Benchmark

Platform  
CPU 4 Intel E5-2670 @ 2.6 GB
Memory 128 GB DDR3
OS Custom Redhat 6.6
BLAS MKL 11.0
Compiler GCC 4.8.2

Computation cost

Block-1.1

Problem size Program CPU Memory
439 AOs, CAS(16e,20o), M = 1000 DMRG-CASCI ~ 1 h (16 core) < 1 GB/core
DMRG-CASSCF ~ 1.5 h/iter (16 core) < 1 GB/core
NEVPT2 48 h (8 core) ~12 GB/core
MPS-NEVPT2 5.5 h (16 core) < 4 GB/core
439 AOs, CAS(22e,27o), M = 1000 DMRG-CASCI 6 h (16 core) < 2 GB/core
DMRG-CASSCF 9 h/iter (16 core) < 2 GB/core
MPS-NEVPT2 29 h (16 core) ~10 GB/core
760 AOs, CAS(30e,36o), M = 1500 DMRG-CASCI 24 h (16 core) < 2 GB/core

Block-1.5 (stackblock)

Problem size Program CPU Memory
439 AOs, CAS(16e,20o), M = 1000 DMRG-CASCI ~ .5 h (16 core) < 1 GB/core
DMRG-CASSCF ~ 1 h/iter (16 core) < 1 GB/core
MPS-NEVPT2 3 h (16 core) < 4 GB/core
439 AOs, CAS(22e,27o), M = 1000 DMRG-CASCI 3 h (16 core) < 2 GB/core
DMRG-CASSCF 5 h/iter (16 core) < 2 GB/core
MPS-NEVPT2 15 h (16 core) ~10 GB/core
760 AOs, CAS(30e,36o), M = 1500 DMRG-CASCI 12 h (16 core) < 2 GB/core