Parallel Implementation of FEM Solver for Shared Memory Using OpenMP

Table 4

Construction of equation using global locking using mesh (2099201 nodes and 4198404 elements).

Threads	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Time	52.27	25.816	18.121	20.042	22.944	23.603	21.974	22.677
Speedup	1	2.025	2.886	2.608	2.278	2.215	2.379	2.305
Threads	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Time	21.301	26.983	30.511	40.220	41.606	34.912	47.107	45.224
Speedup	2.454	1.937	1.713	1.299	1.256	1.498	1.109	1.156