| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Apr-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Apr-2009 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E5520 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2260 |
| 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 146 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 | 536 | 18.2 | 537 | 18.2 | 536 | 18.2 | 427 | 22.9 | 425 | 23.0 | 425 | 23.0 |
| 401.bzip2 | 724 | 13.3 | 724 | 13.3 | 724 | 13.3 | 637 | 15.2 | 637 | 15.1 | 635 | 15.2 |
| 403.gcc | 386 | 20.8 | 385 | 20.9 | 387 | 20.8 | 347 | 23.2 | 349 | 23.1 | 347 | 23.2 |
| 429.mcf | 247 | 36.9 | 247 | 36.9 | 247 | 36.9 | 244 | 37.4 | 239 | 38.1 | 239 | 38.2 |
| 445.gobmk | 611 | 17.2 | 611 | 17.2 | 611 | 17.2 | 524 | 20.0 | 524 | 20.0 | 524 | 20.0 |
| 456.hmmer | 534 | 17.5 | 534 | 17.5 | 534 | 17.5 | 386 | 24.2 | 386 | 24.2 | 386 | 24.2 |
| 458.sjeng | 640 | 18.9 | 640 | 18.9 | 641 | 18.9 | 587 | 20.6 | 591 | 20.5 | 592 | 20.4 |
| 462.libquantum | 85.7 | 242 | 86.5 | 240 | 86.3 | 240 | 85.7 | 242 | 86.5 | 240 | 86.3 | 240 |
| 464.h264ref | 816 | 27.1 | 817 | 27.1 | 818 | 27.1 | 714 | 31.0 | 720 | 30.7 | 718 | 30.8 |
| 471.omnetpp | 332 | 18.8 | 332 | 18.8 | 334 | 18.7 | 293 | 21.4 | 293 | 21.4 | 293 | 21.4 |
| 473.astar | 513 | 13.7 | 518 | 13.6 | 514 | 13.6 | 445 | 15.8 | 445 | 15.8 | 444 | 15.8 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 251 | 27.5 | 255 | 27.1 | 249 | 27.7 | 251 | 27.5 | 255 | 27.1 | 249 | 27.7 |
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
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 |