| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Oct-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Sep-2010 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Nov-2010 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | POWER7 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intelligent Energy Optimization enabled, up to 3.86 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 3556 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 16 cores, 2 chips, 8 cores/chip, 4 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 8,16 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 (32x8 GB) DDR3 1066 MHz |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1x146.8 GB SAS SFF 15K RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (ppc64), Kernel 2.6.32-71.el6.ppc64 |
| Compiler: | IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 Updated with the Nov2010 PTF IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V13.1 Updated with the Nov2010 PTF |
| Auto Parallel: | No |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run Level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 32-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | -Post-Link Optimization for Linux on POWER, Version 5.5.0-3 -MicroQuill SmartHeap 9 -Apache C++ Standard Library 4.2.1 |
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. | ||||||||||||||
| 410.bwaves | 64 | 2096 | 415 | 2098 | 415 | 2095 | 415 | 64 | 2096 | 415 | 2098 | 415 | 2095 | 415 |
| 416.gamess | 64 | 2515 | 498 | 2522 | 497 | 2511 | 499 | 64 | 2308 | 543 | 2317 | 541 | 2332 | 537 |
| 433.milc | 64 | 1501 | 391 | 1497 | 392 | 1500 | 392 | 16 | 362 | 405 | 363 | 405 | 362 | 405 |
| 434.zeusmp | 64 | 1086 | 537 | 1084 | 537 | 1082 | 538 | 64 | 1086 | 537 | 1084 | 537 | 1082 | 538 |
| 435.gromacs | 64 | 1108 | 413 | 1110 | 412 | 1131 | 404 | 64 | 915 | 499 | 919 | 497 | 883 | 517 |
| 436.cactusADM | 64 | 1144 | 668 | 1146 | 667 | 1138 | 672 | 32 | 515 | 742 | 518 | 739 | 518 | 738 |
| 437.leslie3d | 64 | 2268 | 265 | 2266 | 265 | 2276 | 264 | 16 | 518 | 290 | 518 | 290 | 518 | 290 |
| 444.namd | 64 | 777 | 660 | 777 | 661 | 778 | 660 | 64 | 751 | 684 | 751 | 683 | 753 | 681 |
| 447.dealII | 64 | 827 | 885 | 835 | 877 | 834 | 878 | 64 | 603 | 1210 | 601 | 1220 | 605 | 1210 |
| 450.soplex | 64 | 1964 | 272 | 1967 | 271 | 1966 | 272 | 32 | 900 | 296 | 898 | 297 | 898 | 297 |
| 453.povray | 64 | 697 | 489 | 698 | 488 | 700 | 487 | 64 | 491 | 694 | 489 | 697 | 491 | 694 |
| 454.calculix | 64 | 1094 | 483 | 1094 | 483 | 1099 | 480 | 64 | 1077 | 490 | 1084 | 487 | 1090 | 485 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 64 | 3074 | 221 | 3069 | 221 | 3075 | 221 | 64 | 3074 | 221 | 3069 | 221 | 3075 | 221 |
| 465.tonto | 64 | 1830 | 344 | 1841 | 342 | 1835 | 343 | 64 | 1058 | 595 | 1061 | 594 | 1070 | 589 |
| 470.lbm | 64 | 1464 | 601 | 1464 | 601 | 1464 | 601 | 64 | 1464 | 601 | 1464 | 601 | 1464 | 601 |
| 481.wrf | 64 | 1597 | 448 | 1604 | 446 | 1601 | 447 | 64 | 1594 | 448 | 1597 | 448 | 1600 | 447 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 64 | 3058 | 408 | 3059 | 408 | 3056 | 408 | 16 | 703 | 444 | 704 | 443 | 704 | 443 |
Peak Tuning Notes
IBM Post-Link Optimization tool with options "-O4 -nodp" used for 433.milc 435.gromacs 450.soplex 482.sphinx3 options "-O4 -vrox -nodp" used for 434.zeusmp options "-O3 -lu -1 -nodp -sdp 9" used for 437.leslie3d 444.namd options "-O4" used for 465.tonto
Submit Notes
The config file option 'submit' was used. Benchmarks bound to a processor using numactl on the submit command.
Operating System Notes
ulimit -s (stack) set to 1048576. Large pages reserved as follows by root user: echo 4224 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages The following environment varibles were set before the runspec command: XLFRTEOPTS=intrinthds=1 HUGETLB_VERBOSE=0 HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes HUGETLB_ELFMAP=RW 447.dealII (peak): "apache_stdcxx_4_2_1" src.alt was used. 447.dealII (base): "apache_stdcxx_4_2_1" src.alt was used.
Base Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Base Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
C++ benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qrtti -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align -qsmallstack=dynlenonheap -qalias=nostd |
Base Other Flags
C benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads |
C++ benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -qipa=threads |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -qipa=threads |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 |
C++ benchmarks:
| xlC |
Fortran benchmarks:
| xlf95 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| xlc -qlanglvl=extc99 xlf95 |
Peak Portability Flags
| 410.bwaves: | -qfixed |
| 416.gamess: | -qfixed |
| 434.zeusmp: | -qfixed |
| 435.gromacs: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 436.cactusADM: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 -qfixed -qextname |
| 437.leslie3d: | -qfixed |
| 453.povray: | -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 |
| 454.calculix: | -qfixed -qextname |
| 481.wrf: | -DNOUNDERSCORE |
| 482.sphinx3: | -qchars=signed |
Peak Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| 433.milc: | -Wl,-q -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -lhugetlbfs |
| 470.lbm: | basepeak = yes |
| 482.sphinx3: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -lhugetlbfs |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -lhugetlbfs |
| 447.dealII: | -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qrtti -qcpp_stdinc=/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/include/ansi:/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/include:/opt/ibmcmp/vacpp/11.1/include -lsmartheap -L/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/lib -R/autobench/sources/stdcxx-4.2.1/dist/lib -lstd8d |
| 450.soplex: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O3 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -q64 -lhugetlbfs |
| 453.povray: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qsimd -q64 -lsmartheap64 |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | basepeak = yes |
| 416.gamess: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qalias=nostd -lhugetlbfs |
| 434.zeusmp: | basepeak = yes |
| 437.leslie3d: | -Wl,-q -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -q64 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | basepeak = yes |
| 465.tonto: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qsimd -lhugetlbfs |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| 435.gromacs: | -Wl,-q -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qsimd -lhugetlbfs |
| 436.cactusADM: | -O4 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qsimd -qnostrict -q64 -lhugetlbfs |
| 454.calculix: | -qpdf1(pass 1) -qpdf2(pass 2) -O5 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -B/usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -tl -Wl,--hugetlbfs-align |
| 481.wrf: | -O3 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -q64 -lhugetlbfs |