| CPU2006 license: | 3 | Test date: | Feb-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Hewlett-Packard Company | Hardware Availability: | Nov-2007 |
| Tested by: | Hewlett-Packard Company | Software Availability: | Nov-2007 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5420 |
| CPU Characteristics: | 2.50 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 shared, 1333 MHz system bus |
| CPU MHz: | 2500 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1,2 chips |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 12 MB I+D on chip per chip, 6 MB shared / 2 cores |
| L3 Cache: | None |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 16 GB (8x2 GB PC2-5300F CL5) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1x72 GB 15 K SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP1, Kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler 10.1 for Linux Build 20070913 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.008 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext2 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | MicroQuill SmartHeap Library 8.1 binutils-2.17.50 |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seconds | Ratio | Seconds | Ratio | Seconds | Ratio | Seconds | Ratio | Seconds | Ratio | Seconds | Ratio | |
| Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement. | ||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 593 | 16.5 | 592 | 16.5 | 593 | 16.5 | 471 | 20.7 | 472 | 20.7 | 474 | 20.6 |
| 401.bzip2 | 707 | 13.7 | 706 | 13.7 | 707 | 13.7 | 653 | 14.8 | 652 | 14.8 | 654 | 14.8 |
| 403.gcc | 604 | 13.3 | 573 | 14.0 | 573 | 14.0 | 458 | 17.6 | 458 | 17.6 | 456 | 17.7 |
| 429.mcf | 437 | 20.9 | 438 | 20.8 | 438 | 20.8 | 409 | 22.3 | 408 | 22.3 | 408 | 22.3 |
| 445.gobmk | 633 | 16.6 | 632 | 16.6 | 633 | 16.6 | 571 | 18.4 | 571 | 18.4 | 570 | 18.4 |
| 456.hmmer | 711 | 13.1 | 712 | 13.1 | 712 | 13.1 | 409 | 22.8 | 410 | 22.8 | 409 | 22.8 |
| 458.sjeng | 796 | 15.2 | 795 | 15.2 | 791 | 15.3 | 710 | 17.0 | 711 | 17.0 | 710 | 17.0 |
| 462.libquantum | 108 | 191 | 107 | 193 | 107 | 194 | 107 | 194 | 106 | 195 | 107 | 194 |
| 464.h264ref | 858 | 25.8 | 858 | 25.8 | 856 | 25.8 | 801 | 27.6 | 801 | 27.6 | 804 | 27.5 |
| 471.omnetpp | 430 | 14.6 | 429 | 14.6 | 429 | 14.6 | 394 | 15.9 | 393 | 15.9 | 396 | 15.8 |
| 473.astar | 548 | 12.8 | 550 | 12.8 | 560 | 12.5 | 501 | 14.0 | 499 | 14.1 | 502 | 14.0 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 312 | 22.1 | 310 | 22.2 | 311 | 22.2 | 312 | 22.1 | 310 | 22.2 | 311 | 22.2 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to physical,0 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 64M
Platform Notes
BIOS configuration: Power Regulator set to Static High Performance Mode
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -fast -vec-guard-write -parallel -par-runtime-control |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xT -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/cpu2006/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
C++ benchmarks:
| icpc |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 |
| 401.bzip2: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 456.hmmer: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -fast -ansi-alias -prefetch |
| 401.bzip2: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -fast -prefetch -auto-ilp32 |
| 403.gcc: | -fast -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | -fast -prefetch |
| 445.gobmk: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xT -O2 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias |
| 456.hmmer: | -fast -unroll2 -ansi-alias -opt-multi-version-aggressive -auto-ilp32 |
| 458.sjeng: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -fast -unroll4 |
| 462.libquantum: | -fast -unroll4 -Ob0 -prefetch -opt-streaming-stores always -vec-guard-write -opt-malloc-options=3 -parallel -par-runtime-control |
| 464.h264ref: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -fast -unroll2 -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xT -O3 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/cpu2006/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 473.astar: | -prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xT -O3 -ipo -no-prec-div -ansi-alias -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/cpu2006/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |