SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2017 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Lenovo Global Technology

ThinkSystem ST550
(3.60 GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8156)

CPU2006 license: 9017 Test date: Sep-2017
Test sponsor: Lenovo Global Technology Hardware Availability: Aug-2017
Tested by: Lenovo Global Technology Software Availability: Apr-2017
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.70 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: 1 MB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 16.5 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 384 GB (12 x 32 GB 2Rx4 PC4-2666V-R)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x86_64)
Kernel 4.4.21-69-default
Compiler: C/C++: Version 17.0.3.191 of Intel C/C++
Compiler for Linux;
Fortran: Version 17.0.3.191 of Intel Fortran
Compiler for Linux
Auto Parallel: Yes
File System: btrfs
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 32/64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: None

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 16 353 617 353 617 353 616 8 179 608 179 608 179 607
416.gamess 16 747 419 706 444 706 444 16 684 458 684 458 684 458
433.milc 16 217 677 217 678 217 678 16 217 677 217 678 217 678
434.zeusmp 16 243 600 242 602 243 599 16 243 600 242 602 243 599
435.gromacs 16 195 587 195 587 202 565 16 194 590 190 601 195 586
436.cactusADM 16 296 645 296 646 294 650 16 296 645 296 646 294 650
437.leslie3d 16 421 357 420 358 417 361 8 153 491 153 491 153 491
444.namd 16 360 357 360 357 364 353 16 362 355 361 355 361 356
447.dealII 16 255 717 255 719 257 713 16 255 717 255 719 257 713
450.soplex 16 364 367 366 365 365 366 8 208 320 205 325 205 325
453.povray 16 134 633 134 635 135 631 16 116 734 116 734 116 732
454.calculix 16 184 718 185 713 185 715 16 184 718 185 713 185 715
459.GemsFDTD 16 552 308 551 308 551 308 8 319 266 319 266 319 266
465.tonto 16 285 552 298 529 295 533 16 278 567 283 556 273 577
470.lbm 16 383 574 383 575 383 575 16 383 574 383 575 383 575
481.wrf 16 249 718 251 713 253 706 16 249 718 251 713 253 706
482.sphinx3 16 643 485 643 485 644 484 16 643 485 643 485 644 484

Submit Notes

 The numactl mechanism was used to bind copies to processors. The config file option 'submit'
 was used to generate numactl commands to bind each copy to a specific processor.
 For details, please see the config file.

Operating System Notes

 Stack size set to unlimited using "ulimit -s unlimited"

Platform Notes

 BIOS configuration:
  Choose Operating Mode set to Maximum Performance
  Execute Disable Bit set to Disable
  DCU Streamer Prefetcher set to Disable
  SNC set to Enable
  XPT Prefetcher set to Disable
  Stale AtoS set to Enable
  LLC dead line alloc set to Disable
 Sysinfo program /home/cpu2006-1.2-ic17.0u3/config/sysinfo.rev6993
 Revision 6993 of 2015-11-06 (b5e8d4b4eb51ed28d7f98696cbe290c1)
 running on ST550 Wed Sep  6 18:16:52 2017

 This section contains SUT (System Under Test) info as seen by
 some common utilities.  To remove or add to this section, see:
   http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/Docs/config.html#sysinfo

 From /proc/cpuinfo
    model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8156 CPU @ 3.60GHz
       2 "physical id"s (chips)
       16 "processors"
    cores, siblings (Caution: counting these is hw and system dependent.  The
    following excerpts from /proc/cpuinfo might not be reliable.  Use with
    caution.)
       cpu cores : 4
       siblings  : 8
       physical 0: cores 0 3 10 13
       physical 1: cores 1 5 9 13
    cache size : 16896 KB

 From /proc/meminfo
    MemTotal:       395883228 kB
    HugePages_Total:       0
    Hugepagesize:       2048 kB

 From /etc/*release* /etc/*version*
    SuSE-release:
       SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
       VERSION = 12
       PATCHLEVEL = 2
       # This file is deprecated and will be removed in a future service pack or
       release.
       # Please check /etc/os-release for details about this release.
    os-release:
       NAME="SLES"
       VERSION="12-SP2"
       VERSION_ID="12.2"
       PRETTY_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2"
       ID="sles"
       ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
       CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12:sp2"

 uname -a:
    Linux ST550 4.4.21-69-default #1 SMP Tue Oct 25 10:58:20 UTC 2016 (9464f67)
    x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 run-level 3 Sep 5 23:16

 SPEC is set to: /home/cpu2006-1.2-ic17.0u3
    Filesystem     Type   Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda2      btrfs  744G   96G  647G  13% /home
 Additional information from dmidecode:

    Warning: Use caution when you interpret this section. The 'dmidecode' program
    reads system data which is "intended to allow hardware to be accurately
    determined", but the intent may not be met, as there are frequent changes to
    hardware, firmware, and the "DMTF SMBIOS" standard.

   BIOS Lenovo -[O0E105R-1.00]- 04/27/2017
   Memory:
    12x Hynix HMA84GR7AFR4N-VK 32 GB 2 rank 2666 MHz

 (End of data from sysinfo program)

General Notes

Environment variables set by runspec before the start of the run:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/home/cpu2006-1.2-ic17.0u3/lib/ia32:/home/cpu2006-1.2-ic17.0u3/lib/intel64:/home/cpu2006-1.2-ic17.0u3/sh10.2"

 Binaries compiled on a system with 1x Intel Core i7-4790 CPU + 32GB RAM
 memory using Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.2
 Transparent Huge Pages enabled by default
 Filesystem page cache cleared with:
 shell invocation of 'sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches' prior to run
 runspec command invoked through numactl i.e.:
 numactl --interleave=all runspec <etc>

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:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch   -auto-p32   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc -m64 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc -m64 
450.soplex:  icpc -m32 -L/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2017/linux/lib/ia32 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

Peak 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:  -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 
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 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  basepeak = yes 
470.lbm:  basepeak = yes 
482.sphinx3:  basepeak = yes 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 
447.dealII:  basepeak = yes 
450.soplex:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -qopt-malloc-options=3   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 
453.povray:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll4   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xCORE-AVX2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -qopt-prefetch 
416.gamess:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll2   -inline-level=0   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  basepeak = yes 
437.leslie3d:  Same as 410.bwaves 
459.GemsFDTD:  Same as 410.bwaves 
465.tonto:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto   -inline-calloc   -qopt-malloc-options=3 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -prof-gen(pass 1)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -xCORE-AVX2(pass 2)   -par-num-threads=1(pass 1)   -qopt-prefetch   -auto-ilp32   -qopt-mem-layout-trans=3 
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-ic17.0-official-linux64-revF.html,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Lenovo-Platform-Flags-V1.2-SKL-C.20171004.html.

You can also download the XML flags sources by saving the following links:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic17.0-official-linux64-revF.xml,
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Lenovo-Platform-Flags-V1.2-SKL-C.20171004.xml.