU to check the system stability, I have downloaded a tool called V-Ray Benchmark test tool and run it on my system with Windows Server 2022 OS, but the M60 only consume about 190W power consumption, 95W per M60 GPU core.

Please check below Youtube for the test.

https://youtu.be/jvo_APj5HWI

I would like to understand if it is a HW or SW configuration limited to load the M60 power, or the tool limitation.

Thanks,

Jacky

JackyLee1

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October 30th, 2024 06:59

@DELL-Marco B​ 

I have got the answer from NVIDIA forum:

https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/only-consume-190w-on-m60-from-dell-r730-by-v-ray-benchmark-test-is-that-normal/311621/9

Seems it is V-Ray benchmark tool limitation, tried the Folding @ Home can make my M60 with up to 92% power consumption which about 250~270W.

JackyLee1

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October 29th, 2024 12:08

I mean that I would like to make M60 with 300W maximum power consumption, I don’t know why I only get 190W by V-Ray Benchmark test, is that test tool limitation, or HW/SW configuration limitation.

DELL-Chris H

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October 29th, 2024 12:29

JackyLee1,
 

A reported power consumption of 190W for the entire system, with 95W per M60 GPU core, seems relatively low. The NVIDIA Tesla M60 has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 250W, which means it's designed to consume up to 250W under full load.

 

There are a few potential factors that could contribute to the lower-than-expected power consumption:

  1. Software Limitation: The V-Ray Benchmark tool might not be optimized for the NVIDIA Tesla M60 GPU or might not be able to fully utilize its capabilities, leading to lower power consumption. It's possible that the tool is not designed to push the GPU to its maximum capacity.
  2. Hardware Configuration: Although the GPU Enablement Kit is installed, it's possible that the system's configuration or settings are limiting the GPU's power consumption. For example, the motherboard, power supply, or other system components might not be capable of handling the full power requirements of the M60.
  3. Driver or Firmware Issues: Outdated or incorrect drivers or firmware might be affecting the GPU's performance, leading to reduced power consumption.
  4. System Cooling: If the system's cooling system is not properly configured or functioning efficiently, it might limit the GPU's power consumption to prevent overheating.
 

I would recommend the following steps to see if we can determine the cause:

 
  1. Verify the NVIDIA Driver: Ensure you're running the latest NVIDIA driver version (check the NVIDIA website for the latest driver updates).
  2. Verify the R730 is up to date on BIOS, iDrac, Raid controller, GPU, etc.
  3. Check the System Configuration: Review the system's BIOS settings to ensure that the GPU is set to use the M60 as the primary graphics card.
  4. Monitor the System Temperatures: Use tools like GPU-Z, HWiNFO, or AIDA64 to monitor the system temperatures, including the GPU, CPU, and motherboard temperatures.
  5. Run Other Benchmarking Tools: Try running other benchmarking tools, such as FurMark, Unigine Heaven, or 3DMark, to see if they can push the GPU to higher power consumption.
  6. Consult the System Documentation: Review the Dell documentation and user manual for the R730 server to ensure that the system is configured correctly for the M60 GPU.

 

Let me know what you see, and how it goes. 

 

 

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JackyLee1

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October 29th, 2024 12:33

Here is the HW configuration:

CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz

RAM: DDR4 16GB x4 (A1/A2/B1/B2)

PSU: 1100W x2, redundancy policy and hot spare are disabled from iDRAC

Power cap disabled from iDRAC

No SATA/SAS drives installed

No RAID card installed

BCM OCP LAN card installed

Only one M.2 SSD with OS pre-installed

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JackyLee1

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October 29th, 2024 13:22

@DELL-Chris H ​ 

  1. Verify the NVIDIA Driver: Ensure you're running the latest NVIDIA driver version (check the NVIDIA website for the latest driver updates).

Yes, the driver I used is with latest version 566.03.

  1. Verify the R730 is up to date on BIOS, iDrac, Raid controller, GPU, etc.

Yes, the BIOS is the latest version 2.19.0, iDRAC v2.86.86.86, no RAID card installed, M60 GPU firmware version 84.04.A6.00.02(is this version the latest one?)

  1. Check the System Configuration: Review the system's BIOS settings to ensure that the GPU is set to use the M60 as the primary graphics card.

No, M60 does not have physical display output, and I can see that the V-Ray Benchmark uses M60 to perform the test, not the integrated Matrox G200eR display controller.

  1. Monitor the System Temperatures: Use tools like GPU-Z, HWiNFO, or AIDA64 to monitor the system temperatures, including the GPU, CPU, and motherboard temperatures.

If you have checked the youtube link I provided in the first post, then you can see that when the benchmark test runs, the M60 temperature is around 52 degree C and hot spot about 66 degree C from GPU-Z.

  1. Run Other Benchmarking Tools: Try running other benchmarking tools, such as FurMark, Unigine Heaven, or 3DMark, to see if they can push the GPU to higher power consumption.

I have tried the FurMark but it said that my card driver only supports OpenGL 1.1 not the minimum requurement which is 2.1, so the tool cannot be executed. I also tried the 3DMark but only one M60 GPU core has been stressed, not both GPU cores, and even with one GPU core stressed, it also is not with maximum 150W but only 6xW.

  1. Consult the System Documentation: Review the Dell documentation and user manual for the R730 server to ensure that the system is configured correctly for the M60 GPU.

Where the document I can download?

Here is the HW configuration:

CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz

RAM: DDR4 16GB x4 (A1/A2/B1/B2)

PSU: 1100W x2, redundancy policy and hot spare are disabled from iDRAC

Power cap disabled from iDRAC

No SATA/SAS drives installed

No RAID card installed

BCM OCP LAN card installed

Only one M.2 SSD with OS pre-installed

Thanks,

Jacky

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DELL-Marco B

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October 29th, 2024 16:18

Hello,

the BIOS and iDRAC are updated.

You can see here the owner manual

https://dell.to/48tla1d

 

I think that there is an hardware limitation for the power consumption but I cannot find any official document for this.

 

JackyLee1

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October 29th, 2024 22:52

@DELL-Marco B​ 

Since M60 is in R730 GPU support list, suppose that Dell has validated it, can you help to confirm with engineer if the maximum power consumption has been verified on M60 on R730?

I want to know if it is a HW limitation, or the Benchmark tool limitation.

Thanks.

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JackyLee1

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October 30th, 2024 00:43

@DELL-Marco B​ 

Besides, I found that M60 firmware on two cores are different, core1 with version 84.04.A6.00.01 and core 2 with 84.04.A6.00.02, is that normal? I think the firmware versions of the two cores should be the same.

DELL-Joey C

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October 30th, 2024 08:47

Hi,

 

Thanks for the share. Glad to know the reason behind it. 

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