SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2016 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge M905 (AMD Opteron 8356, 2.3 GHz)

SPECfp®2006 = 14.2

CPU2006 license: 55 Test date: Aug-2008
Test sponsor: Dell Inc. Hardware Availability: Aug-2008
Tested by: Dell Inc. Software Availability: May-2008
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: AMD Opteron 8356
CPU Characteristics:
CPU MHz: 2300
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 16 cores, 4 chips, 4 cores/chip
CPU(s) orderable: 4 chips
Primary Cache: 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 512 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 2 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 32 GB (16 x 2 GB, DDR2-667, CL5, Reg, Dual Rank)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 36 GB SAS 15000 RPM (OS), 1 x 73 GB SAS 10000
RPM (CPU2006)
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2,
Kernel 2.6.16-60.0.21-smp
Compiler: PGI Server Complete Version 7.2
PathScale Compiler Suite Version 3.1
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ReiserFS
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

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.
410.bwaves 920 14.8  1101 12.3  1103 12.3  679 20.0  795 17.1  800 17.0 
416.gamess 1668 11.7  1555 12.6  1557 12.6  1277 15.3  1278 15.3  1276 15.3 
433.milc 600 15.3  711 12.9  711 12.9  690 13.3  690 13.3  696 13.2 
434.zeusmp 701 13.0  748 12.2  749 12.2  748 12.2  751 12.1  748 12.2 
435.gromacs 725 9.85 726 9.84 725 9.85 598 11.9  598 11.9  599 11.9 
436.cactusADM 927 12.9  999 12.0  1012 11.8  834 14.3  900 13.3  907 13.2 
437.leslie3d 809 11.6  694 13.6  693 13.6  695 13.5  695 13.5  694 13.5 
444.namd 875 9.17 874 9.17 874 9.17 782 10.3  782 10.3  783 10.2 
447.dealII 767 14.9  768 14.9  734 15.6  585 19.6  556 20.6  583 19.6 
450.soplex 805 10.4  804 10.4  806 10.4  904 9.22 980 8.51 980 8.51
453.povray 396 13.4  394 13.5  383 13.9  308 17.3  307 17.3  307 17.3 
454.calculix 646 12.8  637 13.0  648 12.7  645 12.8  649 12.7  648 12.7 
459.GemsFDTD 1042 10.2  1050 10.1  1043 10.2  795 13.3  926 11.5  798 13.3 
465.tonto 720 13.7  732 13.4  731 13.5  595 16.5  594 16.6  610 16.1 
470.lbm 1040 13.2  998 13.8  1086 12.7  763 18.0  764 18.0  763 18.0 
481.wrf 723 15.5  721 15.5  724 15.4  656 17.0  705 15.8  657 17.0 
482.sphinx3 1340 14.5  1343 14.5  1602 12.2  1105 17.6  1019 19.1  1106 17.6 

Operating System Notes

 'numactl' was used to bind copies to the cores
 Environment variable PGI_HUGE_PAGES set to 150
 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set environment stack size
 'ulimit -l 4915200' was used to set environment locked pages in memory quantity
 Set vm/nr_hugepages = 2400 in /etc/sysctl.conf
 mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 pgcc 

C++ benchmarks:

 pgcpp 

Fortran benchmarks:

 pgf95 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 pgcc   pgf95 

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   -Mnomain 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -Mnomain 
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   -Mnomain 
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   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

C++ benchmarks:

 -fast   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   --zc_eh   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -fast   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -fast   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

 -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

C++ benchmarks:

 -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathcc 
433.milc:  pgcc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathCC 
444.namd:  pgcpp 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 pathf95 
410.bwaves:  pgf95 
434.zeusmp:  pgf95 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C (except as noted below):

 pgcc   pgf95 
436.cactusADM:  pathcc   pathf95 
481.wrf:  pathcc   pathf95 

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   -Mnomain 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -fno-second-underscore 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -Mnomain 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX   -fno-second-underscore 
482.sphinx3:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -fastsse   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Msafeptr   -Mfprelaxed   -Mipa=inline   -Mipa=arg   -Mipa=const   -Mipa=ptr   -Mipa=shape   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
470.lbm:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -m3dnow 
482.sphinx3:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -Mpfi(pass 1)   -Mipa=fast(pass 2)   -Mipa=inline(pass 2)   -Mpfo(pass 2)   -fast   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   --zc_eh   -Mnodepchk   -Munroll=n:4   -Munroll=m:8   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
447.dealII:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -static   -INLINE:aggressive=on   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -m32   -fno-exceptions 
450.soplex:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -m32   -O3   -TENV:frame_pointer=off   -LNO:prefetch=1 
453.povray:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -Ofast   -CG:load_exe=0 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -Mpfi(pass 1)   -Mipa=fast(pass 2)   -Mipa=inline(pass 2)   -Mpfo(pass 2)   -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc   -Mprefetch=distance:12   -Mprefetch=nta   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
416.gamess:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -O2   -OPT:Ofast   -OPT:ro=3   -OPT:unroll_size=256 
434.zeusmp:  -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
437.leslie3d:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -m3dnow   -OPT:unroll_size=256   -CG:load_exe=0   -OPT:malloc_alg=1 
459.GemsFDTD:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -LNO:fission=2   -LNO:simd=2   -OPT:malloc_alg=1 
465.tonto:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -OPT:alias=no_f90_pointer_alias   -LNO:blocking=off   -CG:load_exe=1   -IPA:plimit=525 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -fast   -Mfpapprox=rsqrt   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
436.cactusADM:  -march=barcelona   -fb_create fbdata(pass 1)   -fb_opt fbdata(pass 2)   -Ofast   -WOPT:aggstr=0 
454.calculix:  -fastsse   -Mfprelaxed   -Msmartalloc=huge:150   -Mipa=fast   -Mipa=inline   -tp barcelona-64   -Bstatic_pgi 
481.wrf:  -march=barcelona   -Ofast   -LNO:blocking=off   -LNO:prefetch_ahead=10   -OPT:malloc_alg=1   -m3dnow   -LANG:copyinout=off   -IPA:callee_limit=5000 

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2) 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4(pass 2) 
434.zeusmp:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 
454.calculix:  -w   -Mipa=jobs:4 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/amd123GH-flags.20090713.01.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/amd123GH-flags.20090713.01.xml.