SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Dell Inc.

PowerEdge R910 (Intel Xeon E7520, 1.87 GHz)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 280

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 272

CPU2006 license:	55	Test date:	Feb-2010
Test sponsor:	Dell Inc.	Hardware Availability:	Mar-2010
Tested by:	Dell Inc.	Software Availability:	Dec-2009

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Xeon E7520
CPU Characteristics:	None
CPU MHz:	1866
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	16 cores, 4 chips, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable:	2,4 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:	18 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	256 GB (64 x 4 GB DDR3-1067 QR RDIMM)
Disk Subsystem:	1 x 300 GB 10000 RPM SAS 6Gb
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	Red Hat Linux Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64) Update 4 errata kernel (RHEL 5.4.z) kernel-2.6.18-164.9.1.el5.x86_64
Compiler:	Intel C++ and Fortran Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064, l_cprof_p_11.1.064
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	ext3
System State:	Run level 5 (multi-user mode, with display manager as well as console logins)
Base Pointers:	64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	Binutils 2.17.50.0.6-12.el5

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	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.
410.bwaves	32	1409	309	1416	307	1417	307	32	1408	309	1414	308	1412	308
416.gamess	32	2627	239	2746	228	2612	240	32	2627	239	2746	228	2612	240
433.milc	32	803	366	800	367	800	367	32	799	368	798	368	799	368
434.zeusmp	32	1154	252	1152	253	1153	253	32	1154	252	1152	253	1153	253
435.gromacs	32	992	230	983	233	987	232	32	980	233	980	233	977	234
436.cactusADM	32	1445	265	1450	264	1445	265	32	1445	265	1450	264	1445	265
437.leslie3d	32	1394	216	1395	216	1393	216	32	1391	216	1394	216	1392	216
444.namd	32	1161	221	1165	220	1157	222	32	1129	227	1129	227	1130	227
447.dealII	32	896	409	894	409	895	409	32	896	409	894	409	895	409
450.soplex	32	1048	255	1047	255	1048	255	32	1017	262	1016	263	1018	262
453.povray	32	522	326	521	327	521	326	32	433	393	435	391	433	393
454.calculix	32	924	286	923	286	923	286	32	924	286	923	286	923	286
459.GemsFDTD	32	1605	212	1614	210	1599	212	32	1605	212	1614	210	1599	212
465.tonto	32	1033	305	1053	299	1047	301	32	952	331	959	328	957	329
470.lbm	32	2358	186	2357	187	2358	186	32	2358	186	2357	187	2358	186
481.wrf	32	941	380	946	378	946	378	32	941	380	946	378	946	378
482.sphinx3	32	2181	286	2180	286	2186	285	32	1959	318	1961	318	1963	318

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.

Platform Notes

vm.zone_reclaim_mode = 1 in /etc/sysctl.conf file
BIOS Settings:
Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller)

General Notes

 The Dell PowerEdge R910 and the Bull NovaScale R480 F2 models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a Dell PowerEdge R910 model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icc -m64

C++ benchmarks:

icpc -m64

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icc -m64
482.sphinx3:	icc -m32

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

	icpc -m64
450.soplex:	icpc -m32

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort -m64

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icc -m64 ifort -m64

Peak Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -nofor_main
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	-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) -fno-alias -opt-prefetch
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -unroll2

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-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) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32
447.dealII:	basepeak = yes
450.soplex:	-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-malloc-options=3
453.povray:	-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 -ansi-alias

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch
416.gamess:	basepeak = yes
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	-xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static
459.GemsFDTD:	basepeak = yes
465.tonto:	-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 -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	-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 -auto-ilp32
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	basepeak = yes
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.1-linux64-revE.20100330.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.1-linux64-revE.20100330.xml.