| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Mar-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | Mar-2010 |
| Tested by: | Bull SAS | Software Availability: | Feb-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER7 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intelligent Energy Optimization enabled, up to 3.30 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 3000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 32 cores, 4 chips, 8 cores/chip, 4 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 6,8,12,16,18,24,32 cores |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 4 MB I+D on chip per core |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 256 GB (32 x 8 GB) DDR3 1066 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 8 x 69 GB SAS SSD (IBM provider) |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | IBM AIX V6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 2 |
| Compiler: | XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V10.1.0.5 for AIX |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | AIX/JFS2 |
| System State: | Run level 3 |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | None |
Results Table
| Benchmark | Base | Peak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 400.perlbench | 128 | 1545 | 809 | 1567 | 798 | 1550 | 807 | 128 | 1370 | 913 | 1342 | 932 | 1350 | 927 |
| 401.bzip2 | 128 | 1594 | 775 | 1601 | 771 | 1597 | 773 | 128 | 1504 | 821 | 1499 | 824 | 1499 | 824 |
| 403.gcc | 128 | 1297 | 795 | 1279 | 805 | 1280 | 805 | 128 | 1195 | 862 | 1183 | 871 | 1187 | 868 |
| 429.mcf | 128 | 967 | 1210 | 966 | 1210 | 970 | 1200 | 64 | 443 | 1320 | 443 | 1320 | 446 | 1310 |
| 445.gobmk | 128 | 1370 | 980 | 1381 | 972 | 1395 | 962 | 128 | 1140 | 1180 | 1132 | 1190 | 1137 | 1180 |
| 456.hmmer | 128 | 1476 | 809 | 1487 | 803 | 1469 | 813 | 128 | 1096 | 1090 | 1099 | 1090 | 1095 | 1090 |
| 458.sjeng | 128 | 1549 | 1000 | 1560 | 993 | 1542 | 1000 | 128 | 1408 | 1100 | 1409 | 1100 | 1417 | 1090 |
| 462.libquantum | 128 | 2270 | 1170 | 2261 | 1170 | 2277 | 1160 | 32 | 525 | 1260 | 524 | 1270 | 526 | 1260 |
| 464.h264ref | 128 | 2235 | 1270 | 2231 | 1270 | 2236 | 1270 | 128 | 2078 | 1360 | 2064 | 1370 | 2089 | 1360 |
| 471.omnetpp | 128 | 1680 | 476 | 1674 | 478 | 1677 | 477 | 64 | 768 | 521 | 771 | 519 | 768 | 521 |
| 473.astar | 128 | 1390 | 646 | 1392 | 646 | 1399 | 643 | 128 | 1384 | 649 | 1382 | 650 | 1385 | 649 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 128 | 1046 | 844 | 1042 | 848 | 1045 | 845 | 128 | 915 | 965 | 917 | 963 | 917 | 963 |
Peak Tuning Notes
fdpr binary optimization tool used for 400.perlbench with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 401.bzip2 with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 403.gcc with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 429.mcf with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 445.gobmk with options -O3 -vrox -sdp 9 fdpr binary optimization tool used for 456.hmmer with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 458.sjeng with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 462.libquantum with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 464.h264ref with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 471.omnetpp with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi fdpr binary optimization tool used for 473.astar with options -O4 -vrox -pbsi
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used to assign benchmark copy to specific kernel thread using the "bindprocessor" command (see flags file for details).
Operating System Notes
all ulimits set to unlimited. 12800 16M large pages defined with vmo command
General Notes
Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run: MALLOCOPTIONS = "pool" MEMORY_AFFINITY = "MCM" XLFRTEOPTS = "intrinthds=1" See the flags file for details on settings.
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Base Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qalias=noansi -qalloca -blpdata |
C++ benchmarks:
| -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qrtti=all -D__IBM_FAST_SET_MAP_ITERATOR -blpdata |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-036 |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads -qipa=noobject -qsuppress=1500-036 |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| /usr/vac/bin/xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| /usr/vacpp/bin/xlC |
Peak Portability Flags
| 400.perlbench: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 462.libquantum: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
| 464.h264ref: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX -qchars=signed |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -DSPEC_CPU_AIX |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 400.perlbench: | -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -D_ILS_MACROS -qalias=noansi -qfdpr -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
| 401.bzip2: | -bmaxdata:0x4ffffffc -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 403.gcc: | -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qalloca -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 429.mcf: | -bmaxdata:0x50000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 445.gobmk: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=auto -qtune=auto -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 456.hmmer: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
| 458.sjeng: | -O5 -qlargepage -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 462.libquantum: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -q64 -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata |
| 464.h264ref: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
C++ benchmarks:
| 471.omnetpp: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -qalign=natural -qrtti=all -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_SET_MAP_ITERATOR -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |
| 473.astar: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -qenablevmx -qvecnvol -qinlglue -qalign=natural -blpdata |
| 483.xalancbmk: | -bmaxdata:0x20000000 -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qlargepage -D_ILS_MACROS -qfdpr -qinlglue -D__IBM_FAST_VECTOR -blpdata -btextpsize:64K |