| CPU2006 license: | 11 | Test date: | Mar-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | IBM Corporation | Hardware Availability: | Feb-2011 |
| Tested by: | IBM Corporation | Software Availability: | Jan-2011 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon X5687 |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.86 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 3600 |
| 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: | 12 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 96 GB (12 x 8 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 146 GB SAS, 15000 RPM |
| Other Hardware: | None |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86_64), Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default |
| Compiler: | Intel C++ and Fortran Intel 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel 64 Version 12.0 Version 12.0 Update 3 |
| Auto Parallel: | Yes |
| File System: | ext3 |
| System State: | Run level 3 (multi-user) |
| Base Pointers: | 64-bit |
| Peak Pointers: | 32/64-bit |
| Other Software: | None |
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. | ||||||||||||
| 410.bwaves | 70.9 | 192 | 70.7 | 192 | 74.5 | 182 | 70.5 | 193 | 70.5 | 193 | 70.7 | 192 |
| 416.gamess | 715 | 27.4 | 716 | 27.3 | 730 | 26.8 | 609 | 32.2 | 609 | 32.1 | 609 | 32.1 |
| 433.milc | 158 | 58.2 | 158 | 58.3 | 158 | 58.2 | 155 | 59.1 | 156 | 59.0 | 155 | 59.0 |
| 434.zeusmp | 84.5 | 108 | 83.9 | 108 | 84.1 | 108 | 84.5 | 108 | 83.9 | 108 | 84.1 | 108 |
| 435.gromacs | 282 | 25.3 | 281 | 25.4 | 282 | 25.4 | 262 | 27.2 | 263 | 27.1 | 264 | 27.0 |
| 436.cactusADM | 93.9 | 127 | 49.9 | 240 | 61.5 | 194 | 93.9 | 127 | 49.9 | 240 | 61.5 | 194 |
| 437.leslie3d | 74.6 | 126 | 78.2 | 120 | 78.4 | 120 | 74.6 | 126 | 78.2 | 120 | 78.4 | 120 |
| 444.namd | 355 | 22.6 | 355 | 22.6 | 355 | 22.6 | 349 | 23.0 | 349 | 23.0 | 349 | 23.0 |
| 447.dealII | 247 | 46.3 | 247 | 46.3 | 247 | 46.3 | 247 | 46.3 | 247 | 46.3 | 247 | 46.3 |
| 450.soplex | 228 | 36.6 | 229 | 36.4 | 229 | 36.4 | 228 | 36.6 | 229 | 36.4 | 229 | 36.4 |
| 453.povray | 148 | 36.0 | 148 | 35.9 | 148 | 35.9 | 118 | 45.1 | 117 | 45.5 | 117 | 45.4 |
| 454.calculix | 242 | 34.1 | 242 | 34.1 | 244 | 33.8 | 214 | 38.6 | 214 | 38.6 | 214 | 38.6 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 115 | 92.1 | 134 | 79.1 | 126 | 84.4 | 110 | 96.5 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 103 |
| 465.tonto | 300 | 32.8 | 299 | 32.9 | 343 | 28.7 | 255 | 38.6 | 255 | 38.6 | 255 | 38.6 |
| 470.lbm | 48.6 | 283 | 48.2 | 285 | 48.4 | 284 | 48.6 | 283 | 48.2 | 285 | 48.4 | 284 |
| 481.wrf | 205 | 54.4 | 205 | 54.6 | 207 | 54.0 | 205 | 54.4 | 205 | 54.6 | 207 | 54.0 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 327 | 59.6 | 327 | 59.6 | 327 | 59.7 | 294 | 66.3 | 296 | 65.8 | 314 | 62.0 |
Operating System Notes
'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run 'mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/hugepages' was used to enable large pages echo 900 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages export HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libhugetlbfs.so
Platform Notes
Turbo Mode enabled in BIOS Turbo Boost set to Traditional in BIOS Power C-State enabled in BIOS Data Reuse disabled in BIOS Demand Scrub disabled in BIOS
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores Binaries compiled on RHEL5.5
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 |
Base Optimization Flags
C benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
Peak Compiler Invocation
C benchmarks:
| icc -m64 |
C++ benchmarks:
| icpc -m64 |
Fortran benchmarks:
| ifort -m64 |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| icc -m64 ifort -m64 |
Peak Portability Flags
Same as Base Portability Flags
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) -prof-use(pass 2) -static -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias |
| 470.lbm: | basepeak = yes |
| 482.sphinx3: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -unroll2 -ansi-alias -parallel |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -fno-alias -auto-ilp32 |
| 447.dealII: | basepeak = yes |
| 450.soplex: | basepeak = yes |
| 453.povray: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll4 -ansi-alias -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
Fortran benchmarks:
| 410.bwaves: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -parallel -static |
| 416.gamess: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -inline-level=0 -scalar-rep- -static |
| 434.zeusmp: | basepeak = yes |
| 437.leslie3d: | basepeak = yes |
| 459.GemsFDTD: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -unroll2 -inline-level=0 -opt-prefetch -parallel -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 465.tonto: | -xSSE4.2(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -inline-calloc -opt-malloc-options=3 -auto -unroll4 -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
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) -prof-use(pass 2) -static -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias |
| 436.cactusADM: | basepeak = yes |
| 454.calculix: | -xSSE4.2 -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias |
| 481.wrf: | basepeak = yes |