| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | May-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Apr-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| 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: | 24 GB (12 x 2 GB PC3-10600R, 2 Rank, running at 1066 MHz) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 73 GB SAS, 15000 RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) SP2 with patch Linux kernel 20090119, Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34-smp |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ Compiler Professional 11.0 for Linux Build 20090131 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.0.080 |
| 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 | 487 | 20.1 | 487 | 20.1 | 488 | 20.0 | 390 | 25.0 | 392 | 24.9 | 392 | 24.9 |
| 401.bzip2 | 660 | 14.6 | 658 | 14.7 | 660 | 14.6 | 582 | 16.6 | 583 | 16.6 | 581 | 16.6 |
| 403.gcc | 359 | 22.4 | 358 | 22.5 | 359 | 22.4 | 323 | 25.0 | 323 | 24.9 | 324 | 24.8 |
| 429.mcf | 236 | 38.6 | 233 | 39.2 | 233 | 39.1 | 230 | 39.6 | 230 | 39.7 | 229 | 39.8 |
| 445.gobmk | 553 | 19.0 | 553 | 19.0 | 553 | 19.0 | 476 | 22.1 | 474 | 22.2 | 476 | 22.1 |
| 456.hmmer | 484 | 19.3 | 483 | 19.3 | 484 | 19.3 | 350 | 26.7 | 351 | 26.6 | 350 | 26.6 |
| 458.sjeng | 586 | 20.7 | 585 | 20.7 | 585 | 20.7 | 540 | 22.4 | 540 | 22.4 | 536 | 22.6 |
| 462.libquantum | 81.8 | 253 | 80.6 | 257 | 80.4 | 258 | 81.8 | 253 | 80.6 | 257 | 80.4 | 258 |
| 464.h264ref | 735 | 30.1 | 736 | 30.0 | 736 | 30.1 | 647 | 34.2 | 647 | 34.2 | 650 | 34.0 |
| 471.omnetpp | 319 | 19.6 | 319 | 19.6 | 319 | 19.6 | 283 | 22.1 | 283 | 22.1 | 283 | 22.1 |
| 473.astar | 470 | 14.9 | 469 | 15.0 | 466 | 15.1 | 404 | 17.4 | 405 | 17.3 | 405 | 17.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 230 | 30.0 | 229 | 30.2 | 229 | 30.2 | 230 | 30.0 | 229 | 30.2 | 229 | 30.2 |
General Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stack size to unlimited prior to run OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter Processor CPU C-States Enabled
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 -parallel -par-runtime-control -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc | |
| 401.bzip2: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
| 456.hmmer: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
| 458.sjeng: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/bin/intel64/icc |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc | |
| 473.astar: | /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/080/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) -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -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: | basepeak = yes |
| 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: | -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=block -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap |
| 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/spec/cpu2006.1.1/lib -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |