SPEC® CINT2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Bull SAS

NovaScale R440 E2
(Intel Xeon E5540, 2.53 GHz)

CPU2006 license: 20 Test date: Apr-2009
Test sponsor: Bull SAS Hardware Availability: Apr-2009
Tested by: NEC Corporation Software Availability: Feb-2009
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E5540
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz
CPU MHz: 2533
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 8 cores, 2 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1,2 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 48 GB (12 X 4 GB PC3-8500R, 2 rank, CL7, ECC)
Disk Subsystem: 1x146.5 GB SAS, 15000 RPM
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2,
Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34-smp
Compiler: Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 for Linux
Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.081
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ReiserFS
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 32-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: MicroQuill SmartHeap Library 8.1
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.
400.perlbench 16 838 187 835 187 826 189 16 720 217 722 217 717 218
401.bzip2 16 1161 133 1159 133 1163 133 16 1112 139 1108 139 1106 140
403.gcc 16 769 168 778 166 781 165 16 769 168 778 166 781 165
429.mcf 16 651 224 639 228 639 228 8 302 242 302 241 302 242
445.gobmk 16 827 203 829 202 814 206 16 750 224 750 224 747 225
456.hmmer 16 973 153 977 153 973 153 8 367 204 366 204 366 204
458.sjeng 16 1006 192 1007 192 1005 193 16 912 212 912 212 911 212
462.libquantum 16 519 639 519 639 518 640 16 519 639 519 639 520 638
464.h264ref 16 1393 254 1404 252 1376 257 16 1311 270 1307 271 1333 266
471.omnetpp 16 638 157 637 157 638 157 16 638 157 637 157 638 157
473.astar 16 847 133 849 132 849 132 16 770 146 768 146 768 146
483.xalancbmk 16 479 230 492 224 477 232 16 479 230 492 224 477 232

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 numactl was used to bind copies to the cores

Operating System Notes

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

Platform Notes

 BIOS setting:
 NUMA configuration: Enabled

General Notes

 The NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon E5540),
 the NEC Express5800/R120a-2(Intel Xeon E5540),
 the Bull NovaScale R440 E2 (Intel Xeon E5540, 2.53 GHz) and
 the Bull NovaScale R460 E2 (Intel Xeon E5540, 2.53 GHz) models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon E5540) model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc 

Base Portability Flags

400.perlbench:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 
462.libquantum:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
483.xalancbmk:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -inline-calloc   -opt-malloc-options=3   -opt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -opt-prefetch   -Wl,-z,muldefs   -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap 

Base Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc 
401.bzip2:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 
456.hmmer:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 
458.sjeng:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icc 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc 
473.astar:  /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/081/bin/intel64/icpc 

Peak Portability Flags

400.perlbench:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX_IA32 
401.bzip2:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
456.hmmer:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
458.sjeng:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
462.libquantum:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
473.astar:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
483.xalancbmk:  -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

400.perlbench:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -ansi-alias   -opt-prefetch 
401.bzip2:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -ansi-alias   -auto-ilp32 
403.gcc:  basepeak = yes 
429.mcf:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch 
445.gobmk:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -O2   -ipo   -no-prec-div   -ansi-alias 
456.hmmer:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -auto-ilp32 
458.sjeng:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto-ilp32 
462.libquantum:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-malloc-options=3   -opt-prefetch 
464.h264ref:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -ansi-alias 

C++ benchmarks:

471.omnetpp:  basepeak = yes 
473.astar:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -ansi-alias   -opt-ra-region-strategy=routine   -auto-ilp32   -Wl,-z,muldefs   -L/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib64 -lsmartheap64 
483.xalancbmk:  basepeak = yes 

Peak Other Flags

C benchmarks:

403.gcc:  -Dalloca=_alloca 

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-int-linux64-revF.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revD.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.0-int-linux64-revF.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/NEC-Intel-Linux-Settings-flags-revD.xml.