Sorting small arrays Sorting huge amounts of small arrays.

So I have this algorithm that every thread has a float array of 400 + C elements (where C < 10).

Every iteration should do smth like that:

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[*]send some data to adjacent threads (connected with a graph)

[*]recieve data from adjacent threads, analyze them add to array at the end (max C elements)

[*]sort every array

At the beginning all arrays are set to 1.0f.

Every sorting would a sort a sorted array with unsorted small tail.

Now what would you propose to be most efficient algorithm for doing that ?

Maybe inserting those items in sorted order ?

Oh, the number of threads may vary between 32 and 1 024 000 (or maybe more).