SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Intel Corporation

Intel DX79SI motherboard (Intel Core i7-3960X
Extreme Edition)

SPECfp®_rate2006 = 200

SPECfp_rate_base2006 = 198

CPU2006 license:	13	Test date:	Oct-2011
Test sponsor:	Intel Corporation	Hardware Availability:	Nov-2011
Tested by:	Intel Corporation	Software Availability:	Apr-2011

Hardware
CPU Name:	Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
CPU Characteristics:	Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.90 GHz
CPU MHz:	3300
FPU:	Integrated
CPU(s) enabled:	6 cores, 1 chip, 6 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:	15 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache:	None
Memory:	16 GB (4 x 4 GB 2Rx8 PC3-12800U-11)
Disk Subsystem:	Intel 160 GB SSD
Other Hardware:	None

Software
Operating System:	Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Compiler:	C/C++: Version 12.0.3.176 of Intel C++ Studio XE for Windows; Fortran: Version 12.0.3.176 of Intel Visual Fortran Studio XE for Windows; Libraries: Version 15.00.30729.01 of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional SP1
Auto Parallel:	No
File System:	NTFS
System State:	Default
Base Pointers:	32/64-bit
Peak Pointers:	32/64-bit
Other Software:	SmartHeap Library Version 9.01 from http://www.microquill.com/

Results Table

Benchmark	Base							Peak
Benchmark	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	12	851	192	848	192	848	192	12	851	192	848	192	848	192
416.gamess	12	1132	208	1133	208	1132	208	12	1132	208	1133	208	1132	208
433.milc	12	554	199	554	199	555	199	12	554	199	554	199	555	199
434.zeusmp	12	502	217	499	220	503	217	12	502	217	499	220	503	217
435.gromacs	12	482	178	482	178	482	178	12	482	178	482	178	482	178
436.cactusADM	12	680	211	676	212	673	214	12	680	211	676	212	673	214
437.leslie3d	12	893	126	893	126	892	126	12	893	126	893	126	892	126
444.namd	12	518	186	518	186	518	186	12	514	187	514	187	514	187
447.dealII	12	510	269	520	264	509	270	12	506	271	514	266	527	260
450.soplex	12	752	133	752	133	752	133	6	380	132	378	132	381	131
453.povray	12	212	301	212	301	211	302	12	178	359	179	358	178	359
454.calculix	12	381	260	381	260	381	260	12	381	260	381	260	381	260
459.GemsFDTD	12	1136	112	1138	112	1137	112	12	1136	112	1138	112	1137	112
465.tonto	12	557	212	557	212	557	212	12	549	215	549	215	550	215
470.lbm	12	681	242	681	242	681	242	12	681	242	681	242	681	242
481.wrf	12	576	233	574	234	575	233	12	576	233	574	234	575	233
482.sphinx3	12	1195	196	1197	196	1198	196	12	1194	196	1186	197	1186	197

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 The start command with the /affinity switch was used to bind processes to cores

Component Notes

 Tested systems can be used with Shin-G ATX case,
 PC Power and Cooling 1200W power supply
 System was configured with an ATI HD 6990 discrete graphics card

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99

C++ benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99 ifort

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -names:lowercase
416.gamess:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
433.milc:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
434.zeusmp:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
435.gromacs:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
436.cactusADM:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 /names:lowercase /assume:underscore
437.leslie3d:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
444.namd:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 /TP
447.dealII:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DDEAL_II_MEMBER_VAR_SPECIALIZATION_BUG
450.soplex:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
453.povray:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_WINDOWS_ICL
454.calculix:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_NOZMODIFIER /names:lowercase
459.GemsFDTD:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
465.tonto:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
470.lbm:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64
481.wrf:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64 -DSPEC_CPU_WINDOWS_ICL
482.sphinx3:	-DSPEC_CPU_P64

Base Optimization Flags

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99

C++ benchmarks:

icl -Qvc9

Fortran benchmarks:

ifort

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

icl -Qvc9 -Qstd=c99 ifort

Peak Portability Flags

Same as Base Portability Flags

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:	basepeak = yes
470.lbm:	basepeak = yes
482.sphinx3:	-QxAVX -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll2 -Qansi-alias -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:	-QxAVX(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Oa -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
447.dealII:	-QxAVX(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll2 -Qansi-alias -Qscalar-rep- -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
450.soplex:	-QxAVX(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE
453.povray:	-QxAVX(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qopt-prefetch -Qauto-ilp32 /F1000000000 shlW64M.lib -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:	basepeak = yes
416.gamess:	basepeak = yes
434.zeusmp:	basepeak = yes
437.leslie3d:	basepeak = yes
459.GemsFDTD:	basepeak = yes
465.tonto:	-QxAVX(pass 2) -Qprof_gen(pass 1) -Qprof_use(pass 2) -Qipo -O3 -Qprec-div- -Qunroll4 -Qauto /F1000000000 -link /FORCE:MULTIPLE

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:	basepeak = yes
436.cactusADM:	basepeak = yes
454.calculix:	basepeak = yes
481.wrf:	basepeak = yes

The flags files that were used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-winx64-revC.20111012.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings-revC.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic12-winx64-revC.20111012.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-Windows-Platform-Settings-revC.xml.