| CPU2006 license: | 55 | Test date: | Mar-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Dell Inc. | Hardware Availability: | Mar-2010 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Dec-2009 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E6540 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.27 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2000 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 12 cores, 2 chips, 6 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 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: | 18 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 128 GB (32 x 4 GB DDR3-1066 QR RDIMM) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 6 x 73 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat 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++ Professional Compiler for IA32 and Intel 64, Version 11.1 Build 20091130 Package ID: l_cproc_p_11.1.064 |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24 | 1160 | 202 | 1158 | 202 | 1171 | 200 | 24 | 995 | 236 | 994 | 236 | 988 | 237 |
| 401.bzip2 | 24 | 1491 | 155 | 1495 | 155 | 1497 | 155 | 24 | 1412 | 164 | 1413 | 164 | 1416 | 164 |
| 403.gcc | 24 | 937 | 206 | 941 | 205 | 940 | 206 | 24 | 941 | 205 | 947 | 204 | 943 | 205 |
| 429.mcf | 24 | 741 | 296 | 746 | 293 | 743 | 295 | 24 | 737 | 297 | 735 | 298 | 731 | 299 |
| 445.gobmk | 24 | 1073 | 235 | 1074 | 234 | 1071 | 235 | 24 | 982 | 256 | 983 | 256 | 982 | 256 |
| 456.hmmer | 24 | 686 | 326 | 679 | 330 | 690 | 324 | 24 | 537 | 417 | 528 | 424 | 532 | 421 |
| 458.sjeng | 24 | 1339 | 217 | 1341 | 217 | 1342 | 216 | 24 | 1222 | 238 | 1220 | 238 | 1225 | 237 |
| 462.libquantum | 24 | 614 | 810 | 611 | 815 | 613 | 811 | 24 | 609 | 817 | 608 | 818 | 608 | 818 |
| 464.h264ref | 24 | 1799 | 295 | 1774 | 299 | 1778 | 299 | 24 | 1706 | 311 | 1710 | 311 | 1687 | 315 |
| 471.omnetpp | 24 | 849 | 177 | 850 | 176 | 853 | 176 | 24 | 776 | 193 | 778 | 193 | 776 | 193 |
| 473.astar | 24 | 1064 | 158 | 1063 | 159 | 1064 | 158 | 24 | 942 | 179 | 944 | 179 | 942 | 179 |
| 483.xalancbmk | 24 | 608 | 273 | 606 | 273 | 604 | 274 | 24 | 608 | 273 | 606 | 273 | 604 | 274 |
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. numactl was used to bind copies to the cores
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run
Platform Notes
vm.zone_reclaim_mode = 1 in /etc/sysctl.conf file BIOS Settings: Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller)
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 -opt-prefetch |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -lsmartheap |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icc -m32 | |
| 401.bzip2: | icc -m64 |
| 456.hmmer: | icc -m64 |
| 458.sjeng: | icc -m64 |
| 462.libquantum: | icc -m64 |
C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):
| icpc -m32 | |
| 473.astar: | icpc -m64 |
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_LP64 -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 |
| 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) -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 403.gcc: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static |
| 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: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -auto-ilp32 -opt-prefetch |
| 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/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-32bit -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 -Wl,-z,muldefs -L/home/cmplr/usr3/alrahate/cpu2006.1.1.ic11.1/libic11.1-64bit -lsmartheap64 |
| 483.xalancbmk: | basepeak = yes |