SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge 1950 III (Intel Xeon E5420, 2.50 GHz)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 72.3

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 67.2

CPU2006 license:	55	Test date:	Oct-2008
Test sponsor:	Dell Inc.	Hardware Availability:	Sep-2008
Tested by:	Dell Inc.	Software Availability:	Nov-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 (8 x 2 GB DDR2-667 FB-DIMM)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS
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 11.0 for Linux Build 20080730 Package ID: l_cproc_b_11.0.042, l_fproc_b_11.0.042
Auto Parallel:	Yes
File System:	ReiserFS
System State:	Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	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	3215	33.8	3213	33.8	3216	33.8	4	1611	33.7	1620	33.6	1618	33.6
416.gamess	8	1052	149	1051	149	1051	149	8	1032	152	1031	152	1031	152
433.milc	8	1997	36.8	1997	36.8	1997	36.8	8	1991	36.9	1990	36.9	1991	36.9
434.zeusmp	8	1024	71.1	1026	71.0	1035	70.3	8	1008	72.2	1009	72.1	1003	72.6
435.gromacs	8	454	126	456	125	455	125	8	454	126	452	126	451	127
436.cactusADM	8	1209	79.1	1206	79.3	1207	79.2	1	120	99.3	120	99.3	120	99.3
437.leslie3d	8	2488	30.2	2496	30.1	2498	30.1	4	1191	31.6	1203	31.2	1203	31.3
444.namd	8	594	108	594	108	594	108	8	598	107	607	106	604	106
447.dealII	8	758	121	764	120	727	126	8	746	123	749	122	752	122
450.soplex	8	1803	37.0	1795	37.2	1793	37.2	8	1620	41.2	1620	41.2	1622	41.1
453.povray	8	257	166	257	166	257	166	8	216	197	216	197	216	197
454.calculix	8	472	140	476	139	472	140	8	472	140	472	140	471	140
459.GemsFDTD	8	3075	27.6	3073	27.6	3072	27.6	8	3083	27.5	3084	27.5	3085	27.5
465.tonto	8	767	103	765	103	765	103	8	716	110	714	110	716	110
470.lbm	8	4070	27.0	4065	27.0	4066	27.0	4	1457	37.7	1456	37.7	1455	37.8
481.wrf	8	1779	50.2	1774	50.4	1772	50.4	8	1779	50.2	1774	50.4	1772	50.4
482.sphinx3	8	2292	68.0	2294	68.0	2299	67.8	4	880	88.6	877	88.9	885	88.0

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run

Platform Notes

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

General Notes

 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

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icc
482.sphinx3:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc
450.soplex:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/icpc -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/include

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

	ifort
437.leslie3d:	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/bin/ia32/ifort -L/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/lib -I/opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/042/ipp/ia32/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
470.lbm:	-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) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias
470.lbm:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
450.soplex:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
416.gamess:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -ansi-alias -scalar-rep-
434.zeusmp:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static
437.leslie3d:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-malloc-options=3 -opt-prefetch
459.GemsFDTD:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -Ob0 -opt-prefetch
465.tonto:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll4 -auto

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	-prof-gen(pass 1) -prof-use(pass 2) -xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2 -opt-prefetch -parallel -auto-ilp32
454.calculix:	-xSSE4.1 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.05.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.02.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-fp-linux64-revA.20090713.05.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Linux64-Platform.20090713.02.xml.