| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Jun-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Jan-2008 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | May-2008 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5420 |
| CPU Characteristics: | |
| 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 (4x4 GB, DDR2-667 MHz, CL5, Reg, Dual Rank) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 80 GB SATA 5400 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++ Compiler 10.1 for Linux Build 20080312 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.015 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ReiserFS |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | Microquill SmartHeap V8.1 Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502 |
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 | 602 | 16.2 | 597 | 16.4 | 596 | 16.4 | 480 | 20.4 | 485 | 20.1 | 479 | 20.4 |
| 401.bzip2 | 707 | 13.6 | 710 | 13.6 | 707 | 13.7 | 651 | 14.8 | 653 | 14.8 | 651 | 14.8 |
| 403.gcc | 613 | 13.1 | 615 | 13.1 | 617 | 13.1 | 466 | 17.3 | 466 | 17.3 | 465 | 17.3 |
| 429.mcf | 455 | 20.0 | 455 | 20.1 | 453 | 20.1 | 421 | 21.7 | 421 | 21.7 | 422 | 21.6 |
| 445.gobmk | 616 | 17.0 | 616 | 17.0 | 616 | 17.0 | 572 | 18.3 | 573 | 18.3 | 573 | 18.3 |
| 456.hmmer | 712 | 13.1 | 714 | 13.1 | 713 | 13.1 | 410 | 22.7 | 410 | 22.8 | 410 | 22.8 |
| 458.sjeng | 808 | 15.0 | 801 | 15.1 | 804 | 15.0 | 721 | 16.8 | 722 | 16.8 | 721 | 16.8 |
| 462.libquantum | 111 | 187 | 112 | 185 | 111 | 187 | 106 | 195 | 106 | 196 | 106 | 195 |
| 464.h264ref | 866 | 25.6 | 867 | 25.5 | 865 | 25.6 | 798 | 27.7 | 799 | 27.7 | 799 | 27.7 |
| 471.omnetpp | 446 | 14.0 | 445 | 14.1 | 445 | 14.0 | 409 | 15.3 | 408 | 15.3 | 409 | 15.3 |
| 473.astar | 548 | 12.8 | 551 | 12.7 | 550 | 12.8 | 499 | 14.1 | 499 | 14.1 | 499 | 14.1 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 315 | 21.9 | 315 | 21.9 | 315 | 21.9 | 315 | 21.9 | 315 | 21.9 | 315 | 21.9 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run
General Notes
All benchmarks compiled in 32-bit mode except 401.bzip2 and 456.hmmer, for peak, are compiled in 64-bit mode OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of processors KMP_AFFINITY set to "physical,0"
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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |