Hi, I'm having a few issues getting consistent results when using PARDISO in parallel. I'm using MKL version 10.3 update 11 (32 bit). I'm solving a symmetric indefinite system, so using mtype=-2. In general I've been using the default solver options via iparm(1)=0. Using these options, I'm getting a different solution, not only from run to run, but also on repeat solutions of the same factorization/RHS vector. The solutions seem to differ up to the first or second decimal place.. sometimes worse! I've found that if I change the fill-in reducing ordering with iparm(2)=0, then I get more consistent results, but the solution still differs at the 10th decimal place or so. This isn't ideal for me. Further, if I set OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 (ie only using 1 processor), then I get completely consistent results every run. For any other number of threads, I get problems. My compile flags (for ifort) are:-O3 -xSSE4.1 -openmp -ipo -parallel -free I've tried adding the compiler options: -fp-model precise -fp-model source, but they haven't made any noticable difference. I'm stumped - anyone have any suggestions? I've attached the matrix in sparse symmetric storage as well as the RHS vector. Cheers for any help! EDIT: Have been searching a lot more after posting this and found that ill conditioning of the matrix and openmp reduction operations are to blame, and that the only way to expect bit for bit agreement is using sequential mode.

However, these variations are still quite large for the example I gave. Would also be interested in why the METIS nested dissection gives such a different result to the minimum degree algorithm, which seems less sensitive to the problem. Would also be happy if someone points out a stupid error I've made!