SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

NEC Corporation

Express5800/120Lj
(Intel Xeon X5450)

CPU2006 license: 9006 Test date: Mar-2008
Test sponsor: NEC Corporation Hardware Availability: Feb-2008
Tested by: NEC Corporation Software Availability: Nov-2007
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5450
CPU Characteristics: 3.00 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 shared, 1333 MHz bus
CPU MHz: 3000
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: 12 GB (12x1 GB PC2-5300F, 2 rank, CL5-5-5, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 1x73.2 GB SAS, 15000RPM
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++ and Fortran Compiler for Linux32 and
Linux64
version 10.1 Build 20070913 Package ID:
l_cc_p_10.1.008,
l_fc_p_10.1.008
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ext2
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: binutils-2.17.tar.gz, Version 2.17

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
Copies Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Copies Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
410.bwaves 8 3216 33.8 3217 33.8 3217 33.8 4 1577 34.5 1576 34.5 1577 34.5
416.gamess 8 949 165   923 170   917 171   8 914 171   905 173   891 176  
433.milc 8 3402 21.6 3392 21.6 3393 21.6 8 3279 22.4 3283 22.4 3285 22.4
434.zeusmp 8 1014 71.8 1009 72.1 1005 72.5 8 1003 72.6 1004 72.5 998 73.0
435.gromacs 8 381 150   379 151   378 151   8 376 152   375 152   374 153  
436.cactusADM 8 1293 74.0 1301 73.5 1295 73.8 1 121 98.4 121 98.9 123 97.5
437.leslie3d 8 2869 26.2 2867 26.2 2857 26.3 8 2811 26.8 2807 26.8 2807 26.8
444.namd 8 508 126   514 125   507 126   8 505 127   505 127   507 126  
447.dealII 8 668 137   667 137   669 137   8 653 140   637 144   637 144  
450.soplex 8 2004 33.3 1988 33.6 1984 33.6 8 1804 37.0 1799 37.1 1787 37.3
453.povray 8 218 195   216 197   216 197   8 181 235   181 235   181 235  
454.calculix 8 562 118   559 118   549 120   8 405 163   399 165   402 164  
459.GemsFDTD 8 3450 24.6 3464 24.5 3462 24.5 8 3343 25.4 3342 25.4 3336 25.4
465.tonto 8 647 122   651 121   646 122   8 638 123   638 123   639 123  
470.lbm 8 4170 26.4 4167 26.4 4162 26.4 2 746 36.8 746 36.8 747 36.8
481.wrf 8 1715 52.1 1722 51.9 1720 51.9 8 1726 51.8 1725 51.8 1720 52.0
482.sphinx3 8 2817 55.4 2829 55.1 2839 54.9 4 795 98.1 794 98.2 792 98.4

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
 '/usr/bin/taskset' used to bind processes to CPUs
  OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores

Platform Notes

Bios settings:
Intel SpeedStep Technology: Disabled

General Notes

All benchmarks compiled in 64-bit mode except 437.leslie3d,
450.soplex, 470.lbm and 482.sphinx3, for peak, are
compiled in 32-bit mode

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
450.soplex:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
482.sphinx3:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -fast 

C++ benchmarks:

 -fast 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -fast 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -fast 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 /opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/bin/icc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/include 
433.milc:  icc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
450.soplex:  /opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/bin/icpc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.008/include 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 ifort 
437.leslie3d:  /opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/bin/ifort   -L/opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/lib   -I/opt/intel/fc/10.1.008/include 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc   ifort 

Peak Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
470.lbm:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -scalar-rep-   -prefetch   -opt-malloc-options=3 
482.sphinx3:  -fast   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
450.soplex:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -opt-malloc-options=3 
453.povray:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -fast   -prefetch 
416.gamess:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -Ob0   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast 
437.leslie3d:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -prefetch   -opt-malloc-options=3 
459.GemsFDTD:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -Ob0   -prefetch 
465.tonto:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll4   -auto 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -prefetch   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fast   -unroll2   -prefetch   -parallel   -auto-ilp32 
454.calculix:  -fast   -unroll-aggressive   -auto-ilp32 
481.wrf:  -fast   -auto-ilp32 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-ic10.1-FP-intel64-linux-flags.20090713.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-ic10.1-FP-intel64-linux-flags.20090713.xml.