| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Sep-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Jul-2009 |
| Tested by: | NEC Corporation | Software Availability: | Feb-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon L5520 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2267 |
| 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 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_11.0.081 |
| 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 Library 8.1 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 | 546 | 17.9 | 545 | 17.9 | 545 | 17.9 | 445 | 22.0 | 442 | 22.1 | 445 | 22.0 |
| 401.bzip2 | 733 | 13.2 | 731 | 13.2 | 732 | 13.2 | 680 | 14.2 | 681 | 14.2 | 680 | 14.2 |
| 403.gcc | 390 | 20.6 | 389 | 20.7 | 391 | 20.6 | 360 | 22.4 | 360 | 22.4 | 360 | 22.4 |
| 429.mcf | 251 | 36.4 | 246 | 37.1 | 245 | 37.2 | 251 | 36.4 | 246 | 37.1 | 245 | 37.2 |
| 445.gobmk | 618 | 17.0 | 619 | 17.0 | 618 | 17.0 | 547 | 19.2 | 546 | 19.2 | 547 | 19.2 |
| 456.hmmer | 558 | 16.7 | 559 | 16.7 | 559 | 16.7 | 405 | 23.0 | 405 | 23.0 | 405 | 23.0 |
| 458.sjeng | 666 | 18.2 | 666 | 18.2 | 665 | 18.2 | 613 | 19.7 | 614 | 19.7 | 613 | 19.7 |
| 462.libquantum | 84.3 | 246 | 85.1 | 244 | 85.3 | 243 | 84.3 | 246 | 85.1 | 244 | 85.3 | 243 |
| 464.h264ref | 815 | 27.1 | 815 | 27.2 | 816 | 27.1 | 753 | 29.4 | 755 | 29.3 | 754 | 29.4 |
| 471.omnetpp | 331 | 18.9 | 331 | 18.9 | 332 | 18.8 | 379 | 16.5 | 292 | 21.4 | 292 | 21.4 |
| 473.astar | 533 | 13.2 | 536 | 13.1 | 534 | 13.2 | 460 | 15.3 | 458 | 15.3 | 459 | 15.3 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 259 | 26.7 | 259 | 26.6 | 270 | 25.6 | 259 | 26.7 | 259 | 26.6 | 270 | 25.6 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores KMP_AFFINITY set to granularity=fine,scatter
Platform Notes
BIOS setting: NUMA configuration : Enabled
General Notes
The NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon L5520), the NEC Express5800/R120a-2(Intel Xeon L5520), the Bull NovaScale R440 E2 (Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26 GHz) and the Bull NovaScale R460 E2 (Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26 GHz) models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on a NEC Express5800/R120a-1(Intel Xeon L5520) model.
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/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib -lsmartheap |
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) -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 |
| 429.mcf: | basepeak = yes |
| 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/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/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/opt/SmartHeap_8.1/lib64 -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |