| CPU2006 license: | 20 | Test date: | Mar-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test sponsor: | Bull SAS | Hardware Availability: | May-2011 |
| Tested by: | Dell Inc. | Software Availability: | Apr-2011 |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU Name: | Intel Xeon E3-1220L |
| CPU Characteristics: | Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.40 GHz |
| CPU MHz: | 2200 |
| FPU: | Integrated |
| CPU(s) enabled: | 2 cores, 1 chip, 2 cores/chip, 2 threads/core |
| CPU(s) orderable: | 1 chip |
| Primary Cache: | 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core |
| Secondary Cache: | 256 KB I+D on chip per core |
| L3 Cache: | 3 MB I+D on chip per chip |
| Other Cache: | None |
| Memory: | 8 GB (4 x 2 GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600R-9, ECC) |
| Disk Subsystem: | 1 x 146 GB 15000 RPM SAS |
| 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 Alpha Build 20110105 |
| 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 | 157 | 86.5 | 156 | 87.2 | 157 | 86.4 | 157 | 86.5 | 156 | 86.9 | 156 | 86.9 |
| 416.gamess | 984 | 19.9 | 989 | 19.8 | 985 | 19.9 | 862 | 22.7 | 863 | 22.7 | 866 | 22.6 |
| 433.milc | 195 | 47.2 | 195 | 47.2 | 195 | 47.2 | 196 | 46.7 | 196 | 46.8 | 197 | 46.7 |
| 434.zeusmp | 236 | 38.6 | 236 | 38.6 | 235 | 38.7 | 236 | 38.6 | 236 | 38.6 | 235 | 38.7 |
| 435.gromacs | 425 | 16.8 | 424 | 16.8 | 424 | 16.8 | 425 | 16.8 | 424 | 16.8 | 424 | 16.8 |
| 436.cactusADM | 207 | 57.6 | 209 | 57.3 | 207 | 57.7 | 207 | 57.6 | 209 | 57.3 | 207 | 57.7 |
| 437.leslie3d | 216 | 43.4 | 216 | 43.4 | 217 | 43.2 | 216 | 43.4 | 216 | 43.4 | 217 | 43.2 |
| 444.namd | 529 | 15.2 | 529 | 15.2 | 529 | 15.2 | 525 | 15.3 | 524 | 15.3 | 524 | 15.3 |
| 447.dealII | 340 | 33.6 | 339 | 33.8 | 340 | 33.6 | 340 | 33.6 | 339 | 33.8 | 340 | 33.6 |
| 450.soplex | 332 | 25.2 | 332 | 25.1 | 332 | 25.1 | 332 | 25.2 | 332 | 25.1 | 332 | 25.1 |
| 453.povray | 187 | 28.4 | 188 | 28.3 | 188 | 28.3 | 159 | 33.5 | 159 | 33.5 | 158 | 33.6 |
| 454.calculix | 326 | 25.3 | 328 | 25.1 | 327 | 25.3 | 302 | 27.3 | 302 | 27.3 | 301 | 27.4 |
| 459.GemsFDTD | 247 | 43.0 | 247 | 42.9 | 247 | 43.0 | 238 | 44.6 | 238 | 44.5 | 238 | 44.5 |
| 465.tonto | 440 | 22.3 | 394 | 25.0 | 394 | 25.0 | 379 | 26.0 | 379 | 26.0 | 378 | 26.1 |
| 470.lbm | 135 | 102 | 134 | 102 | 134 | 102 | 144 | 95.3 | 144 | 95.1 | 144 | 95.1 |
| 481.wrf | 233 | 48.0 | 232 | 48.1 | 232 | 48.1 | 233 | 48.0 | 232 | 48.1 | 232 | 48.1 |
| 482.sphinx3 | 625 | 31.2 | 627 | 31.1 | 624 | 31.2 | 623 | 31.3 | 627 | 31.1 | 622 | 31.3 |
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
BIOS Settings: Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller) Logical Processor = Disabled (Default = Enabled)
General Notes
OMP_NUM_THREADS set to number of cores The Dell PowerEdge R210 II and the Bull NovaScale R410B F2 models are electronically equivalent. The results have been measured on a Dell PowerEdge R210 II model Binaries were 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:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
C++ benchmarks:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -opt-prefetch -ansi-alias |
Fortran benchmarks:
| -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -static -parallel -opt-prefetch |
Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:
| -xAVX -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: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX(pass 2) -prof-gen(pass 1) -ipo(pass 2) -O3(pass 2) -no-prec-div(pass 2) -prof-use(pass 2) -parallel -ansi-alias -static -auto-ilp32 |
| 482.sphinx3: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -unroll2 -ansi-alias -parallel |
C++ benchmarks:
| 444.namd: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -opt-prefetch -parallel -static |
| 416.gamess: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX(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: | -xAVX(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: | basepeak = yes |
| 436.cactusADM: | basepeak = yes |
| 454.calculix: | -xAVX -ipo -O3 -no-prec-div -auto-ilp32 -ansi-alias -B /usr/share/libhugetlbfs/ -Wl,-melf_x86_64 -Wl,-hugetlbfs-link=BDT |
| 481.wrf: | basepeak = yes |