| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Mar-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Apr-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X5560 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.20 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2800 |
| 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 (6 x 4 GB PC3-10600R) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 250 GB SATA, 7200 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 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 | 428 | 22.8 | 426 | 22.9 | 427 | 22.9 | 350 | 27.9 | 347 | 28.2 | 351 | 27.9 |
| 401.bzip2 | 584 | 16.5 | 575 | 16.8 | 572 | 16.9 | 519 | 18.6 | 519 | 18.6 | 519 | 18.6 |
| 403.gcc | 315 | 25.6 | 315 | 25.6 | 315 | 25.6 | 288 | 27.9 | 288 | 28.0 | 288 | 28.0 |
| 429.mcf | 203 | 44.9 | 198 | 46.0 | 198 | 46.0 | 200 | 45.5 | 201 | 45.3 | 200 | 45.5 |
| 445.gobmk | 483 | 21.7 | 483 | 21.7 | 484 | 21.7 | 429 | 24.5 | 429 | 24.5 | 428 | 24.5 |
| 456.hmmer | 436 | 21.4 | 436 | 21.4 | 436 | 21.4 | 316 | 29.5 | 316 | 29.5 | 316 | 29.5 |
| 458.sjeng | 525 | 23.1 | 525 | 23.0 | 524 | 23.1 | 483 | 25.1 | 483 | 25.1 | 483 | 25.0 |
| 462.libquantum | 66.9 | 310 | 67.7 | 306 | 67.5 | 307 | 66.9 | 310 | 67.7 | 306 | 67.5 | 307 |
| 464.h264ref | 633 | 35.0 | 630 | 35.2 | 634 | 34.9 | 586 | 37.8 | 587 | 37.7 | 586 | 37.8 |
| 471.omnetpp | 276 | 22.7 | 276 | 22.7 | 276 | 22.6 | 244 | 25.6 | 243 | 25.7 | 244 | 25.6 |
| 473.astar | 418 | 16.8 | 419 | 16.7 | 421 | 16.7 | 360 | 19.5 | 361 | 19.4 | 360 | 19.5 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 212 | 32.5 | 205 | 33.7 | 206 | 33.6 | 212 | 32.5 | 205 | 33.7 | 206 | 33.6 |
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 Operation Mode set to "Performance Mode"
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 |