SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge 2900 III (Intel Xeon X5460, 3.16 GHz)

CPU2006 license: 55 Test date: Jul-2008
Test sponsor: Dell Inc. Hardware Availability: Nov-2007
Tested by: Dell Inc. Software Availability: May-2008
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X5460
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz: 3166
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 (8 x 2 GB, DDR2-667 MHz, CL5, Reg, Dual
Rank)
Disk Subsystem: 2 x 73 GB GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2
Kernel 2.6.16-60.0.21-smp
Compiler: Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler 10.1 for Linux
Build 20080312 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.015,
l_fc_p_10.1.015
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: ReiserFS
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: Microquill SmartHeap V8.1
Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

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 3225 33.7 3223 33.7 3221 33.8 4 1584 34.3 1580 34.4 1580 34.4
416.gamess 8 844 186   843 186   844 186   8 831 188   834 188   831 188  
433.milc 8 2342 31.4 2350 31.3 2344 31.3 8 2349 31.3 2349 31.3 2350 31.3
434.zeusmp 8 1045 69.7 1042 69.9 1035 70.3 8 1040 70.0 1041 69.9 1037 70.2
435.gromacs 8 376 152   376 152   377 152   8 369 155   362 158   364 157  
436.cactusADM 8 1313 72.8 1306 73.2 1307 73.1 1 116 103   117 102   118 102  
437.leslie3d 8 2846 26.4 2832 26.6 2834 26.5 4 1352 27.8 1352 27.8 1347 27.9
444.namd 8 485 132   484 133   484 133   8 480 134   481 133   481 133  
447.dealII 8 715 128   689 133   702 130   8 666 137   690 133   698 131  
450.soplex 8 1807 36.9 1800 37.1 1804 37.0 8 1621 41.2 1621 41.2 1623 41.1
453.povray 8 200 212   201 212   201 212   8 172 247   170 251   170 251  
454.calculix 8 543 121   541 122   543 121   8 401 165   393 168   401 165  
459.GemsFDTD 8 3081 27.6 3075 27.6 3056 27.8 8 3078 27.6 3069 27.7 3072 27.6
465.tonto 8 658 120   661 119   659 119   8 651 121   644 122   649 121  
470.lbm 8 4126 26.6 4125 26.6 4124 26.7 4 1441 38.1 1441 38.1 1444 38.1
481.wrf 8 1762 50.7 1768 50.5 1768 50.5 8 1767 50.6 1762 50.7 1762 50.7
482.sphinx3 8 2239 69.7 2247 69.4 2265 68.8 4 772 101   760 103   761 103  

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

Platform Notes

BIOS Settings:
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch = Disabled (default = Enabled)
Hardware Prefetcher = Disabled (default = Enabled)

General Notes

 All benchmarks compiled in 64-bit mode except 437.leslie3d, 450.soplex,
 470.lbm and 482.sphinx3, at peak, are compiled in 32-bit mode
 taskset was used to bind processes to cores except
 for 436.cactusADM peak
 OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors
 KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
 KMP_STACKSIZE set to 64M

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/10.1.015/bin/icc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.015/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.015/include 
433.milc:  icc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
450.soplex:  /opt/intel/cc/10.1.015/bin/icpc   -L/opt/intel/cc/10.1.015/lib   -I/opt/intel/cc/10.1.015/include 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 ifort 
437.leslie3d:  /opt/intel/fc/10.1.015/bin/ifort   -L/opt/intel/fc/10.1.015/lib   -I/opt/intel/fc/10.1.015/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 files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic10.1-fp-linux64-revD.20090713.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.07.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic10.1-fp-linux64-revD.20090713.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.07.xml.